SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

IN SCIENCE 9

NAME: ______________________________ DATE: ____________

GRADE & SECTION: ____________________ SCORE: ___________

MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer.
______1. What do you think will happen if eutrophication continues?
A. There will be fish kill. C. Acid rain will decrease.
B. Greenhouse gases will increase. D. Coastal areas will be revived.

______2. What will happen to plants if acid rain flows through the soil?
A.Water level will rise. C. Trees will wither and eventually die.
B. Trees will gain added nutrients D. It will replace essential soil nutrients.

______3. The average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere may rise as a result of___.
A. water pollution C. the green house effect
B. garbage dumping D. hazardous waste

______4. Which of the following best explains why planting trees and putting up urban gardens can help prevent global
warming?
A. Plants perform photosynthesis.
B. Plants produce oxygen during daytime and perform transpiration.
C. Plants also absorb carbon dioxide that contributes to the rising of earth’s temperature.
D. Plants use up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, release oxygen to the environment, and perform
transpiration.

______5. Pollutants dumped into the rivers and streams eventually find their way to
A. the ocean C. the atmosphere
B. groundwater supplies D. tropical forest

______6. On the basis of Rutherford’s model of an atom, which subatomic particle is present in the nucleus of an atom?
A. Proton and electron C. Proton and neutron
B. Neutron and electron D. Proton only

______7. Who proposed the probability that electron can be found in certain location around the nucleus of an atom?
A. Neils Bohr B. Erwin Schrodinger C. Ernest Rutherford D. J.J. Thompson

______8. If the first and second energy levels of an atom are full, then what would be the total number of electrons in
the atom?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D.18

______9. Which atomic model is proposed by Schrodinger?

A. Nuclear model C. Raisin bread model
B. Planetary model D. Quantum mechanical model

______10. Which among the following shows that an atom is stable?

A. having 2 valence electrons C. having 6 valence electrons
B. having 4 valence electrons D. having 8 valence electrons
______11. Each sub level has its maximum number of orbitals. How many orbitals are in the third principal energy
level?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12

______12. Which of the following sub levels is correctly designated?

A. 1p5 B. 3f9 C. 2p6 D. 3d11

______13.. If the 1st energy level is already filled up with 2 electrons, what level should be filled up next?
A. Second B. Third C. Fourth D. Fifth
______14. Which of the following is the correct electron distribution for Scandium with atomic number of 21?
A. 1s2 2s2 2p4 3s4 3p6 4s3 C. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3
B. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d1 D. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p8 4s1

______15.Which atom has an electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s2 3p3?

A. He B. Ne C. Ar D. P
______16. What is the electron configuration of Gallium, 31Ga?
A. 1s22s22p63s23p54s23d104p1 C. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d94p2
2 2 6 2 6 2 10 1
B. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p D. 1s22s22p63s23p54s23d104p2

______17. Which one of the following electron configurations is INCORRECT?

A. 1s22s22p63s23p6 C. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p3
2 2 6 2 6 2 9 2
B. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p D. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p5

______18. Which of the following electron configurations is CORRECT?

A. 1s22s3 C. 1s22s22p6
B. 1s22s23s2 D. 1s22s22p63s24s2

______19. Which of the following element has the highest electronegativity?

A. Boron Group C. Alkali Metals
B. Alkaline Earth Metals D. Non Metal elements

______20. Identify 2 elements that would likely form an ionic bond among the following elements: Li, Si, F, Ne
A. Li and Si B. Si and F C. Ne and Si D. Li and F

______21. Why do atoms react with one another to form chemical bond?
A. To attain stability C. to form compounds
B. To form molecules D. to form nothing

______22. What kind of chemical bond will form between hydrogen and chlorine atoms?
A. ionic bond C.Polar covalent bond
B. metallic bond D. Non Polar Covalent

______23. Which of the following element has the lowest ionization energy?
A. Noble Gases B. Non Metals C. Metals D. Halogens

______24. What kind of bond will result when two identical non-metallic atoms combine?
A. ionic bond C.Polar covalent bond
B. metallic bond D. Non Polar Covalent

______25. What do the elements sulfur (S), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and Bromine (Br) have in common?
A. They are non metals. C. They have the same number of protons.
B. They are noble (inert) gases. D. They have the same thermal conductivity.

