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Year eight Science

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter

a)

Chemical bonds

b)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

c)

Anything that is relevant to chemical science

d)

Anything that has a soul

2.

The ability to be bent into a wire is...

(a)  

3.

All matter is made of

a)

Matter

b)

atoms

c)

motion

d)

time

4.

What is H2O an example of

a)

Matter type

b)

An atom

c)

A chemical formula

d)

A word problem

5.

What determines a substances state of matter?

a)

the size

b)

the temperature

c)

the colour

d)

the name of substance

6.

All matter is in constant

a)

motion

b)

temperature

7.

The faster the particles move, the _____ the temperature

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

8.

What is density

a)

Ability to pull into wire

b)

Mass divided by volume

c)

Reaction where a substance combines with

oxygen creating an explosion

d)

Ability to hammer into a sheet

9.

Soil is a

(a)  

10.

Helium is a

(a)  

11.

carbon dioxide is a

(a)  

12.

salad is a

(a)  

13.

sand and iron is a

(a)  

14.

sulfur dioxide is a

(a)  

15.

blood is a

(a)  

16.

water is a

(a)  

17.

bronze is a

(a)  

18.

air is a

(a)  

19.

H2SO4 is a

(a)  

20.

sugar water is a

(a)  

21.

salt is a

(a)  

22.

iron is a

(a)  

23.

oxygen is a

(a)  

24.

what kind of change is burning paper

(a)  

25.

what kind of changing is toasting marshmallows

(a)  

26.

what kind of change is frying an egg

(a)  

27.

what kind of change is filtering a mixture

(a)  

28.

what kind of change is melting ice

(a)  

29.

what kind of change is digesting food

(a)  

30.

what kind of change is grinding chalk into powder

(a)  

31.

what kind of change is hammering aluminium into sheets

(a)  

32.

particles

a)

bump into each other

b)

attract each other

c)

eat each other

d)

try to get away from each other

33.

melting point is

a)

temperature where a liquid turns into gas

b)

temperature where a solid turns into a liquid

c)

temperature where a liquid turns into a solid

d)

temperature where a gas turns into liquid

34.

boiling point is

a)

temperature where a liquid turns into gas

b)

temperature where a solid turns into a liquid

c)

temperature where a liquid turns into a solid

d)

temperature where a gas turns into liquid

35.

condensation point is

a)

temperature where a liquid turns into gas

b)

temperature where a solid turns into a liquid

c)

temperature where a liquid turns into a solid

d)

temperature where a gas turns into liquid

36.

freezing point is

a)

temperature where a liquid turns into gas

b)

temperature where a solid turns into a liquid

c)

temperature where a liquid turns into a solid

d)

temperature where a gas turns into liquid

37.

the ability to be hammered into sheets is

(a)  

38.

combustion is

a)

the scientific process for the great explosion that happened in the 1980s

b)

Reaction where a substance combines with

oxygen creating an explosion

c)

the process of disinfecting something

d)

when a fire gets out of hand

39.

elements contain

a)

Contains only one type of atom

b)

Contains two or more different atoms

chemically joined together

c)

Contains different substances, which are not

joined together and can be separated

40.

compounds contain

a)

Contains only one type of atom

b)

Contains two or more different atoms

chemically joined together

c)

Contains different substances, which are not

joined together and can be separated

41.

mixtures contain

a)

Contains only one type of atom

b)

Contains two or more different atoms

chemically joined together

c)

Contains different substances, which are not

joined together and can be separated

42.

In the process of gold panning, what is the first step

a)

Gold is denser than water and other substances in soil

b)

Lighter sediments float to the top

c)

Gold sinks to bottom of pan

d)

Lighter sediments spill out of the pan and the heavier gold is left on the bottom to

collect

43.

In the process of gold panning, what is the second step

a)

Gold is denser than water and other substances in soil

b)

Lighter sediments float to the top

c)

Gold sinks to bottom of pan

d)

Lighter sediments spill out of the pan and the heavier gold is left on the bottom to

collect

44.

In the process of gold panning, what is the third step

a)

Gold is denser than water and other substances in soil

b)

Lighter sediments float to the top

c)

Gold sinks to bottom of pan

d)

Lighter sediments spill out of the pan and the heavier gold is left on the bottom to

collect

45.

In the process of gold panning, what is the fourth step

a)

Gold is denser than water and other substances in soil

b)

Lighter sediments float to the top

c)

Gold sinks to bottom of pan

d)

Lighter sediments spill out of the pan and the heavier gold is left on the bottom to

collect

46.

Methane gas burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide

and water.

which is the reactant

a)

Carbon dioxide, water

b)

Oxygen, water

c)

Methane, oxygen

d)

Methane, water

47.

