SEGUINON STAND ALONE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2ND Semester S.Y. 2019 – 2020

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Direction: Read each item carefully then choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Who is recorded in history as the first person who had the idea that atoms make up all matter are indivisible?
a. Aristotle b. Democritus c. Empedocles d. Lavoisier

2. Robert Boyle challenged the Ancient Greeks’ idea about the four elements by saying that
a. there are more than four elements
b. the basic elements are actually salt, sulfur, and mercury
c. elements are the simplest substances which do not combine with each other
d. elements cannot be broken down into simpler substance

3. Which of the following statements correctly describe Dalton’s contribution to the theory about atoms and elements?
a. all substances are made up of the four elements, earth, water, fire and air in various proportions
b. an element is made up of atoms with the same nuclei
c. all atoms of an element are the same
d. in chemical reactions, atom are destroyed to form atoms of other elements

4. Which of the following contributed to the discovery of more elements in the 19 th century
a. the idea of alchemists that base metals can be converted to gold
b. the knowledge that the unique characteristic of the atoms of an element is their atomic number
c. The development of laboratory techniques for separating and analyzing substances
d. the discovery of isotopes

5. What did Rutherford and his coworkers conclude from their metal experiments?
a. the electron is present in all matter c. the atom contains a very small, very dense, positive central region
b. the atom is indestructible d. the nucleus contains protons and neutrons

6. Which of the following statement about atoms and elements is correct?

a. all atoms of an element are identical
b. an atom can be identified as that of a specific element by the number of protons in its nucleus
c. all atoms of a given element have the same number of nucleus
d. in a chemical reaction, changes occur in the nuclei of the atoms

7. This is the process of light element formation in the early universe.

a. ablation b. Big Bang nucleosynthesis c. catena d. accretion

8. Which of the following elements (by mass) is abundant in the universe?

a. Hydrogen b. Copper c. Calcium d. Iron

9. What will happen if a star exhausted the nuclear fuel of light elements?
a. nothing will happen c. the light elements will increase
b. the light elements will cause the star to shine bright d. it will explode

10. Supernova produced element heavier than iron.

a. somehow b. false c. true d. maybe

11. It is responsible for the creation (nucleosynthesis) of approximately half the atomic nuclei heavier than iron.
a. slow or s- process b. rapid or r- process c. none of these choices d. both s & r process

12. This Greek philosopher said that he didn’t believe in the theory of Atom
a. Aristotle b. none of these choices c. Democritus d. Empedocles

13. Which of the following statement is correct about stellar evolution?

a. As more elements were produced, new layers are cut off to the size of the star until it became a dot.
b. As more elements were produced, new layers are added up to the size of the star until it became a blue giant
c. As more elements were produced, no layers added up to the size of the star.
 d. As more elements were produced, new layers added up to the size of the star until it became a red giant.

14. What will happen when the core reached the temperature enough for helium fusion to occur?
a. nothing will happen c. helium will be transported into another state
b. helium will disappear d. helium burning began

15. Who suggested that there were four elements: Water, Earth, Air and Fire?
a. Democritus b. Empedocles c. Aristotle d. none of these choices

16. Who discovered electron?

a. Niels Bohr b. Henry Moseley c. J.J Thomson d. Ernest Rutherford

17. He said that positive charge must be concentrated in a tiny volume at the center of the atom.
a. Henry Moseley b. Ernest Rutherford c. J.J Thomson d. Niels Bohr

18. He suggested that the electrons must be orbiting the nucleus in certain fixed energy levels (or shells)
a. J.J Thomson b. Niels Bohr c. Henry Moseley d. Ernest Rutherford

19. He used x-ray tubes to determine the charges on the nuclei of most atoms.
a. Ernest Rutherford b. Niels Bohr c. Henry Moseley d. J.J Thomson

20. Atomic number is ____________________.

a. differences in the positive charge in the nucleus of the elements
b. differences in the negative charge in the proton of the elements
c. differences in the positive charge in the proton of the elements
d. differences in the negative charge in the nucleus of the elements

