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1st Quarterly Exam for 2nd Semester

Physical Science

General Instructions: Read each question carefully. AVOID ERASURES.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter that gives the best answer. (1 point each)
1. Who was the scientist who used the redshift of light from galaxies to calculate their velocities and
distances from the Earth?
a. Robert Wilson b. Edwin Hubble
b. c. Arno Penzias d. VestoSlipher
2. According to the big bang theory, how much time was needed to produce the light elements
hydrogen and helium?
a. 3 minutes c. 5 hours
b. 7 million years d. 13.8 billion years
3. Sequence the following products of big bang nucleosynthesis from lowest to highest by mass.
1. hydrogen 3. Helium
2. Deuterium 4. Lithium
a. 1,2,3,4 c. 1,2,4,3
b. 2,3,4,1 d, 1,2,3
4. What are the remains of energy created after the Big Bang expansion?
a. gravitational wave c. cosmic microwave background radiation
b. magnetic field d. blackbody radiation
5. 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. gamma radiation c. proton
b. helium-3 d. neutron
6. What happens when something redshifts?
b. Its wavelength increases. c. Its energy increases.
c. Its frequency increases. d. Its size increases.
7. 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 expanding.
d. The galaxy is moving away from the Earth, and the universe is being compressed.
8. 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
9. 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 process by which elements are formed within stars.
d. It is the formation of light elements such as hydrogen and helium. Gravitational forces cause
the fragments of a collapsed molecular cloud to contract and form the stellar core.
10. What happens when most of the hydrogen in the core is fused into helium in the stellar core?
1. Hydrogen fusion stops, and the pressure in the core decreases.
2. Hydrogen fusion continues, and the pressure in the core increases.
3. Gravity squeezes the star until helium and hydrogen burning occur.
4. Nuclear energy increases until carbon and helium burning occur.
a. 1&4 c. 1&3
b. 2&4 d. 2&3
11. It is a star that blows apart and releases a large amount of energy.
a. Protostar c.red giant
b. Supernova d.main sequence star
12. It 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.
c. Protostar c.red giant
d. Supernova d.main sequence star
13. It is a type of reaction that produces heavier elements from lighter ones.
a. nuclear fusion c.decomposition reaction
b. nuclear fission d. combustion
14. It is the lightest element and the starting point of nuclear fusion reactions in stars.
a. Hydrogen c. helium
b. Carbon d. nitrogen
15. It is the process that uses kinetic energy of protons to form helium-4 from hydrogen.
a. proton-proton chain c. CNO cycle
b. nuclear fission d. beta decay
16. What are the conditions necessary for a nuclear fusion to occur?
a. low temperature, low pressure c. high temperature, low pressure
b. low temperature, high pressure d. high temperature, high pressure
17. What type of reaction occurs in more massive and hotter stars than the sun?
a. proton-proton fusion c. hydrogen-helium cycle
b. carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle d. proton-neutron fusion
18. It is the stellar process that produces energy in the stars.
a. proton-proton chain c. hydrogen burning
c. nuclear fission d. hydrogen
19. It is the proton and neutron that pairs and forming an isotope of hydrogen.
a. hydrogen c. deuterium
b. Helium d. Lithium
20. It is the process by which elements are formed in the cores and shells of the stars through nuclear
fusion reactions.
a. Stellar nucleosynthesis c. Nucleosynthesis
b. Big Bang nucleosynthesis d. nuclear fusion
21. It is the process by which new nuclei are formed from pre-existing or seed nuclei.
a. Stellar nucleosynthesis c. Nucleosynthesis
c. Big Bang nucleosynthesis d. nuclear fusion
22. In what ancient nation did Democritus and Leuccipus come from?
a. Greece c. Persia
b. Dacia d. Russian Empire
23. Which of the following early ideas of the atom tells you that an atom has no parts?
a. Atoms are made of the same material but have different shapes and sizes.
b. Atoms are homogeneous in nature.
c. Atoms make up the universe as they are continuously moving in a void that surrounds them.
d. Atoms are completely solid.
24. Why did Aristotle strongly oppose the concept of atoms?
1. He thought that molecules, not atoms, are the smallest particles.
2. He believed that the gods can divide substances smaller than atoms.
3. He thought that believing in atoms would mean putting restriction on the gods.
4. He believed that atoms exist, but they do not comprise matter.
a. 1&2 c. 3&4
b. 2&3 d. 1&4
25. Adam dissolves a spoonful of sugar in a glass of water. She tastes the mixture, and it tastes sweet.
Although she cannot see the sugar, she knows that it is present in the mixture. What early idea of
the atom would relate to this example? Atoms are small and cannot be seen with the naked eye.
a. Atoms can combine with other atoms.
b. Atoms are made of the same material but different shapes and sizes.
c. Atoms cannot be divided further.
d. Atoms are small and cannot be seen with the naked eye.
26. 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.
27. Gina visited the park. She saw lots of things, from people, pets, benches, trees, up to different
cars. All of these are made up of atoms. What early notion of the atom would relate to these
things?
a. Atoms can combine with other atoms to form different materials.
b. Atoms cannot be divided further.
c. Atoms are small and compact particles.
d. Atoms are unlimited and continuously in motion.
28. It is the basic unit of an element.
a. Matter c. compound
b. Energy d. atom
29. He proposed that the electrons orbits around the nucleus in set energy levels.
a. Niels Bohr c. John Dalton
b. Joseph John Thomson d. Ernest Rutherford
30. Why Ernest Rutherford’s model is called the planetary model?
a. The nucleus emits energy that mimics the emission of solar energy from the Sun.
b. The movement of the subatomic particles follows the movement of the planets.
c. It is not related to Rutherford's model.
d. The electrostatic interaction of electrons and nucleus mimics the gravitational force of
attraction between planets and the sun.
31. Which of the following are true about the neutrons?
1. The neutron is found on the space surrounding the nucleus.
2. The neutron is found together with the protons inside the nucleus.
3. The neutron is a positively charged particle.
4. The neutron was proven to exist by James Chadwick.
a. 1&2 c. 1&3
b. 2&3 d. 2&4
32. Which of the following is true about the quantum mechanical model?
a. This model states that the nucleus is surrounded by orbitals and the only probable
location of the electrons is determined.
b. This model states that the nucleus is surrounded by orbits and the only probable location of the
electrons is determined.
c. This model states that the nucleus is surrounded by orbitals and the exact location of the
electrons is determined.
d. This model states that the nucleus is surrounded by orbits and the exact location of the
electrons is determined.
33. He is a British scientist that did experiments on mixtures of gases.
a. Niels Bohr c. John Dalton
b. Joseph John Thomson d. Ernest Rutherford
34. He stated that believing in atoms would mean putting restriction on the gods, who have the power
to divide elements smaller than the atom.
a. Niels Bohr c. Aristotle
b. Democritus d. Ernest Rutherford
35. It is when the quantum mechanical model sorrounded the nucleus by a cloud of electrons.
a. Niels Bohr c. orbitals
b. Democritus d. orbitals
36. Which of the following are true about the discovery of subatomic particles?
1. Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.
2. Ernest Rutherford discovered the proton in the nucleus.
3. James Chadwick discovered the neutron.
4. Niels Bohr discovered the proton.
a. 1,2,3 c. 1,2,4
b. 2,3,4 d. 1,3,4
37. Which of the following are not true about Bohr’s model?
1. He proposed that the electrons orbit around the nucleus set energy levels.
2. He proposed that an electron absorbs energy if it moves from lower to higher energy level, and
it emits energy if it returns to the lower energy level.
3. He proposed that an electron absorbs energy if it moves from higher to lower energy level, and
it emits energy if it returns to the higher energy level.
4. He proposed that the nucleus orbit around the electrons in set energy levels.
a. 2,3 c. 1,2,4
b. 2,3,4 d. 3,4
38. Who discovered the electrons?
a. Niels Bohr c. John Dalton
b. Joseph John Thomson d. Ernest Rutherford
39. He developed the use of X-ray in studying the structure of the atom.
a. Henry Moseley c. J.J. Thomson
b. Ernest Rutherford d. Niels Bohr
40. He concluded that atom has a central nucleus.
a. Henry Moseley c. J.J. Thomson
b. Ernest Rutherford d. Niels Bohr
41. He proposed that an electron moves from one energy level to another.
 a. Henry Moseley c. J.J. Thomson
b. Ernest Rutherford d. Niels Bohr

