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Year 9 Chemistry Pretest

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ONE of the following is a physical change?

a)

melting ice

b)

burning wood

c)

rotting food

d)

rusting iron

2.

How is chemical change different from physical change?

a)

In a physical change a new substance is formed.

b)

In a physical change a substance is lost.

c)

In a chemical change a new substance is formed.

d)

In a chemical change does not obey law of conservation of mass.

3.

Which of the following is ONE of the signs of a chemical reaction?

a)

gas production

b)

water changing to water vapour

c)

Ice changing to water

d)

butter melting

4.

Iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide (rust). Which of the following is the correct word equation?

a)

iron oxide ------> iron + oxygen

b)

Iron + oxygen ---------> iron oxide

c)

Iron --------> Iron oxide

d)

Iron oxide --------> oxygen

5.

An atom is made up of which of the following subatomic particles:

a)

protons, neutrinos, electrons

b)

Protons, positrons, neutrons

c)

Protons, neutrons, electrons

d)

electrons, positrons, neutrinos

6.

Which of the following is a definition of a molecule?

a)

group of atoms chemically bonded together.

b)

group of electrons held together

c)

group of protons held together

d)

group of neutrons held together

7.

The picture below shows:

a)

an atom

b)

an ion

c)

a compound

d)

an element

8.

The picture shown represents:

a)

an atom

b)

a compound

c)

an electron

d)

a proton

9.

What is the maximum number of electrons found in the innermost (first) shell.

a)

8

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

10.

Which of the following is the correct Bohr diagram for Lithium - atomic number = 3.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

What are the two main types of chemical bonds?

a)

covalent and Van der Waals force

b)

hydrogen bond and ionic bond

c)

ionic bond and covalent bond

d)

hydrogen bond and Van der Waals force

12.

The diagram shows what type of bonding?

a)

covalent bond

b)

ionic bond

c)

hydrogen bond

d)

Van der Waals force

13.

A compound has the formula Al2O3 . What are the correct number of elements in the formula?

a)

2 x Aluminium, 3 x oxide

b)

2 x Ammonium, 3 x oxide

c)

2 x Ammonium, 3 x oxygen

d)

2 x aluminium, 3 x oxygen

14.

Which of the choices below states the Law of conservation of mass?

a)

mass of reactants = mass of products

b)

Mass of reactants > mass of products

c)

Mass of reactants< mass of products

d)

mass of reactants = 2 x mass of reactants

15.

What number should be placed in front of HCl so that the equation is balanced. Mg + ___HCl ---------> MgCl2 + H2

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Predict the product of the following reactants. Lead Nitrate + magnesium sulfate

a)

Lead magnesium + Nitrate sulfate

b)

Lead Nitrate + magnesium sulfate

c)

Lead sulfate + magnesium nitrate

d)

Lead + magnesium

17.

If a chemical reaction is exothermic, the temperature of products would:

a)

stay the same

b)

increase

c)

decrease

d)

none of the above

18.

Which of the examples below is an endothermic reaction?

a)

Bushfire burning

b)

chemical cool pack

c)

magnesium burns in oxygen

d)

respiration in cells

19.

Identify the type of reaction when oxygen reacts with another chemical.

a)

precipitation

b)

combustion

c)

acid-base

d)

none of the above

20.

Acids react with:

a)

water to produce bases and salts

b)

salts to produce bases and water

c)

neither bases, salt nor water

d)

bases to produce salt and water

21.

A temperature increase causes the particles ......

a)

to slow down

b)

to move faster

c)

collide higher

d)

in the right order

22.

Why does a higher concentration increase the rate of reaction?

a)

it increases the amount of reactants

b)

it lowers the activation energy

c)

it increases the energy of particle collisions

d)

it increases the frequency of particle collisions

23.

Why does a higher temperature increase the rate of a reaction?

a)

it increases both the frequency and energy of particle collisions

b)

it only increases the frequency of particle collisions

c)

it only increases the energy of particle collisions

d)

it reduces the activation energy of the reaction

24.

How can you increase the rate of a reaction

a)

Decrease the pressure

b)

Increase the particle size

c)

Decrease the concentration

d)

Increase the concentration

25.
Which factors increase the rate of a reaction.
a)
increasing temperature
b)
increasing concentration
c)
increasing surface area
d)
all of these