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Area of study 1 VCE Chemistry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Natural gas is composed mostly of
a)
ethane
b)
propane
c)
butane 
d)
methane
2.
The type of energy that moves objects is...
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Sound Energy
c)
Mechanical Energy
d)
Chemical
3.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy does the sun energy become?
a)
light
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
electrical
4.
Which type of energy does the battery produce?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
mechanical
d)
electrical
5.
What two factors determine the amount of potential energy an object has
a)
speed and mass
b)
speed and position
c)
mass and position
d)
temperature and mass
6.
Which of the letters (A-D) represents the potential energy of the products?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Which of the letters (A-D) represents the potential energy of the reactants?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
What kind of reaction is this?
a)
endothermic
b)
exothermic
9.
Consider the reaction: 2 H2O + energy --> 2H2 + O2
a)
exothermic, releasing energy
b)
exothermic, absorbing energy
c)
endothermic, absorbing energy
d)
endothermic, releasing energy
10.
Refer the the following question:
2N2 + 3H2 --> 2NH3 + 46 kJ
How much energy would be produced if only 1 mol of nitrogen was reacted?
a)
92 kJ
b)
0.143 kJ
c)
23 kJ
d)
15 kJ
11.
What mass of P4 must be reacted to produce 5905 kJ of energy?
P4 + 6Cl2 --> 4PCl3 + 2439 kJ
a)
25.43 g
b)
563.0 g
c)
2.421 g
d)
300.0 g
12.
Which of the following, when fossil fuels are burned, is formed when there is lack of oxygen?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
sulphur dioxide
c)
nitrogen dioxide
d)
carbon dioxide
13.
A sample of gas from a car exhaust was tested with limewater and gave a white precipitate. The gas was most likely to be?
a)
partly burned petrol vapour
b)
unburned petrol vapour
c)
carbon monoxide
d)
carbon dioxide
14.
Formed when large quantities of dead organisms such as Zoo-plankton and Algae are buried under sedimentary layers and subjected to intense heat and pressure turning them into a liquid fossil fuel. 
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
15.
Which of the following energy sources is considered nonrenewable?
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Geothermal Energy
c)
Tidal Energy
d)
Fossil Fuels
16.
In a combustion reaction what is used to make reactions burn
a)
methane
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon monoxide
d)
carbon dioxide
17.
In Australia the main fuel used to produce electricity is 
a)
ethanol
b)
coal
c)
steam
d)
methane
18.
The main use of bioethanol is to
a)
replace the use of fossil fuels as a source of energy
b)
release large areas of land for growing crops
c)
supplement the use of fossil fuels in motor cars.
d)
provide a fuel that is less volatile than ethanol
19.
Diesel fuel does not contain the element 
a)
carbon
b)
hydrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
sulfur
20.
Identify the most correct 
A. biodiesel is a mixture of glycerol and along chain fatty acid.
B. biodiesel is a mixture of methyl and ethyl esters of fatty acid.
C.vegetable oils and fats are used as biofuels due to their higher energy content
D. biodiesel is composed of long chain hydrocarbons
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D