Parallel Assessment
Grade 11- Physical Science (Module 1& 2)
Teachers: Rahanie G. Pajiji & Rhadzmalyn M. Camlian
Name: ___________________________________________ Grade/ Section: ___________________________
WRITTEN TEST (30 pts)
Test I. Multiple Choice: Read the statements carefully and shade your answers on the ZipGrade provided before
the questions.
1. What is the process of converting hydrogen to helium?
A. R-process B. Proton-Proton Chain C. Alpha ladder Process D. Triple Alpha Process
2. What is the process of producing heavy elements wherein carbon is used as a catalyst?
A. CNO cycle B. solar nucleosynthesis C. big bang nucleosynthesis D. Proton-Proton Chain
3. What is a process where three alpha particles fused to produce carbon?
A. S-process B. R-process C. Alpha Ladder Process D. Triple Alpha Process
4. What is a process wherein more and more particles are fused to helium to create heavier elements all
the way to iron.?
A. S-process B. R-process C. Alpha Ladder Process D. Triple Alpha Process
5. Alpha particles are:
A. neutrons B. electrons C. helium nuclei D. electromagnetic waves
6. What is the process of formation of heavy elements by the fusion of lighter nuclei in the interior of
stars?
A. solar nucleosynthesis C. big bang nucleosynthesis
B. stellar nucleosynthesis D. supernova nucleosynthesis
7. Aluminum-27 transmutes into sodium-24 by neutron bombardment. An alpha particle is released in
the reaction. Which of the following represents the reaction?
27 4 24 1 27 1 24 4
A. 13 Al + 2He → 11 Na + 0n C. 13 Al + 0n → 11 Na + 2He
24 1 27 4 24 4 27 1
B. 11 Na + 0n → 13 Al + 2He D.11 Na + 2He → 13 Al + 0n
8. Einsteinium-247 is produced by bombarding uranium-238 with nitrogen nuclei. Which of the following
represents the reaction?
247 14 238 1 238 1 247 14
A. 99 Es + 7 N → 92U + 5 0n C. 92 U +5 0n → 99 Es + 7 N
238 14 247 1 238 247 14 1
B. 92 U + 7 N → 99 Es + 5 0n D. 92 U → 99 Es + 7 N +5 0n
9. Which is the correct nuclear reaction when Radium-226 undergoes alpha emission?
226 222 4 226 3 228 1
A. 88Ra → 86 Rn + 2He C. 88 Ra + 2 He → 90 Th + 0n
226 4 230 226 226 0
B. 88 Ra + 2He → 90 Th D. 88 Ra → 87Rn + +1e
10. What occurs in the main sequence of stars?
A. R-Process B. S-Process C. solar nucleosynthesis D. Stellar
Nucleosynthesis
11. It is known as the origin of light elements.
A. R-Process B. S-Process C. Stellar Nucleosynthesis D. Primordial
Nucleosynthesis
12. It is also known as Nucleosynthesis.
A. S Process B. R-Process C. Nuclear Fission D. Proton-Proton
Reaction
13. These are elements with atomic numbers beyond 103.
A. Superheavy elements C. Neutron Capture Elements
B. Positive elements D. Transuranic Elements
14. What device paved the way for transmuting one element into another artificially?
A. cyclotron B. deuterons C. technetium D. x-ray spectroscopy
15. It is a device that is used to speed up the protons to overcome the repulsion between the protons and
the target atomic nuclei by using magnetic and electrical fields.
A. Microscope B. Spectroscopy C. Particle Accelerator D. Particle Decelerator
16. He demonstrated that the atomic number, the number of protons in an atom, determines most of the
properties of an element.
A. John Dalton B. Henry Moseley C. Dimitri Mendeleev D. Ernest Rutherford
17. He created a classification of elements based on their atomic weight.
A. John Dalton B. Henry Moseley C. Dimitri Mendeleev D. Ernest Rutherford
18. Who discovered the relationship between x-ray wavelength of an element and its atomic number?
A. John Dalton B. James Chadwick C. Henry Moseley D. Ernest Rutherford
19. He discovered the neutron in 1932.
A. John Dalton B. James Chadwick C. Henry Moseley D. Ernest Rutherford
20. The following persons discovered element with atomic number 8 in 1940, EXCEPT ONE.
A. K. Mackenzie B. Dale Corson C. Carlo Perrier D. Emilio Segre
Test II. Direction: Fill in the diagram below that shows the Life Cycle of Stars.
PERFORMANCE TEST (30 points)
Direction: Write a paragraph with 8-10 sentences of how you relate the evolution of a star to the
life cycle of a person. You will be rated through a rubric. (You may use an extra sheet for your answer)
Fetus Infancy through Adulthood Middle age Old age--death
