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Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
2.
Which of the following is not a compound?
a)
HCl
b)
Cl
c)
NaCl
d)
CO2
3.
Salt has a chemical formula of NaCl.  Salt is a...
a)
Compound
b)
Element
c)
Mixture
d)
None of the Above
4.
What cannot be broken down into other substances?
a)
Compound
b)
Mixture
c)
Solids
d)
Element
5.
What is made up two or more elements that are chemically combined?
a)
Element
b)
Mixture
c)
Compound
d)
Solids
6.
How many elements are represented in the compound?
Na2CO3
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
A combination of substances that are not chemically combined is called a(n)____________. 
a)
mixture
b)
compound
c)
physical
8.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
9.
What is H2SO4 
 made up of?
a)
2 hydrogen, 1 sulfur, 4 oxygen
b)
1 hydrogen, 2 sulfur, 4 oxygen
c)
2 hydrogen & 4 sodium
d)
1 hydrogen & 6 sodium
10.
How many atoms are there TOTAL in:
H2SO4
a)
6
b)
5
c)
7
d)
3
11.
DIFFERENT kinds of atoms chemically combined to form a substance are
a)
Mixture
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Substance
12.
You are eating a pizza. What type of mixture are you consuming?
a)
homogeneous
b)
heterogeneous
c)
pure substance
d)
The Periodic Table
13.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
14.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
15.
Which of the following is an element?
a)
Sugar
b)
Salt
c)
Water
d)
Oxygen
16.
A combination of particles of one or more substance that are distributed uniformly throughout another substance is a/an
a)
Mixture 
b)
Substance
c)
Solution
17.
A pure substance...
a)
is an element or a compound
b)
is an element or a mixture
c)
is a compound or a mixture
d)
is a mixture
18.
If a spoonful of sugar is mixed in a glass of water, what is the water called? 
a)
solute
b)
solution
c)
solvent
d)
element 
19.
Sugar water is a 
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
20.

In this diagram, X represents...

a)

A compound

b)

A mixture

c)

An atom

d)

An element

21.

In this diagram, Y represents...

a)

An element

b)

A molecule

c)

A compound

d)

A mixture

22.

This diagram represents...

a)

An element

b)

A molecule

c)

A compound

d)

A mixture of elements and compounds

23.
The air is a _________. 
a)
element 
b)
mixture 
c)
compound 
d)
energy 
24.
Water is a ___________. 
a)
element 
b)
mixture 
c)
compound 
25.
Elements can be broken down into simpler substances. 
a)
false 
b)
true 
c)
sometimes 
26.
The things that make up a mixture ________ their individual properties. 
a)
lose 
b)
share 
c)
retain 
d)
alter 
27.

Granite forms when magma cools slowly, deep underground, into large crystals composed of the minerals quartz, feldspar, and mica. How would granite be classified?

a)

compound

b)

heterogeneous mixture

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

solution

28.

The image shows the atomic arrangements of four different substances. Which are compounds and why?

a)

hydrogen because it contains only one kind of atom

b)

methane because it contains the maximum number of molecules

c)

water and carbon dioxide because each contains a similar number of molecules

d)

water, carbon dioxide, and methane because each contains more than one element

29.

Ammonia is made up of two pure substances: nitrogen and hydrogen. What can be true for ammonia, nitrogen, and hydrogen?

a)

Ammonia is a mixture, and nitrogen and hydrogen are elements.

b)

Ammonia is a mixture, and nitrogen and hydrogen are compounds

c)

Ammonia is a compound, and nitrogen and hydrogen are elements.

d)

Ammonia is an element, and nitrogen and hydrogen are compounds.

30.

Study the flow chart showing the organization of matter. What term is missing as indicated by the question mark in the flow chart?

a)

compounds

b)

metals

c)

molecules

d)

solutions

31.

The table shows two sets of substances. Which terms best identify both sets?

a)

Set 1: compounds; Set 2: elements

b)

Set 1: elements; Set 2: compounds

c)

Set 1: elements and compounds; Set 2: elements

d)

Set 1: compounds; Set 2: elements and compounds