Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
CAROSUCAN SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOOL
Asingan,Pangasinan

MIDTERM EXAM IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

GAS 11 A
Name: _____________________________________ Score: ______________________
Grade and Section: __________________________ Date: _______________________

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE.

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer to each question. Write your answer on the blank
provided before each number.

______1. What do scientists who do pure science do?

a. They look for ways to use scientific knowledge to solve problems.
b. They develop new uses for scientific knowledge.
c. They do experiments to find out about the world.
d. They build faster and more powerful computers.
______2.. The main branches of natural science are
a. physics and chemistry. c. medicine and agriculture.
b. biology, zoology, and ecology. d. life, physical, and earth science.
______3.. Technology can best be defined as
a. science that uses computers. c. applied science.
b. new inventions. d. the use of lenses and microscopes.
______4. Pure science is best defined as the
a. continuing search for new knowledge.
b. use of science to solve human problems.
c. study of the makeup of living things.
d. application of scientific knowledge.
______5. What is a scientific law?
a. It is the same as a hypothesis.
b. It is a description of a natural event.
c. It is an explanation of a scientific observation.
d. It is the conclusion of a scientific experiment.
______6. For a scientific theory to be valid, it must allow you to
a. perform experiments. c. find a new, more complex explanation.
b. obtain new results each time. d. make predictions.
______7. A scientific model is a
a. representation of a real event or object.
b. small building used to conduct experiments.
c. mathematical statement of a theory.
d. new theory that takes the place of an incorrect one.
______8. A series of logical steps that is followed in order to solve a problem is called the
a. experimental process. c. scientific method.
b. scientific theory. d. model method.
______9. The first step in the scientific method is usually
making an observation. c. collecting data.
a.
b. forming a hypothesis. d. testing a hypothesis.
______10. Scientists test a hypothesis by
a. formulating questions. c. doing experiments.
b. designing models. d. drawing conclusions.
______11. Which question cannot be answered by an experiment?
a. Does penicillin kill Salmonella bacteria?
b. Is rabies caused by a virus?
c. Did a comet impact kill the dinosaurs?
d. Can radiation cause cancer?