PHYSICAL SCIENCE

EASY

1. The idea that matter is made up of discrete units is a very old idea, appearing in many ancient cultures.
What do you call the tiny indivisible part of matter?
a. Atom
b. Electron
c. Element
d. Stuff
2. The apparent westward motion of the celestial sphere and celestial bodies resulting from the
rotation of the earth is called ______________.
a. diurnal motion
b. precession of the equinoxes
c. annual motion
d. terrestrial motion
3. He began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the sun was the center of the
universe.
a. Aristotle
b. Isaac Newton
c. Claudius Ptolemy
d. Nicolaus Copernicus
4. Energy in fossil fuels is stored as_______________.
a. nuclear energy
b. electrical energy
c. chemical energy
d. thermal energy
AVERAGE
1. Electrical energy can be obtained from which of the following?
a. mechanical energy
b. thermal energy
c. chemical energy
d. all of the above
2. The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. The area swept out by a planet
during a specific time interval is always the same, regardless of the location of the planet in its
orbit and the period squared is equal to the distance cubed. What types of laws the above
statement are referring to?
a. Newton’s law of motion
b. Kepler’s law of planetary motion
c. Axioms law of motion
d. Empirical law of motion
3. If an ambulance moves toward you and then passes and moves away from you, how would its
siren sound?
a. It would have a continuous higher frequency
b. The frequency would go up and then go down as it moved away from you
c. It would have a continuous lower frequency
d. The frequency would go down and then go up as it moved away from you
DIFFICULT
1. Which one of the following statements is TRUE about catalysts?
a. They are chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction.
b. They are metals.
c. Their appearance is unchanged at the end of the reaction.
d. They are solids.
2. The following are some of the contribution of John Dalton towards the understanding of the concept of
the chemical elements EXCEPT:
a. Elements are made of extremely small particles called atoms.
b. Atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass, and other properties; atoms of different
elements differ in size, mass, and other properties.
c. Atoms can be subdivided, created, or destroyed.
 d. Atoms of different elements combine in simple whole-number ratios to form chemical compounds.
3. The following are the explanation why Pluto was once thought to be a planet but is no longer
considered one EXCEPT:
a. Once thought to be a planet, Pluto is now recognized as a dwarf planet due to its mass and
inability to sweep its neighborhood clean.
b. While most objects in the solar system orbit the sun on essentially the same plane, Pluto's
orbit takes it outside of the traditional range.
c. Along with its largest moon, Charon, Pluto also is part of the only binary planet group in the
solar system.
d. Gravity collapsed the material in on itself as it began to spin, forming the Pluto in the center
of the nebula.

CLINCHER
1. What type of fusion reaction predominates in the Earth's sun?
a. proton - neutron chain --> helium-4
b. deuterium +tritium --> helium-4 + neutron
c. deuterium + proton --> helium-3
d. proton - proton chain --> helium-4
2. Complete this statement: The nucleus of an atom is _______________________.
a. negatively charged and has a high density.
b. negatively charged and has a low density.
c. positively charged and has a low density.
d. positively charged and has a high density.
3. The following statement below are the evidences of the Greeks that the Earth is spherical EXCEPT:
a. Because during lunar eclipse, they could see the round shadow of the earth on the moon.
b. When someone was sailing away from you, it looked as though they were rising.
c. You couldn't see all of the stars in the same places (If the earth were flat you would be able to see
all of the stars anywhere, this is not the case).
d. The shadows were different (The shadows on a flat earth are different than those on a round one.
They used geometry to figure that out).