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Density

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
2.
Which units of measurement are used for volume?
a)
grams
b)
centimeters
c)
grams/milliliter
d)
milliliter
3.
Which property of matter is determined by dividing its mass by its volume?
a)
elasticity
b)
buoyancy
c)
density
d)
viscosity
4.

Latent heat is

a)

the heat absorbed or released at a boiling process during a change of phase

b)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase

c)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase of 1 kg object

d)

the heat absorbed or released by an object to increase or decrease its temperature by 1 degree Celcius

5.

The heat absorbed by melting a solid is known as

a)

latent heat of fusion

b)

latent heat of solid

c)

latent heat of liquid

d)

latent heat of vaporisation

6.

The amount of heat required to change the phase of a substance depends on two factors which are

a)

surrounding temperature

b)

temperature change

c)

material

d)

the mass

7.

specific latent heat of vaporisation is

a)

the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the solid to liquid phase without change in temperature

b)

the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the liquid to gaseous phase without change in temperature

c)

the amount of heat required to change the temperature 1 kg of the substance by 1 degree Celcius

8.

the symbol for specific latent heat is

a)

c

b)

L

c)

Q

d)

m

9.

The graph shows the cooling curve of a substance. At which stages the specific latent heat released?

a)

AB and CD

b)

BC and DE

c)

AB and EF

d)

BC and CD

10.

The graph shows the temperature of 1kg samples of three materials, A, B, and C, as they are heated. Heating occurs at a constant rate.

If material A starts to melt at 60 oC. At that point, the line on the graph will __________.

a)

continue on as before

b)

begin to curve upward

c)

become steeper

d)

become horizontal

11.

The graph shows the temperature of 1kg samples of three materials, A, B, and C, as they are heated. Heating occurs at a constant rate.

Which material has molecules with the highest average kinetic energy after 40 s of heating?

a)

Material A

b)

Material B

c)

Material C

d)

Impossible to determine from the graph

12.

A system consists of an ice cube floating in a glass of water. The entire system is at 0 oC. Thermal energy is then added slowly to the system, causing half of the ice to melt. What can be said about the resulting temperature of the system?

a)

Greater than 0 oC

b)

Less than 0 oC

c)

Equal to 0 oC

d)

Equal to 100 oC

13.

The heat energy required to change 1 kg of a substance from a solid to a liquid state at the same temperature is called ____

a)

specific heat capacity

b)

specific latent heat of vaporization

c)

sensible heat

d)

specific latent heat of fusion

14.

Consider the following temperature-time graph when a solid is heated. which part of the graph involves latent heat of vaporization?

a)

Part I

b)

Part II

c)

Part III

d)

Part IV

15.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
16.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
17.

Which picture represents water in a SOLID state?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Check all that apply to this picture:

a)

it is a solid

b)

it's not taking the shape of its container

c)

its molecules are barely moving at all

d)

it is a liquid

e)

the molcules are moving very fast

19.

What is the freezing point of water in degrees Celsius?

a)

100 degrees

b)

0 degrees

c)

32 degrees

d)

2 degrees

20.

Check the two that are the SAME temperature!

a)

boiling point

b)

melting point

c)

freezing point

d)

dew point

21.
Which state of matter? 
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases 
d)
Plasmas 
22.
Volume is.....
a)
the weight of an object
b)
the gravity of an object
c)
how much space an object takes up
d)
measured with a balance scale
23.
What is matter?
a)
Anything that has mass and volume
b)
The shape of an object
c)
How much an object weighs
d)
The pull of objects on one another
24.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
25.

