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PSI Semester 1 Final Exam Review (FULL)

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are in order from smallest to largest?

a)

milligram, gram, centigram, kilogram

b)

milligram, centigram, gram, kilogram

c)

centigram, milligram, gram, kilogram

d)

gram, milligram, centigram, kilogram

2.

How many centimeters are there in a stick 4 meters long?

a)

.4 cm

b)

40 cm

c)

400 cm

d)

4000 cm

3.

What is the measurement .082 L when written ______ cL and when written in _______mL

a)

.0082 cL and .082mL

b)

8200 cL 820 mL

c)

.82 cL and 8.2mL

d)

8.2 cL and 82mL

4.

How many meters are there in 550 mm?

a)

5.5 m

b)

.55m

c)

5500m

d)

55 m

5.

Which of these masses is the greatest?

a)

921 mg

b)

921 cg

c)

9.21 kg

d)

9210 dg

6.

How many seconds are there in 2 days?

a)

20,937 seconds

b)

172,800 seconds

c)

2880 seconds

d)

283,00 seconds

7.

The United States Olympic swim team is planning on swimming a 3 k race to prepare for competition. How long is this race in miles?

a)

2.1 mi

b)

1.875 mi

c)

18.75 mi

d)

8.75 mi

8.

How many centimeters are in 285 inches?

a)

309 cm

b)

112.2 cm

c)

732 cm

d)

711 cm

9.

How many feet are there in 1300 cm?

a)

12.03 ft

b)

32.98 ft

c)

8.92 ft

d)

42.65 ft

10.

How many years are there in 43,154 minutes?

a)

1.92 years

b)

3.32 years

c)

.084 years

d)

2.1 years

11.

In .9 hours, the driver of a car traveled 109 km. What was the driver's average speed?

a)

981 m/s

b)

34.3 mi/h

c)

12.11 km/h

d)

122.93 km/h

12.

What is the speed of a cheetah that is running if it travels 30 meters in 11 second?

a)

19 m/s

b)

61 mi/h

c)

32 m/s

d)

2.27 m/s

13.

If an automobile travels 60 m/s for 3 minutes, how far has the car traveled?

a)

1080 meters

b)

9837 meters

c)

827 meters

d)

735 meters

14.

Calculate the speed of the motorcycle in the graph.

a)

.5 m/s

b)

.75 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

2 m/s

15.

What is the time when the motorcycle is a position of 2.5 meters?

a)

4 s

b)

2s

c)

3.5 s

d)

3 s

16.

Which direction is the motorcycle moving?

a)

Forward

b)

Backward

c)

Up

d)

Down

17.

How long does it take the car to go from 1 meter to 3 meters?

a)

4 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

1 second

d)

3 seconds

18.

What would it mean for a position vs time graph to have a negative slope?

a)

The car is moving forward.

b)

The car is moving backward

c)

The car is slowing down

d)

The car is not moving

19.

What would it mean for a position vs time graph to have a zero slope?

a)

The car is moving forward.

b)

The car is moving backward.

c)

The car is slowing down.

d)

The car is not moving.

20.

Mr. Bean comes to a sudden stop after hitting a skunk. He slows from 9 m/s to 0 m/s in 1.5 seconds. What is his acceleration?

a)

0.17 m/s 2

b)

-0.17 m/s 2

c)

6 m/s 2

d)

-6 m/s 2

21.

Ms. Kase's car is initially traveling at 7.0 m/s when she realizes that she's running late for school. She quickly (in 2.0 s) changes the velocity to 12.0 m/s. What is Ms. Kase's acceleration?

a)

0.4 m/s 2

b)

2.5 m/s 2

c)

-2.5 m/s 2

d)

20 m/s

22.

Ms. La Porte decides to be brave and go skydiving. If she accelerates at 9.8 m/s2 for 4.9 s, what would her speed be at that time?

a)

2.0 m/s

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

48 m/s

d)

96.0 m/s

23.

Mr. Wason’s student wouldn’t stop playing games on his chromebook, so Mr. Wason threw the chromebook across the room. The chromebook accelerated at 4.6 m/s2. How long would it take for the chromebook to reach 9.3 m/s?

a)

0.49 s

b)

2.02 s

c)

13.9 s

d)

198.9 s

24.

