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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NUEVA ECIJA
NEHS – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CABANATUAN CITY

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
PRE - TEST
Multiple Choice

Choose the letter from the option that best completes the statement.

____ 1.The main branches of natural science are

a. physics and chemistry. c. medicine and agriculture.
b. biology, zoology, and ecology. d. life, physical, and earth science.
____ 2. What do scientists who do pure science do?
a. They look for ways to use scientific knowledge to solve problems.
b. They develop new uses for scientific knowledge.
c. They do experiments to find out about the world.
d. They build faster and more powerful computers.
____ 3. Which question cannot be answered by an experiment?
a. Does penicillin kill Salmonella bacteria?
b. Is rabies caused by a virus?
c. Did a comet impact kill the dinosaurs?
d. Can radiation cause cancer?
____ 4. Matter is defined as anything that
a. can be seen and touched. c. can be weighed.
b. has mass and takes up space. d. contains kinetic or potential energy.
____ 5. A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances is
a. a compound. c. an element.
b. a mixture. d. an atom.
____ 6. The chemical formula for water, H2O, means that each water molecule contains
a. two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms.
b. two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
c. two hydrogen atoms and zero oxygen atoms.
d. one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms.
____ 7. You put 1 gram of salt into 1 liter of water and stir. The resulting liquid is an example of
a. a pure substance. c. a homogeneous mixture.
b. a heterogeneous mixture. d. an immiscible mixture.
____ 8. The science of what matter is made of and how it changes is called
a. chemistry. c. kinetics.
b. physics. d. engineering.
____ 9. The chemical element that is most abundant in the human body is ______.
a. nitrogen. c. carbon.
b. iron. d. oxygen.
____ 10. The element that is most abundant in Earth is ______.
a. iron. c. silicon.
b. oxygen. d. magnesium.
____ 11. The chemical symbol for sulfuric acid is H2SO4. How many atoms are contained in each
molecule of sulfuric acid?
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 a. 3 c. 6
b. 5 d. 7
____ 12. The chemical formula for table sugar is C12H22O11. How many oxygen atoms are in each
sugar molecule?
a. 2 c. 12
b. 11 d. 22
____ 13. Which of the following is an example of a gas-liquid mixture?
a. the air we breathe c. soapsuds
b. a carbonated drink d. ice cubes
____ 14. Which state of matter will hold its shape without a container?
a. solid c. gas
b. liquid d. plasma
____ 15. The kinetic theory is useful for
a. determining how much heat is necessary to melt a solid.
b. explaining how matter and energy are related.
c. testing the temperature of a gas.
d. showing the differences between states of matter.
____ 16. The change of a substance from a solid directly to a gas is called
a. condensation. c. melting.
b. evaporation. d. sublimation.
____ 17. Evaporation refers to the change of state from a
a. liquid to a gas. c. solid to a liquid.
b. gas to a liquid. d. liquid to a solid.
____ 18. The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be
a. burned. c. created or destroyed.
b. changed in form. d. heated or cooled.
____ 19. During a chemical or physical change, energy may be
a. created. c. greatly increased in strength.
b. destroyed. d. converted into another form.
____ 20. You burn a log of wood, and only a small pile of ashes is left. What has happened?
a. A large amount of mass has been lost.
b. A small amount of mass has been converted into a large amount of heat energy.
c. The total mass of the wood and oxygen is the same as the total mass of the ash and gases.
d. The total amount of energy is less than before.
____ 21. A liquid change rapidly into a gas at the liquid's
a. boiling point. c. melting point.
b. freezing point. d. condensation point.
____ 22. Knowing the chemical properties of a substance will tell you how the substance
a. looks. c. can be broken down into atoms.
b. smells. d. reacts with other substances.
____ 23. Which of the following is not an example of a physical property?
a. freezing point c. reactivity
b. boiling point d. density
____ 24. Lead has a density of 11.3 g/cm3. What is the volume of a block of lead with a mass of 282.5
g?
a. 2.5 cm3 c. 250 cm3
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b. 25 cm d. 2500 cm3
____ 25. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
a. ice melting c. pounding gold into a coin
b. paint fading d. a puddle of water evaporating
____ 26. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
a. dissolving salt in water c. cooking an egg
b. burning wood into charcoal d. rusting iron

