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WorksheetsPhysical Science Final Exam Practice
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How were the elements placed in rows by Mendeleev?
a)
increasing mass
b)
increasing atomic number
c)
metal to non-metal
d)
valence
2.
What is the most abundant non-metal in the earth's crust?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Silicon
c)
Aluminum
d)
Magnesium
3.
Atoms are always moving toward ___________
a)
stability
b)
outer space
c)
each other
d)
the north pole
4.
How many metalloids are in the periodic table?
a)
six-to-eight
b)
eighteen
c)
six
d)
unknown
5.
How many valence electrons does potassium have?
a)
19
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
6.
What is a valency?
a)
combining capacity
b)
value of the atom
c)
atom sensitivity
d)
orbital order
7.
How many electrons are given by sodium to form salt?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
none
8.
How many essential elements are in a balanced diet?
a)
30
b)
25
c)
6
d)
12
9.
An element that is malleable, shiny, and a conductor?
a)
V
b)
O
c)
T
d)
E
10.
Helium and Neon emits __________ when electricity is applied?
a)
solid
b)
color
c)
liquid
d)
hydrogen
11.
What is the formula to find max electrons of an energy level?
a)
2level x 2
b)
N X N
c)
y=mx + b
d)
E=mc2
12.
Which one of the group one elements is the most reactive?
a)
Krypton
b)
Francium
c)
Lithium
d)
Cesium
13.
Row numbers in the periodic table represent the __________
a)
energy levels
b)
valency electrons
c)
AMU's
d)
proton balance
14.
Which family is all Other Metals except one element?
a)
Carbon Family
b)
Minadeo Family
c)
Boron Family
d)
Transition Metals
15.
Which elements are metals but liquid?
a)
Hg, CS, Fr, Ga
b)
all of the Alkali's
c)
only the Borons
d)
definitely Halogens
16.
Which three elements were Aristotle's model of matter?
a)
Earth
b)
Wind
c)
Snow
d)
Fire
17.
Dalton's model of the atom was _______.
a)
Cube
b)
Cloud
c)
Orbital
d)
Sphere
18.
Thompsons model used electricity to test___________
a)
attraction
b)
attention
c)
attentiveness
d)
atomic splendor
19.
Rutherford's model disagreed with the Plum Pudding Model by proving ________
a)
the peach theory
b)
the neutron center
c)
a positive nucleus
d)
orbits exist
20.
Charges will attract when they are __________
a)
close enough
b)
opposites
c)
the same
d)
have neutrons
21.
The Greeks said that all matter was made of the atom and it _________________
a)
moved very fast
b)
could be counted
c)
had no smell
d)
could not be split
22.
Who provided evidence for subatomic particles?
a)
Bohr
b)
Rutherford
c)
Thomson
d)
Minadeo
23.
What is an alpha particles?
a)
positive particle from the nucleus
b)
first element in the element chart
c)
a beginning particle
d)
comes before a beta particle
24.
Thompsons sub atomic particles are____________
a)
electrons and prestons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
under the atom
d)
protean and electrons
25.
What is the center of the atom?
a)
the nuclear reactor
b)
the nutcracker
c)
the nucleus
d)
the sphere
26.
What is the charge of the nucleus of atom?
a)
Sears charge
b)
no charge
c)
negative charge
d)
positive charge
27.
Whose model was called plum pudding?
a)
Schrödinger
b)
Thompson
c)
Bohr
d)
Rutherford
28.
What is the primary resource difference between Dalton versus Thompson?
a)
Plumb pudding
b)
gas engines
c)
electricity
d)
computers
29.
How does electricity flow.
a)
in circles
b)
left to right
c)
like water
d)
negative to positive
30.
What is the curiosity question?
a)
the driver of all research
b)
a Jeopardy game
c)
wondering what Mr. Minadeo just said
d)
who made the atom
31.
Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but different ___________.
a)
mass numbers
b)
electron cloud
c)
atomic structure
d)
Energy levels
32.
Which property or properties vary among subatomic particles?
a)
mass
b)
charge
c)
location in the atom
d)
all of the above
33.
Which scientist has seen evidence for the existence of subatomic particles?
a)
Rutherford
b)
Thompson
c)
Bohr
d)
Edison
34.
What is Titanium's atomic number?
a)
Ti
b)
22
c)
47.9
d)
2.18
35.
Two different elements can have the same atomic number?
a)
true
b)
false
36.
What did James Chadwick conclude about his experiment?
a)
Particles produce negative charges
b)
Particles he discovered were neutral
c)
particles in the beam were attracted to positive plates
d)
the metal disk gave a negative charge to the proton
37.
What did Bohr's model focus on?
a)
atoms
b)
protons
c)
electrons
d)
neutrons
38.
What number of energy levels are needed for a lithium atom's 3 electrons when in ground state?
a)
zero
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
39.
An excited state is less stable than a ______ _______
a)
charged state
b)
ground state
c)
neutral state
d)
belligerent state
40.
