DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Region IVA – CALABARZON

City Schools Division of Cabuyao
Pulo Senior High School
Brgy. Pulo, City of Cabuyao, Laguna

THIRD PERIODICAL TEST IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

2ND Semester, S.Y. 2018-2019
Name: _______________________________________ Date: _____________ SCORE: ____________
Grade 11 Section: ______________________________ Parent Signature: ______________________
I. Multiple Choice: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
_____1. Which of the following refers to the process of producing the light elements such as helium?
A. supernova nucleosynthesis C. cosmic ray spallation
B. big bang nucleosynthesis D. rp-process
_____2. ________ are the remains of energy created after the Big Bang expansion.
A. Gravitational wave C. Cosmic microwave background radiation
B. Blackbody radiation D. Magnetic field
_____3. Who was the scientist who used the redshift of light from galaxies to calculate their velocities and
distances from the Earth?
A. Robert Wilson C. Arno Penzias
B. Edwin Hubble D. Vesto Slipher
_____4. According to the big bang theory, how much time was needed to produce the light elements hydrogen
and helium?
A. 3 minutes C. 7 million years
B. 5 hours D. 13.8 billion years
_____5. What happens when something redshifts?
A. Its energy increases. C. Its size increases.
B. Its frequency increases. D. Its wavelength increases.
_____6. What does the increase in wavelength of light from a galaxy mean?
A. The galaxy is moving towards the Earth, and the universe is expanding.
B. The galaxy is moving towards the Earth, and the universe is being compressed.
C. The galaxy is moving away from the Earth, and the universe is being compressed.
D. The galaxy is moving away from the Earth, and the universe is expanding
_____7. Sequence the following products of big bang nucleosynthesis from lowest to highest by mass.
A. Hydrogen> deuterium> helium> lithium
B. Lithium> Hydrogen> deuterium> helium
C. Deuterium> Hydrogen> helium> lithium
D. Helium> Hydrogen> deuterium> lithium
_____8. Which of the following events during the big bang expansion led to the nucleosynthesis of helium-3 and
hydrogen?
A. The temperature of the universe cooled down below 1010 K.
B. The temperature of the universe increased above 1010 K.
C. The nucleosynthesis of helium-4 halted.
D. Beryllium-7 spontaneously decayed.
_____9. Refer to the figure below. Which of the following is the by-product of the nucleosynthesis of helium-4
from a deuterium and tritium?

A. proton C. helium-3
B. gamma radiation D. neutron
_____10. Refer to the figure below. Which of the following is the other starting material for the nucleosynthesis
of beryllium-7 from helium-4?

