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Fall Final Review - 2020

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of graph is this.

a)

bar

b)

line

c)

circle

2.

What are the building blocks of all matter?

a)

forces

b)

atoms

c)

kinetic and potential energy

3.

In which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses?

a)

analyzing data

b)

drawing conclusions

c)

making observations

4.

What happens when the data in an investigation do not support the original hypothesis?

a)

The data must be incorrect and are thrown out.

b)

The scientist gives up and starts an investigation on a new topic.

c)

The hypothesis is revised.

5.

What is a statement that sumarizes a pattern found in nature?

a)

a scientific theory

b)

a scientific law

c)

a hypothesis

6.

How is 0.00069 written in scientific notation?

a)

69 X 10-5

b)

6.9 X 104

c)

6.9 X 10-4

7.

Timers at a swim meet used four different clocks to time an event. Which recorded time is the most precise?

a)

55.254 s

b)

55.25 s

c)

55 s

8.

On the Celsius scale, at what temperature does water boil?

a)

100 º

b)

0 º

c)

212 º

9.

What is a physical or mental representation of an object or event?

a)

a hypothesis

b)

a theory

c)

a model

10.

The type of graph used to show how a part of something relates to the whole is which of the following?

a)

bar graph

b)

circle graph

c)

line graph

11.

Which of the follwoing are pure substances?

a)

solutions

b)

compounds

c)

homogeneous mixtures

12.

A substance that is made up of only one kind of atom is a(an)

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

homogeneous mixture

13.

A mixture that appears to contain only one substance is a(an)

a)

compound.

b)

heterogeneous mixture.

c)

homogeneous mixture.

14.

A mixture can be classified as a solution, suspension, or colloid based on the

a)

color of its particles.

b)

number of particles it contains

c)

size of its largest particles

15.

Which of the fllowing has the highest viscosity?

a)

milk

b)

water

c)

corn syrup

16.

Filtration can be used to separate mixtures based on

a)

their densities.

b)

their boiling points

c)

the size of their particles

17.

Which of the folowing is a physical change?

a)

rust forming on an iron fence

b)

buringing a piece of wood

c)

sawing a piece of wood in half

18.

Flammability is a material's ability to burn in the presence of

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

nitrogen

19.

Which of the following is a clue of a chemical change?

a)

iron changes color when heated

b)

gas bubbles form in boiling water

c)

a gas forms when vinegar and baking soda are mixed

20.

Ninety-nine percent of all the matter that can be observed in the universe exists as

a)

plasmas

b)

gases

c)

liquids

21.

Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a

a)

gas.

b)

solid.

c)

liquid.

22.

What type of change occurs when water changes from a solid to a liquid?

a)

a mental change

b)

a phase change

c)

an irreversible change

23.

The phase change that is the reverse of condensation is

a)

freezing.

b)

sublimation.

c)

vaporization.

24.

During a phase change, the temperature of a substance

a)

decreases.

b)

increases.

c)

does not change.

25.

During which phase change does the arrangement of water molecules become more orderly?

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

freezing

26.

The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid is

a)

melting.

b)

condensation.

c)

sublimation.

27.

The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first is

a)

deposition.

b)

sublimation.

c)

vaporization.

28.

Which of the following phase changes is an exothermic change?

a)

deposition

b)

vaporization

c)

sublimation

29.

J. J. Thomson's experiments provided evidence that an atom

a)

has a negative charge

b)

is the smallest particle of matter.

c)

contains negatively charged particles.

30.

Rutherford's gold foil experiment provided evidence for which of the following statements?

a)

Alpha particles have a positive charge.

b)

There is a dense, positively charged mass in the center of an atom.

c)

Negative and positive charges are spread evenly throughout an atom.

31.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

32.

Which statement about subatomic particles is true?

a)

An electron has far less mass than either a proton neutron.

b)

Protons, neutrons, and electrons all have about the same mass.

c)

Unlike protons or neutrons, electrons have no mass.

33.

Which of the following is unique for any given element?

a)

the number of protons

b)

the mass of a neutron

c)

the nmber of neutrons

34.

To find the number of neutrons in an atom, you would take:

a)

atomic number - istope number

b)

mass number - atomic number

c)

atomic number - mass number

35.

In Niels Bohr's model of the atom, electrons move

a)

like balls rolling down a hill.

b)

like beach balls on water waves.

c)

like planets orbiting the sun.

36.

What can you assume has happened if an electron moves to a higher energy level?

a)

The atom has become more stable.

b)

The electron has gained energy.

c)

The electron has lost energy.

37.

What does the electron cloud model describe?

a)

the precise locations of electrons in atoms

b)

the most likely locations of electrons in atoms

c)

the mass of the electrons in an atom

38.

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

a)

always against the rules

b)

okay

c)

not dangerous

39.

Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the laboratory

a)

only if you have contact lenses

b)

to improve your vision

c)

any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

40.

What is the symbol for sodium?

a)

S

b)

So

c)

Na

41.

Identify the segments labeled A and B.

a)

A is a group and B is a period

b)

B is a group and A is a period

42.

As you move from left to right across a period, the number of valence electrons

a)

increases.

b)

stays the same

c)

decreases