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Combustion reactions

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is essential for a combustion reaction to begin?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Fuel 
c)
Fuel, oxygen and heat
d)
Water and oxygen
2.
What kind of energy conversion does a combustion reaction involve?
a)
Kinetic to Potential Energy
b)
Chemical Potential Energy to Kinetic or Thermal Energy
c)
Potential Energy to Nuclear Energy
d)
Mass to Energy
3.
Which of the following chemical reactions involve combustion?
a)
A forest fire
b)
Human digestion
c)
A car using gasoline
d)
All of the above
4.
Usually , what kind of chemical compounds are fuels in a combustion reaction?
a)
Food
b)
Metals such as Magnesium
c)
Hydrocarbons such as fossil fuels
d)
All of the above
5.

The total heat output from a combustion reaction is called

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Chemical Potential Energy

d)

Enthalpy

6.
Water is not used to control fires involving electrical appliances.
a)
False
b)
True
7.
How are fossil fuels formed?
a)
Dead organisms fall to the bottom of the floor and are covered in sediment. Heat and pressure turn it into fossil fuels.
b)
Dead organisms are buried.
c)
Fossil fuels are renewable so they are man made
d)
Dead organisms fall to the botton of the floor and pressure and cementation change it into fossil fuels
8.

Matter that has a definite shape and volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

9.

Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

10.

Matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

11.

A measure of how much matter there is in an object?

a)

mass

b)

meter

c)

density

d)

volume

12.

Anything that takes up space and has mass?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

matter

13.

The process by which liquid water turns into a gas?

a)

Boiling Point

b)

Melting Point

c)

Evaporation

d)

Absolute Zero

14.
Which of these is NOT an essential part of fire.
a)
Fuel.
b)
Friction.
c)
Heat.
d)
Oxygen.
15.
The word equation for combustion is: fuel + oxygen + heat --> water + ________ __________
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Limewater
16.
Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on a fire involving flammable liquids such as grease or oil?
a)
Water
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
Dry Chemical
d)
Foam
17.
Which of these isn't in the fire triangle?
a)
Fuel
b)
Heat
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon dioxide
18.

What is the process of measuring thermal energy from a sample , eg. food ?

a)

Geometry

b)

Thermodynamics

c)

Calorimetry

d)

exothermic

19.

What system does not allow for transfer of either material or energy ?

a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Isolated

d)

A system of equations

20.

Identify the TRUE statements about an exothermic chemical reaction.

a)

Heat enters the system

b)

absorbs heat

c)

Has negative enthalpy

d)

Has positive temp. change

21.

Which substance has higher boiling point?

a)

One with stronger intermolecular forces

b)

One with weaker intermolecular forces

22.

How do hot packs work?

a)

By the reaction of a salt with water, that releases heat

b)

By the reaction of a salt with water, that absorbs heat

23.

What is a calorie?

a)

Amount of carbohydrate in food

b)

Amount of protein in food

c)

The unit of energy in food

d)

The mass of a substance

24.

What is matter?

a)

Substances that have mass

b)

Substances that have volume

c)

Things all around us

d)

All of the above

25.

In an endothermic reaction the energy level of products are lower than the reactants

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Instrument that records the energy content of a sample is

a)

a calorimeter

b)

a thermometer

c)

a spectrometer

d)

a kilometer

27.

Fuels in combustion may be

a)

hydrocarbons, such as fossil fuel

b)

magnesium

c)

food

d)

All of the above

28.

Energy conversion in combustion is

a)

From chemical potential energy to kinetic energy or thermal energy

b)

mass to energy

c)

potential to nuclear

d)

thermal to electrical

29.

An example of a closed system is

a)

a saucepan with a lid

b)

an insulated flask

c)

a coffee cup with coffee

d)

a water bottle with its cap closed

30.

Why do we use styrofoam in a coffee cup calorimeter

a)

For insulation

b)

To keep heat inside and to not let heat come in

c)

To create a closed system

d)

To create an open system

31.

The unit of enthalpy are _________ and ___________

a)

Kilograms and grams

b)

Celsius and farenheit

c)

Calories and Joules

d)

meters and centimeters

32.

How many total Hydrogen molecules are present?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

33.

What is evaporation?

a)

Solid to liquid transformation

b)

liquid to gas transformation

c)

gas to liquid transformation

34.

Why do processes like melting, boiling and evaporation absorb energy?

a)

Because they are endothermic

b)

To overcome intermolecular forces

c)

Because they need to break bonds

35.

What is the unit of temperature ?

a)

Celsius

b)

Gram

c)

Meter

d)

Calorie

36.

For an endothermic reaction

a)

Enthalpy decreases

b)

Surrounding temperature increases

c)

Energy is absorbed

d)

Energy is released

37.

What is the boundary?

a)

A separation between the system and the surrounding

b)

A division between system and surrounding

38.

How can you identify combustion?

a)

Presence of Oxygen in reactant

b)

Carbon dioxide and water in product

c)

A negative enthalpy change

d)

All of the above

39.

What are elements?

a)

Simplest building blocks of matter

b)

That make up atoms and molecules

c)

Two or more of which create compounds

d)

All of the above

40.

Which version of a calorimeter is more effective?

a)

With one styrofoam cup

b)

With two styrofoam cups

41.

What is used to combust a sample in a calorimeter?

a)

electrodes

b)

fire

c)

a match

d)

a candle

42.

What happens to a combustion reaction once the heat source is removed after being applied?

a)

The heat of reaction will keep it going

b)

The reaction will stop once all the fuel is used up

c)

The reaction will be limited by oxygen

d)

All of the above

43.

Mixtures are chemical compounds

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The toasting of bread is a__________ change

a)

physical

b)

chemical

45.

When oxygen runs out before all the fuel is burned the combustion is ___________.

a)

complete

b)

incoplete