GUBAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

GUBAT, SORSOGON

LONG TEST (3rd Quarter)

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
SY 2022-2023
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I. DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer. Write
it in your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following refers to the process of producing the light elements such as
helium?
A. supernova nucleosynthesis C. cosmic ray spallation
B. big bang nucleosynthesis D. r-process
2. ________ are the remains of energy created after the Big Bang expansion.
A. Gravitational wave C. Cosmic microwave background
radiation
B. Blackbody radiation D. Magnetic field
3. Who was the scientist who used the redshift of light from galaxies to calculate their
velocities and distances from the Earth?
A. Robert Wilson C. Arno Penzias
B. Edwin Hubble D. Vesto Slipher
4. According to the big bang theory, how much time was needed to produce the light
elements hydrogen and helium?
A) 3 minutes C. 7 million years
B) 5 hours D. 13.8 billion years
5. What happens when something redshifts?
A. Its energy increases. C. Its size increases.
B. Its frequency increases. D. Its wavelength increases.
6. What does the increase in wavelength of light from a galaxy mean?
A. The galaxy is moving towards the Earth, and the universe is expanding.
B. The galaxy is moving towards the Earth, and the universe is being compressed.
C. The galaxy is moving away from the Earth, and the universe is being compressed.
D. The galaxy is moving away from the Earth, and the universe is expanding.
7. Sequence the following products of big bang nucleosynthesis from lowest to highest by
mass.
A. Hydrogen> deuterium> helium> lithium
B. Lithium> Hydrogen> deuterium> helium
C. Deuterium> Hydrogen> helium> lithium
D. Helium> Hydrogen> deuterium> lithium
8. Which of the following events during the big bang expansion led to the nucleosynthesis of
helium-3 and hydrogen?
A. The temperature of the universe cooled down below 1010 K.
B. The temperature of the universe increased above 1010 K.
C. The nucleosynthesis of helium-4 halted.
D. Beryllium-7 spontaneously decayed.
9. Refer to the figure below. Which of the following is the by-product of the
nucleosynthesis of helium-4 from a deuterium and tritium?

A. proton B. neutron C. gamma radiation D. helium-3

10. Refer to the figure below. Which of the following is the other starting material for
the nucleosynthesis of beryllium -7 from helium-4?

A. proton C. helium-3
B. gamma radiation D. neutron
11. What process is responsible for the creation of rarer elements heavier than iron and
nickel?
A. Stellar Nucleosynthesis C. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
B. Supernova Nucleosynthesis D. Cosmic Ray Spallation
12. Which of the following is one of the products of the reaction below? A

13. What is the product of the reaction below? B

14. Which of the following processes is likely to generate the heaviest element?
A. CNO cycle C. triple-alpha process
B. r-process D. Big Bang nucleosynthesis

15. Which of the following reactions is not a part of the alpha ladder?B

16. 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 C. triple-alpha process
B. b. CNO cycle D. s-process
REASON: alpha ladder (CNO cycle does not
consume any carbon; it simply uses
carbon as a catalyst)

II. Modified True or False: If the statement is true, write True. Else, replace the
underlined portion with the correct word or phrase.
17. A star gets lighter as time goes on. HEAVIER
18. Most of the heaviest elements were formed in main-sequence stars. SUPERNOVA
19. The heavy elements in a star are found in its core.TRUE
20. In stellar nucleosynthesis, heavier elements are formed from combining lighter
ones.TRUE

G O O D L U C K ! ! !

ANSWER KEY FOR NUMBERS 17-

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 Prepared by:

GRACE E. ESTAYAN JOEBERT E. ESCULTURA

Physical Science Teacher Physical Science Teacher

Checked/Reviewed by:

LEO J. HUBILLA
Master Teacher I

Approved:
AZALEA L. NARVADEZ
Asst. Principal II- SHS