______26. Which of the following atoms has six valence electrons?

A. Magnesium (Mg) C. Sulfur (S)
B. Silicon (Si) D. Argon

______27. Three elements X, Y, and Z, all have two electrons in their orbits. The three elements could be __
A. All non metals. C. in the second row in the periodic table.
B. Noble gases D. in the second column in the periodic table.

______28. How many orbitals present in the fourth principal energy level?
A. 1 orbital (s sub level) C. 2 orbitals (s, p, sublevels)
B. 3 orbitals (s, p, d sublevels) D. 4 orbitals ( s, p, d, and f sublevels)

______29. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the atomic model of Bohr?
A. The hydrogen is made up of a positively charged nucleus.
B. The electron revolves around the nucleus in a circular orbit.
C. The energy of the electron in a given orbit is not fixed.
D. An electron can absorb or emit a quantity of radiation.
______30. Which of the properties of atoms is the most suitable reference for the kind of bond that will place
between/among them?
A. Atomic size B. electronegativity C. ionization energy D. electron affinity

______31. Element X belongs to Group 1. Which of the following best describes element X?
A. High electronegativity C. High ionization
B. Low electronegativity D. a non-metallic element

______32. How is the bond Br2 different from the bond in Mgf2?
A. The bond in Br2 is metallic while the bond in MgF2 is covalent.
B. The bond Br2 is ionic while the bind in MgF2 is covalent.
C. The bond in Br2 is covalent while the bond in MgF2 is ionic.
D. There is no bond difference between the two.

______33. Which statement is incorrect?

A. Orbital is a region in which an atom where an electron can be found.
B. An electron can absorb energy when it jumps to a higher energy level.
C. An electron can emit energy when it jumps to a higher energy level.
D. Filling the electrons in an atom starts from a low energy level to a highest energy level.

______34. What occurs when an electron moves from high energy level to low a one?
A. Another electron goes from a low energy to a high one
B. The atom moves faster
C. Colored light is given off
D. This process is not possible

______35. What kind of particle is produced after covalent bonding?

A. Atom B. molecule C. ion D. electron

______36. When does covalent bonding takes place?

A. It takes place when atoms share electrons with one another.
B. It takes place when the attraction between atoms is strong.
C. It takes place when atoms collide with one another.
D. It takes place when atoms attain stability.

______37. What will most likely happen to a non-metallic atom after ionic bonding?
I. It forms a cation. III. It becomes stable.
II. It forms an anion. IV. It becomes unstable.
A. I & II B. II & III C. III & IV D. I & IV

______38. The symbol “n” in the Bohr theory of atomic structure refers to:
A. the energy of electron.
B. the total energy of the artom.
C. the number of electron in an energy level.
D. the orbit in which an electron is found.

______39. Nitrogen ( N ) belongs to family 5A and it is diatomic. How many nonpolar covalent bonds will there be in N2
molecule?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 d. 4

______40. What kind of element has less than 4 valence electrons?

A. Non-metals B. Metalloids C. Metals D. Noble gases

______41. Why do atoms react with one another to form chemical bonds.
A. to attain stability C. to form molecules
B. to form compounds D. to produce ions

______42. If a metal element Sodium (Na) has 1 valence electron what group or family it belong ?
A. Boron Group C. Alkaline earth metals
B. Alkali metals D. Halogens
______43. If Oxygen ( O ) belongs to Family VIA, which of the following Lewis Dot Structure is correct?
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A. O : B. : O : C. : O . D. : O :

For numbers 44-45 Find out the number of valence electrons from the given electron configuration.
______44. 15P – 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
______45. 20Ca – 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

46. An ammonia (NH3 ) is a chemical compound which are two non-metal elements that are combined to formed a polar
covalent bond. Show this chemical bond by drawing its Lewis Structure.

47. Solve for the population density per sq.km, if 40 carabaos live in 1.5 sq.km. area. Use the formula
Density = number of individuals
Size area

For numbers 48-50. Supply the needed data of the table below using the given Electron Configuration of the Element
Sodium.

Element Name Sodium

Electron Configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
48. Lewis Symbol
49. Valence Electron
50. Type of element