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Year 10 C Stream S2 Exam Revision

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following does not react with water?
a)
lithium
b)
magnesium
c)
lead
d)
calcium
2.
Which of the following the most reactive in dilute acid
a)
magnesium
b)
calcium
c)
aluminum
d)
zinc
3.
What is made when magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid?
a)
magnesium nitrate and hydrogen gas
b)
magnesium sulfate and hydrogen gas
c)
magnesium oxide and oxygen gas
d)
magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas
4.
When a metal reacts with oxygen gas, the product is ...
a)
metal hydroxide
b)
metal oxide
c)
metal oxide and oxygen
d)
metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas
5.
Which of the following is arranged according increasing reactivity?
a)
Mg > Li > Na > K
b)
Mg > Na > Li > K
c)
Na > Li > Mg > K
d)
K > Mg > Na > Li
6.
The least reactive metal below is:
a)
iron
b)
zinc
c)
copper
d)
lead
7.
Which one of the following metals reacts most vigorously with cold water?
a)
Sodium
b)
Magnesium
c)
Copper
d)
Zinc
8.
Which one of the following metals could produce zinc metal, if heated with zinc oxide?
a)
Copper
b)
Aluminium
c)
Iron
d)
Silver
9.
Which metal is more reactive than calcium?
a)
magnesium
b)
potassium
c)
silver
d)
aluminum
10.
What will be reaction if less reactive metal is added in a solution with more reactive metal compound?
a)
vigorous reaction
b)
fizzing gas produced
c)
burns moderately
d)
no reaction
11.
Which of the following will not undergo reaction?
a)
zinc metal  +  zinc oxide 
b)
iron metal  +  copper oxide
c)
zinc metal +  iron oxide
d)
magnesium  +  iron oxide
12.
What is an example of Radiant energy?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Burning Logs
c)
Vibrations
d)
Gravitational potential
13.
Potential energy is energy that is...
a)
stored
b)
already used
c)
being used currently
d)
never going to be used
14.
What is energy?
a)
the ability to cause change
b)
the ability to resist change
c)
the ability to lack change
d)
the ability to 
15.
"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?
a)
Law of Conservation of Mass
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Law of Conservation of Energy
d)
Newton's Third Law
16.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
17.
An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called (n)
a)
vestigial structure
b)
adaptation
c)
speciation
d)
analagous structure
18.
An earthquake causes an ocean channel top open and separate an island into two.  The species on each section are now in
a)
geographic isolation 
b)
behavioral isolation
c)
disruptive isolation 
d)
temporal isolation
19.
Differences obseved between organisms of the same species
a)
Homologous Structure
b)
Radioactive Dating
c)
Mutation
d)
Variation
20.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
21.
Which types of peppered moths survived and reproduced the most during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
White Peppered Moths
b)
Black Peppered Moths
22.
Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring.  This is called
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
23.
Kinetic energy is energy due to...
a)
interactions between objects or particles
b)
motion
c)
elasticity
d)
mass
24.
The gradual change that occurs in population that is the result of selective pressures acting to the genetic variations.
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
25.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
26.
Structures that no longer serve a purpose are
a)
Homologous structures
b)
Analogous structures
c)
Adaptations
d)
Vestigial structures
27.
Study of embryos of various organisms
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
28.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
29.
What was the name of the scientist who had the theory of evolution?
a)
Lamarck
b)
Einstein
c)
Washington
d)
Darwin
30.
Which is not an example of an adaptation?
a)
A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.
b)
A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.
c)
A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.
d)
A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.
31.
Where did Darwin go to study about finches?
a)
Islands of Africa
b)
Coast of South America
c)
Galapagos Islands
32.
Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)
a)
mutation
b)
gene flow
c)
gene pool
d)
allele
33.
What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?
a)
natural selection
b)
inheritance
c)
artificial selection
d)
descent without modification
34.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
35.
How would you describe these two features?
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Structural adaption
d)
Functional adaption
36.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
37.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
sexuality
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
38.
which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the wings of an ostrich
39.
If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
a)
close relative
b)
early ancestor
c)
unrelated organism
d)
embryological stage
40.
A stretched spring has which type of energy?
a)
gravitational potential
b)
kinetic
c)
elastic potential
d)
thermal