INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Alimannao Hills, Peñablanca/Atulayan Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Email address: isaphsdept@isap.edu.ph / isaptuguegaraocitygmail.com| contact number:0936-193-1278
THIRD QUARTER ASSESSMENT
SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023
PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Name:________________________ Date:___________ Score:______________

Grade and Section: ____________________ LRN: ________________________

I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Read all the items carefully and choose the letter that correctly describes/answers the
statements/questions. Shade the letter that corresponds to your answer on the answer sheet
provided.

___1. Which of the following correctly describes Stellar Nucleosynthesis?

a. the birth of elementary particles in the beginning of time
b. the creation of chemical elements by nuclear reactions within star
c. a hot cloud of gas where energy is distributed evenly all throughout
d. the formation of atomic nuclei through the combination of hadrons during the Big Bang
____2. Which of the following is the heaviest element?
A. iron C. helium
B. carbon D. silicon
____3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE: Isotopes of the same element?
A. contains the same number of electrons
B. have the same number of neutrons
C. have the same atomic number, but different atomic weights
D. have different number of neutrons, but the same number of protons

____4. Which of the following has the isotopes of deuterium and tritium?
A. beryllium C. hydrogen
B. helium D. lithium
____5. Where was all the deuterium in our galaxy formed?
A. in Supernovae
B. during the Big Bang
C. in cosmic ray collisions
D. in fusion reactors of the Earth

____6. Which of the following is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that can go through the
Earth’s atmosphere?
A. gamma-ray light C. Visible-wavelength light
B. ultraviolet light D. X-ray `light
____7. Which of the following Intermolecular force is considered as the weakest?
A. dipole-dipole C. h-bonding
B. ion-dipole D. london force
____8. The following are intermolecular forces of attraction, EXCEPT _______.
A. dipole-dipole C. h-bond
B. covalent bond D. london force

____9. What is the smallest particle of a substance that retrains the properties of the substance and
is capable of independent existence.
A. atom C. matter
B. angstrom D. molecule
____10. What is the tiny central part of an atom that contains both protons and neutrons.
A. electrons C. nucleus
B. neutrons D. protons
____11. How many protons are present if an atom has a mass number of 23 and atomic number of
11?
A. 11 C. 23
B. 12 D. 44
____12. How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in an atom of 19779Au?
A. 79 protons, 79 electrons, and 118 neutrons
B. 79 protons, 79 electrons, and 197 neutrons
C. 197 protons, 79 electrons, and 79 neutrons
D. 79 protons, 79 electrons, and 158 neutrons
____13. What is the shape of the molecule BeCl2?
A. linear C. tetrahedral
B. angular D. trigonal planar
____14. Based on the Kinetic Molecular Theory, a gas can be compressed much more than a solid or
liquid because which reason?
A. Gas particles move rapidly.
B. The particles of a gas are very far apart.
C. Gas particles do not attract or repel one another.
D. A gas is composed do not attract or repel one another.
____15. How is the energy of a star is produced?
A. by combustion C. by decomposition
B. by nuclear fission D. by nuclear fusion
____16. What is the Greek word for indivisible?
A. atomis C. atomos
B. atomus D. atomas
____17. Which is the second most abundant element in the universe?
A. carbon C. hydrogen
B. helium D. oxygen
____18. Created the classification of elements based on their atomic weight?
A. Dalton C. Millikan
B. Mendeleev D. Rutherford
____19. What refers to the relative ability of a bonded atom to attract shared electron pairs?
A. electron affinity C. ionization energy
B. electronegativity D. metallic property
____20. Who is the Greek Philosopher, that concluded that atoms are indivisible particles?
A. Isaac Newton C. Democritus
B. John Dalton D. J.J Thomson
____21. Which of the following bonds is the MOST polar?
A. H-Cl C. H-H
B. C-Cl D. N-F
____22. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. Polar covalent bonds can be present in a nonpolar molecule.
B. Polar bond forms when electrons are unequally shared by two atoms in a compound
C. Polarity of bond and molecular geometry are the two factors that affect the polarity of
molecules.
D. Polar covalent bond is present if the electronegativity difference between atoms
is equal or less than 0.4.
____23. The atomic number of Be is 75. The atomic mass of one of its isotopes is 186. How many
neutrons are in an atom of this isotope.
A. 261 C. 75
B. 111 D. 186
____24. Which of the following is NOT a light element?
A. helium C. lithium
B. hydrogen D. iron
____25. Who discovered the sub atomic particle neutron?
A. Democritus C. J.J Thomson
B. John Wick D. James Chadwick
____26. Which of the following shows a physical change?
A. tarnishing of silver C. burning of woods
B. rusting of iron nail D. dissolving of salt in water
____27. Chemical change occurs in which of the following?
A. chopping a piece of tomato C. souring of milk
B. breaking a piece of bread D. evaporating alcohol
____28. Which of the following describes a catalyst?
A. a limiting reactant
B. an excess reactant
C. remained the same
D. a substance that increases the rate of reaction without being consumed
____29. Semiconductors belong to which of the following groups?
A. metals C. metalloids
B. non-metal D. inert gases
____30. What Intermolecular force is exhibited a weak to moderate attractive force that exists
between a hydrogen atom covalently bond to a very small and highly electronegative atom
and a lone pair of electrons on another small electronegative atom.
A. ion-dipole forces C. dipole-dipole forces
B. dispersion forces D. hydrogen bonding
____31. Which refers to a substance that speeds up the rate of reaction?
A. catalyst C. solvent
B. solution D. particles
____32. Which of the following is an example of a catalyst?
A. enzymes C. salt
B. iron D. plastics
____33. Which theory states that “All matter in the universe started from a single explosion”?
A. big bang theory C. stellar
B. collision theory D. supernova
____ 34. Which refers to the random and spontaneous breakdown of the unstable nucleus of an
atom.
A. fusion reaction C. nuclear reaction
B. ionization D. radioactive decay
____35. Which of the following is an examples of lipids?
A. cellulose C. fats
B. collagen D. DNA
____36. A metalloid is an element with the same properties as a metal and non-metal.
A. false C. true
B. partially true D. partially false
____37. Who stated that the atom is mostly empty space based on his/her experiment the gold foil
method.
A. Dalton C. J.J Thomson
B. Democritus D. Rutherford
____40. Which of the following CORRECTLY describes solar power as a renewable energy source?
A. It is a renewable energy source derived from the sun.
B. It is the energy harnessed from the heat coming from the Earth.
C. It is the energy harnessed from the flow of the wind such as along seashores.
D. It is the energy obtained from converting the kinetic energy of fast-moving water into
electricity.
____41. Which of the following is being described by the phrase, “It can be converted in form, but
not created nor destroyed”?
A. atom C. force
B. energy D. matter
____42. What energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes
or even in many lifetimes?
A. kinetic C. renewable
B. potential D. non-renewable
____43. What form of energy includes hydrocarbons such as coal, oil, and natural gas that comes
from organic remains of prehistoric organisms?
A. batteries C. natural gas
B. fossil fuels D. solar power
____44. Which of the following is NOT an example of physical change?
A. rotting of eggs C. grinding of meat
B. coloring of water D. forming clay
____45. Which of the following is NOT an example of non-renewable resource?
A. coal C. trees
B. fossil D. methane
____46. What law states that mass of reactant is equal to amount of product?
A. law of gravitation C. law of action-reaction
B. law of mass D. law of conservation of mass

