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LIN 200_Polymers_English

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who discovered the electron and when ?
a)
James Chadwick in 1897
b)
Rutherford in 1909
c)
JJ Thompson in 1897
d)
Marie Lavoisier in 1970
2.
Who discovered the Atomic Theory and when did they do it?
a)
Millikan in 1808
b)
John Dalton in 1790
c)
Democritus in 4th century BC
d)
John Dalton  in 1808
3.
Who discovered the nucleus and when ?
a)
James Chadwick in 1897
b)
Rutherford in 1909
c)
JJ Thompson in 1897
d)
Rutherford in 1911
4.
Who discovered the Law of Conservation of Mass and when?
a)
James Chadwick in 1897
b)
Lavoisier in 1790
c)
JJ Thompson in 1897
d)
Rutherford in 1911
5.

Who did the research on colour Blindness?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

Antoine Lavoiser

d)

Henry Cavendish

6.

Who developed the Law of Conservation of Mass?

a)

Amedeo Avogadro

b)

Henri Becquerel

c)

John Dalton

d)

Demokritos

e)

Antoine Lavoisier

7.

Who discovered the mass of an electron?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

Henri Becquerel

c)

John Dalton

d)

Robert Millikan

e)

Antoine Lavoisier

8.

Who discovered radioactivity?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

Henri Becquerel

c)

John Dalton

d)

Robert Millikan

e)

Antoine Lavoisier

9.

Who discovered electrons?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

Henri Becquerel

c)

John Dalton

d)

Robert Millikan

e)

J. J. Thomson

10.

Who discovered protons?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

John Dalton

d)

Robert Millikan

e)

J. J. Thomson

11.

Who developed the Atomic Theory?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

John Dalton

d)

Robert Millikan

e)

J. J. Thomson

12.

Who was a pioneer of quantitative chemistry?

a)

Antoine Lavoisier

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

John Dalton

d)

Robert Millikan

e)

J. J. Thomson

13.

Who developed the Law of Multiple Proportions?

a)

Antoine Lavoisier

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

John Dalton

d)

Robert Millikan

e)

J. J. Thomson

14.

Who developed the Law of Definite Proportions?

a)

Antoine Lavoisier

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

John Dalton

d)

Joseph Proust

e)

J. J. Thomson

15.

Who named atoms?

a)

Antoine Lavoisier

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

John Dalton

d)

Demokritos

e)

J. J. Thomson

16.

neutral particle

a)

Proton

b)

nucleus

c)

neutron

d)

Electron

17.
What are the names of the particles in the nucleus?
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
protons and electrons
c)
photons and neutrons
d)
nucleons and protons
18.

This is defined as anything that occupies space and has mass.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

chemistry

d)

space

19.

What branch of science studies matter?

a)

Physics

b)

Biology

c)

Alchemy

d)

Chemistry

20.

This is the correct spelling:

a)

kemist

b)

chemists

c)

chemist's

d)

chemisst

21.

Who worked at Xerox, focusing on organic conductors?

(50)

a)

Rachel Carson

b)

Esther Conwell

c)

Bettye Washington Greene

d)

Maria Goeppert Mayer

22.

The suffix '-less' in the phrase, "Mary feels hopeless" shows that

a)

Mary is full of hope.

b)

Mary is without hope.

c)

Mary is someone who likes to hope.

23.
What is the meaning of the suffix -ly
a)

full of

b)
more
c)
in a way
d)

without

24.
What is the meaning of the suffix -less
a)
more
b)
full of
c)
in a way
d)
without
25.

What is the meaning of the word "colourless"?

a)

one who has colour

b)

full of colour

c)

all white

d)

without colour

26.

What is the meaning of the word "slowly"?

a)

moves in a slow way

b)

without slow

c)

full of slowness

d)

can be slow

27.
My cell phone died while I was driving.  My phone was useless.
Which has the same meaning as useless?
a)
frozen
b)
not scared
c)
not working
d)
amazed
28.

