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WorksheetsPhysical Science Benchmark II
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How are pressure and volume related?
a)
Directly
b)
Indirectly
c)
They aren't related
2.
What will happen to the volume of a gas under constant temperature if the pressure increases?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Nothing
d)
Explosion!
3.
If you increase the pressure of a constant volume of gas, what will happen to the temperature?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
It will Blow Up
4.
What does Boyle's law relate to?
a)
Temperature and Volume
b)
Volume and Pressure
c)
Temperature and Pressure
d)
Pressure and Volume
5.
What is the phase change of sublimation?
a)
Liquid to solid
b)
Gas to liquid
c)
Liquid to gas
d)
Solid to gas
6.
If a balloon is cooled what will happen to the volume if pressure is constant?
a)
Volume will increase
b)
Volume will decrease
c)
Volume will not change
d)
Volume will increase and then decrease
7.
Which state of matter can flow?
a)
Gases
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases and liquids
d)
Gases, liquids, and solids
8.
When do all three phases of matter exist at the same time?
a)
At the triple point
b)
At sublimation
c)
When it melts
d)
When it boils
9.
Evaporation occurs...
a)
Below the boiling point
b)
At the boiling point
c)
Above the boiling point
d)
Never
10.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different
a)
masses
b)
# of protons
c)
# of electrons
d)
chemical properties
11.
All atoms of the same element have the same
a)
atomic mass
b)
mass number
c)
number of neutrons
d)
atomic number
12.
An aluminum isotope consists of 13 protons, 13 electrons, and 14 neutrons. Its mass number is
a)
13
b)
14
c)
27
d)
40
13.
Which of the following is a negatively charged subatomic particle?
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Quark
14.
These elements are ductile
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
15.
What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?
a)
Groups
b)
Periods
c)
Rows
d)
Classifications
16.
An element has an atomic number of 76. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom of the element are
a)
152 p+, 76 e-
b)
76 p+, 0 e-
c)
38 p+, 38 e-
d)
76 p+, 76 e-
17.
Contributes basically no mass to an atom.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
protons and neutrons
18.
An atoms overall charge is
a)
positive
b)
depends on its mood
c)
neutral
d)
negative
19.
How are elements and compounds different?
a)
A compound is a combination of two or more types of matter, an element is one type.
b)
Compounds are represented by chemical symbols of one letter, elements by two.
c)
There are an infinite number of elements, but a limited number of compounds.
d)
Elements are always larger units of matter, and compounds are smaller.
20.
How many protons are in this element?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
Cannot be determined
21.
An atom has 10 protons and a mass of 18. It has __ neutrons
a)
10
b)
18
c)
28
d)
8
22.
In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have
a)
Alpha , Beta, Gamma
b)
Beta , Gamma , Alpha
c)
Gamma, Beta, Alpha
d)
Gamma, Alpha, Beta
23.
Gamma rays have a _____ charge
a)
0
b)
+1
c)
-1
d)
+2
24.
Beta particles have a _____ charge
a)
+1
b)
0
c)
-1
d)
+2
25.
Two or more nuclei combine to form one larger nucleus in the process of nuclear _____.
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Tracing
d)
Decay
26.
When one large nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei, the process is nuclear _____.
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Tracing
d)
Decay
27.
Which produces more energy--nuclear fission or nuclear fusion?
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
They produce the same amount
d)
It depends on the elements used
28.
Alpha particles have a _____ charge.
a)
+2
b)
0
c)
+1
d)
-1
29.
Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus
a)
fission
b)
fusion
30.
Which type of radiation is most penetrating?
a)
Gamma
b)
They are equal
c)
Beta
d)
Alpha
31.
The least penetrating type of radiation
a)
Alpha particle
b)
Beta particle
c)
gamma ray
32.
This is an example of...
a)
Fission reaction
b)
Fusion reaction
c)
Decomposition reaction
d)
Combustion
33.
If we start off with element 24X50 after an alpha decay we get another element Y that looks like
a)
22Y50
b)
22Y46
c)
20Y48
d)
26Y54
34.
Mass number of atom shown is
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
12
35.
If we start off with element 24X50 after an gamma decay we get another element that looks like
a)
24X50
b)
23X50
c)
24X50
d)
25X50
36.
