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Chemistry Midterm Part 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a solution of borax and water is mixed with liquid glue, the result was a new substance a bit like silly putty or playdough. The substance was soft, stretchy, and could bounce. When the borax and liquid glue were combined, what type of change occured?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

neither physical or chemical

2.

hard, white, opaque, and flexible

a)

are properties

b)

are products

c)

are reactants

3.

If we mix borax and glue to get flubber. When making flubber, we refer to the borax and glue as:

a)

pre-flubber

b)

product

c)

reactants

d)

ingredients

4.

Flammability (a paper catching on fire) is an example of what property?

a)

Chemical property

b)

Physical property

5.

Which is an example of a physical property?

a)

ability to react with hydrochloric acid

b)

state of matter (gas, liquid, solid)

c)

flammability

d)

ability to react with oxygen

6.
Which is NOT a physical property?
a)
odor
b)
reacts with acid
c)
ability to conduct electric current
d)
hardness
7.
Physical properties are
a)
properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
b)
properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance
8.

Which of the following is a chemical property?

a)

flexibility

b)

ability to rust

c)

color

d)

luster

9.
Which type of property is the ability to conduct electricity?
a)
physical property
b)
chemical property
10.
What kind of properties can only be observed when a substance changes into a different substance?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical properties
c)
liquid properties
d)
real properties
11.

If I am choosing a material to make a product, which of the following should I consider?

a)

cost to produce

b)

ability to recycle

c)

waste produced during the product life cycle or manufacturing process

d)

All of these are important considerations!

12.

melting an ice cube

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

13.

making muffins

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

14.

chopping wood

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

15.

Which of the following is not a sign of a chemical reaction?

a)

Color change

b)

Formation of a solid (precipitate)

c)

Temperature Change

d)

Phase change (liquid becomes gas)

16.

Demonstrating your understanding of the relationship between elements, molecules and compounds--what does the connected green triangle/red circle represent?

a)

compound

b)

molecule

c)

element

d)

nonsense