Is radioactive decay 'spontaneous' ?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

sometimes

26.
What is the half-life of iodine-131?
a)
32 days
b)
8 days
c)
16 days
d)
24 days
27.
If the half-life of uranium-232 is 70 years, how many half-lives will it take for 10 g of it to be reduced to 1.25 g?
a)
1 half-life
b)
2 half-lives
c)
3 half-lives
d)
4 half-lives
28.
146C has a half life of 5730 years, how many years would it take the 4.0 g sample to decay to 0.25 g?
a)
4 years
b)
5730 years
c)
22,920 years
d)
28,650 years
29.
What type of decay is being illustrated in following picture? 
a)
beta decay
b)
alpha decay 
30.

In the early twentieth century the apparatus shown in the diagram was used to investigate atomic structure. When He2+ particles were fired at a thin sheet of gold, most of the particles were detected at point P. What conclusion can be drawn from the detection of He2+ particles at point P?

a)

Gold atoms contain electrons.

b)

Gold atoms contain protons.

c)

Gold atoms contain neutrons.

d)

Gold atoms are mainly empty space.

31.

When He2+ particles were fired at a thin sheet of gold, about 1 in 8000 of the particles were detected at point Q. What conclusion can be drawn from the detection of He2+ particles at point Q?

a)

Gold atoms have a small, positive nucleus.

b)

Gold atoms have electrons in orbitals.

c)

Gold consists of ions in a sea of delocalised electrons.

d)

Gold atoms have more protons than He2+ particles.

32.

Which of these correctly shows the numbers of sub-atomic particles in a 41K+ ion?

a)

Number of electrons: 19, Number of protons: 19, Number of neutrons: 20

b)

Number of electrons: 18, Number of protons: 20, Number of neutrons: 21

c)

Number of electrons: 18, Number of protons: 19, Number of neutrons: 22

d)

Number of electrons: 19, Number of protons: 18, Number of neutrons: 23

33.

Which of these correctly shows the numbers of sub-atomic particles in a 21Na+ ion?

a)

Number of electrons: 11, Number of protons: 11, Number of neutrons: 10

b)

Number of electrons: 10, Number of protons: 12, Number of neutrons: 9

c)

Number of electrons: 10, Number of protons: 11, Number of neutrons: 10

d)

Number of electrons: 11, Number of protons: 10, Number of neutrons: 11

34.

Which of these correctly shows the numbers of sub-atomic particles in a 42Ca2+ ion?

a)

Number of electrons: 20, Number of protons: 20, Number of neutrons: 22

b)

Number of electrons: 18, Number of protons: 21, Number of neutrons: 21

c)

Number of electrons: 18, Number of protons: 20, Number of neutrons: 22

d)

Number of electrons: 20, Number of protons: 19, Number of neutrons: 23

35.

Which model of the atom is denoted as the "plum pudding" model?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

36.
This model this model was the first to show a nucleus, consisting of protons and neutron.  Electrons surround the nucleus but are not shown in distinct energy levels. 
a)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
b)
The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom
c)
The "Quantum Mechanical Modell" of the atom
d)
Democritus's model of the atom
37.
This model added on to previous models by showing electrons existed at certain "energy levels". However it does not accurately show what those levels look like.
a)
The "Bohr Model" of the atom
b)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
c)
The "Plumb Pudding Model" of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
38.
This model was developed after J.J. Thompson discovered electrons, a particle smaller than an atom. Is shows electrons floating freely in a positive space.
a)
The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom
b)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
c)
Democritus's model of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
39.

An atom in which the number of protons is greater than the number of neutrons is:

a)

234U

b)

6Li

c)

3He

d)

2H

40.

Which of these atoms has the smallest number of neutrons?

a)

3H

b)

4He

c)

5He

d)

4Li

41.

Americium-241 (24195Am) is an isotope of americium. Which of the isotopes given in the table below is not an isotope of americium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

42.

The graph shows how the number of americium-241 nuclei in a sample changes with time. How many years does it take for the number of americium-241 nuclei to decrease from 10,000 to 5,000?

a)

430 years

b)

500 years

c)

400 years

d)

800 years

43.