Suffixes are added to words to change their meaning.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Suffixes are added _____________ of a word.

a)

at the beginning

b)

in the middle

c)

at the end

30.

What is the suffix in the word youngest?

a)

-ful

b)

-er

c)

-est

d)

-less

31.

What is the suffix in the word breakable?

a)

-ful

b)

-able

c)

-er

d)

-less

32.

What is the meaning of the suffix -able in bendable and excitable?

a)

can be done

b)

without

c)

most

d)

one who

33.
"tion" is a 
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
c)
root
d)
base
34.
"tion" is a suffix because it...
a)
is placed at the end of a sentence.
b)
is placed at the beginning of a word.
c)
falls in the middle of a word.
d)
is placed at the end of a word.
35.
-ion, -tion, -ation and -ition
a)
verb forms; present participle
b)
act; process
c)
state of
d)
adjective form of noun
36.

Able to be received or accepted the way it is; worthy; satisfactory

a)

acceptable

b)

repairable

c)

detachable

d)

refundable

37.
Able to be laundered or washed
a)
washable
b)
detachable
c)
renewable
d)
refundable
38.

The ability to use again.

a)

reusable

b)

valuable

c)

manageable

d)

washable

39.
What does the prefix dis mean?
a)
Not; opposite of
b)
Wrong
c)
Before
d)
Supporting
40.
What does redo mean?
a)
To not do
b)
To be able to do
c)
To do again
d)
To do before
41.
What does disappear mean?
a)
To not appear
b)
To appear again
c)
To appear before
d)
To support appearing
42.
What does replant mean
a)
plant before
b)
plant soon
c)
plant again
d)
do not plant
43.
 to live, life 
a)
fic
b)
gen
c)
bio
d)
sect
44.
phono
a)
something not real
b)
a record
c)
sound, voice
d)
sending voice far away
45.
tele
a)
to give information
b)
far away
c)
gives light
d)
to examine
46.
What does the prefix  mono- mean?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
47.
Which prefix/suffix means heat?
a)
lysis
b)
therm
48.
What is a prefix? 
a)
Word part in the middle
b)
word part at the end
c)
root word
d)
word part at the beginning
49.

un- means?

a)

not

b)

without

c)

full of

d)

before

50.

pre- means?

a)

not

b)

again

c)

without

d)

before

51.

dis- means?

a)

again

b)

full of

c)

opposite of

d)

in a way that is

52.

A disagreement or argument

a)

disagree

b)

dislike

c)

dispute

d)

predict

53.

To make changes to or correct something

a)

imperfect

b)

incomplete

c)

refresh

d)

revise

54.
a-
a)
not or non
b)
one
c)
water
d)
under
55.
endo-
a)
inner or inside
b)
both or doubly
c)
study of
d)
dislike or fear
56.
hemo-
a)
blood
b)
above
c)
within
d)
form
57.
hyper-
a)
blood
b)
above
c)
within
d)
small
58.
intra-
a)
blood
b)
within
c)
many
d)
form
59.
multi-
a)
many
b)
foot
c)
form
d)
like
60.
cyto-
a)
cell
b)
side
c)
like
d)
blood
61.
-ology
a)
study of
b)
color
c)
water
d)
between
62.
semi-
a)
complete
b)
partial
c)
egg
d)
small
63.
macro-
a)
large
b)
small
c)
one
d)
light
64.
-philic
a)
loving
b)
hating
c)
different
d)
filling
65.
homo
a)
alike
b)
different
c)
two
d)
house
66.
-gastro-
a)
stomach
b)
energy
c)
dissolve
d)
to eat
67.
pseudo-
a)
false
b)
to eat
c)
stomach
d)
life
68.

Find the word that has a prefix.


A detective uncovered a new mystery.

a)

Uncovered

b)

Detective

c)

Mystery

d)

New

69.

Find the word that has a prefix


The writer misspelled a few words.

a)

Writer

b)

Write

c)

Misspelled

d)

Spelled

70.

