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Fall Final Exam NGSS Chemistry

Total questions: 142

Worksheet time: 3hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sea-floor spreading begins here.

a)

Continental shelf

b)

Sea mounts

c)

Trenches

d)

Mid-ocean ridge

2.

Why does subduction occur?

a)

Old crust is more dense and gravity helps pull the crust back into the mantle.

b)

Old crust is less dense and it sinks back into the mantle.

c)

Old crust is warm and melts back into the mantle.

d)

Old crust has no where else to go but through trenches.

3.

Convection currents happen when

a)

Rock/magma gets heated and sinks. It then cools down and rises.

b)

Rock/magma doesn't move.

c)

Rock/magma gets more dense and rises. It then cools down and sinks.

d)

Rock/magma gets heated and rises. It then cools down and sinks.

4.
one tectonic plate moves under another
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
d)
subduction
5.
a boundary at which two plates move away from each other
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
d)
subduction
6.
a boundary at which two plate move toward each other
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
d)
subduction
7.
What type of boundary is in this image?
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
d)
subduction
8.
Which type of crust is more dense?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
divergent
d)
pizza
9.
What is the process in which hot molten rock rises, then cools and sinks back to the core?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
convection
d)
divergence
10.
What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?
a)
subduction
b)
convection
c)
divergence
d)
transformation
11.

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

a)

Divergent Oceanic

b)

Divergent Continental

c)

Convergent Oceanic

d)

Transform

12.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
13.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
14.
What are the two types of earthquake waves?
a)
P and S waves
b)
Surface and Underground waves
c)
Fast and Slow waves
15.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
16.
P Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
17.
S Waves can move through which of the following?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
All of these
18.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
19.
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
20.
What layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
They are all the same size
21.
What layer is made of plates that move around and bump into each other?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them
22.
Which layer has the highest density?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All the same
23.
True or False...You can touch only one of the Earth's layers.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
25.
What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?
a)
Oceanic and Crustatious Crust
b)
Oceanic and Continental Crust
c)
Optic and Continental Crust
26.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

27.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

28.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

29.

Which of these energy sources come from inside the earth's crust?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

solar

d)

gas

30.

What is given off from energy?

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

smoke

d)

ash

31.

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

a bicycle

b)

a battery

c)

a solar panel

d)

firewood

32.
YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?
a)
KINETIC
b)
ELASTIC
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
CHEMICAL
33.
WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?
a)
HEAT ENERGY
b)
ITS SIZE
c)
ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY
d)
ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY
34.
AS A ROLLER COASTER MOVES DOWN A HILL, POTENTIAL ENERGY IS CONVERTED INTO KINETIC ENERGY, THERMAL ENERGY, AND SOUND ENERGY. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE TOTAL ENERGY OF THIS SYSTEM?
a)
ENERGY IS GAINED (CREATED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
b)
ENERGY IS LOST (DESTROYED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
c)
THE TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS THE SAME AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
d)
THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSTANTLY CHANGES AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
35.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENERGY CONVERSION FROM LIGHT ENERGY TO CHEMICAL ENERGY?
a)
TURNING ON A STOVE TO HEAT DINNER
b)
TURNING ON A LAMP
c)
GROWING AN APPLE TREE
d)
MAKING TOAST IN A TOASTER
36.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
37.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
38.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
39.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
40.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
41.
Heat energy is also called
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
light energy
d)
thermal energy
42.
The process by which energy is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object by means of physical contact
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Conduction
43.
Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves. 
a)
Convection
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Induction
44.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
45.
Conduction is heat transfer by -
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
46.
In what direction do hot liquids and gasses move?
a)
Side to Side
b)
Down
c)
Up
d)
Back and Forth
47.
In what direction to cold liquids and gasses move?
a)
Side to Side
b)
Up
c)
Down
d)
Back and Forth
48.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
49.

What type of heat transfer takes place in liquids and gasses?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

50.
What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
51.
What type of heat transfer takes place through open space?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
52.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
53.
Which example below is an example of conduction?
a)
Boiling macaroni
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
54.
Which example below is an example of radiation?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
55.
As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
56.
Convection could occur in which of the materials below?
a)
A block of wood
b)
The ocean
c)
A bowl of ice cream
d)
In space
57.
Heat flows from _______ to ______ objects
a)
cooler to warmer
b)
warmer to warmer
c)
warmer to cooler
d)
cooler to cooler
58.
You pick up a can of soda off of the countertop.  The countertop underneath the can feels colder than the rest of the counter.  Which explanation do you think is the best?
a)
The cold has been transferred from the soda to the counter.
b)
There is no heat energy left in the counter beneath the can.
c)
Some heat has been transferred from the counter to the soda.
d)
The heat beneath the can moves away into other parts of the countertop.
59.

