Department of Education

Region III – Central Luzon

Schools Division of Tarlac Province
SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Bamban, Tarlac
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Periodic TEST

Name: __________________________________ Grade/ Section: ______________________ Score : _____________

Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer among the choices for each item. Write your answer on the space provided in print capital letters.

____1 Which of the following best describes the octet rule?

a. The outermost energy shell of an atom likes to be full with eight electrons.
b. The outermost energy shell of an atom likes to be empty.
c. Atoms like to have their electrons in energy shells.
d. The outermost energy shell of an atom likes to lose electrons once it becomes full with 8 electrons
___ 2. It is the process by which elements are formed within stars. The abundances of these elements change as the stars evolve.
a. big bang nucleosynthesis  b. universal expansion theory c. stellar nucleosynthesis d. spontaneous
generation theory
___ 3. 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.
a. supernova b. dwarf star c. red giant  d. plutonian
___ 4. All matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called_____, which come from the Greek word atomos meaning uncuttable.
a. atoms b. proton c. neutron d. electron
___ 5. He proposed that electrons orbit around the nucleus in set energy levels.
a. Ernest Rutherford  b. Niels Bohr  c. James Chadwick  d. Joseph John Thomson 
___ 6. . He discovered the electron and proposed the plum pudding model.
a. Ernest Rutherford  b. Niels Bohr  c. James Chadwick  d. Joseph John Thomson 
____7. He said that everyting in the universe is made up of tiny particles called atoms?
a. Democritus b. Dalton c. Bohr d. Berenquel
___8. Dalton reintroduced the concept of the atom and created _______ which was the basic concept of the molecule.
a.Dalton's Molecular Theory b. Dalton's Atomic Theory c. Modern Atomic Theory
___9. JJ Thompson's discoverd what?
a.Electron b.Nucleus c. Proton
___10. Aristotle said that everything is divided into four _____________.
a. Molecules b. Elements c. Protons
___11. Roentgen defined what?
a.
b. Radioactivity b. Proton c. Radium
___12. Bohr's solar system model involved the electrons having (a) ____________.
a. Fixed orbit b. Changing orbit c. No orbit
____13. Milliken said that electron has
a. No charge and a large mass b. A charge and a large mass c. A charge and a small mass
____14. Einstein's Theory of ______ involved E = MC^2
a. Relativity b. Old quantum c. Gravity
____15. ________ says that matter cannot be created or destroyed by ordinary means
a. Law of Multiple Law of Proportion b. Law of Conservation of Mass c. Law of Constant Composition
____16. When atoms combine to form molecules, the ratio of atoms is _____.

a. Law of Multiple Law of Proportion b. Law of Conservation of Mass c. Law of Constant Composition
____17. If two elements can combine to form more than one compound, then the ratio of the second element combined with a certain mass of
the first element is always a ratio of small whole numbers.
a.Law of Multiple Law of Proportion b. Law of Conservation of Mass c. Law of Constant Composition
____18. What does the E, M, and C mean in E = MC^2?
a. E= energy M= mass C=speed of light b. E= energy M= mass C= reflection of light c. E= energy M= weight C=speed of light
____19. What is the name of the scientist credited with reviving Democritus' ideas regarding matter and atoms?
a. John Adams b. John Jacob c. John Smith d.John Dalton
____20 A Swedish Chemist introduced the symbolism with which chemical formulas are still written.
a. Berzelius b. John Dalton c. Roentgen d. Dimitri
____21. He organizes the first periodic table columns based on valence ( reactivity)
a. Berzelius b. Dimitri c. Dalton d. Roentgen
____22.. Showed that the proportion by mass of the elements in a compound is always the same.
a. Rutherford b. Thomson c. Proust d. Lavosier
____23. What is the name of the researcher who isolated the neutron in 1932?
a. J. J. Thomson b. Ernest Rutherford c. Robert Millikan d. James Chadwick
____24. Which of these is the smallest particle?
a. an atom b. a molecule c. a speck of dust
____25. Which of these is the correct symbol for magnesium?
a. MG b. mg c. Mg
____26. Which statement about elements is correct?
a. most elements are metals b. most elements are non-metals c. there are about the same number of metals and non-
metals
____27. Where are the metals found in the periodic table?
a. on the left b. on the right c. scattered all over
____28. An iron atom has an atomic mass of 56. Its atomic number is 26. How many neutrons does the iron atom have?
a. 30 b. 26 c. 56 d. 82
____29. Two different isotopes of an element have different
a. numbers of neutrons. b. atomic numbers. c. numbers of protons. numbers of electrons.
_____30. The atomic mass of an element is defined as the weighted average mass of that element’s
a. naturally occurring isotopes b. least abundant isotope c. radioactive isotopes d. most abundant isotope
_____31. What atom matches this electron configuration? 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a. Copper b. Germanium c. Nickel d. Zinc
_____32. . Phosphorus has an atomic number of 15. A stable phosphorus atom has an electronic configuration of
a. 1s21p62s22p5 b. 1s22s22p63s23p3 c. 1s22s22p63s23p14s2 d. 1s21p61d7
_____33. 1s2 2s2 2p6 is the orbital configuration for:
a. Boron b. Carbon c. Chlorine d. Neon
_____34. In Thomson's plum-pudding model of the atom, the plums represent
a. atoms. b. neutrons. C.electrons. d. protons
_____35 . How many valence electrons does a neutral atom of Phosphorus have?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 5
_____36 . How many protons are in the nucleus of an atom of beryllium?
a.2 b.4 c.9 d.5
_____37 . Compared to the entire atom, the nucleus of the atom is;
a. smaller and contains most of the atom’s mass c. larger and contains most of the atom’s mass
b. smaller and contains little of the atom’s mass d. larger and contains little of the atom’s mass
_____38. Which subatomic particle is negative?
a.proton b.neutron c.electron d.nucleus
_____39. Which of the following particles has the least mass?
a.neutron b.proton c.electron d.hydrogen
_____40. Which of the following was one of Dalton's ideas?
a. All substances are made of atoms. c. Atoms can be destroyed.
b. Atoms can be divided. d. Some substances are made of atoms.
_____41. What is the meaning of the word atom?
a. not able to be divided b. dividable c. hard particles d. invisible
_____42. What is the smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same substance?
a. atom b. proton c.neutron d.electron
_____43 What did J.J. Thomson discover?
a. neutron b. atom c. electron d. proton
_____44. The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still have the properties of that element.
a. nucleus An iron atom has an atomic mass of 56. Its atomic number is 26.
_____45. How many protons does the Calcium atom have?
a.30 b.56 c.20 d.82
_____46. Which subatomic particle is negative?
a.proton b.neutron c.electron d.nucleus
____ 47 An element’s atomic number is equal to its number of:
a. protons. b. neutrons. c protons and neutrons.. d. valence electrons
_____48. The bond formed when Mg combines with O2 is _____.
a. covalent b. ionic c.metallic
_____49. From the list of elements given, select 2 elements that would likely form an ionic bond. K, C, Br, Ar.
a. Ar, C b.K, Br c. K, Ar
_____50. In a covalent bond, electrons are _______.
a. lost or gained b. shared c. none of the above

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JULIET A. HIPOLITO Ph.D. ROWENA T. MANIPON JOHANNA S. CAYANAN Ed.D

Subject Teacher SHS – HT VI Principal II