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Fall 2019 Semester Exam Review -LFHS

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Endothermic reaction and give an example.

a)

Ice Pack

b)

Candle Flame

c)

Burning Sugar

d)

Rusting Iron

2.

Who was Mendeleev and what did he create?

a)

Vaccines for Rabies and Anthrax

b)

Soda Water

c)

Dynamite

d)

7 Column Periodic Table

3.

How does pressure affect the boiling point of a liquid?

a)

Decreasing pressure raises the boiling point

b)

Increasing pressure lowers the boiling point

c)

Increasing pressure raises the boiling point

d)

Decreasing pressure lowers the boiling point

4.

Define Gas as a state of matter. Give and Example.

a)

matter with specific volume and shape

b)

matter with only a definite shape and not volume

c)

matter with only a definite volume and not shape

d)

matter with no definite volume and shape

5.

Define mixture and give an example.

a)

Mouthwash

b)

Bronze Pipe

c)

Salt Water

d)

Orange Juice

6.

Define Condensation. Give an Example.

a)

Solid changes to a gas.

b)

Gas changes to a liquid.

c)

Liquid changes to a solid.

d)

Solid changes to a liquid.

7.

What group are the Nobel gases located in on the periodic table?

a)

Group 18

b)

Group 1

c)

Group 10

d)

Group 8

8.

Define a physical change and give an example.

a)

Digesting food

b)

Milk going sour

c)

Starting a fire

d)

Carving a wooden animal.

9.

Define density and give the formula to calculate it.

a)

M= d x m

b)

D= m/v

c)

M= d/v

d)

V= m/d

10.

What unit is the SI measure of temperature?

a)

Celcius

b)

Meter

c)

Kelvin

d)

Fahrenheit

11.

Define atomic mass.

a)

# of protons and neutrons

b)

# of protons

c)

# of neutrons

d)

# of electrons

12.

What should you do if you break glass in the lab?

a)

walk away

b)

throw it away in the trashcan

c)

clean it up yourself without telling the teacher

d)

inform the teacher

13.

Which state of matter has the particles closest together?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

14.

What is valence electron? Give 2 elements that would have the same number of valence electrons.

a)

Electrons on 1st level. E and P

b)

Electrons on 2nd level. Ca and D

c)

Outer level electron. Cl and F

d)

No electrons. A and L

15.

Why did scientists accept the idea that all things are have atoms when they could not see them?

a)

Scientists realized the idea of atoms explained observations

b)

That's what they were told.

c)

It was Magic

d)

Atom is cool.

16.

What kind of a change is when bubbles are produced as when vinegar is poured into baking soda?

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

c)

Both Chemical and Physical

d)

Neither

17.

Define a synthesis reaction. 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O

a)

Two or more reactants combine to make one larger compound.

b)

one element replaces another element in a compound.

c)

Compound breaks down into two/more elements or new compounds

d)

a combination of a substance with oxygen present.

18.

When a substance turns from a solid to a liquid is it a physical or chemical change?

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

c)

Both

d)

None

19.

What properties do the alkaline family of elements share?

a)

acidic

b)

reactive

c)

nonreactive

d)

nothing

20.

Is soil of pH of 9 acid or alkaline?

a)

acidic

b)

basic

c)

neutral

d)

none of the above

21.

How do the substances on each side of the equation have to be in a chemical equation?

a)

the # of atoms are greater on the reactant side

b)

the # of atoms are greater on the reactant side

c)

the # of atoms are greater on the product side

d)

the # of atoms on either side must be equal

22.

Why is potassium (K) chemically reactive?

a)

0 valence electrons

b)

4 valence electrons

c)

8 valence electrons

d)

1 valence electrons

23.

To make a metal rod fit into a metal cylinder, what would be the best strategy for this to work

a)

heat the rod and the cylinder

b)

cool the rod, heat the cylinder

c)

heat the rod, cool the cylinder

d)

cool the rod and the cylinder

24.

Which lab safety sign is used to represent chemical safety?

a)

poison sign

b)

extreme temperature

c)

open flame sign

d)

electrical sign

25.

Define an ionic bond.

a)

metal bonds with metal

b)

metal bonds with noble gases

c)

nonmetal bonds with nonmetal

d)

metal bonds with nonmetal

26.

Define and exothermic reaction and give an example.

a)

dissolving salt is exothermic and energy is released.

b)

dissolving salt is endothermic and energy is released.

c)

dissolving salt is exothermic and energy is absorbed.

d)

dissolving salt is endothermic and energy is absorbed.

27.

What group and period is strontium (Sr)?

a)

Group 3 Period 2

b)

Group 2 Period 5

c)

Group 1 Period 5

d)

Group 4 Period 4

28.

To make soil more acidic, what would you need to add? look at the table on your review.

a)

limestone and wood ash

b)

manure and sulfur

c)

peat moss and sulfur

d)

wood ash and manure

29.

