Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VI- WESTERN VISAYAS
DIVISION OF ESCALANTE CITY
LANGUB NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ESCALANTE CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Summative Test 1
Physical Science
Name: ________________________________ Grade: _________ Score: ___________

1. Which of the following contains only heavy elements?

a. Carbon, lithium, neon
b. Carbon, silicon, magnesium
c. Carbon, beryllium, helium
d. Helium, carbon, hydrogen
2. Which phase of star life cycle is our sun?
a. Planetary nebula
b. Main sequence star
c. Red giant
d. White dwarf
3. Which of the following elements DOES NOT belong to the group?
a. Silicon
b. Beryllium
c. Iron
d. Oxygen
4. In which stage do massive stars explode and release large amount of energy?
a. Main sequence
b. Super nova
c. Protostar
d. White dwarf
5. Which elements will be formed when Carbon atom is combined with helium atom?
a. Magnesium b. Oxygen c. Neon d. Silicon
6. Why do average stars have longer life span than massive star?
a. They have less fuel to burn
b. They have more fuel to burn
c. They burn their fuel at faster rate
d. They burn their fuel at slower rate.
7. Which process is responsible for the formation of elements at the center of the star?
a. Big bang nucleosynthesis
b. Stellar nucleosynthesis
c. Nuclear fusion
d. Supernova nucleosynthesis
8. Which element is the lightest and at the same time the most abundant in outer space?
a. Helium b. Hydrogen c. Lithium d.Iron
9. How do heavier elements form?
a. Though combustion
b. Through nuclear fusion
c. Through nuclear fission
d. Through nuclear synthesis
10. Which of the following is the most accepted theory about the formation of the universe that explains why it
continues to expand?
a. Divine creation theory
b. Big bang theory
c. Steady state theory
d. Oscillating theory

11. Which of the following statement is FALSE?

a. The core of red giant star is made up of carbon
b. The average star has shorter life span
c. The more massive the star is the faster it burns its fuel
12. In main sequence star, Hydrogen fuses and converted to Helium. What element is produced from Helium gas as
its core?
a. Iron b. Carbon c. Neon d. Silicon
13. When does a star become unstable?
a. When it contracts and expands
b. When it runs out of fuel
c. When its core is converted to iron
d. When the outer shell of star is pulled by the gravity from the center
14. Which of the following is the sign that a protostar will transform into next stage?
a. When it starts to spin faster
b. When hydrogen nuclear fusion begins
c. When it starts to glow
d. When it increases temperature igniting the hydrogen.
15. Who stated that we are made of star stuff?
a. Edwin Hubble c. Carl Sagan
b. Galileo Galilei d. Stephen Hawking
16. What object is formed from a gas and dust particles which are pulled together by gravity and no nuclear fusion
has happened yet?
a. Nebula c. Protostar
b. Main sequence star d. Red super giant star
17. When does Tri- apha process happens in red giant star?
a. When the star begins to grow
b. When the star leaves the stage of main sequence star.
c. When the star ends it full of brightness
d. When the star begins to form a new set of stars.
18. When does star unable to generate heat?
a. When it is converted into super scene star forming big star
b. When it runs out of hydrogen, its core leading to contract and expand
c. When it reacts helium and oxygen bombarding into nuclear fusion
d. When it formed into nebular reaction leading to ignition.
19. When there is a slow rate of capturing neutrons while there is a faster rate of radioactive decay hence increasing
the proton by 1, what process happens?
a. Rapid process
b. Slow process
c. Neutron capture
d. Alpha process
20. When one proton collides with deuterium, what element are formed?
a. Uranium
b. Helium
c. Chromium
d. platinum