Why does warm fluid rise?

a)

Particles lose energy, they move closer together, density increase

b)

Particles become less dense

c)

Particles gain energy, they move further apart, density decreases

d)

Particles gain energy, and their density decreases

60.

An electron is

a)

positively charged

b)

neutral

c)

negatively charged

61.

atomic number is

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of electrons

c)

the number of neutrons

d)

the location of an atom on the periodic table

62.

Atomic Mass is the number of

a)

protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

b)

protons and electrons in the nucleus of an atom

c)

neutrons and electrons in the nucleus of an atom

63.
Which type of energy increases when you compress a spring?
a)
elastic potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
radiant energy
d)
sound energy
64.

Which picture is NOT an example of Chemical PE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.
Can energy be destroyed
a)
no
b)
yes
66.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
67.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
68.
Can an object use up energy?
a)
Yes
b)
No
69.
Chemical energy is ........
a)
Energy related to the position of an object
b)
The energy an objected has from motion
c)
Energy stored in bonds of matter
d)
Energy flowing in a circuit
70.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
71.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
72.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
73.
An irregularly-shaped sample of aluminum (Al) is put on a balance and found to have a mass of 43.6 g.  The student decides to use the water-displacement method to find the volume.  The initial volume reading is  25.5 mL and, after the Al sample is added, the water level has risen to 41.7 mL.  Find the density of the Al sample.
a)
2.69 g/mL
b)
0.649 g/mL
c)
1.71 g/mL
d)
1.05 g/mL
74.
A. gasoline 0.7 g/ cm3 
B. lead 11.3 g/ cm3 
C. mercury 13.6 g/ cm3 
D. Paraffin(wax) 0.87 g/ cm3 
E. platinum 21.4 g/ cm3 
Which will not sink in water?
a)
A & B
b)
C & E
c)
B & C
d)
A & D
75.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
76.
How is a gas defined?
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
77.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
78.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
79.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
80.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
81.
Hot air is ________dense than the air around it, that is how the balloon can rise. 
a)
more
b)
less
82.
Why did the balloon come back down to the ground?
a)
The air around it pushed it down.
b)
The air inside cooled and became more dense forcing the balloon to descend. 
c)
The air inside the balloon heated up and the air was too hot to rise. 
d)
The balloon may have had a hole in it.
83.

If hot air rises and cold air sinks, a balloon rises because it is filled with warmer air than its surroundings.

a)

true

b)

false

84.

As the temperature of air increases, its volume ____.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

does not change

85.

As the temperature of the air decreases, its density increases.

a)

true

b)

false

86.

As the temperature of air increases, the speed of the air molecules decreases.

a)

true

b)

false

87.
Open systems like the oven allows energy to enter and leave
a)
True
b)
False
88.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
89.
If a balloon is cooled what will happen to the volume?
a)
Volume will increase
b)
Volume will decrease
c)
Volume will not change
90.
Which of the following would increase the (gas) pressure of a system?
a)
Increase the Temperature
b)
Pump in more gas
c)
Decrease the volume
d)
All of these
91.
When the temperature is constant (k) inside a balloon, if you add pressure on it, the volume will ..... 
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
c)
Not Change at all
d)
Particles will solidify 
92.
For example, if you increase the temperature of a gas inside a balloon, the balloon will....
[pressure is constant (k)]
a)
Expand (increase in volume)
b)
Deflate (decrease in volume
93.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

94.
subatomic particles found on the outermost shell & responsible for the atom's reactivity
a)
neutrons
b)
valence electrons
c)
isotopes
d)
ions
95.
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
a)
neutrons
b)
atomic mass
c)
protons
d)
isotopes
96.
Measure mainly of the nuclear particles: protons + neutrons
a)
Subatomic Particles
b)
Atomic Number
c)
Atomic Mass
d)
Gluons
97.
Value representing the number of protons in an element
a)
Atomic Mass
b)
Mass Number
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Atomic Number
98.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
99.
Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
a)
Ion
b)
Gluons
c)
Isotope
d)
Quarks
100.
A charged atom
a)
Ion
b)
Isotope
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Quark
101.
The smallest particle of an element that shows all the properties of that element.
a)
Subatomic Particles
b)
Atom
c)
Quarks
d)
Gluons
102.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
103.
Calculation used to find the number of neutrons in an atom
a)
Atomic Mass - Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Number - Atomic Mass
c)
Atomic Mass - Electrons
d)
none of these
104.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

105.

How many protons and electrons does this element have?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

106.

How many neutrons does Chlorine have?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

35

d)

52

107.

What is the atomic mass of Neon?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

108.

How many neutrons does calcium have?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

0

109.

