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IPS Semester 2 Final Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Refer to the table below. How many neutrons are in an atom of oxygen (O)?

a)

16

b)

8

c)

12

d)

24

2.

Refer to the table below. How many protons are in the aluminum (Al) atom?

a)

27

b)

13

c)

14

d)

41

3.

Refer to the table below. What is the atomic mass, in atomic mass units, of a silicon (Si) atom?

a)

70

b)

14

c)

28

d)

42

4.

Which statement about the structure of an atom is true?

a)

Neutrons are not found in the atomic nucleus.

b)

An 'electron" cloud surrounds each atom.

c)

A "proton" cloud surrounds each atom.

d)

Protons and electrons are equal in mass.

5.

Electrons are subatomic particles with a negative ______.

a)

volume

b)

electrical charge

c)

mass

d)

speed

6.

Refer to the Periodic Table of Elements. Which element group is made up of shiny solids that are harder than alkali metals?

a)

group 6A, the oxygen group

b)

group 2A, the alkaline earth metals.

c)

group 4A, the carbon group

d)

group 8A, the noble gases

7.

Refer to the Periodic Table of Elements. Which element group has the physical and chemical properties of metals?

a)

group 7A, the Halogens

b)

group 4A, the Carbon group

c)

group 1A, the Alkali metals

d)

group 6A, the oxygen group

8.

Refer to the Periodic Table of Elements. Sulfur (S) is a nonmetal, a poor conductor of heat and electricity. Which of the elements listed below shares these properties?

a)

tungsten (W)

b)

oxygen (O)

c)

Lithium (Li)

d)

platinum (Pt)

9.

Bonds which form between oppositely charged particles are called _____________.

a)

ionic

b)

metallic

c)

covalent

d)

triple

10.

Bonds that form in metallic compounds are called _________ bonds.

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

d)

triple

11.

Refer to the diagram below. What form of energy flows through the wire in the form of moving electrons?

a)

thermal energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

nuclear energy

12.

Refer to the diagram below. What type of energy is stored by the battery?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

potential energy

13.

Which statement best describes the relationship between matter and energy in the universe?

a)

Changes of mass to energy and energy to mass can be seen in all chemical reactions.

b)

The sum of mass and energy in the universe is increasing over time.

c)

Matter and energy can be converted from one to another, but their sums stay constant.

d)

The sum of mass and energy in the universe is decreasing over time.

14.

The process of freezing ______________________.

a)

releases energy

b)

requires energy

c)

does not result in energy change

d)

does not affect the kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance

15.

The energy source for a toy car is a 9-volt battery. After the car has driven for a period of time, there is no longer enough chemical potential energy in the battery to power the car. What happened to this energy?

a)

100% of the chemical potential energy was converted to kinetic energy.

b)

Some of the energy was converted to kinetic energy and some to heat.

c)

100% of the chemical potential energy was converted to electrical energy.

d)

None of the battery's energy was given off as heat.

16.

When an organism eats food, energy becomes available for biological activities. In the process, some of the energy enters the environment as heat. According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, _____________.

a)

no energy is lost.

b)

some energy is changed to heat.

c)

the energy which is given off is not part of the system.

d)

the energy which is not immediately used by the organism cannot be stored and is lost.

17.

Refer to the image below to answer the following question. Where are the magnetic field lines the strongest?

a)

Near the center of the magnet

b)

Near the poles of the magnet

c)

Greater than 2.5 cm away from the center

d)

Greater than 2.5 cm away from the poles

18.

Refer to the image below to answer the following question. Where would you place a second magnet in order to cause an attraction between the two magnets?

a)

Place the north (N) pole of the second magnet near the center of the first magnet.

b)

Place the north (N) pole of the second magnet near the north (N) pole of the first magnet.

c)

Place the north (N) pole of the second magnet near the south (S) pole of the first magnet.

d)

Place the south (S) pole of the second magnet near the south (S) pole of the first magnet.

19.

Refer to the image below to answer the following question. What situation below best describes how to increase the magnetic field?

a)

Increase the number of loops of the wire

b)

Decrease the number of loops of the wire

c)

Surround the wire with an insulator

d)

Use an insulator instead of a conductor

20.

The graph below shows how the concentration of a radioactive element changes over time. Based on this information, which of these is a true statement?

a)

Over time, there are more moles per lite of the radioactive element.

b)

The concentration of the radioactive element INCREASES at a steady rate over time.

c)

The concentration of the radioactive element DECREASES at a steady rate over time.

d)

The concentration of the radioactive element is at its lowest at 0.0 sec.