Extracting Metals

Select the element which steel is mostly made from.

• Copper

• Nickel

• Iron

• Zinc

Iron is usually not found on its own as a single element. Select the compound we usually find iron in.

• Iron chloride

• Iron oxide

• Iron sulphate

• Iron

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Iron oxide is usually mixed with other compounds in rocks. Select the term used to describe a rock you can get metal from.

• or

• oar

• ore

• ee-or!

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Select the two correct steps for extracting iron from is ore.

• Seperate iron oxide from the compounds it is mixed with -> Use chemical reactions to extract iron from iron oxide

• Seperate iron oxide from the compounds it is mixed with -> Use chemical reactions to extract iron oxide from the iron.

• Use chemical reactions to extract iron from iron oxide

  -> Seperate iron oxide from the compounds it is mixed with

• Use chemical reactions to extract iron oxide from iron

  -> Seperate iron oxide from the compounds it is mixed with

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Iron can be removed from iron oxide by heating with charcoal. Select the non-metal charcoal is made of.

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Sulfur

• Carbon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Select two advanatges of using charcoal to extract iron.

• Expensive and easy to get.

• Expensive and hard to get.

• Cheap and easy to get.

• Cheap and hard to get.

Select the true statement.

• Carbon is more reactive than iron.

• Carbon is as reactive as iron.

• Carbon is less reactive than iron.

Select the true statement.

• Any metal that is below carbon in the reactivity series can be displaced from its compounds by carbon.

• Any metal that is above carbon in the reactivity series can be displaced from its compounds by carbon.

• Any metal that is below carbon in the reactivity series can not be displaced from its compounds by carbon.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Select the correct explanation.

• Iron can not be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it more reactive than carbon.

• Iron can be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it more reactive than carbon.

• Iron can not be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it less reactive than carbon.

• Iron can be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it less reactive than carbon.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Select the correct explanation.

• Aluminium can not be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it more reactive than carbon.

• Aluminium can be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it more reactive than carbon.

• Aluminium can not be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it less reactive than carbon.

• Aluminium can be displaced from its compounds by carbon as it less reactive than carbon.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2