Mr. Rink’s Vespa is going 20 m/s when he enters a highway. He then accelerates for 8 seconds at a rate of 5 m/s2. What is his final velocity?

a)

20 m/s

b)

33 m/s

c)

40 m/s

d)

60 m/s

25.

When solving for acceleration, what do the signs (+/ -) indicate? MARK ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

Acceleration or deceleration

b)

Speeding up or slowing down

c)

The direction of the acceleration

d)

Moving forwards or backwards

26.

Where on the above graph is the car speeding up? MARK ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of the above

27.

Where on the above graph is the car slowing down? MARK ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of the above

28.

Where on the above graph is the car going a constant speed (cruise control)? MARK ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of the above

29.

Where on the above graph is the car changing speed? MARK ALL THAT APPLY!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of the above

30.

Do any of the diagrams above represent atoms of the same element?

a)

Yes, Atom A and Atom B are the same element.

b)

Yes, Atom A and Atom C are the same element.

c)

Yes, all of the atoms are the same element.

d)

No, they are all different elements.

31.

A neutral potassium atom has 19 protons. Which of the following statements is also true?

a)

Its number of neutrons is 19.

b)

Its mass number is 19.

c)

It has 19 electrons.

d)

All of the above are true.

32.

An isotope of fluorine has 9 protons, 10 neutrons, and 9 electrons. What is this isotope’s mass number? 9

a)

9

b)

18

c)

19

d)

28

33.

An atom that has gained extra electrons is a:

a)

negative ion

b)

negative isotope

c)

positive ion

d)

positive isotope

34.

A form of iron has 26 protons, 30 neutrons, and 24 electrons. What is the charge on this particle?

a)

2+

b)

2-

c)

4+

d)

4-

35.

The periodic table notation for nitrogen (N) is shown above. What does the number 7 tell you? MARK ALL THAT APPLY (3)!

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of electrons

c)

the atomic number

d)

the mass number

36.

Elements in the same column of the periodic table have similar chemical reactivity because:

a)

They contain similar number of neutrons.

b)

They have the same number of valence electrons.

c)

Atoms prefer to have a completely full or completely empty energy level.

d)

They have similar numbers of isotopes.

37.

How many valence electrons does an atom of chlorine have?

a)

2 valence electrons

b)

3 valence electron

c)

7 valence electrons

d)

17 valence electron

38.

How many valence electrons does the element helium have?

a)

2

b)

18

c)

36

d)

83

39.

Based on oxygen’s position on the periodic table, what charge would it have when it becomes an ion?

a)

2+

b)

2-

c)

6-

d)

16-

40.

Which of the following statements regarding ionic bonds is TRUE? MARK ALL THAT APPLY! (3)

a)

These bonds involve a positive ion (cation) and a negative ion (anion).

b)

These bonds typically involve a 2 metals.

c)

These bonds involve a transfer of electrons.

d)

NaCl (sodium chloride) is an example of a compound with an ionic bond.

41.

Which of the following statements regarding covalent bonds is TRUE?

a)

These bonds typically involve two metals and one nonmetal.

b)

These bonds can ONLY form between atoms of the SAME element.

c)

These bonds involve the sharing of electrons.

d)

KF2 (potassium fluoride) is an example of a compound with a covalent bond.

42.

What do the “dots” on a dot diagram represent?

a)

Total number of protons

b)

Total number of electrons

c)

Valence electrons

d)

Overall charge

43.

Which of the following pairs of elements would have the same number of valence electrons? MARK ALL THAT APPLY! (2)

a)

Na and K

b)

P and S

c)

Al and Ge

d)

S and O

44.

Which of the following statements is/are true? MARK ALL THAT APPLY! (3)

a)

When metals form ions, they are positively charged.

b)

Non-metals do not form ions.

c)

Ionic compounds are formed when a metal bonds to a non-metal.

d)

Covalent compounds are formed when a non-metal bonds to a non-metal.

45.