What is the atomic mass of Arsenic?

a)

33

b)

107

c)

75

110.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
111.
What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1
112.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d9
a)
Mercury
b)
Gold
c)
Platinum
d)
Thallium
113.
What is the shorthand electron configuration for Sulfur atom?
a)
[Ar] 3p4
b)
[He] 3s23p4
c)
[Ne] 3s23p4
d)
[Na] 3s23p3
114.

How many valence electrons are found in atoms of group 4?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

14

d)

16

115.
Which group has the greatest number of valence electrons?
a)
1
b)
14
c)
18
d)
16
116.

How many valence electrons are found in atoms of group 5A?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

117.

All atoms are most stable with (or would "prefer") how many electrons in their valence shell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

118.

What groups are the most reactive metals?

a)

2

b)

7A

c)

1

d)

17

119.

What groups are the most reactive non metals?

a)

1

b)

7A

c)

2

d)

6A

120.

Why are halogens so reactive?

a)

They want to get rid of their only valance electron

b)

They only need one more electron

c)

They are non reactive, they have a full shell

121.

How do electrons of an element determine that element's reactivity?

a)

If the valence shell has missing electrons it is very reactive to attract or lose more electrons.

b)

If the valence shell has a full ring of electrons it is very reactive because it needs more.

c)

If the valence shell has a full shell of electrons it is very reactive because it is already full.

d)

If the valence shell has missing electrons it is not reactive because it is missing electrons.

122.
As you move down a group, atomic radius increases because - 
a)
you add more and more neutrons
b)
you add more and more protons
c)
you add more and more shells (energy levels)
d)
you add more atomic mass
123.

The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 8A is -

a)

Ar

b)

He

c)

Kr

d)

Rn

124.
As you move across the periodic table from left to right, the atomic radius decreases.  This is because - 
a)
the number of protons increases, so attraction to electrons increases
b)
the number of energy levels increases
c)
the number of electrons increases
d)
the atomic mass increases
125.
Francium (Fr) has the lowest ionization energy in Group 1 because - 
a)
it has the smallest number of valence electrons
b)
it has the greatest atomic mass
c)
it has the greatest number of protons, so it attracts its electrons the strongest
d)
its 1 valence electron is very far from the nucleus, so little energy is needed to remove it
126.
The energy required to remove electrons is the definition of: 
a)
Electronegativity
b)
Atomic Number
c)
Atomic Radius
d)
Ionization
127.
Electronegativity is...
a)
the ability of an atom to attract/ accept electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
128.
Which has the greater Electronegativity: 
N or C?
a)
C
b)
N
129.
Electronegativity __________ from left to right within a period and __________ from top to bottom within a group.
a)
decreases, increases 
b)
increases, increases
c)
increases, decreases 
d)
stays the same, increases
130.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
131.

When magnesium burns in oxygen it produces MgO. Use the ionic formula to name the compound produced.

a)

Magnesium oxygen

b)

Oxygen magnesium

c)

Magnesium oxide

d)

Oxygen magnesiumide

132.

Which of the following could NOT form an ionic compound? Check all that apply.

a)

Li+ and Cl-

b)

F- and O2-

c)

Ba2+ and Ag+

d)

Mg2+ and S2-

133.
If my charge becomes 2+ what does that say about me?
a)
I am stealing 2 electrons
b)
I am losing 2 electrons
c)
I am in period 2
d)
I have an atomic # of 2
134.
A cation is a ____ ion.
a)
negative
b)
positive
135.
A anion will be a ____ ion.
a)
negative
b)
positive
136.

Name this ionic compound: Al2O3

a)

Dialuminum oxide

b)

Aluminum oxygen

c)

Oxygen Aluminide

d)

Aluminum oxide

137.

If you were to draw the lewis dot structure for Germanium (Ge), how many dots would you put around it?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

138.

Write the chemical formula for Na and S (sodium sulfide).

a)

NaS

b)

S2S2

c)

Na2S

d)

NaS2

139.

Metals (like Na) typically _____ electrons in the formation of ionic bonds.

a)

Gain

b)

Lose

c)

Keep the same

140.

Using the model, write the chemical formula for an ionic compound that has Mg and Cl.

a)

MgCl2

b)

Mg2Cl2

c)

Mg+2Cl-1

d)

Mg2Cl2

141.

This image shows the bonding between Lithium and Fluorine. What does the red arrow show?

a)

electrons being shared

b)

electrons being transferred to Fluorine

c)

electrons being transferred to Lithium

d)

electrons being destroyed

142.

Which of the following is the correct formula for these two ions: Al+3 & S-2

a)

AlS3

b)

Al2S3

c)

Al3S2

d)

Al3S