A householder is worried about the radiation emitted by the granite worktop in his kitchen. 1 kg of granite has an activity of 1250 Bq. The kitchen worktop has a mass of 180 kg. Calculate the activity of the kitchen worktop in Bq.

a)

225,000 Bq

b)

6.94 Bq

c)

0.144 Bq

d)

25,000 Bq

44.

A teacher used a Geiger-Muller tube and counter to measure the number of counts in 2 minutes for a radioactive rock. The counter recorded 980 counts in two minutes. The background radiation count rate was 0.25 counts per second. Calculate the count rate for the rock.

a)

7.92 per second

b)

8.16 per second

c)

490 per second

d)

489.75 per second

45.

In an experiment, a teacher put a 2 mm thick lead sheet in front of a radioactive source. She used a detector and counter to measure the radiation passing through the lead sheet in one minute. She then put different numbers of lead sheets, each 2 mm thick, in front of the radioactive source and measured the radiation passing through in one minute. The readings taken by the teacher are plotted in the graph. How does the amount of radiation transmitted by the lead change as the total thickness of the lead is increased?

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

it stays constant

46.

An atom that loses an electron is called an _____________________and has an overall _________________________ charge.

a)

ion ; positive

b)

ion ; negative

c)

isotope ; positive

d)

ion ; neutral

47.

Carbon-14 and carbon-12 are two of the isotopes of carbon. The nucleus of a carbon-12 atom has the same number of ________________ as the nucleus of a carbon-14 atom.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

48.

State the number of neutrons in an atom of iodine-135 (13553I)

a)

78

b)

82

c)

131

d)

53

49.

The graph shows how the number of americium-241 nuclei in a sample changes with time. What is the half-life of americium-241?

a)

430 years

b)

500 years

c)

400 years

d)

800 years

50.

How old is a bone if it presently contains 0.3125g of carbon-14 and it was estimated to originally contain 80g? The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years.

a)

5730 years old

b)

11460 years old

c)

45840 years old

d)

22920 years old

51.

Calculate mass if an object has a volume of 72 centimetres cubed and a density of 81 grams per centimetres cubed.

a)

5832 grams

b)

583.2 grams

c)

0.89 grams

d)

1.125 grams

52.

Calculate mass if an object has a volume of 65 centimetres cubed and a density of 33 grams per centimetres cubed.

a)

2145 grams

b)

214.5 grams

c)

1.97 grams

d)

0.5076923 grams

53.

Calculate mass if an object has a volume of 11 centimetres cubed and a density of 35 grams per centimetres cubed.

a)

55 grams

b)

5.5 grams

c)

0.02 grams

d)

550 grams

54.

Calculate the density of an object that has a volume of 2 centimetres cubed and a mass of 88 grams.

a)

44 g/cm3

b)

0.037 g/cm3

c)

2.7 g/cm3

d)

108 g/cm3

55.

Calculate the density of an object that has a volume of 93 centimetres cubed and a mass of 13 grams.

a)

0.14 g/cm3

b)

7.15 g/cm3

c)

0.026 g/cm3

d)

1209 g/cm3

56.

Calculate volume if an object has a mass of 35 grams and a density of 48 grams per centimetres cubed.

a)

0.73 cm3

b)

1.4 cm3

c)

1680 cm3

d)

7.3 cm3

57.

A 0.01575 kg piece of iron absorbs 1086.75 joules of heat energy, and its temperature changes from 25°C to 175°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of iron.

a)

460 J/kgoC

b)

1.654 J/kgoC

c)

2,567,446.875 J/kgoC

58.

What is the correct SI unit for energy? (provide the correct name and symbol)

a)

calorie, C

b)

temperature, C

c)

Joule, J

d)

Kelvin, K

59.

What letter is used to represent specific heat capacity?

a)

H

b)

P

c)

C

d)

T

60.
In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have
a)
Alpha , Beta,  Gamma
b)
Beta , Gamma , Alpha
c)
Gamma, Beta, Alpha
d)
Gamma, Alpha, Beta