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How's your Chemistry?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the origin of the word 'bromine'?

a)

Stench

b)

Beautiful

c)

Ugly

d)

Orange

2.

What is this molecule?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

hydrogen

3.

What is the name of this piece of apparatus

a)

test tube

b)

cronical flask

c)

round bottomed flask

d)

conical flask

4.

In which group of the Periodic Table is potassium?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

7

5.

Which gas, discovered in 1898, is used in car headlamps to produce adequate light immediately upon switching on?

a)

Neon

b)

Argon

c)

Xenon

d)

Krypton

6.

What is the common name for ascorbic acid?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

7.

Brass is a metal alloy made up of which two elements?

a)

copper and magnesium

b)

copper and zinc

c)

copper and tin

d)

copper and lead

8.

What is the only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table?

a)

W

b)

Z

c)

K

d)

J

9.

Name the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?

a)

mercury

b)

caesium

c)

chlorine

d)

gold

10.

Which chemical element has the atomic number 2?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

lithium

d)

beryllium

11.

At which temperature does water boil on the Fahrenheit scale?

a)

100

b)

212

c)

0

d)

-273

12.

Which scientist is credited with the 'plum pudding' model of the atom?

a)

Stephen Hawking

b)

Neils Bohr

c)

Harry Kroto

d)

JJ Thompson

13.

Protium, Deuterium, and Tritium are all isotopes of:

a)

Carbon

b)

Lithium

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Helium

14.

When iron and sulphur are mixed together and heated a new substance is formed called iron sulphide. This is an example of?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

d)

molecule

15.

How many bones are in the human body?

a)

202

b)

204

c)

206

d)

208

16.

What is the study of mushrooms called?

a)

mouldology

b)

fungology

c)

psychology

d)

mycology

17.

What kind of substance makes red litmus turn blue?

a)

acid

b)

alkali

c)

salt

d)

water

18.

What is the full postcode of the Houses of Parliament?

a)

SW1A 0AA

b)

SW1A 0AB

c)

SW1A 0AC

d)

SW1A 0AD

19.

On average how far away is the moon from the earth in miles?

a)

130,000

b)

530,000

c)

85,000

d)

238,000

20.

Which country in the world is believed to have the most miles of motorway?

a)

Germany

b)

Canada

c)

China

d)

Russia