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Recycling Unit Vocabulary

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an organic compound?

a)

Molecules composed of carbon and hydrogen, and may contain any number of other elements.

b)

Molecules that do not contain carbon.

2.

What is recycling?

a)

putting an object into a recycling bin

b)

making something new out of resources that have already been used

c)

using an object again, either for its original purpose or a different purpose

3.
What is a molecule?
a)
Two or more atoms bonded together
b)
One element
c)
One atom
d)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
4.

What is an inorganic compound?

a)

Molecules composed of carbon and hydrogen, and may contain any number of other elements.

b)

Molecules that do not contain carbon.

5.

These particles orbit around the nucleus of an atom and have a negative charge. What are they called?

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

photons

6.
In the center of the atom is something called _____
a)
the kernel
b)
the cell
c)
the nucleus
d)
the focal point
7.
The positive particles of an atom are 
a)
electrons 
b)
positrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
8.
the central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is its 
a)
nucleus 
b)
electron cloud
c)
core 
d)
center 
9.
All matter is made of what?
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
10.
electrons have this type of charge?
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
11.
True or False? Neutrons have a negative charge
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 
a)
negatrons 
b)
electrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
13.

Chemical or Physical:

A characteristic of matter that can be observed with your 5 senses is a ____________ property.

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

14.

Chemical or Physical:

A characteristic of matter that can only be observed when matter is changed into a new kind of matter.

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

15.

What kind of change occurs if matter changes in amount, size, or shape?

a)

substance change

b)

chemical change

c)

physical change

d)

elemental change

16.

What kind of change occurs if matter changes completely into something else at the atomic level?

a)

substance change

b)

chemical change

c)

physical change

d)

elemental change

17.
Which description about the proton is accurate?
a)
Positively charged particle with a mass less than 0 amu
b)
A neutrally charged particle with a mass less than 0 amu
c)
Positively charged particle with a mass of 1 amu
d)
A neutrally charge particle with a mass of 1 amu
18.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
19.
Matter is anything that takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
20.

The process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances

a)

Chemical Process

b)

Reactant

c)

Chemical Reaction

21.
A ____________is the force that holds atoms together in a compound.
a)
Chemical Formula
b)
Chemical Reaction
c)
Chemical Bond
d)
Synthesis Reaction
22.

The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

a)

The nitrogen cycle

b)

The carbon cycle

c)

The water cycle

d)

The phosphorus cycle

23.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False