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Midterm Study Guide

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Label A.

a)

Solid

b)

Vaporizing

c)

Melting

d)

Gas

e)

Liquid

2.

Label B.

a)

Solid

b)

Vaporizing

c)

Melting

d)

Gas

e)

Liquid

3.

Label C.

a)

Solid

b)

Vaporizing

c)

Melting

d)

Gas

e)

Liquid

4.

Label D.

a)

Solid

b)

Vaporizing

c)

Melting

d)

Gas

e)

Liquid

5.

Label E.

a)

Solid

b)

Vaporizing

c)

Melting

d)

Gas

e)

Liquid

6.

What do flat parts in the graph mean?

a)

The temperature is changing

b)

The CPU is idle

c)

The phase is changing from one to another

d)

None of the above

7.

What do angled parts in the graph mean?

a)

The temperature is changing

b)

There is too much bloatware using your CPU resources

c)

The phase is changing from one to another

d)

None of the above

8.

Is energy being absorbed or transferred?

a)

absorbed

b)

transferred

9.

Is energy being absorbed or transferred?

a)

absorbed

b)

transferred

10.

What is the relationship between heat and kinetic energy?

a)

Heat is how we measure kinetic energy in atoms

b)

Heat measures how fast your spinning hard drive can spin

c)

More heat = more kinetic energy

d)

Atoms in a cold substance have little kinetic energy

11.

What is specific heat?

a)

I can't think of any answer options...

WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE???

(for legal reasons this is a joke)

b)

The quantity of heat essential to raise the temperature of one gram of any substance by 1 degree Celsius

c)

Heat that requires an explanation longer than most high school essays

d)

Fancier heat

12.

What is the equation for specific heat?

a)

Q = m∆t

b)

Q = C∆t

c)

Q = mC∆t

d)

Q = m1

13.

Q = mC∆t

Which letter means which?

a)

Q = heat energy

m = temperature increase in celsius

c = mass

t = specific heat

b)

Q = specific heat

m = mass

c = celsius (temperature increase)

t = heat energy

c)

Q = heat energy

m = mass

c = specific heat

t = temperature increase in celsius

d)

Q = Queen Elizabeth

m = motherboard version

c = CPU cores

t = TPM version

(0 for none)

14.
Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC
a)
Wood
b)
Water
c)
Both are the same
15.

The specific heat of aluminum is 900 J/kg*ºC. How much thermal energy is needed to heat 0.4 kilograms of aluminum by 25ºC?

a)

69420J

b)

900J

c)

2000J

d)

9000J

16.

Transfer of energy through direct contact

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

17.

Transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

18.

Transfer of energy between liquids or gases

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

19.

What is thermal energy?

a)

Energy in a thermos

b)

the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature

c)

Heat

20.

What is heat?

a)

Flow of thermal energy

b)

Measure of thermal energy

c)

Measure of kinetic energy in atoms

d)

Flow of kinetic energy in atoms

21.

Describe temperature.

a)

A unit for measuring heat/kinetic energy/thermal energy

b)

Determines the speed of molecules (slow = cold, fast = hot)

c)

There are three units of temperature: Celsius (Cº), Fahrenheit (Fº), and Kelvin (K)

d)

All of the above

22.

Describe the kinetic molecular theory.

a)

Particles of matter are always moving

b)

Volume of one particle is 0

c)

When particles hit or presses on the container walls, it exerts pressure

d)

Particles do not exert forces on each other

23.

What is the relationship between states of matter and thermal energy ("energy")?

a)

There is no relationship

b)

Gas = low energy

Liquid = high energy

Solid = medium energy

c)

Solid = low energy

Liquid = medium energy

Gas = high energy

d)

Solid = high energy

Gas = medium energy

Liquid = low energy

24.

Describe how gases behave under certain conditions.

a)

When gas is under pressure, the density increases because the molecules are bunched tightly

b)

When gas is heated, the molecules go into speed mode and expand because the molecules move faster

c)

none of the above

25.

Which part of an atom has a positive charge and is the base of the element?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Proton

26.

Which part of an atom has no charge and determines the isotope?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Proton

27.

Which part of an atom has a negative charge and determines the stability of an atom?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Proton

28.

What is the core of an atom?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Proton

29.

What can be determined by BOTH the atomic number AND the mass number?

(default amounts only)

a)

Amount of neutrons

b)

Amount of electrons

c)

Amount of protons

d)

Weight of nucleus

30.