Lead nitrate reacts with potassium iodide. This produces

a yellow solid called lead iodide and a clear liquid called

potassium nitrate

which is the reactant

a)

Lead nitrate, potassium

iodide

b)

Lead nitrate

c)

Potassium nitrate, Lead nitrate

d)

Lead iodide, potassium

nitrate

48.

In a car, when the engine is started enough energy is

produced to combine nitrogen from the air with oxygen to

form nitrogen dioxide.

which is the product

a)

Energy

b)

Nitrogen dioxide

c)

Oxygen dioxide

d)

Nitrogen, oxygen

49.

To make sodium chloride one possible method is to react

hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide together. This

reaction also produces water

which is the product

a)

Hydrochloric acid,

sodium hydroxide

b)

Sodium hydroxide, Water

c)

Water, Hydrochloric acid

d)

Sodium chloride, water

50.

Often during an experiment, we find that a gas is

produced. An example of this is the production of hydrogen

when a metal, such as magnesium, reacts with an acid,

such as hydrochloric acid. In this reaction magnesium

chloride and hydrogen will be produced.

which is the reactant

a)

Hydrogen, Magnesium

b)

Magnesium,

hydrochloric acid

c)

Hydrogen, magnesium

chloride

d)

Magnesium chloride, hydrochloric acid

51.

The colour of fireworks comes from the reactions of

different metals with oxygen. The production of magnesium

oxide gives a bright white colour. This comes from the

reaction between magnesium and oxygen. Heat energy is

needed for this to happen.

which is the product

a)

Nitrogen dioxide

b)

Magnesium oxide

c)

Hydrochloric acid,

sodium hydroxide

d)

Magnesium, oxygen

52.

how do you find the mass in density calculation

a)

volume times density

b)

density minus mass

c)

mass times volume

d)

density divided by volume

53.

how do you find the volume in density calculation

a)

volume divided by density

b)

density minus mass

c)

mass divided by density

d)

density divided by mass

54.

how do you find the density in density calculation

a)

volume divided by density

b)

volume divided by mass

c)

mass divided by volume

d)

density divided by mass

55.

blue colour

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

56.

density

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

57.

flammability

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

58.

flammability

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

59.

solubility

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

60.

reacts with acid

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

61.

supports combustion

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

62.

sour taste

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

63.

melting point

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

64.

reacts with water

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

65.

hardness

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

66.

boiling point

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

67.

lustre

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

68.

odor

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

69.

reacts with air

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

70.

what is a word equation

a)

Lighter sediments spill out of the pan and the heavier gold is left on the bottom to

collect

b)

Zn + HCl --> ZnCl + H 2

c)

Zinc + hydrogen chloride --> zinc chloride + hydrogen

d)

Hydrochloric acid,

sodium hydroxide

71.

what is a chemical equation

a)

Iron + water --> iron oxide + hydrogen

b)

Magnesium,

hydrochloric acid

c)

Methane gas burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide

and water.

d)

Fe + H 2 O --> Fe 3 O 4 + H 2

72.

definition of property

a)

The measure of how easily a liquid flows

b)

A mirror-like shine, often used to describe metals and minerals

c)

Used to describe characteristics of a substance

d)

Material breaks or crumbles when bent or when pressure is applied

73.

Hardness is

a)

Able to be stretched into a wire

b)

Able to be beaten into another shape without breaking

c)

Heat or electricity can move through

d)

A measure of how easily a substance can be scratched

74.

definition of elasticity

a)

A measure of how easily a substance can be scratched

b)

Materials which can be shaped when soft that then harden

c)

Able to return to its original size and shape after being stretched or squashed

d)

Heat or electricity can move through

75.

define conductivity...

a)

A measure of how easily a substance can be scratched

b)

Used to describe characteristics of a substance

c)

Heat or electricity can move through

d)

The measure of how easily a liquid flows

76.

define viscosity

a)

Able to return to its original size and shape after being stretched or squashed

b)

The measure of how easily a liquid flows

c)

Able to be beaten into another shape without breaking

d)

Able to be stretched into a wire

77.

what is plasticity

a)

Material breaks or crumbles when bent or when pressure is applied

b)

Able to return to its original size and shape after being stretched or squashed

c)

Materials which can be shaped when soft that then harden

d)

Used to describe characteristics of a substance

78.

Brittle is...

a)

Material breaks or crumbles when bent or when pressure is applied

b)

The measure of how easily a liquid flows

c)

Able to be stretched into a wire

d)

Used to describe characteristics of a substance

79.

what is Lustre

a)

Materials which can be shaped when soft that then harden

b)

Used to describe characteristics of a substance

c)

A measure of how easily a substance can be scratched

d)

A mirror-like shine, often used to describe metals and minerals