21. It represents the number of neutrons and protons present in the nucleus of an atom.
a. atomic mass b. isotopes c. atomic number d. none of these choices

22. Which of the following is an evidence of the Big Bang theory?

a. All of the choices c. Relative abundance of H and He
b. Redshift d. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

23. Neutron capture occurred so slowly that beta decay of the product isotope happened before it captured another
neutron.
a. s-process b. r-process c. none of these choices d. both s & r process

24. All atoms of the same elements are ______________.

a. identical b. shallow c. mixed d. different

25. The extension of Dalton’s idea about chemical combination led him to his new theory namely _____________.
a. law of atoms b. law of gravity c. law of acceleration d. law of multiple proportion

26. In order to synthesize a new element, we need to change the number of __________.
a. nucleus b. proton c. isotopes d. neutron

27. Some series of neutron capture occurred very fast that seed nucleus turned into a relatively heavier nucleus before
beta decay took place.
a. s-process b. r-process c. none of these choices d. both s & r process

28. Which of these is true about the Big Bang model?

a. The singularity is an established, well-defined part of the model.
b. Cosmic expansion stopped at some point in time.
c. Part of its proof is the amounts of H and He we have in the universe today.
d. The Big Bang was a big explosion that threw matter into many different directions.

29. Which of the following processes is likely to generate the heaviest element?
a. CNO cycle b. r-process c. triple-alpha process d. Big Bang nucleosynthesis
30. Which of the following reactions is not a part of the alpha ladder?

31. If an element is used up by a star in fusion, it is sometimes called “burning” even though no actual combustion
occurs. Which of the following processes is likely to involve “carbon burning”?
a. alpha ladder b. CNO cycle c. triple-alpha process d. s-process

32. Which of the following was not part of the ideas of Leucippus and Democritus?
a. The universe is made up of either atoms or a void.
b. An object is made of small, indivisible parts which influence the object’s properties.
c. The universe is made up of four elements that combine and separate to cause change.
d. The universe changes because atoms move about, combine, collide and separate.

33. An isotope of element 102, with a mass number of 253 was produced by bombarding 240 96𝐶𝑚 with a projectile,
which was absorbed by the target nucleus. This projectile should be ___
a) 52𝐻𝑒 b) 136𝐶 c. 126𝐶 d. 168𝑂

34. When carbon nuclei reached a certain temperature to allow carbon fusion what element it will produced?
a. silicon b. neon c. oxygen d. iron

35. Neon then become concentrated at the core, then underwent fusion to produce ______________
a. iron b. oxygen c. silicon d. none of these choices

For items 36- 38 choose your answer on the following choices:

a. inside the nucleus b. outside the nucleus c. inside the atom d. outside the atom

For items 39 – 41 choose your answer on the following choices:

a. positive b. negative c. neutral d. -1

Subatomic Particles Location Charge

neutron 36. 39.
electron 37.. 40.
proton 38. 41.

For items 42-44 choose your answer on the following choices:

a. 3.0 b. 0.5 c. 2.1 d. 0.9

For items 45-47 choose your answer on the following choices:

a. ionic bond b. polar covalent bond c. nonpolar covalent bond d. metallic bond

Bonding Atoms Electronegativity Difference Bond Type

C and Cl 42. 45.
N and H 43. 46.
Li and F 44. 47.
For items 48 & 49, complete the following reactions:

48. 208
82𝑃𝑏 + 70
30𝑍𝑛 ________ + 10𝑛
278
a. 111𝑅𝑔 b. 277
111𝑅𝑔 c. 278
112𝐶𝑛 d. 277
112𝐶𝑛

48
49. 244
94𝑃𝑢 + 20𝐶𝑎 ________ +4 10𝑛
288
a. 115𝑀𝑐 b. 288
114𝐹𝑙
289
c. 115𝑀𝑐 289
d. 114 𝐹𝑙

50. What theory Dalton concluded based on his study that made a huge impact in studying the chemical element?
a. Dalton’s Binary Theory c. Dalton’s Elemental Theory
b. all of these choices d. Dalton’s Atomic Theory

Prepared by:

HAYDEE A. PEDRERA