What can be determined by the mass number ONLY?

(no calculations, default amounts only)

a)

Amount of neutrons

b)

Amount of electrons

c)

Amount of protons

d)

Weight of nucleus

31.

What can be determined by the atomic number ONLY?

(no calculations, default amounts only)

a)

Amount of neutrons

b)

Amount of electrons

c)

Amount of protons

d)

Weight of nucleus

32.

Mario changes the amount of neutrons in an atom in his latest science experiment.

What did he create?

a)

A nuke

b)

An isotope

c)

An ion

d)

None of the above

33.

What is in the nucleus? (A and B)

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Valence Electrons

d)

Neutrons

34.

What surrounds the atom? (C and D)

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Valence Electrons

d)

Neutrons

35.

What is the atomic symbol for fluorine?

(a)  

36.

What is the atomic number for fluorine?

(How many protons are in fluorine?)

(How many electrons are in fluorine?)

(a)  

37.

What is the mass number for fluorine?

(a)  

38.

How many neutrons are in fluorine?

(a)  

39.

How many valence electrons are in fluorine?

(a)  

40.

What is the ionization of fluorine?

a)

-1

b)

-2

c)

-3

d)

4

41.

What are cations?

a)

Atoms that takes electrons (electron acceptors)

b)

Neutral atoms

c)

Atoms that gives elections (electron donors)

d)

None of the above

42.

What are anions?

a)

Atoms that takes electrons (electron acceptors)

b)

Neutral atoms

c)

Atoms that gives elections (electron donors)

d)

None of the above

43.

metal + nonmetal = __________ bond

a)

polyatomic

b)

ionic

c)

glue

d)

covalent

44.

nonmetal + nonmetal = __________ bond

a)

polyatomic

b)

ionic

c)

glue

d)

covalent

45.

Is methane ionic or covalent? (Methane is CH₄)

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

46.

Is Na₂S ionic or covalent?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

47.

Bond and Name: Magnesium and Nitrogen

Magnesium's ionization # is +2 and Nitrogen's ionization # is -3

(Bond, Name) format

(a)  

48.

Bond and Name: Carbon and Two Oxygen

(Bond, Name) format

(a)  

49.

How is the periodic table organized?

a)

Metal on left, metalloids in middle, nonmetal on right

b)

Metal in middle, metalloids on left, nonmetal on right

c)

Metal on right, metalloids on left, nonmetal in middle

50.

What are some properties of metals?

a)

Conduct electricity

b)

Liquid/gas at room temperature

c)

Insulator

d)

Usually solid at room temperature

51.

What are some properties of nonmetals?

a)

Conduct electricity

b)

Liquid/gas at room temperature

c)

Insulator

d)

Usually solid at room temperature

52.

Which bond contains three or more atoms?

a)

polyatomic

b)

ionic

c)

glue

d)

covalent

53.

What is a half-life?

(real, scientific answers only)

a)

A video game that involves sci-fi creatures

b)

The time it takes for an isotope to decay half of its weight

c)

Half a heart

d)

All of the above

54.

What is the difference between fission and fusion?

a)

Fission can be done on Earth in nuclear power plants, but fusion can only be done in the Sun as of 2021.

b)

Fission generates radioactive waste as a by-product, while fusion usually only generates harmless helium as a by-product

c)

Fission is when atoms are split to create energy, while fusion is when atoms are fused together to create energy

d)

They are mostly the same process

55.

Label A.

a)

Acid

b)

Neutral

c)

Base

56.

Label B.

a)

Acid

b)

Neutral

c)

Base

57.

What can be inferred?

a)

High temperature equals low solubility

b)

High temperature equals high solubility

c)

Solubility stays the same no matter what

d)

Low temperature equals high solubility

58.

What can be inferred about gases?

a)

High temperature equals low solubility

b)

High temperature equals high solubility

c)

Solubility stays the same no matter what

d)

Low temperature equals high solubility

59.
Is this equation balanced?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
Not enough information
60.
Balance this equation
_N+ _H--> _NH3
a)
1,2,3
b)
1,3,2
c)
1,1,2
d)
2,1,1
61.
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
a)
Matter cannot be gained or lost in a chemical reaction.
b)
Matter can only be lost in a chemical reaction.
c)
Matter can only be gained in a chemical reaction.
d)
Matter can be gained and lost in a chemical reaction.