In Bohr's model of the atom, electrons have __________ speed and move in ________
a)
fixed, constant
b)
higher, constant
c)
slower, fixed
d)
constant, fixed
41.
State relationship between the # of orbitals and the max number of electrons in an energy level
a)
3 times the number of orbitals
b)
twice the number of orbitals
c)
4 times the number of orbital
d)
the square of the orbital
42.
What happens to an electron when an atom gains or loses energy?
a)
no one knows
b)
stuck halfway between energy levels
c)
the electron changes energy levels
d)
it explodes
43.
What happens when the electrons in an atom are in orbital's with the lowest possible energies?
a)
they are most stable
b)
they are unstable
c)
they are in the excited state
d)
the atom is in its ground state
44.
When electrons release energy, some of the energy may be released as ________.
a)
protons
b)
light
c)
nucleus
d)
neutrons
45.
An __________ _________ is a region of space around the nucleus where electrons are found.
a)
electron cloud
b)
nucleus
c)
orbital
d)
ground state
46.
How have electron configurations typically been represented throughout history?
a)
with models
b)
with diagrams
c)
with graphs
d)
with charts
47.
Electrons travel around the nucleus in _____________
a)
bundles
b)
orbitals
c)
ovals
d)
satellites
48.
Protons and neutrons have the same _____________
a)
atomic number
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
charge
49.
Orbitals are ___________ the energy level.
a)
the cube of
b)
double
c)
around
d)
the square of
50.
Scientists use ______________ to locate electrons in the electron cloud.
a)
statistics
b)
probability
c)
probing
d)
cameras
51.
Each orbital unique distance for the _________ of the nucleus
a)
center
b)
inside
c)
surface
d)
top
52.
Rutherford's assistant Marsden was using _____________ to create his beam experiment.
a)
hydrogen
b)
cranium
c)
uranium
d)
gold
53.
The Electron Cloud Model's nucleus has protons and _____________
a)
electrons
b)
neutrons
c)
proteins
d)
nanas
54.
The vision of wave motion represents the electrons ______________ ___________.
a)
energy lost
b)
energy cost
c)
energy loss and gain
d)
energy conservation
55.
Once in the grounded state, the electron is _________
a)
stuck
b)
dead
c)
resting for one orbit
d)
ready to increase energy
56.
An electron diagram is a model of an atom that represents _______________
a)
valence electrons
b)
Captions
c)
Anions
d)
charges
57.
An ion with a negative charge is a ____________
a)
action
b)
anion
c)
balance
d)
stable
58.
A cation has a ______________________
a)
cat like symbol
b)
negative formula
c)
neutral state
d)
positive charge
59.
A chemical bond is a ______________ that holds atoms or ions together.
a)
stamp
b)
DNA chord
c)
force
d)
clasp
60.
An ionic bond is a ______________ that holds cations and anions together.
a)
force
b)
clasp
c)
magnetic ring
d)
octet
61.
A chemical _____________ shows the symbols and ratios of the elements in the compound.
a)
reaction
b)
bond
c)
formula
d)
fluid
62.
Crystals have a _____________ structure.
a)
glass
b)
cubic
c)
super
d)
lattice
63.
Synthetic rubies are made through the _________________________ method.
a)
smelting
b)
pulled-growth
c)
nuclear
d)
calculus
64.
A covalent bond is when two atoms share a pair of valence electrons __________
a)
specially
b)
peaceably
c)
unequally
d)
equally
65.
A _________ is neutral group of atoms that are joined together by one or more covalent bonds.
a)
cell
b)
planet
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
66.
A __________ covalent bond has more than one covalent pairs.
a)
multiple
b)
polar
c)
disjoint
d)
large
67.
A nonpolar covalent bond is when electrons _____________ each other..
a)
ingite
b)
cancel
c)
expand
d)
flood
68.
All ionic compounds end with the suffix _______
a)
ate
b)
ode
c)
ide
d)
ium
69.
A polyatomic ion ends in the suffix_________
a)
ate
b)
ode
c)
ide
d)
ium
70.
An alloy is a mixture of one or more elements with at least one being a ____________
a)
Minadeo
b)
gas
c)
metal
d)
semi-conductor
71.
The two main branches of science are _____________
a)
physics and chemistry
b)
natural and physical
c)
natural and social
d)
biological and earth
72.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of biology?
a)
geology
b)
ecology
c)
zoology
d)
medicine
73.
Technology can best be defined as ___________
a)
use of computers
b)
applied science
c)
new inventions
d)
use of microscopes
74.
For a scientific theory to be valid, it must allow you to _______________
a)
perform experiments
b)
obtain new results each time
c)
find new, complex explanations
d)
make predictions
75.
Which SI prefix means one million?
a)
kilo-
b)
giga-
c)
mega-
d)
milli-
76.
The decimal equivalent of 10-2 is ________
a)
100
b)
10
c)
0.1
d)
0.01
77.
A precise measurement is one that is _______
a)
exact as possible
b)
accurate
c)
precious
d)
wrong
78.
