1. Check-Up Tests for Physics

2. Check-Up Test 1.1 07-16-2013
1. Why is there a need for science to be systematic?
2. Give one example topic, the study of which is
beyond the scope of science.
3. Enumerate the three branches of science.
4. Which is more important – biological or physical
science? Defend your answer.
5. What is physics?
6. Differentiate between classical and modern
physics.

3. Check-Up Test 1.1 07-16-2013
7. Draw two inventions that were brought about by
advancements in each of the following branches
of classical physics:
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mechanics
optics
acoustics
thermodynamics
electromagnetism
8. Give two specific advantages physics brings.
9. Give two specific disadvantages physics brings.

4. Check-up Test 1.3 7-25-2013
1. What is measurement?
2. Give two advantages of the English system of
measurements.
3. Give two advantages of the International System
of measurements.
4. Why are significant figures important?
5. How are 2.38 grams and 2.3800 grams different?
6. Can you draw a line that is 7.80000 cm using a
regular ruler? Explain.

5. Check-up Test 1.3 7-25-2013
7. How many sf’s does 0.000160 N have?
8. How many sf’s does 12,500 s have?
9. In terms of sf, what is the rule to be followed
when adding/subtracting measurements?
10. In terms of sf, what is the rule to be followed
when multiplying/dividing measurements?

6. Check-up Test 1.4 8-1-2013
1. What is a wave?
2. Differentiate mechanical
waves and
electromagnetic waves. 5.
3. Describe transverse
waves, longitudinal waves
and surface waves.
4. Draw a transverse wave
and label the following 6.
a. crest
b. trough
c. equilibrium position
d. amplitude
e. wavelength
Draw a longitudinal wave
and label the following
a. compression
b. rarefaction
c. wavelength
What is the unit for
frequency?
7. What is wave speed?

7. Check-up Test 1.5 8-15-2013
1. What is the name of the imaginary substance
permeating all matter and space in Christian Huygens’s
wave theory of light?
2. Explain how Isaac Newton cited the formation of
shadows as proof for his corpuscular theory of light.
3. How does James Clark Maxwell’s theory of light improve
on Huygens’s theory?
4. Who is the proponent of the quantum theory of light?
5. Albert Einstein called each particle of light as ________.
6. Give the two statements on the dual nature of light?

8. Check-up Test 1.5 8-15-2013
7. Differentiate luminous and illuminated objects.
8. Identify the type of luminosity is represented by the
following pictures:
a. b. c. d. e.

9. Check-up Test 1.5 8-15-2013
9. Draw a diagram showing the formation of an umbra and
a penumbra.
10. What is the currently accepted value for the speed of
light?
11. The measure of the brightness of a light source is called
_____________.
12. The rate at which light is emitted from a source is called
_____________.
13. What happens to the illumination falling on the object
as its distance from the light source increases?

10. Check-up Test 2.1 10-3-2013

11. Check-up Test 2.2 10-11-2013
1. Define current.
2.Give the two types of current.
3-4. Differentiate open and closed circuits.
5. The “electric pressure” that causes charges
to flow is called _________.
6. The unit of resistance is _________.
7-10. Enumerate the factors that affect
resistance.

12. Check-up Test 2.2 10-11-2013
11-12.
How many minutes does it take for 1.00 C of charge
to flow in a circuit with 4.60 mA of current?
13-15.
What is the resistance of a silver wire that is 12.50
cm long and 3.80 mm thick? (ρAg=1.59×10-8)