____ 27. Ice floats in water because it is

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 a. denser than water. c. colder than water.
b. less dense than water. d. warmer than water.
____ 28. Digesting food is an example of
a. physical change. c. chemical change.
b. change o state. d. buoyancy.
____ 29. When water is broken down, what happens to the oxygen and hydrogen atoms it is made of?
a. They combine with oxygen in the air to produce new substances.
b. They are rearranged to form hydrogen and oxygen gas
c. They are destroyed.
d. They increase in size until they form a solid.
____ 30. Grinding quartz crystals down to produce sand is an example of a
a. change of state. c. chemical reaction.
b. chemical change. d. physical change.
____ 31. The tendency of a less dense substance to float in a denser liquid is called
a. viscosity. c. sublimation.
b. density. d. buoyancy.
____ 32. Dalton's atomic theory stated that every element was made of atoms that could not be
subdivided, atoms of the same element are alike, and
a. atoms are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
b. the nucleus is the center of the atom.
c. atoms can join to form molecules.
d. atoms are constantly in motion.
____ 33. Which statement is true according to Dalton's theory?
a. Atoms of different elements can join to form larger atoms.
b. Atoms can be subdivided into smaller particles.
c. Atoms of the same element differ in electric charge.
d. Atoms of the same element are exactly alike.
____ 34. Which statement about the atomic nucleus is correct?
a. The nucleus is made of protons and neutrons and has a negative charge.
b. The nucleus is made of protons and neutrons and has a positive charge.
c. The nucleus is made of electrons and has a positive charge.
d. The nucleus is made of electrons and has a negative charge.
____ 35. The charge of an electron is
a. –2 c. 0
b. –1 d. +1
____ 36. Atoms have no electric charge because they
a. have an equal number of charged and noncharged particles.
b. have neutrons in their nuclei.
c. have an equal number of electrons and protons.
d. have an equal number of neutrons and protons.
____ 37. According to Bohr's model of the atom, electrons behave like
a. planets orbiting the sun. c. light energy in a vacuum.
b. waves on a vibrating string. d. planets rotating on their axes.
____ 38. According to Bohr's theory, an electron's path around the nucleus defines its
a. electric charge. c. energy level.
b. atomic mass. d. speed.
____ 39. According to modern atomic theory, it is nearly impossible to determine an electron's exact
a. color. c. charge
b. position. d. mass.
____ 40. The order of elements in the periodic table is based on
a. the number of protons in the nucleus. c. the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
b. the electric charge of the nucleus. d. atomic mass.

____ 41. Atoms of elements that are in the same group have the same number of
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 a. protons. c. valence electrons.
b. neutrons. d. protons and neutrons.
____ 42. Valence electrons determine an atom's
a. mass. c. electric charge.
b. chemical properties. d. period.
____ 43. Ionization refers to the process of
a. changing from one period to another. c. turning lithium into fluorine.
b. losing or gaining protons. d. losing or gaining electrons.
____ 44. A lithium-ion is much less reactive than a lithium atom because it
a. is much more massive.
b. has a full outermost energy level.
c. has a negative electric charge.
d. is in a different group in the periodic table.
____ 45. Oxygen has the atomic number 8. This means that an oxygen atom has
a. eight neutrons in its nucleus. c. eight protons in its nucleus.
b. a total of eight protons and neutrons. d. a total of eight neutrons and electrons.
____ 46. An atom's mass number equals the number of
a. protons plus the number of electrons. c. protons.
b. protons plus the number of neutrons. d. neutrons.
____ 47. Which statement about the alkali metals is correct?
a. They are located in the left-most column of the periodic table.
b. They are extremely non-reactive.
c. They are usually gases.
d. They form negative ions with a 1– charge.
____ 48. Covalent bonds are formed between
a. ions. c. nonmetal atoms.
b. metal atoms. d. compounds.
____ 49. In a metallic bond, the nucleus of one atom is attracted by a nearby atom's
a. nucleus. c. energy structure.
b. negative ion. d. electrons.
____ 50. Solid ionic compounds have very high melting points because they
a. are positively charged.
b. contain metallic elements.
c. are made of elements that are solid at room temperature.
d. contain charged ions that are locked tightly together.

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Prepared by:

Cristina S. Arevalo
Subject Teacher

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