A measurement that is accurate is one that is _______
a)
exact as possible
b)
accurate
c)
close to the true value
d)
wrong
79.
5675 g equals _________ kg.
a)
55750
b)
5.675
c)
56.75
d)
0.5675
80.
The number 0.0034 would be written as ___________ in scientific notation.
a)
34 X 102
b)
3.4 X 103
c)
34 X 10-3
d)
3.4 X 10-3
81.
In scientific notation, the number 46,500,000 would be written _________
a)
6.45 X 107
b)
4.65 X 107
c)
46.5 X 107
d)
465 X 107
82.
The number 0.0009234 would be written in scientific notation as __________________
a)
9.234 X 10-4
b)
9.34 X 10-4
c)
92.34 X 10-4
d)
9.234 X 104
83.
The number 56,780,000,000 would be written in scientific notation as _________________
a)
5678 X 1010
b)
56.78 X 1010
c)
5.678 X 10-10
d)
5.678 X 1010
84.
Which of the following are pure substances?
a)
solutions
b)
compounds
c)
homogeneous mixtures
d)
colloids
85.
Which of the following is NOT a pure substance?
a)
milk
b)
oxygen
c)
water
d)
carbon dioxide
86.
If a material contains three elements joined in a fixed proportion, it is a(an) ________
a)
mixture
b)
atom
c)
compound
d)
solution
87.
Water is a compound because it _________
a)
can be broken down
b)
always has two hydrogen atoms
c)
is made of joined water atoms
d)
A and B
88.
A mixture that appears to contain only one substance is a(an) _______________
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
c)
compound
d)
element
89.
Your milk carton says "Shake Well Before Drinking". The milk is most likely a ___________
a)
suspension
b)
pure substance
c)
colloid
d)
solution
90.
Which of the following is a physical change?
a)
sawing wood in half
b)
burning a piece of wood
c)
rust forming on iron
d)
copper roof changing color
91.
A substance that has high reactivity ________________
a)
burns in the presence of water
b)
displaces dissolved oxygen
c)
has a high boiling point
d)
easily combines with other elements
92.
How does the density of a thin silver wire compare to a silver ring?
a)
It is lower.
b)
It is higher.
c)
It is the same
d)
the ring is a wire in a circle
93.
Examples of physical change include all of the following EXCEPT ____________
a)
bending a metal bar
b)
burning a match
c)
melting ice
d)
dissolving sugar in water
94.
Properties that can be observed directly are called __________ properties.
a)
weird
b)
physical
c)
chemical
d)
nuclear
95.
An example of a chemical property is the ___________________________
a)
rough texture of sandpaper
b)
water freezing
c)
color of a lemon
d)
iron changes in the presence of oxygen
96.
Vermont produced 1558 kiloliters of syrup in 2005. How many liters is this?
a)
1558000 liters
b)
1.5 x 106 liters
c)
1558 liters
d)
1.58 x 108
97.
A solid rubber stopper has mass of 33 grams and a volume of 30 cm3 ? What is rubber's density?
a)
1.1 g/cm3
b)
1.1 kg/cm3
c)
3.3 g/cm3
d)
2.1 g/cm3
98.
Calculate the mass of a piece of pure silver with density = 10.49 g/cm3 and volume 15.99 cm3.
a)
167.74 x 102 grams
b)
1.6774 x 102 kilograms
c)
1.6774 x 102 grams
d)
1.6774 x 102 cm
99.
A substance moves from one container to another, and its volume changes, the substance is a __
a)
solid
b)
plasma
c)
liquid
d)
gas
100.
Forces of attraction limit the motion of particles most in _________
a)
a solid
b)
a gas
c)
a liquid
d)
both b and c
101.
Volume of gas is directly proportional to its temp if pressure and # of particles is constant
a)
is Charles's Law
b)
is Minadeo's Law
c)
is Boyle's Law
d)
is Einstein's law
102.
Boyle's Law states that the volume of gas in inversely proportional to its pressure if the
a)
Temp and time are constant
b)
Temp and x-rays are constant
c)
Temp and # of particles are constant
d)
no such Law
103.
What type of change occurs when water changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
phase change
b)
physical change
c)
irreversible change
d)
both a and b
104.
During a phase change, the temperature of a substance __________
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
does not change
d)
goes nuclear crazy
105.
During which phase change does the arrangement of water molecules become more orderly?
a)
melting
b)
freezing
c)
boiling
d)
condensing
106.
The phase change from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid is ______
a)
sublimation
b)
deposition
c)
vaporization
d)
melting
107.
Which of the following phase changes is an endothermic change?
a)
condensation
b)
vaporization
c)
deposition
d)
freezing
108.
Which if the following phase changes is an exothermic change?
a)
sublimation
b)
melting
c)
vaporization
d)
deposition
109.
Water boils when its vapor pressure becomes equal to ________________________ .
a)
Minadeo pressure
b)
test-taking pressure
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
boiling pressure
110.
Mr. Minadeo is ___________
a)
going to miss us
b)
trained us to excel
c)
made us better students
d)
all of the above
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