PHYSICAL SCIENCE

LONG TEST
1. Who among the following proposed
the concept of atomos, stating that
everything is made up of small
indivisible particles?
a) Aristotle c) Democritus
b) Leucippus d) John Dalton
2. What did Leucippus contribute to the
theory of atomism?
a) The concept of atomos
b) Pioneer of the ideas of composition and
change in matter
c) Introduced the idea of void
d) Conducted experiments on atoms
3. According to atomism, what is the role
of atomos in the composition of matter?

a) They are infinitely divisible

b) They combine to form clusters
c) They are static and unchangeable
d) They are only theoretical constructs
4. How did Aristotle critique the
concept of atomism?
a) It contradicted the theory of ex
nihilo
b) It limited the power of the gods
c) It lacked empirical evidence
d) It denied the existence of void
5. According to atomism, what
facilitates change in matter?
a) The manipulation of atoms by
humans
b) Divine intervention
c) Collision of atoms in the void
d) Temperature fluctuations
6. Which historical period saw a
resurgence of interest in atomism?
a) Ancient Greece
b) The Renaissance
c) The Enlightenment
d) The Industrial Revolution
7. Who formulated his Atomic Theory
based on the concept of atomos?
a) Leucippus c) Aristotle
b) Democritus d) John Dalton
8. What did John Dalton contribute to the
understanding of atoms?
a) He discovered the electron
b) He formulated Atomic Theory
c) He conducted experiments on atoms
d) He introduced the concept of void
9. What did atomism propose about the nature
of matter?
a) Matter is continuous and infinitely
divisible
b) Matter is composed of atomos and void
c) Matter is composed of four elements:
earth, air, fire, and water
d) Matter is an illusion
10. Which philosopher emphasized the
importance of the atomos in understanding
the composition of matter?
a) Aristotle c) Democritus
b) Plato d) Socrates
11. Who proposed the idea that all matter
is made up of small indivisible particles
called atomos?
A) John Dalton C) Democritus
B) JJ Thomson D) Ernest Rutherford
12. Which scientist proposed the solid
sphere model of the atom?
A) Democritus C) John Dalton
B) JJ Thomson D) Ernest Rutherford
13. What did JJ Thomson discover
through his cathode ray tube experiment?
A) Protons C) Neutrons
B) Electrons D) Nucleus
14. Which model of the atom proposed a
uniform positively charged sphere
embedded with electrons?
A) Plum pudding model
B) Nuclear model
C) Solid sphere model
D) Atomic model
15. Who challenged JJ Thomson's plum
pudding model with the gold foil
experiment?
A) Democritus C) Ernest Rutherford
B) John Dalton D) James Chadwick
16. What did Ernest Rutherford
discover through his gold foil
experiment?
A) Electrons C) Protons
B) Neutrons D) Nucleus
17. In which model of the atom are all
the positive charges concentrated in
the nucleus?
A) Plum pudding model
B) Nuclear model
C) Solid sphere model
D) Atomic model
18. Who proved the existence of neutrons
in the nucleus of an atom?
A) John Dalton C) JJ Thomson
B) James Chadwick D) Ernest Rutherford
19. How did James Chadwick prove the
existence of neutrons?
A) Gold foil experiment
B) Bombarding alpha particles on
beryllium
C) Cathode ray tube experiment
D) Plum pudding model
20. Which scientist's discovery of neutrons
solved the mystery of how protons clump
together in the nucleus?
A) JJ Thomson C) Democritus
B) John Dalton D) James Chadwick
Identification. Greek Philosophers who established their
names in the concept of different elements.

21. _______________________ WATER

22. _______________________ AIR
23. _______________________ EARTH
24. _______________________ FIRE
25. _______________________ EARTH, AIR,
WATER and FIRE
ALCHEMY WANTS TO FIND:

26.
27.
28.
NAME TWO (2) NOTABLE
ALCHEMISTS:

29.
30.
ANSWER KEY
1. c) Democritus
2. b) Pioneer of the ideas of composition and
change in matter
3. b) They combine to form clusters
4. a) It contradicted the theory of ex nihilo
5. c) Collision of atoms in the void
6. b) The Renaissance
7. d) John Dalton
8. b) He formulated Atomic Theory
9. b) Matter is composed of atomos and void
10. c) Democritus
11. C) Democritus
12. C) John Dalton
13. B) Electrons
14. A) Plum pudding model
15. C) Ernest Rutherford
16. D) Nucleus
17. B) Nuclear model
18. B) James Chadwick
19. B) Bombarding alpha particles on
beryllium
20. D) James Chadwick
21. Thales WATER
22. Anaximenes AIR
23. Xenophanes EARTH
24. Heraclitus FIRE
25. Empedocles EARTH, AIR, WATER and FIRE
26. Philosopher’s stone - turns other metals to gold
27. Elixir of life - gives eternal life
28. Panacea - a cure for all diseases
29. Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan - sulfur and mercury are
elements
30. Paracelsus - tria prima for good health
30. Robert Boyle - author of Skeptical Chymist and proposed
Boyle’s Law