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Unit 1 Chemistry Pre-Test

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an accurate model of CH4?

a)

Model #1

b)

Model #2

c)

Model #3

d)

Model #4

2.

If a substance changes color or smell, it is most likely due to a PHYSICAL change.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

If a substance changes its state of matter, it is going through a CHEMICAL change

a)

True

b)

False

4.

During a chemical reaction, all matter is conserved.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is modeled in the picture?

a)

An element

b)

A compound

c)

A mixture of a compound and element

d)

A mixture of two elements

6.

The solution below is...

a)

An Element

b)

A compound

c)

A mixture of element and element molecules

d)

A mixture of two elements

7.

The solution below is...

a)

An element

b)

A compound

c)

A mixture of a compound and a element

d)

A mixture of two compounds

8.

The solution below is...

a)

An element

b)

A compound

c)

A mixture of a compound and a element

d)

A mixture of two compounds

9.

The solution below is...

a)

An element

b)

A compound

c)

A mixture of a compound and a element molecule

d)

A mixture of two compounds

10.

The solution below is...

a)

An element molecule

b)

A compound

c)

A mixture of a compound and a element

d)

A mixture of two elements

11.

How many electrons are in a Beryllium atom?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

12.

What is the atomic number of Beryllium?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

9

d)

5

13.

How many neutrons are in a Beryllium atom?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

5

d)

9

14.

What aspect of the periodic table will tell you valence electrons?

a)

Groups

b)

Families

c)

Transitions

d)

Periods

15.

The symbol for Iron is

a)

Ir

b)

Fe

c)

I

d)

On

16.

Periods on the periodic table tell you.

a)

Valence Electrons

b)

Amount of Orbitals

c)

Electronegativity Only

d)

Size of the atom Only

17.

The atomic number tells you what?

a)

number of electrons

b)

number of protons

c)

number of neutrons

d)

both electrons and protons in an atom.

18.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
19.
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.
a)
column
b)
group
c)
period
20.
A vertical column in the periodic table.  Elements share similar properties.
a)
row
b)
group
c)
period
21.
The simplest substance is..?
a)
Carbon
b)
An element
c)
Water
d)
A simple compound 
22.
A proton is....
a)
A negatively charged subatomic particle
b)
A positively charged subatomic particle
c)
A neutrally charged subatomic particle
d)
The only subatomic particle located in the nucleus
23.
Basic unit of matter - the smallest piece of matter known
a)
Element 
b)
Atom
c)
Molecule
d)
Compound
24.
Negatively charged part of an atom located in levels outside the nucleus
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Neutron
25.
Burning a piece of paper 
a)
Chemical Change 
b)
Physical Change 
26.
Milk turning sour
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change 
27.
What is the symbol for the element Neon?
a)
Na
b)
Ne
c)
He
d)
N
28.
These are the two particles located inside the nucleus of an atom 
a)
Protons and Electrons 
b)
Protons and Neutrons 
c)
Electrons and Neutrons 
d)
Neutrons and Molecules 
29.

How many MOLECULES are in the following compound: CaCO3

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

0

30.
Where are electrons of an atom found?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Some are in the nucleus and some in the electron cloud.
d)
They are moving everywhere.
31.

Evidence of a chemical reaction is anything that shows

a)

a new substance has formed

b)

a solid dissolved in a liquid

c)

interaction between 2 gases

d)

a change in the state of matter

32.

One of the signs of a chemical reaction taking place is:

a)

Bubbles are produced

b)

Reactants are not combining

c)

Products are not forming

d)

Color is not changing

33.

Which of the following describes a precipitate?

a)

a liquid forms when a block of metal is heated

b)

a solid forms when one liquid is poured into another

c)

a gas forms when a solid is placed in a liquid

d)

bubbles form when an acid is poured on a rock

34.

Which is NOT an indication of a chemical change?

a)

temperature change

b)

formation of a precipitate

c)

shape change

d)

production of light

35.

A student places a piece of a potato into a container of hydrogen peroxide. One observation the student makes is that bubbles form around the potato. The presence of bubbles might indicate the formation of a new substance because bubbles -

a)

could show that a gas is forming.

b)

always rise to the top of a liquid.

c)

are almost always perfectly spherical.

d)

usually burst after a few minutes.

36.

Which of the following is an example that includes evidence of a chemical reaction?

a)

A sample of zinc is placed in water and it settles to the bottom

b)

A solid block of ice is heated and it completely melts into a liquid.

c)

Sugar that is burned gives off an odor and turns brown and then black.

d)

A tomato is placed into a blender and chopped up into smaller pieces.

37.

Jonathan places a pot of water on a stove. As the water boils, how does the state of the water change?

a)

from gas to liquid

b)

from liquid to gas

c)

from liquid to solid

d)

from solid to liquid

38.

Matter changes state when...

a)

energy is added or removed

b)

energy is added

c)

energy is removed

d)

there is no energy

39.

The particles in water move fastest in water that is _______________.

a)

boiling

b)

frozen

c)

liquid

d)

melting

40.

When thermal energy is decreased in a liquid, what change in state is happening?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

41.

When thermal energy is increased in a solid, what change in state is happening?

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

42.

What is the chemical formula for the molecule shown here?

a)

NH

b)

HN3

c)

NH3

d)

N3H3

43.

Which state of matter would a bulk substance with this composition probably be found in?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

44.

H2O is most accurately described as a ___________________.

a)

molecule

b)

compound

c)

element

d)

atom