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Extraction of Metals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ore?

a)

a solid metal

b)

a rock containing a metal combined with other elements, often oxygen

c)

an element

d)

an object used to row a boat

2.

Which of these elements are unlikely to be found uncombined in the earth's crust?

a)

gold

b)

potassium

c)

aluminium

d)

silver

3.
What is the removal of oxygen from a substance called?
a)
reduction
b)
extraction
c)
electrolysis
d)
oxidation
4.
What is the addition of oxygen to a substance called?
a)
decomposition
b)
reduction
c)
oxidation
d)
extraction
5.

Which element cannot be extracted from its ore by reduction with carbon?

a)

iron

b)

aluminium

c)

copper

d)

zinc

6.
Which series is used to predict the reactions of metals with carbon and other elements?
a)
reactionary series
b)
reaction series
c)
redox series
d)
reactivity series
7.

What is the name of the process that uses electricity to separate the elements in a compound?

a)

reduction

b)

electrolysis

c)

extraction

d)

mining

8.

How would you best extract iron from haematite (iron ore)?

a)

reduction by carbon

b)

electrolysis

c)

decomposition

d)

oxidation

9.

Many metals are extracted from their ores by heating them with carbon in huge furnaces. Which metal(s) cannot be extracted using this method?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Calcium

c)

Zinc

d)

Copper

10.
Which statement is correct about extraction of iron from its ore?
a)
Iron is more difficult to extract than copper
b)
Iron is the easiest metal to extract
c)
Iron cannot be extracted from its ore
11.

Name a metal that could be extracted from its metal oxide by heating with carbon.

a)

iron

b)

aluminium

c)

gold

d)

magnesium

12.

A method of extracting the most reactive metals, like potassium or aluminium.

a)

carbon extraction

b)

fractional distillation

c)

electrolysis

d)

cracking

13.

How would you extract Silver?

a)

Heating with coke

b)

Electrolysis

c)

The blast furnace

d)

Silver is found uncombined

14.

What method would be used in order to extract potassium?

a)

Heating with Carbon

b)

The blast furnace

c)

Potassium is found uncombined

d)

Electrolysis

15.

Which of these metals were the first to be discovered?

a)

potassium

b)

calcium

c)

gold

d)

silver

16.

Which of these metals was the last to be discovered?

a)

Potassium

b)

Copper

c)

Silver

d)

Platinum

17.

Which of these metals requires the most energy to be separated from its ore?

a)

copper

b)

silver

c)

potassium

d)

aluminium

18.

Which of these metals requires the least energy to be separated from its ore?

a)

copper

b)

lead

c)

potassium

d)

aluminium

19.

Which of these metals can't be extracted by carbon reduction?

a)

copper

b)

lead

c)

potassium

d)

aluminium

20.

Which of these metals is most likely to be found locked in an ore?

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

potassium

d)

platinum