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3rd QUARTER EXAM (PHYSICAL SCIENCE 11)

Directions: Choose the correct answer and write the letter beside the number.

1. Which of the following is a key prediction of the A) It slowed down the process of nucleosynthesis
Big Bang theory? B) It facilitated the synthesis of heavier elements
A) Steady-state universe C) It caused the universe to collapse into a
B) Continuous expansion of the universe singularity
C) Static universe D) It cooled down the universe, allowing light
D) Cyclic universe elements to form

2. Which of the following elements was primarily 8. Which of the following statements best describes
formed during the first few minutes after the Big the significance of the abundance of light elements
Bang? in the universe?
A) Helium A) It provides evidence for the existence of dark
B) Oxygen matter.
C) Carbon B) It supports the hypothesis of cosmic inflation.
D) Iron C) It offers insights into the early stages of the
universe's evolution.
3. Approximately how long after the Big Bang did D) It indicates the presence of gravitational waves.
the formation of light elements such as hydrogen
and helium occur? 9. How does the synthesis of light elements during
A) Billions of years Big Bang nucleosynthesis differ from stellar
B) Millions of years nucleosynthesis?
C) Thousands of years A) Big Bang nucleosynthesis involves the fusion of
D) Minutes heavier elements.
B) Stellar nucleosynthesis occurs in the early
4. What is the term used to describe the process by universe, while Big Bang nucleosynthesis occurs
which light elements were formed during the early within stars.
stages of the universe? C) Big Bang nucleosynthesis primarily produces
A) Stellar nucleosynthesis light elements, while stellar nucleosynthesis
B) Big Bang nucleosynthesis produces heavier elements.
C) Fusion nucleosynthesis D) Stellar nucleosynthesis occurs during cosmic
D) Supernova nucleosynthesis inflation, while Big Bang nucleosynthesis occurs
during the expansion phase
5. Which of the following elements is the most
abundant in the universe? 10. What was the primordial material that
A) Helium astronomers measured to gather evidences about the
B) Hydrogen origin of the universe?
C) Oxygen A) Star
D) Carbon B) Chondrites
C) Helium
6. What event marked the beginning of the universe D) Hydrogen
according to the Big Bang theory?
A) Formation of galaxies 11. Which of the following is the predominant
B) Formation of stars element in a star's core during its main sequence
C) Cosmic inflation phase?
D) Formation of hydrogen atoms A) Iron
B) Hydrogen
7. How did the rapid expansion of the universe C) Helium
during cosmic inflation impact the formation of D) Carbon
light elements?
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12. What is the end result of a supernova explosion
in the life cycle of a massive star?
A) Formation of a black hole
B) Formation of a neutron star
C) Formation of a planetary nebula
D) Formation of a white dwarf
13. During which phase of stellar evolution do
elements heavier than iron get synthesized?
A) Main sequence phase
B) Red giant phase
C) Supernova phase
D) Protostar phase
B) Hydrogen
C) Iron
D) Carbon
20. What will happen to a star when it can no longer
produce energy to resist gravity?
A) It will collapse and become a blackhole
B) It will explode in a process called supernova
C) It will evolve into white dwarf stars
D) It will expand forming a planetary nebula
21. Base on the table below, what would be the
average atomic mass of Boron?

14. What type of star does our Sun evolve into after Isotope Relative Abundance
exhausting its nuclear fuel? B-10 19.78%
A) Black hole B-11 80.22%
B) Red giant Average Atomic Mass
C) White dwarf
D) Neutron star A) 10.85 amu
B) 10.80 amu
15. What do you call the chain reaction by which a C) 10.84 amu
star transforms hydrogen into helium? D) 108.4 amu
A) Proton-proton chain reaction
B) Carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle 22. Base on the table below, what would be the
C) Helium burning average atomic mass of Oxygen?
D)Tri-alpha particles Isotope Relative Abundance
O-16 99.76%
16. What do you call the reaction in which it O-17 0.04%
involves the fusion of deuterium with another O-18 0.20 %
proton to produce He-3 and a γ? Average Atomic Mass
A) Proton-proton chain reaction
B) Deuterium burning A) 16.09 amu
C) Helium burning B)15. 99 amu
D) Tri-alpha processes C) 16.00 amu
D) 16.18 amu
17. What do you call this step in proton-proton
chain reaction in which two protons fuse to form a
deuteron (deuterium nucleus), positron (a For items 23-25, refer to the table below.
positively-charged electron), and a neutrino? Reaction No. of Protons No. of
A) Alpha ladder neutrons
2
B) Deuterium burning 1 st
❑H + ? ?
3
C) Beta-plus decay ❑H
3
D) Carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle 2nd ❑H + ? ?
2
❑ He
4
18. In the conversion of helium atoms into a carbon 3rd ❑ He + ? ?
3
atoms, how many alpha particles are needed to ❑H

converted helium atoms into carbon atoms?

