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TIMSS - CHEM 3 - Chemical Change

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following characteristics is shared by all chemical reactions?
a)
Produce a precipitate
b)
Show a color change
c)
Release heat energy
d)
Form new substances
2.
A granular substance is added to a liquid. Which of the following would provide evidence to suggest a chemical change has taken place?
a)
The liquid gives off heat.
b)
The granules dissolve completely.
c)
The volume of the liquid increases.
d)
The granules seem to get smaller.
3.
The Best Friend's Club uses "invisible ink" to write notes to each other. The invisible ink is actually lemon juice that is clear when it dries on paper, but turns brown when a club member holds a burning candle under the paper. Once it is heated, it is never invisible again.
 What type of change is occurring when the paper is heated?
a)
chemical change
b)
elemental change
c)
physical change
d)
temperature change
4.
Which of the following characteristics is shared by all chemical reactions?
a)
Produce a precipitate
b)
Show a color change
c)
Release heat energy
d)
Form new substances
5.
what is the definition of chemical change?
a)
any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances. 
b)
changing clothes
c)
matter cannot be created or destroyed, only change form
d)
changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical composition.
6.
How do you test for Hydrogen gas?
a)
a) Lime water goes milky/cloudy
b)
b) Relights a glowing splint
c)
c) Lighted splint gives a squeaky pop.
d)
d) Bleaches damp indicator paper.
7.
What does the formula HCl stand for
a)
Hydrogen, carbon and Iodine
b)
Hydrochloric acid 
c)
Helium chloride
d)
Carbon nitrate 
8.

Which is a chemical reaction

a)

A banana ripped

b)

ice melting

c)

pencil breaking

d)

paper burning

9.
What happens in ALL chemical changes?
a)
Change in state of matter
b)
A new substance is formed
c)
Bubbles are produced
d)
An explosion
10.

The Law of Conservation of Mass states

a)

that matter exists in all states and reacts the same

b)

that matter can only be changed into new substances by introducing a catalyst

c)

that matter exists in the same state throughout any chemical change

d)

that matter cannot be created or destroyed and that the mass of the products must equal the mass of the reactants

11.

Which of the following IS a physical change?

a)

Getting a haircut

b)

Rusty metal

c)

sour milk

d)

A compound

12.
Coal contains carbon and other elements. Carbon dioxide forms when coal burns in the presence of oxygen. Which of these is the best evidence that a chemical reaction occurs when coal burns?
a)
The shape of the coal changes
b)
Oxygen is present
c)
A new substance is produced
d)
Coal is made up of more than one element
13.
Increasing the concentration of a reactant in a chemical reaction will _____________.
a)
decrease the rate of the reaction
b)
stop the reaction from happening
c)
increase the rate of the reaction
d)
have no effect on the rate of the reacion
14.
What type of reaction involves the breaking down of a substance into simpler substances?
a)
Single Displacement Reaction
b)
Double Displacement Reaction
c)
Synthesis Reaction
d)
Decomposition Reaction
15.

Which of these are an ion?

a)

3 protons, 3 neutrons, 3 electrons.

b)

8 protons, 8 neutrons, 8 electrons

c)

2 protons, 3 neutrons, 2 electrons

d)

6 protons, 6 neutrons, 7 electrons

16.

Chemical bonds between metals and nonmetals are called what?

a)

covalent bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

metallic bonds

17.

Chemical bonds between nonmetals are called what?

a)

Covalent bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

metallic bonds

18.

Metals tend to gain or lose or share electrons forming chemical bonds?

a)

gain

b)

lose

c)

share

19.

Nonmetals tend to do what with electrons when they bond with metals?

a)

gain electrons

b)

lose electrons

c)

share electrons

20.

What happens to the charge of an atom when it loses electrons?

a)

becomes positively charged

b)

becomes negatively charged

c)

becomes neutral in charge