____47. Which of the following CORRECTLY describes particles in a solid?

A. fills whatever container it is in
B. particles tightly packed together
C. no attractive forces between particles
D. molecules slide past each other; sample takes shape of container
____48. The moving particles in an object have what kind of energy?
A. decreasing C. kinetic
B. increasing D. potential
____49. What refers to the minimum amount of energy that will initiate chemical reaction ?
A. activity reaction C. collision theory
B. activation energy D. catalyst
____50. When temperature rises, what happens to the reaction rate?
A. decreases C. stays the same
B. increases D. no change
____51. Balance the chemical equation: 1 FeCl₃+ 3NaOH → 1 Fe(OH)₃+___NaCl
A. 3 C. 1
B. 2 D. 4
____52. What is the correct coefficient to balance the chemical equation,2H ₃ +O ₂ →___H?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
____53. Which of the following is the unbalance chemical equation?
A. 2 AlBr₃ + 3 K₂SO4 → 6 KBr + 1 Al₂ (SO4)₃
B. 1 Pb(OH)₂ + 2 HCl→ 2 H₂O + 1 PbCl₂
C. 1 N₂ + 3 H₂ → 2 NH₃
D. 2 KClO₃ → 3 KCl + 3 O₂
____54. What type of intermolecular force acts between molecules?
A. attraction C. non-polar
B. polar D. van der Waals force
____55. Which of the following is NOT an intermolecular forces?
A. co-ordinate bonding C. hydrogen bonding
B. van der Waals force D. dipole-dipole force
____56. In dipole-dipole force, what will happen with two molecules with permanent dipoles?
A. electronegative C. polar
B. attract D. non-polar
____57. The concentration of reactants affects the rate of reaction. At a higher concentration, the
molecules collide more often.
A. Only first statement is true.
B. Only second statement is true.
C. Both statement are true.
D. Both statement are false.
____58. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to_____?
A. surface tension C. atmospheric pressure
B. buoyancy D. viscosity
____59. Which of the following is a chemical reaction?
A. burning wood C. rotting apple
B. rusting metal D. breaking pandesal
____60. Geothermal energy is the heat obtained from the underneath of the ____ and carried to the
surface as steam.
A. soil C. mars
B. planet D. earth

II. Problem Solving (10 points)

Directions: Solve the following problems. Write your complete solution on the answer sheet
provided.

Criteria Advanced Proficient Beginner

Correct, exact and Little bit near to the
Answers are too far.
Answer appropriate answer. correct answer.
(0 point)
(2 points) (2 points)
There are some
Complete solution lapses on the There is solution but
and procedure. No solution. Some parts it is not appropriate.
Solution
lapses at all. have been skipped. (1 point)
(3 points) (1 point)

Score 5 points 3 points 1 point

61-65. Complete the following table of neutral elements.

Name of element Symbol of element Atomic number Mass number

1.Aluminum Al 27
2. Potassium K
3.Nitrogen N 15
4. Calcium Ca 42
5.Barium Ba 56
66-70. How many moles are in 40.0 grams of water?

Prepared by:

Zyra S. Quendangan Jomar A. Bierzo Miah W. Baluyan

Subject Teacher Subject Teacher Subject Teacher

Checked and Reviewed by:

Marissa C. Bergonia, LPT

Subject Area Head, Science and Mathematics

Joanna P. Balaqui, LPT Jeric T. Cepeda,LPT

Academic Coordinator, Peñablanca Campus Academic Coordinator, Tuguegarao City Campus

Recommending Approval: Approved by:

 Ericson R. Mallari, LPT Winnie T. Cancejo, RRT, MPH
OIC Principal, High School Department OIC Vice President for Academic Affairs