What is the chemical formula for a compound that contains the aluminum ion Al3+ and the sulfate ion (SO4)2-?

a)

Al2(SO4)3

b)

Al3(SO4)2

c)

AlSO4

d)

Al2SO12

46.

What is the chemical formula for a compound that contains the calcium ion Ca2+ and the chloride ion Cl1-?

a)

CaCl

b)

CaCl2

c)

Ca2Cl

d)

CaCl1+

47.

Which of the following is/are examples of chemical changes? MARK ALL THAT APPLY! (2)

a)

breaking a pencil in half

b)

burning wood

c)

melting ice

d)

frying an egg

48.

Which of the following is/are examples of physical changes? MARK ALL THAT APPLY! (3)

a)

baking a cake

b)

boiling water

c)

crushing a pop can

d)

blue ink mixed with yellow ink makes green ink

49.

Put the following in order from smallest solute particles to largest.

a)

Solution, suspension, colloid

b)

Suspension, solution, colloid

c)

Colloid, suspension, solution

d)

Solution, colloid, suspension

50.

When salt is added to water, salt is the __________ and water is the __________.

a)

solvent, solute

b)

solute, solvent

c)

solution, solute

d)

solvent, solution

51.

Which of the following is an example of a solution?

a)

Milk

b)

Muddy water

c)

Carbonated water

d)

Mayonnaise

52.

Which of the following are true of acids? MARK ALL THAT APPLY! (2)

a)

They have a pH less than 7.

b)

They produce hydronium ions when dissolved in water.

c)

Examples include soap and drain cleaner

d)

They taste bitter.

53.

Which of the following is true of bases?

a)

They have a pH greater than 7.

b)

They donate hydrogen ions.

c)

Examples include vinegar and lemon juice

d)

They taste sweet.

54.

Which of these substances is closest to neutral on the pH scale?

a)

Battery acid, pH 1.0

b)

Tomato juice, pH 4.5

c)

Human blood, pH 7.4

d)

Baking soda, pH 9.0

55.

At 80 degrees Celsius, how much KNO3 can be dissolved?

a)

50 g

b)

80 g

c)

95 g

d)

170 g

56.

What temperature do you need to dissolve 100 g of KBr?

a)

55 degrees Celsius

b)

95 degrees Celsius

c)

105 degrees Celsius

d)

240 degrees Celsius

57.

If you have 20 g of NaCl in a 100 degrees Celsius solution, which type of solution is it?

a)

Saturated

b)

Supersaturated

c)

Unsaturated

d)

Impossible to tell

58.

Bromine-82 is used as a tracer for organic material in environmental studies. Its half-life is 36 hours. If 20 grams of Br-82 are introduced in an experiment, how long will it take for there to be 5 grams of Br-82 remaining?

a)

15 hours

b)

18 hours

c)

36 hours

d)

72 hours

59.

The following equation is an example of which type of decay?


23892U → 23490Th + 42He

a)

alpha

b)

beta

c)

gamma

d)

delta

60.

Which element radioactively decayed to leave this: 21082Pb + 42He ?

a)

20680Hg

b)

21484Po

c)

21081Tl

d)

21083Bi

61.

Which of the following choices lists the radioactive emissions in order from least to most penetrating?

a)

alpha, gamma, beta

b)

beta, gamma, alpha

c)

gamma, beta, alpha

d)

alpha, beta, gamma

62.

Which type of nuclear reaction takes place at a nuclear power plant?

a)

fission

b)

combustion

c)

fusion

d)

gamma decay

63.

Which type of nuclear reaction takes place inside the Sun?

a)

fission

b)

combustion

c)

fusion

d)

gamma decay

64.

Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years. If you started with a 64 g sample, how much would be left of the carbon-14 after 4 half-lives?

a)

4 g

b)

8 g

c)

256 g

d)

1,432.5 g

65.

What is the correct name for the following isotope?

a)

Uranium

b)

Uranium-92

c)

Uranium-146

d)

Uranium-238

66.

How many neutrons would the following isotope have?

a)

53

b)

78

c)

131

d)

184

67.

If 23191Pa undergoes beta decay, what isotope is formed?

a)

23192U

b)

23190Th

c)

22789Ac

d)

23091Pa