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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following spheres includes ice, such as icebergs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Biosphere

2.
Cake batter baked in an oven
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
3.
Wood burned in a fireplace
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
4.
Glass bottle that is shattered
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
5.
Boiling water
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
6.
What happens in ALL chemical changes?
a)
Change in state of matter
b)
A new substance is formed
c)
Bubbles are produced
d)
An explosion
7.
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
8.

This rock formed through chemical changes involving heat and/or pressure. What type of rock is this?

a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
9.

This rock formed when magma cooled and hardened. What type of rock is this?

a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks compacting and cementing together is called...

a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
11.

Which of the following would not be considered a pure substance?

a)

Elements

b)

Mixtures

c)

Compounds

12.

This kind of matter is made of only one kind of atom.

a)
Element
b)
Compund
c)
Mixture
13.

Which of the following is NOT a compound?

a)

NaOH

b)

Ca

c)

CO

d)

H2O

14.

What kind of substance is Kool-aid (assume there's no ice)?

a)
element
b)
Heterogeneous Mixture
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Compound
15.

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.

16.

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

a)

atom

b)

liquid

c)

mixture

d)

compound

17.

The image below is an example of

a)

a homogeneous mixture

b)

a compound

c)

a heterogeneous mixture

d)

an element

18.

What type of energy is "stored" energy?

a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)

Sound

d)

Gamma

19.

What kind of energy does a rock at the edge of a cliff have?

a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
20.

Which is the best example of something that has kinetic energy?

a)

A car parked at the top of a steep hill

b)

A tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

A picture hanging on the wall 

d)

A piece of coal before it's burned 

21.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.

The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be transformed from one form to another.

a)

Lost; saved

b)

Moved; stored

c)

created, destroyed

23.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
24.

By definition, a mineral has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT?

a)

definite chemical composition

b)

crystal structure

c)

naturally occuring

d)

organic

25.

The idea that geologic processes occurring today have occurred in the past at relatively the same rate...

a)

catastrophism

b)

uniformitarianism

26.

The idea that all geological processes on Earth have occurred rapidly and violently; usually associated with a younger Earth view

a)

catastrophism

b)

uniformitarianism

27.

A scientist finds footprints in a fossilized stream bed. This is a ________.

a)

carbon film

b)

mineral replacement

c)

cast fossil

d)

trace fossil

28.
A neutron has a charge of
a)
+2
b)
No charge
c)
-1
d)
+1
29.
What does the atomic mass tell you?
a)

The sum of electrons and protons

b)
The number of neutrons
c)

The sum of protons and neutrons

d)
The number of protons.
30.

Which subatomic particles contribute the most mass to an atom?

a)
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
b)
Protons only
c)
Protons and Electrons
d)
Protons and Neutrons
31.

On the periodic table, the number of protons is represented by the

a)

atomic number

b)

number of neutrons

c)

energy levels

d)

group number

32.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

cybertron

33.

The nucleus of an atom contains which subatomic particles?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

electrons and neutrons

d)

protons, electrons, and neutrons

34.

In a neutral atom, which two subatomic particles are equal in number?

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

all subatomic particles are equal in number

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

protons and electrons

35.

How many valence electrons does Calcium (Ca) have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

36.

How many valence electrons does Argon (Ar) have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8

37.
Elements in the same column of the periodic table always have the same # of _______ as one another.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
Valence Electrons
38.
Valence electrons are: 
a)

Electrons in the outermost energy level

b)
Electrons closest to the nucleus
c)
Electrons that just come and go - they don't stay with the atom
d)
Electrons in the second shell
39.

If an atom of a particular element has a different number of neutrons than what is given on the periodic table, we call this a(n)

a)

isotope

b)

ion

c)

orbital

d)

nucleus

40.

What do we call an atom that has lost or gained electrons?

a)

isotope

b)

orbital

c)

ion

d)

nucleus

41.

Occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide

a)

convergent boundary

b)

subduction

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

divergent boundary

42.

Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

Mountain building

43.

Occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Ocean Basin

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Spreading ridges

44.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
45.

What is the thinnest and outer most layer of the Earth, that we live on?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner core

46.

Which layer of the Earth is made of molten rock that flows in convection currents?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

47.

Which layer of the Earth is solid iron and nickel?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

48.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
49.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. What type of energy transfer is this?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

50.

Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

a)

a furnace heating the air in a school

b)

an ice cube melting in a person’s hand

c)

Air being heated throughout a hot air balloon

d)

the sun heating water in a swimming pool

51.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because it is less dense and we call this transfer of energy: ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

52.
Which best describes the process of convection?
a)

Convection is the transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

b)

Convection is the transfer of energy through direct contact.

c)

Convection is the transfer of electricity through appliances.

d)

Convection is transfer of energy through fluids because of differences in densities.

53.

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

54.

Ernest Rutherford discovered which part of the atom?

a)

nucleus

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

electron

55.

JJ Thomson discovered which subatomic particle?

a)

nucleus

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

electron

56.

Who proposed the theory that atoms orbit the nucleus in specific pathways?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Democritus

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

James Chadwick

57.

First person to propose the concept of an atom

a)

Rutherford

b)

Democritus

c)

Dalton

d)

Bohr

58.

Rutherford experimented with ____

a)

Gold foil and alpha particles

b)

Cathode rays and alpha particles

c)

electron and alpha particles

d)

gold foil and cathode rays

59.

Which type of chemical reaction releases energy in the form of heat?

a)

Endothermic

b)

Combination

c)

Replacement

d)

Exothermic

60.

What is the role of weathering in the rock cycle?

a)

Weathering is responsible for the formation of igneous rocks

b)

Weathering moves rock to a new place

c)

Weathering breaks down pieces of rock

d)

Weathering settles sediments in a new place, like a beach

61.

Which of the following is a property of liquids? Select ALL that apply.

a)

No definite volume

b)

No definite shape

c)

Molecules move more freely, but are still attracted to each other

d)

Definite volume

62.

Why is dissolving a physical change?

a)

It can be reversed through evaporation

b)

It does not change the identity of the two substances involved

c)

The solute and the solvent are not bonded together - just mixed

d)

It creates a new substance

63.

Which of the following would be an example of an energy TRANSFER?

a)

Leaves moving in the wind

b)

A book falls to the floor with a loud thud

c)

A match is struck and a flame is produced

d)

A fan is plugged into an outlet and the blades begin spinning

64.

Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?

a)

Good conductor of heat and electricity

b)

Brittle

c)

Malleable

d)

Non-reactive in acid

65.

What do we call the class of substances that share properties of both metals and non-metals?

a)

Silicons

b)

Semi-metals

c)

Tabloids

d)

Metalloids

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