42. What method did Moseley use to study positive charges?

a. UV spectrophotometry c. X-ray spectroscopy
b. IR spectroscopy d. Mass spectrometry
43. How did Bohr solve the problem in Rutherford’s model?
a. He used X-ray spectrometry to study atoms.
b. He proposed the electrons move in set energy levels.
c. He showed that the atom had a void space.
d. He used a Geiger counter.
44. Which of the following are true about Rutherford's contribution in the structure of the atom?
1. He showed that the atomic number of an element is the same with the positive charge of the
atom.
2. He discovered the nucleus containing positively charged particles called protons.
3. He proposed that the electrons moved around a nucleus, which contained the protons.
4. He proposed that the electrons move in fixed energy levels or orbits by absorbing or emitting
energy.
a. 2,3 c. 1,2,4
b. 2,4 d. 3,4
45. It states that the nucleus is small, dense, and located at the center of the atom.
a. Nuclear Model c. Plum Pudding Model
b. Bohr's Atomic Mode d. Quantum Mechanical Model
46. What particles orbit around the nucleus?
a. Electron c. protons
b. Neutrons d. positrons
47. What kind of foil was used in Rutherford's experiment?
a. Gold c. aluminum
b. Copper d. lead
48. Rutherford's alpha particle scattering experiment established that _____________ .
a. protons are not evenly distributed throughout an atom
b. electrons have a negative charge
c. atoms are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons
d. electrons have a positive charge
49. The nuclear model of the atom was constructed from which fundamental experiment?
a. cathode ray deflection in an electrical field
b. oil drop behavior in a charged chamber
c. alpha particle bombardment of gold
d. X-ray emission wavelengths of elements
50. Which of the following is not true about the Geiger-Marsden experiment?
a. A thin sheet of platinum was bombarded with alpha particles.
b. Scattering pattern of particles was observed on a fluorescent screen.
c. Some particles deflected, and others penetrated through the sheet of gold foil.
d. The experiment led to the assumption that the charge is concentrated at the center of
the atom.

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Princess M. Cinco Catherine S. Venus Renafe D. Anto Donnalie Navos

Checked by:
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Principal II - SHS