Creating fake money is illegal. The prefix il- means?

a)

with

b)

wrong

c)

not

d)

under

71.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
Sciennce
b)
Science
c)
Sciense
d)
Scienc
72.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
Biology
b)
Biolgy
c)
Biologoy
d)
Boilogy
73.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
Chenistry
b)
Chemystry
c)
Chemistry
d)
Chemmistry
74.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
Phyisics
b)
Physiccs
c)
Physix
d)
Physics
75.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
experiment
b)
exxperiment
c)
experament
d)
experamint
76.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
hypothesys
b)
hipothesis
c)
hyeposthesis
d)
hypothesis
77.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
obsarvation
b)
observotion
c)
obsirvation
d)
observation
78.
What two atoms make up water?
a)
Hydrogen and Oxygen
b)
Helium and Oxygen
c)
Sulfur and Arsenic
d)
Uranium and Sodium
79.
What suffix (word ending) is used in the names of most carbohydrates?
a)
-ase
b)
-nic
c)
-ose
d)
-yme
80.

A chain of repeating units (called monomers)

a)

monomer

b)

dimer

c)

replicate

d)

polymer

81.

Define polymer

a)

circular molecule made with many repeating units

b)

short molecule made of a few repeating units

c)

long, chain-like molecule made of repeating units

d)

chain-like molecule that contains hydrogen and oxygen

82.

What kind of chemical bonds create polymers?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

hydrogen

d)

metallic

83.

A polymer made in the laboratory (or industry) usually made from petrochemicals

a)

nature polymer

b)

natural polymer

c)

protein

d)

synthetic polymer

84.

Once formed, it can be heated and reformed over and over again

a)

thermoset

b)

thermoplastic

c)

elastomer

d)

kevlar

85.

A thermoplastic polymer will be ______________________.

below its glass transition temperature.

a)

soft and flexible

b)

rigid and brittle

c)

translucent

d)

rubbery

86.

Which of the following are found in the structure of a polymer?

a)

Chains

b)

Grains

c)

Brains

d)

Lanes

87.

Polymers are derived from what raw materials?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Wood pulp

c)

Clay

d)

Metallic oxides

88.

Which of the following is a non-flammable plastic?

a)

Nylon

b)

HIPS

c)

PVC

d)

ABS

89.

The term polymerisation refers to

a)

The forming of atoms into the monomer.

b)

The length of the polymer chain.

c)

The type of plastic.

d)

The forming of the polymer chain.

90.

The term degree of polymerisation refers to

a)

The length of polymer chain.

b)

How well the plastic has been educated.

c)

The number of atoms in the monomer.

d)

The strength of the bonds in a polymer chain.

91.

Which general term is used to describe the individual molecules that combine to make plastics?

a)

Monomer

b)

Polymer

c)

Molecule

d)

Hydrocarbon

92.

Which one of the plastics listed is an example of a polyester?

a)

Nylon

b)

Protein

c)

Polythene

d)

Polychloroethene (Polyvinyl chloride or PVC)

93.

Polymers are

a)

acids

b)

alcohols

c)

plastics

d)

Bases

94.

Thermoplastics can be heated and shaped multiple times.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

Polymers that are produced naturally by living things such as plants and animals are called

a)

synthetic polymer

b)

natural polymer

96.

Polymers made by humans through chemical reactions are called

a)

synthetic polymer

b)

natural polymer

97.

Which of these are thermoplastic properties

a)

Reshaping capabilities

b)

Resistant to high temperatures

c)

Recyclable

d)

Cannot be recycled

e)

Permanant Shape

98.
Process of making rubber more durable
a)
plastic
b)
vulcanization
c)
inorganic
d)
organic
99.

What are the 2 main types of plastic?

a)

Recyclable or non recyclable

b)

Coloured or clear

c)

thermo polymer and thermoset polymer

d)

recycled or not recycled

100.

What does polymers mean?

a)

many parts

b)

pieces of poly

c)

string of parts

d)

lots of them