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Chemistry quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"poly" and "mer" means

a)

"Many" and "single unit"

b)

"Single unit" and "many"

c)

"Natural and "chemical"

d)

None of the above

2.

Polymerisation is the process of

a)

combining monomers to make a long chain

b)

Beating into sheets

c)

Drawn into wires

d)

None of the above

3.

Which synthetic fibre is known as "Laboratory's first gift to the loom"?

a)

Rayon

b)

Nylon

c)

Acrylic

d)

Polyester

4.

Name of the fibre that contain a minimum of 85% acrylontrile in their chemical structure

a)

Orlon fibres

b)

Acrylic fibres

c)

Rayon fibres

d)

Nylon fibres

5.

Terylene is a popular form of _______

a)

Polyester

b)

Acrylic

c)

Rayon

d)

Plastic

6.

Plastics was derived from the Greek word_____

a)

Plastikos

b)

Monomer

c)

Thermoplasts

d)

Polymer

7.

Examples of thermoplasts

a)

PVC

b)

Polyvinyl chloride

c)

Bakelite

d)

Polythene

8.

Properties of plastics include

a)

All of the above

b)

Poor conductor

c)

Light, weight, strong

d)

Non-reactive

e)

Ductiltiy

9.

All Synthetic fibres are obtained from petroleum are obtained from petroleum products

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Teflon is a fibre on which water does not stick

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Fossil fuels are formed due to ___________

a)

Heat and temperature

b)

Temperature and pressure

c)

Pressure and heat

d)

None of the above

12.

Destructive distillation is the process of heating _____

a)

Anthracite

b)

Lignite

c)

Coal

d)

Petroleum

13.

Compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen are called ______

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Coal

c)

Hydrocarbons

d)

Coke

14.

Coal which contains around 60% of carbon is

a)

Lignite

b)

Peat

c)

Anthracite

d)

Bituminous

15.

In destructive distillation, coal is heated to

a)

1000°C

b)

1500°C

c)

500°C

d)

100°C

16.

The process of refining of petroleum in refineries is called as

a)

Fractions

b)

Fractional distillation

c)

Fractionating column

d)

None of the above

17.

Bituminous rock is also know as black lignite

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Petroleum is known as gas in

a)

UK

b)

India

c)

US

d)

Canada

19.

Rocks that do not let any amount of water to pass through it _____

a)

Impervious rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

Peat

20.

Gases produced during burning of fossil fuels are

a)

Nitrogen Dioxide

b)

Sulphur Monoxide

c)

Carbon Monoxide

d)

Carbon dioxide

21.

The most abundant metal in the Earth's surface

a)

Gold

b)

Aluminium

c)

coal

d)

Petroleum

22.

Helium and krypton occur in combined state

a)

True

b)

False

23.

All ores are minerals but all minerals are not ores

a)

False

b)

True

24.

Metals and non-metals that are found in room temperature are _____ respectively

a)

Gallium

b)

Bromine

c)

All of the above

d)

Alluminium Sulphate

25.

Sodium and potassium are the only non-metals that are soft

a)

True

b)

False

26.

'↑' represents that the product evolved a gas while '↓' represents that the product formed is a precipitate

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Hydrogen acts as a metal and hence is included in the reactivity series

a)

False

b)

True

28.

Non-metals react with dilute acids

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Duralumin contains ____ % of aluminium, ____ % copper, ___% manganese and magnesium

a)

95, 4, 1

b)

65, 35, 1

c)

95, 30, 1

d)

74, 18, 8

30.

______ is used in vulcanisation of rubber

a)

Sulphur

b)

Graphite

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Liquid nitrogen