Physics UPCAT review questions

Which of the following fields of study is a physical science?

• biology

• botany

• zoology

• physics

Jose saw big crabs crawling on the sand. He wondered where they came from so he started investigating. What scientific attitude did Jose show?

• open-mindedness

• resourcefulness

• curiosity

• patience

Who was responsible for the discovery of geothermal energy in the country?

• Melecio S. Magno

• Christopher Bernido

• Arturo P. Alcaraz

• Henry Ramos

Which of the statements below is a scientific hypothesis?

• Seawater is denser than freshwater.

• Physics is the study of matter and energy.

• Atoms are the smallest particles of matter.

• Albert Einstein is the greatest physicist of the twentieth century.

What are the energy changes that take place in a hydroelectric power plant?

• electrical→ potential→ kinetic

• kinetic→ electrical→ potential

• potential→ kinetic→ electrical

• potential→ electrical→ kinetic

Which of the following is related to energy?

• time

• force

• heat

• speed

Which quantity has the greatest influence on the amount of kinetic energy that the car has while moving on a superhighway?

• mass

• weight

• velocity

• size

What do you call the separation of light into its component colors?

• dispersion

• polarization

• reflection

• refraction

After a rainstorm, a rainbow may appear in the sky. Which statement explains this observation?

• Raindrops act as prisms separating sunlight into colors.

• The white clouds are actually prisms composed of different colors.

• The colors of the rainbow come from raindrops in the atmosphere.

• When the sunlight is reflected by the ground towards the clouds, it separates into different colors.

An optical device used to see very far or distant objects clearly is the __________.

• camera

• telescope

• simple microscope

• compound microscope