Schools Division Office I Pangasinan
DANIEL MARAMBA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School
Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan 2419
Third Quarter Examination
IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
2nd Semester, S.Y. 2022-2023
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I.DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following asserts that stars are formed when a dense region of molecular cloud collapse?
A.Big Bang Theory b. Evolution Theory c. Creation Theory d. Star Formation Theory
2. Which refers to the fragments of clouds that contract and form a stellar core?
A. Protostar b. Red giant c. Supernova d. White dwarf
3.What will be formed when a protostar attains its gravitational equilibrium?
a. Main sequence star b. Red Giant c. Supernova d. White dwarf
4. Where do hydrogen and helium fuse in a main sequence star?
a. Core b. Crust c. Inner core d. Mantle
5. Helium will be converted into what after its fusion with two more helium atoms?
a. Argon b. Carbon c. Chlorine d. Oxygen
6. When a star has used up all the hydrogen in its core, hydrogen will be converted into helium in the layer
immediately surrounding the core. What stage of star formation is this?
a. Protostar b. Red giant c. Supernova d. White dwarf
7. During red giant formation, what element will be produced by the fusion of oxygen with helium?
a. Helium b. Hydrogen c. Neon d. Silicon
8. During red giant formation, what element will be produced by the fusion of neon with helium?
a. Carbon b. Magnesium c. Manganese d. Silicon
9. During red giant formation, what element will be produced by the fusion of silicon with another silicon atom?
a. Argon b. Boron c. Iron d. Gold
10.At what stage does the outer covering of a star blow due to insufficient energy?
a. Protostar b. Red giant c. Supernova d. White dwarf
11.What will happen to a star if its core can no longer produce the needed energy?
a. Protostar b. Red giant c. Supernova d. White dwarf
12.Who predicted new elements based on the atomic number of known elements?
a. Ernest Rutherford b. John Newlands c. Henry Mosely d. Plato
13.What type of nuclear reaction emits a particle with two protons and two neutrons?
a. Alpha emission b. Beta emission c. Gamma emission d. Fusion
14.What type of nuclear reaction emits electrons?
a. Alpha emission b. Beta emission c. Gamma emission d. Fission
15.What type of nuclear reaction emits gamma rays?
a. Alpha emission b. Beta emission c. Gamma emission d. Fusion
II. Directions: Write the equations of the following nuclides.
A. Positron Emission
1.Boron-8
2. Scandium-45
3. Titanium-45
B. Neutron Capture
1. Uranium-137 (captures 3 neutrons)
2. Cadmium-110
3. Chromium-50
C. Beta Decay
1. Strontium- 90
2. Nitrogen-14
3. Gold-201
D. Alpha Decay
1. Paladium-231
2. Francium-211
3. Uranium-238