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Elements, compounds and mixtures

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Contains only one kind of atom.
a)
Element
b)
Compund
c)
Mixture
2.
Contains two or more atoms combined
a)
Elements
b)
Compounds
c)
Mixtures
3.
The air is a _________. 
a)
element 
b)
mixture 
c)
compound 
d)
energy 
4.
Elements can be broken down into simpler substances. 
a)
false 
b)
true 
c)
sometimes 
5.
Examples are milk and gasoline.
a)
elements
b)
mixtures
c)
compounds
6.

Examples are diamonds (C) and Uranium (U)

a)

elements

b)

mixtures

c)

compounds

7.
Is sugar (C12H22O11) an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
8.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
9.
What is salad?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
10.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of Elements
d)
Mixture of Compounds
11.
Which of the following is an element?
a)
Sugar
b)
Salt
c)
Water
d)
Oxygen
12.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. 
a)
compound          
b)
atom
c)
mixture 
d)
element
13.
The building block of matter is
a)
Mixture
b)
Atom
c)
Element
d)
Substance
14.
Water is an element
a)
true
b)
false
15.
A pure substance...
a)
is an element or a compound
b)
is an element or a mixture
c)
is a compound or a mixture
d)
is a mixture
16.

Beatriz wants to make a mixture out of her bowl of blueberries. Which of the following would turn her bowl of blueberries into a mixture?

a)

adding more blueberries to the bowl

b)

adding raspberries to the bowl

c)

cutting up the blueberries

d)

mashing the blueberries

17.

Humans absorb oxygen from the air they breathe in and exhale carbon dioxide gas, CO2. Carbon dioxide gas is

a)

an element made of carbon and oxygen atoms.

b)

a solution made of carbon and oxygen atoms.

c)

a compound of carbon and oxygen atoms.

d)

a mixture of carbon and oxygen atoms.

18.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
19.
What is the picture displayed?
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
molecule
d)
compound
20.

Which example is a compound?

a)

N2

b)

O2

c)

Cu

d)

H2O2

21.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
22.
1 A substance made up of two or more chemically combinedelements is —
a)
an element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
d)
solution
23.
compounds are chemically bounded together 
a)
False
b)
true
c)
I don't know?
24.
Which one has more than one type of atom in it
a)
Element
b)
Compound 
25.
which one only has one type of atom In it.
a)
Element
b)
compound
26.
Is salt (NaCI) a compound or a element
a)
Compound
b)
element
27.
which one can be found on the periodic table
a)
Compound 
b)
Element
28.
What cannot be broken down into other substances?
a)
Compound
b)
Mixture
c)
Solids
d)
Element
29.
Which of the following is not a compound?
a)
HCl
b)
Cl
c)
NaCl
d)
CO2
30.
Water is an example of:
a)
compound
b)
element
c)
solution
31.
A combination of substances that are not chemically combined is called a(n)____________. 
a)
mixture
b)
compound
c)
physical
32.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
33.
Salt has a chemical formula of NaCl.  Salt is a...
a)
Compound
b)
Element
c)
Mixture
d)
None of the Above
34.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
35.
_____ small particles that make up most types of matter on Earth.
a)
compounds
b)
atoms
c)
mixtures
d)
elements
36.
Glucose (C6H12O6) is an example of a...
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
37.

Which of the following is an example of the formation of a mixture?

a)

Rust forming on an iron nail.

b)

Sugar crystals dissolving in water.

c)

Sodium and chlorine forming table salt.

d)

Hydrogen and oxygen reacting to produce oxygen.

38.

Which statement identifies why oxygen is classified as a pure substance and air is classified as a mixture?

a)

Oxygen is more reactive than air.

b)

Oxygen has a higher density than air.

c)

Oxygen goes under a phase change, whereas air is always a gas.

d)

Oxygen contains only one substance, but air contains several substances.

39.

Which of the following is an example of of a container filled with a pure substance rather than with a mixture?

a)

A tire filled with air.

b)

A jar filled with salt water.

c)

A balloon filled with helium.

d)

A glass filled with chocolate milk.

40.

The chemical equation shown below represents a reaction that produces fuel for certain cars.

CO + H2O------->CO2 + H2


Which substance in this equation is classified as an element?

a)

CO

b)

O2

c)

CO2

d)

H2

41.

Which changes MUST happen for elements to become a compound?

a)

elements are heated

b)

a gas becomes a liquid

c)

elements dissolve in water

d)

chemical bonds form between atoms.

42.

Water (H2O), is not found on the periodic table because water is a...

a)

atom

b)

liquid

c)

mixture

d)

compound

43.

Which of the following explains why saltwater is considered a mixture?

a)

It is composed of one element.

b)

It is composed of one compound.

c)

It is composed of two or more substances and has new chemical properties.

d)

It is composed of two or more substances and retains their own chemical properties.

44.

Oxygen and iron combine chemically to form rust. Rust is classified as which of the following?

a)

an atom.

b)

an element.

c)

a compound.

d)

a mixture.

45.

When the elements copper (Cu) and oxygen (O) chemically combine, they form...

a)

an ion

b)

a gas

c)

a compound

d)

a mixture

46.

This image is a model of...

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a homogenous mixture

d)

a heterogeneous mixture

47.

The image below is an example of

a)

an atom

b)

a molecule

c)

a homogeneous mixture

d)

a heterogeneous mixture

48.

The image below is an example of

a)

a homogeneous mixture

b)

a compound

c)

a heterogeneous mixture

d)

an element

49.
DIFFERENT kinds of atoms chemically combined to form a substance are
a)
Mixture
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Substance
50.
You are eating a pizza. What type of mixture are you consuming?
a)
homogeneous
b)
heterogeneous
c)
pure substance
d)
The Periodic Table