Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Lanao del Norte
Munai National High School
Tambo, Munai, Lanao del Norte
Senior High School
Name: ___________________________________ Yr/Sec.: ___________ Date: _________________

ACTIVITY 1.1.1. The Galaxy’s Puzzle

Instructions:
A. Read the short story provided below and find the 5 words related to physics and chemistry. Use items 1-5 as
a guide to find the words.

Once upon a time, there was spy named Hydrogen (nicknamed Hy) with massive issues on trusting Angela,
his agency partner. There was always the possibility that their opinions crash against each other rather than
end in a peaceful fusion like when Hy suggests the suspect of the crime they were investigating could be in
the East Coast but Angela argues that the place should be in the West Coast. They were almost fired from
the job for being too unprofessional, almost becoming the ‘big bang’ to their careers. The gravity of the
situation made Hy and Angela rethink their attitude and agree to be more understandable of each other’s
differences on opinions.

B. Use the words you found to answer items 1-5.

______________________1. This is the lightest element in the periodic table.

______________________2. This is what happens when elements combine together, usually resulting to new
elements.
______________________3. This is the theory which proposes the universe is still in the process of inflation.
______________________4. This is the term for stars bigger than our own Sun.
______________________5. This is what pulls atoms together and what causes the Earth to orbit the Sun.

IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS

 Big Bang Theory: this is the currently accepted theory of the origin of the universe which proposes that
everything started from a singularity which in time inflated—and continues to do so—until the world we know
of today started existing approximately 14 billion years ago.
 Stellar Nucleosynthesis: this is the birth of elements through nuclear fusion that takes place within stars.
 Supernova: this is the explosion in the event of a death of a star.
 Neutron-Star Mergers: this is when stars merge to form a more massive star, generating more energy than
normal stars.
 Light Elements: these are elements from Hydrogen to Iron which form in less massive stars.
 Heavy Elements: these are elements heavier than Iron which form from massive stars, supernovae, or
neutron-star mergers.