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Year 8 - Reactions

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sodium + chlorine gas 
a)
sodium chloride
b)
sodium hydroxide
c)
sodium oxide
d)
sodium
2.
when reactants chemically combine together ___________________ is formed.
a)
product
b)
result
c)
answer
3.
When a CHEMICAL reaction occurs, what is made?
a)
No new substance is made.
b)
A new substance is made with new atoms formed
c)
A new substance is made, with existing atoms rearranged
d)
All substances remain the same, but physical state may change.
4.
What does this word equation represent: Iron + oxygen → Iron oxide
a)
A physical change in iron (nothing new gets made)
b)
A chemical reactino between iron and oxygen, where rust (iron oxide) is produced
c)
A chemical reaction between iron and rust, where oxygen is produced
d)
A physical change between iron and oxygen that forms a red color
5.
The conditions which are required for combustion to take place are:
a)
fuel
b)
heat
c)
oxygen
d)
all of these
6.
Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Wood
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
7.
A compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen and that produces carbon dioxide and water when burned is called a(n)
a)
binary compound
b)
carbonate
c)
ionic compound
d)
hydrocarbon
8.
The word equation for combustion is: fuel + oxygen --> water + ________ __________
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Limewater
9.
Complete combustion is when there is plenty of oxygen to react with. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Incomplete combustion is when there is a limited amount of oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What is the waste (exhaust) from a hydrogen fuel cell?
a)
electricity
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
12.

What does the "thermal" in thermal decomposition mean?

a)

sulfur

b)

catalyst

c)

heat

d)

oven

13.

What happens when CO2 is bubbled through limewater

a)

It changes from pink to blue

b)

It goes pop

c)

It goes cloudy

d)

It gets hot

14.

Why does thermal decomposition need heat energy

a)

to make magic

b)

to break bonds

c)

to make water

d)

to work as a catalyst

15.
What is the Law of Conservation of mass?
a)
Mass is created in a chemical reaction
b)
Mass is created in a physical change
c)
New chemicals formed from a chemical reaction have a larger overall mass than the original reactants
d)
Mass is never created or destroyed
16.
Students react baking soda & vinegar.
Which of the following would provide the evidence that the number of atoms present before a chemical reaction is equal to the number of atoms present after the chemical reaction?
a)
The mass of the plastic bag, baking soda, and vinegar before the reaction was equal to the mass after the reaction.
b)
Bubbles were produced during the reaction, which meant that a gas was being produced.
c)
The plastic bag did not change in any way, indicating that it was not involved in the reaction.
d)
The mass of the baking soda was exactly equal to the mass of the vinegar used to create the chemical reaction.
17.

Suppose a reaction were to happen in an open container in a lab. During the reaction, the scientist observes the chemicals bubble, and produce a gas. During the analysis the scientist notices that the reactants weighed 20 g when he started, and the product weighed 18 g. Explain what happened.

a)

His chemical reaction defied the law of conservation of mass

b)

The product destroyed mass during the reaction

c)

The reactants created matter during the reaction

d)

The gas that was produced was not able to be weighed since the container was open.

18.
Magnesium can be burned in air to produce solid magnesium oxide.
a)
2Mg(s) + O2(g)→ 2MgO(s)
b)
Mg(s) + O(g) → MgO(s)
c)
2Mg(s) + CO2(g) → 2MgO(s) + C(s)
d)
2Mg(s) + O2(g) → Mg2O2(s)
19.
In an exothermic reaction, heat is ...
a)
taken in
b)
given out
20.
In an endothermic reaction, heat is ,,,
a)
taken in
b)
given out
21.
What type of reaction occurs in a hand warmer
a)
exothermic
b)
endothermic
22.
If a chemical reaction is EXOTHERMIC, the temperature would....
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
23.
Is the combustion of gasoline endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
24.
During an endothermic reaction in a beaker if we are part of the surroundings and touched the beaker, it would feel _______. 
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
25.

Which of the following statement is true about the breaking of bonds between molecules?

a)

To break a bond between molecules, energy must be released by the molecule

b)

To break a bond between molecules, no energy is needed.

c)

To break a bond between molecules, energy must be absorbed by the molecule.

26.

Which of the following is true about the formation of bonds between molecules?

a)

Energy is given off when bonds are formed between molecules.

b)

Energy is absorbed by the molecule when bonds are formed.

c)

Energy is neither given off nor absorbed when bonds are formed.

27.

The energy level of molecules will _________ during bond breaking and _________ during bond forming.

a)

decrease, increase

b)

increase, increase

c)

increase, decrease

28.
A ______________ is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without being used up during the reaction. 
a)
catalyst
b)
product
c)
reactant
d)
solute