A. proton C. helium-3
B. gamma radiation D. neutron
_____11. Which of the following describes stellar nucleosynthesis?
A. It is the formation of elements during a supernova explosion.
B. It is the process by which elements are produced in gas clouds.
C. It is the formation of light elements such as hydrogen and helium.
D. It is the process by which elements are formed within stars.
_____12. Which of the following is a stellar core formed when the fragments of a collapsed molecular cloud
contract?
A. protostar C. red giant
B. supernova D. main sequence star
_____13. Which of the following is a star that has used up its hydrogen supply in the core and switched into the
thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen in the shell surrounding the core?
A. protostar C. red giant
B. supernova D. main sequence star
_____14. The formation of a star starts with the dense regions of molecular clouds. What force pulls matter
together to form these regions?
A. magnetic force C. electromagnetic force
B. nuclear force D. gravitational force
_____15. What happens when most of the hydrogen in the core is fused into helium in the stellar core?
A. Hydrogen fusion stops, and the pressure in the core decreases.
B. Hydrogen fusion continues, and the pressure in the core increases.
C. Gravity squeezes the star until helium and hydrogen burning occur.
D. Nuclear energy increases until carbon and helium burning occur.
_____16. Arrange the following stages of stellar evolution of a low-mass star.
A. Protostar> main sequence star> red giant> white dwarf
B. Protostar> main sequence star> white dwarf >red giant
C. Main sequence star> protostar> red giant> white dwarf
D. Main sequence star> red giant> white dwarf> protostar
_____17. Which of the following is the major factor predicting the fate of a star?
A. strength of gravitational force C. amount of iron produced
B. mass of the star D. temperature of the star
_____18. Which of the following elements are not formed during stellar evolution?
A. carbon C. gold
B. oxygen D. cadmium
_____19. When does a massive star enter the stage of becoming a supernova?
A. when the star has used up all its hydrogen fuel
B. when the chromium fusion stops
C. when the silicon fusion stops
D. when the star has burned all its oxygen
_____20. Which of the following are true about the formation of elements lighter than iron in the core of the
stars?
I. When the elements combine, they release energy which can fuel the nuclear fusion reactions in the star.
II. When the elements combine, they produce a nucleus with a mass lower than the sum of their masses.
III. When there is an input of energy from nuclear fission reactions in the star, the elements are formed.
IV. When the elements combine, they produce a nucleus with a mass greater than the sum of their masses.
A. I only C. I and II
B. II only D. III and IV
_____21. It is a type of reaction that produces heavier elements from lighter ones.
A. nuclear fission C. decomposition reaction
B. combustion D. nuclear fusion
_____22. It is the lightest element and the starting point of nuclear fusion reactions in stars.
A. helium C. hydrogen
B. carbon D. nitrogen
_____23. It is the process that uses kinetic energy of protons to form helium-4 from hydrogen.
A. proton-proton chain C. nuclear fission
B. CNO cycle D. beta decay
_____24. What are the conditions necessary for a nuclear fusion to occur?
A. high temperature, low pressure C. low temperature, high pressure
B. high temperature, high pressure D. low temperature, low pressure
_____25. What characteristic of the stars determines whether the energy comes from the proton-proton fusion
or carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle?
A. distance from the earth C. mass
B. shape D. distance from another star
_____26. Which of the following nuclei forms when two proton pair breaks, and a proton-neutron pair forms?
A. helium-4 C. deuterium
B. tritium D. helium-3
_____27. What type of reaction occurs in more massive and hotter stars than the sun?
A. carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle C. hydrogen-helium cycle
B. proton-proton fusion D. proton-neutron fusion
_____28. Which of the following nuclei initiates the sequence of the CNO cycle?
A. carbon-13 C. oxygen-15
B. nitrogen-15 D. carbon-12
_____29. Why is carbon-12 considered a catalyst of the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle?
A. because it is heavier than hydrogen and helium
B. because it is not involved in the cycle
C. because it is regenerated in the final step
D. because it becomes an unstable nitrogen-13 by releasing a gamma ray
_____30. How many helium nuclei is/are produced after the CNO cycle?
A. 2 C. 3
B. 1 D. 4
_____31. Who among the following scholars proposed that matter is composed of tiny, unbreakable particles?
I. Aristotle III. Leuccipus
II. Empedocles IV. Democritus
A. I only C. II and III
B. II only D. III and IV
_____32. In what ancient nation did Democritus and Leuccipus come from?
A. Persia C. Russian Empire
B. Dacia D. Greece
_____33. Which of the following is the Greek word that means uncuttable?
A. atomos C. atomus
B. antion D. actomos
_____34. It is the basic unit of an element.
A. matter C. compound
B. atom D. energy
_____35. Which of the following are particles that make up an atom?
I. proton III. electron
II. neutron IV. photon
A. I and II C. I, II, and III
B. II and III D. All of the above
_____36. He proposed that the electrons orbit around the nucleus in set energy levels.
A. Niels Bohr C. Joseph John Thomson
B. John Dalton D. Ernest Rutherford
_____37. Which of the following describes John Dalton's model?
A. He described the atom as spherical, which cannot be broken down into smaller parts.
B. He described the atom as spherical, which contain different subatomic particles.
C. He described the atom as small, dense, and has a positively charged core called nucleus.
D. He described that the atom consists of negatively charged particles evenly spread throughout a positively
charged material.
_____38. Which of the following are true about the neutrons?
I. The neutron is found on the space surrounding the nucleus.
II. The neutron is found together with the protons inside the nucleus.
III. The neutron is a positively charged particle.
IV. The neutron was proven to exist by James Chadwick.
A. I and II C. II and IV
B. II and III D. III and IV
_____39. Which of the following is not true about the discovery of subatomic particles?
A. Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.
B. Ernest Rutherford discovered the proton in the nucleus.
C. James Chadwick discovered the neutron.
D. Niels Bohr discovered the proton.
_____40. Why did Aristotle strongly oppose the concept of atoms?
I. He thought that molecules, not atoms, are the smallest particles.
II. He believed that everything in the universe is made up of four elements.
III. He thought that believing in atoms would mean putting restriction on the gods.
IV. He believed that atoms exist, but they do not comprise matter.
A. I only C. II and III
B. II only D. III and IV
_____41. Who discovered the electrons?
A. Ernest Rutherford C. J.J. Thomson
B. Henry Moseley D. Niels Bohr
_____42. He developed the use of X-ray in studying the structure of the atom.
A. J.J. Thomson C. Ernest Rutherford
B. Henry Moseley D. Niels Bohr
_____43. He concluded that atom has a central nucleus.
A. J.J. Thomson C. Niels Bohr
B. Henry Moseley D. Ernest Rutherford
_____44. He proposed that an electron moves from one energy level to another.
A. Niels Bohr C. Ernest Rutherford
B. J.J. Thomson D. Henry Moseley
_____45. What method did Moseley use to study positive charges?
A. UV spectrophotometry C. IR spectroscopy
B. X-ray spectroscopy D. Mass spectrometry
_____46. _______states that the nucleus is small, dense, and located at the center of the atom.
A. Plum Pudding Model C. Bohr's Atomic Mode
B. Nuclear Model D. Quantum Mechanical Model
_____47. What particles orbit around the nucleus?
A. protons C. positrons
B. neutrons D. electrons
_____48. What kind of foil was used in Rutherford's experiment?
A. gold C. copper
B. aluminium D. lead
_____49. Which is the correct arrangement of subatomic particles in an atom?
A. Protons and neutrons reside in the nucleus. Electrons orbit around the nucleus.
B. Electrons and neutrons reside in the nucleus. Protons orbit around the nucleus.
C. Neutrons reside in the nucleus. Protons and electrons orbit around the nucleus.
D. Protons and electrons reside in the nucleus. Neutrons orbit around the nucleus.
_____50. Which of the following is not true about the Geiger-Marsden experiment?
A. Scattering pattern of particles were observed on a fluorescent screen.
B. Some particles deflected, and others penetrated through the sheet of gold foil.
C. The experiment led to the assumption that the charge is concentrated at the center of the atom.
D. A thin sheet of platinum was bombarded with alpha particles.

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Prepared:

MS. CRISTINA V. MAQUINTO Noted:

Physical Science Teacher ANALIZA T. CARDOZA
Master Teacher II

Approved:
EVELYN L. EMBATE, Ed. D
Principal