Which group of elements have luster, are solid, and are good conductors of electricity?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Magnesium

d)

Manganese

30.

When salt dissolves in what why can you not see the salt?

a)

Salt clumps up because of water.

b)

Salt sinks to the bottom and forms a layer.

c)

Salt breaks apart because its attracted to water.

d)

Salt floats to the top because of the water.

31.

Which target represents precision and accuracy.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

none

32.

Describe the process of analyzing data.

a)

Using statistics to compare data and determine relationships

b)

Data is recorded just because.

c)

Scientists do not analyze data.

d)

This is not the answer

33.

When in a lab write up should you include a discussion of the correctness of the hypothesis?

a)

Materials

b)

Procedure

c)

Conclusion

d)

Results

34.

Density is determined by the ratio of what to what?

a)

speed to time

b)

mass to volume

c)

volume to mass

d)

time to speed

35.

How would heating some matter affect its particles?

a)

particles move more slowly

b)

particles stay still

c)

particles move more quickly

36.

If a ruler only shows cm to the tenths place can it be used to measure to the hundredths place?

a)

can guestimate measurement

b)

can only measure in units you have

c)

can measure in kilometers

d)

can't measure anything at all.

37.

What is water in a solid state called?

a)

water

b)

nothing

c)

steam

d)

ice

38.

Balance the following chemical equation. ___ CuCl2 + ___ AL--->___ AlCl3+ ___ Cu

a)

3,2,5,3

b)

3,2,2,3

c)

3,2,2,6

d)

2,3,3,2

39.

What would be the best way to separate a suspension?

a)

separate piece by piece

b)

filter paper

c)

distillation

d)

filtration

40.

Define the law of conservation of mass.

a)

mass of reactants is equal to the products

b)

Mass of the products is greater than reactants.

c)

mass of reactants is greater than products.

d)

none of the above are true.

41.

Define liquid.

a)

does not take the shape of its container

b)

takes the shape of its container

c)

turns to a solid

d)

none of the above

42.

Give some examples of the effects of acid rain.

a)

increase soil nutrients, pH increased

b)

increase soil nutrients, pH neutral

c)

decrease soil nutrients, pH neutral

d)

decrease soil nutrients, materials damaged, pH decreases

43.

Why is water cohesive?

a)

arrangement of Hydrogen bonds

b)

arrangement of Oxygen atoms

c)

arrangement of Nitrogen atoms

d)

arrangement of Sulfur atoms

44.

Define vaporization.

a)

solid to a liquid

b)

solid to a gas

c)

gas to a liquid

d)

gas to a solid

45.

What is an example of a compound.

a)

Florine (F)

b)

Sulfur (S)

c)

Lithium (Li)

d)

Salt (NaCl)

46.

Water is the universal solvent, but list some substances that will not dissolve in water.

a)

salt

b)

acids

c)

sugar

d)

oils

47.

Describe what happens to the particles when a solid melts.

a)

particles pack tightly together

b)

particles break out of their fixed position

c)

particles do not move

d)

none of the above

48.

What is an example of a physical reaction.

a)

rusting iron

b)

burning fire

c)

water freezing to ice

d)

baking a cake

49.

What is an example of a solution?

a)

liquid

b)

elements

c)

substance

d)

homogenous mixture

50.

What does the pH scale measure?

a)

degree of acidity

b)

molarity

c)

temperature

d)

distance

51.

Define liquid as a state of matter.

a)

matter with no definite volume and no definite shape.

b)

matter with a definite volume and a definite shape.

c)

matter with a definite shape but no definite volume.

d)

matter with a definite volume but no definite shape.

52.

Define the lab safety symbol of an eye.

a)

fire safety

b)

animal safety

c)

eye and face safety

d)

chemical safety

53.

Does a compound have the same properties of its elements or does it have new properties?

a)

same properties

b)

not this answer

c)

new properties

d)

not this answer

54.

Scientists use litmus paper to measure pH, which example would turn it red?

a)

NH3

b)

NaOH

c)

HCl

d)

NaCl

55.

Is density a chemical or physical property?

a)

chemical property

b)

neither

c)

both

d)

physical property

56.

Why are noble gases unreactive?

a)

they have 4 electrons on the outer shell and is unstable

b)

They have a full outer shell and is stable

c)

they have 6 electrons on the outer shell and is unstable

d)

they have 2 electrons on the outer shell and is unstable

57.

Define the Law of conservation.

a)

weight of the products = weight of the reactants

b)

weight of the products < weight of the reactants

c)

weight of the products > weight of the reactants

d)

none of the above

58.

The amount of energy required for a liquid at its boiling point to become a gas is___________?

a)

freezing point

b)

melting point

c)

transpiration

d)

heat of vaporization

59.

A mineral with the chemical formula is of Fe2O3 would be what type of molecule?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

neither

d)

both

60.

What group is Mercury (Hg) on the periodic table?

a)

nonmetal

b)

halogens

c)

noble gases

d)

metal