A) 6 23. In the first reaction, how many protons and
B) 5 neutrons are there?
C) 4 A) Protons: 3 Neutrons: 2
D) 3 B) Protons: 2 Neutrons: 3
C) Protons: 4 Neutrons: 1
19. In the alpha process what element is the end D) Protons: 1 Neutrons: 4
product of the said process?
A) Helium
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24. In the third reaction, how many protons and
neutrons are there? 32. What experiment led to the discovery of the
A) Protons: 3 Neutrons: 4 electron?
B) Protons: 4 Neutrons: 3 A) Gold foil experiment
C) Protons: 5 Neutrons: 2 B) Oil drop experiment
D) Protons: 2 Neutrons: 5 C) Cathode ray tube experiment
D) Double-slit experiment
25. In the second reaction, how many protons and
neutrons are there? 33. Which subatomic particle was discovered by
A) Protons: 3 Neutrons: 2 Ernest Rutherford?
B) Protons: 2 Neutrons: 3 A) Neutron
C) Protons: 4 Neutrons: 1 B) Proton
D) Protons: 1 Neutrons: 4 C) Electron
D) Positron

26. Who among the following ancient Greek 34. Who proposed the plum pudding model of the
philosophers proposed the idea of the atom? atom?
A) Aristotle A) Ernest Rutherford
B) Plato B) J.J. Thomson
C) Democritus C) Niels Bohr
D) Socrates D) Werner Heisenberg

27. According to Democritus, what is the nature of

atoms? 35. Which subatomic particle did James Chadwick
A) Indivisible and continuous discover?
B) Infinitely divisible and mutable A) Neutron
C) Indivisible and indestructible B) Proton
D) Infinitely divisible and eternal C) Electron
D) Positron
28. What term did Democritus use to describe the
smallest indivisible unit of matter? 36. Which subatomic particle is found outside the
A) Monos nucleus?
B) Atomos A) Proton
C) Partikles B) Neutron
D) Protoi C) Electron
D) Positron
29. Which ancient Greek philosopher rejected the
concept of the atom and proposed the existence of 37. Who discovered the existence of the neutron by
four fundamental elements? bombarding beryllium with alpha particles?
A) Plato A) Ernest Rutherford
B) Socrates B) J.J. Thomson
C) Aristotle C) Niels Bohr
D) Pythagoras D) James Chadwick

30. According to atomism, nature is composed of 38. Who formulated the Bohr model of the atom?
what two basic principles? A) Ernest Rutherford
A) atom and void B) J.J. Thomson
B) atom and space C) Niels Bohr
C) atomos and aether D) Werner Heisenberg
D) aether and void
39. What experiment lead to the discovery of
31. Who discovered the subatomic electron? proton?
A) Ernest Rutherford A) Gold foil experiment
B) J.J. Thomson B) Oil drop experiment
C) Niels Bohr C) Cathode ray tube experiment
D) Marie Curie D) Double-slit experiment
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40. Who proposed the nuclear model of the atom?
A) Ernest Rutherford
B) J.J. Thomson
C) Niels Bohr
D) Werner Heisenberg
41. Who discovered the neutron and through what
experiment?
A) Ernest Rutherford, Gold foil experiment
B) J.J. Thomson, Cathode ray tube experiment
C) James Chadwick, Beryllium bombardment
D) Niels Bohr, Photoelectric effect
42. What property distinguishes the neutron from
other subatomic particles?
A) It has no charge.
B) It has the least mass.
C) It has a positive charge.
D) It is found outside the nucleus
43. How did John Dalton's atomic theory contribute
to the understanding of atomic structure?
A) It introduced the concept of isotopes.
B) It explained the behavior of electrons.
C) It organized elements based on their atomic
number.
D) It proposed that atoms are indivisible and
indestructible.
44. How did Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden's
experiment contribute to our understanding of
atomic structure?
A) It confirmed the existence of the nucleus.
B) It disproved the plum pudding model.
C) It identified isotopes of radioactive elements.
D) It explained the behavior of electrons.
45. What impact did Niels Bohr's atomic model
have on the understanding of electron behavior?
A) It introduced the concept of electron orbitals.
B) It explained the behavior of positrons.
C) It disproved the existence of protons.
D) It confirmed the plum pudding model
46. What impact did Ernest Rutherford's gold foil
experiment have on atomic theory?
A) It confirmed the existence of electrons.
B) It disproved the plum pudding model.
C) It discovered the neutron.
D) It established the concept of isotopes.
47. Why was J.J. Thomson's discovery of the
electron significant?
A) It provided evidence for the existence of the
nucleus.
B) It disproved the existence of protons.
C) It demonstrated the wave-particle duality of
electrons.
D) It was the first evidence of subatomic particles.
For items 48-50. Refer to the problem below.
An excited electron transitioned from the
sixth energy level going to the third energy
level when it lost energy.
48. Base on the statement above what is the energy
of the electron at n = 6 and n = 3 in two decimal
places only? R H −2.179 x 10−18 J
A) n=6= 6.05 x 10−20 J ; n=3=2.42 x 10−19 J
B) n=6=6.052 x 10−20 J ; n=3= 2.421 x 10−19 J
C) n=6=6.0527 x 10−20 J ; n=3= 2.4211 x 10−19 J
D) n=6=6.053 x 10−20 J ; n=3= 2.422 x 10−19 J
49. Base on the statement above what is the change
in energy going from n = 6 to n = 3 in two decimal
places only?
A)1.82 x 10−19 J
B)1.815 x 10−19 J
C)1.8151 x 10−19 J
D)1.83 x 10−19 J
50. Base on the statement above what is the
wavelength of the light emitted?
h= 6.626 x 10−34 J/s : c= 2.988 x 10 8 m/s
A) 1.09 x 10−6 m
B)1.09 x 10−6 m/ s
C)1.087 x 10−6 m
D)1.087 x 10−6 m/s