How many protons and neutrons in 24X50 [Hint: Protons is the ATOMIC NUMBER or Number of the BOTTOM]
a)
P = 24 N = 50
b)
P = 24 N = 26
c)
P = 26 N = 24
d)
P = 50 N = 24
37.
What is this sketch
showing?
showing?
a)
Nuclear fusion
b)
Nuclear action
c)
Nuclear Decay
d)
Nuclear chain reaction
38.
Gamma rays damage human cells/tissue.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The count rate of an isotope falls from 1000 to 100 in a time of 6 hours. Which of the follwing is closest to the half life of the isotope?
a)
1 hour
b)
2 hours
c)
4 hours
d)
6 hours
40.
If we start off with element 24X50 after an alpha decay we get another element Y that looks like
a)
22Y50
b)
22Y46
c)
20Y48
d)
26Y54
41.
which family of metals is most reactive?
a)
transition metals
b)
boron family
c)
alkali family
d)
noble gases
42.
most of the elements on the periodic table are
a)
non metals
b)
metals
c)
metalloids
d)
none
43.
What name is given to the elements in Groups 3 through 12?
a)
Transition Metals
b)
Alkaline Earth Metals
c)
Rare Earth Metals
d)
Alkali Metals
44.
Mendeleev discovered that periodic patterns appeared when he arranged the elements in order of increasing ____________________.
a)
atomic measure
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic weight
45.
A column of elements in the periodic table is called a group, or ____________________.
a)
genius
b)
family
c)
order
d)
period
46.
Elements that easily transmit electricity and heat display the property known as ____________________.
a)
mallebility
b)
ductility
c)
conductivity
d)
reactivity
47.
Nonmetals are ____________________ conductors of heat and electricity.
a)
Good
b)
Poor
48.
3 examples of a physical change...?
a)
sawing of wood, crushing a can, & toasting a marshmaollow
b)
freezing water, bursting of a balloon, & rotting of an egg
c)
boiling of water, bursting of a balloon, & crumpling a piece of paper
d)
evaporation of gasoline, rusting a nail, & freezing of water
49.
In a solid, the particles
a)
vibrate in place
b)
slide past one another
c)
overcome the strong attraction
50.
The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold juice on a warm day are an example of?
a)
sublimation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
51.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
52.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
53.
What term describes a solid changing to a liquid?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Freezing
d)
Melting
54.
How is a solid defined?
a)
Indefinite shape and indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape and definite volume
c)
Found in the stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
55.
What is Half-life?
a)
The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
b)
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
c)
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
d)
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
56.
The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If one had 100.0 g at the beginning, how many grams would be left after 7.2 minutes has elapsed?
a)
100.0g
b)
50.0g
c)
12.5g
d)
8.5g
57.
Fermium-253 has a half-life of 0.334 seconds. A radioactive sample is considered to be completely decayed after 10 half-lives. How much time will elapse for this sample to be considered gone?
a)
0.334 seconds
b)
3.34 seconds
c)
1.77 seconds
d)
13.4 seconds
58.
If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.
a)
1.25mg
b)
1.25g
c)
10g
d)
10mg
59.
Which row is true about the alpha particle?
a)
Mass = 2; Charge = +4
b)
mass = 4; charge = +2
c)
mass = 1/2000; charge = -2
d)
mass= 2; charge = -4
60.
Uranium-238 decays into Thorium-234 by emitting .........
a)
an alpha particle
b)
a beta particle
c)
gamma rays
d)
visible light
61.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
62.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
63.
The radioactivity of a radioactive substance:
a)
increases with time
b)
increases then decreases with time
c)
decreases with time
d)
stays the same with time
64.
Which of the following would be attracted toward a positively charged sheet of metal?
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma ray
d)
none of the above
65.
Today, some power plants use nuclear fission to convert nuclear energy into electrical energy. Which is a potential risk associated nuclear power plants?
a)
decrease dependency on oil
b)
thermal pollution of rivers and streams
c)
increase carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere
d)
reduced sulfur dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
66.
What is the half-life of Strontium-90?
a)
100 years
b)
25 years
c)
50 years
d)
75 years
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