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PS Semester 1 Final Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are science and technology related?

a)

technology is a branch of natural science

b)

science is a branch of technology

c)

advances in science may lead to advances in technology and vice versa

d)

science and technology are not related

2.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a mixture?

a)

has varying properties

b)

has a fixed composition

c)

contains only pure substances

d)

is the same as an element

3.

Which of the following is malleable?

a)

glass

b)

pottery

c)

ice

d)

gold

4.

Which of the following has the highest viscosity?

a)

corn syrup

b)

milk

c)

water

d)

orange juice

5.

A substance has a melting point of 0°0\degree  C and a boiling point of 100°100\degree  C. The substance is most likely

a)

water

b)

hydrogen

c)

gold

d)

table salt

6.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

ice melting

b)

ice being carved

c)

water boiling

d)

water breaking down into hydrogen and oxygen

7.

Forces of attraction limit the motion of particles most in

a)

a solid

b)

a liquid

c)

a gas

d)

an atom

8.

The temperature and volume in a closed container of gas remain constant. If the number of particles of gas is increased, the gas pressure will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain constant

d)

cause a decrease in the average kinetic energy of the particles

9.

Rutherford's gold foil experiment provided evidence for which of the following statements?

a)

Negative and positive charges are spread evenly throughout an atom

b)

Alpha particles have a positive charge

c)

Gold is not as dense as previously thought

d)

There is a dense, positively charged mass in the center of an atom

10.

The number of protons in one atom of an element is that element's

a)

mass number

b)

atomic number

c)

isotope

d)

balanced charge

11.

Which statement is true about oxygen-17 and oxygen-18?

a)

They do not have the same number of protons.

b)

Their atoms have an identical mass.

c)

They are isotopes of oxygen.

d)

They have the same mass number.

12.

In Niels Bohr's model of the atom, electrons move

a)

like balls rolling down a hill

b)

like planets orbiting the sun

c)

like popcorn in a popcorn popper

d)

like beach balls on water waves

13.

Which statement accurately represents the arrangement of electrons in Bohr's atomic model?

a)

Electrons vibrate in fixed locations around the nucleus.

b)

Electrons travel around the nucleus in fixed energy levels with energies that vary from level to level

c)

Electrons travel around the nucleus in fixed energy levels with equal amounts of energy

d)

Electrons travel randomly in the relatively large space outside the nucleus

14.

Moving from left to right across a row of the periodic table, which of the following values increases by exactly one from element to element?

a)

isotope number

b)

atomic number

c)

mass number

d)

atomic mass unit

15.

Which general statement does NOT apply to metals?

a)

Most metals are ductile

b)

Most metals are malleable

c)

Most metals are brittle

d)

Most metals are good conductors of electric current

16.

Group 7A of the periodic table contains the

a)

most reactive nonmetals

b)

least reactive metals

c)

most reactive metals

d)

least reactive nonmetals

17.

Atoms of the most reactive elements tend to have

a)

one or seven valence electrons

b)

eight valence electrons

c)

four or five valence electrons

d)

no valence electrons

18.

Compared with Group 3A elements, Group 5A elements have

a)

more isotopes

b)

more valence electrons

c)

fewer valence electrons

d)

more atoms in the ground state

19.

Which of the following formulas represents a compound whose molecules contain a triple bond?

a)

N \equiv  N

b)

O ==  O

c)

O3

d)

SO3

20.

In a covalent bond,

a)

two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

b)

electrons are transferred between atoms

c)

a cation is bonded to an anion

d)

electrons are not shared between atoms

21.

Which of the following is an advantage of using nuclear power plants to produce energy?

a)

Nuclear power plants do not pollute the air

b)

Nuclear power plants produce wastes that are easy to dispose of

c)

Nuclear power plants produce more stable wastes compared to fossil fuel combustion

d)

Nuclear power plants use coal

22.

In which of the substances in the picture are the forces of attraction among particles so weak that they can be ignored under ordinary circumstances?

a)

Substance A

b)

Substance B

c)

Substance C

d)

All three substances

23.

The figure shows a blank periodic table. Identify the segments labeled A and B.

a)

A and B are periods

b)

A is a period and B is a group

c)

A and B are both groups

d)

A is a group and B is a period

24.

An experiment with only one variable, the manipulated variable, is changed at a time is called a(n)

(a)  

25.

If a spoon gets hot quickly when it is used to stir a pot of soup, it is probably made of

(a)  

26.

If element Q has 11 protons, its atomic (a)   is 11.

27.

The pattern of repeating properties of elements in the periodic table is known as the

(a)  

28.

The two most reactive groups of elements in the periodic table are the alkali metals and the (a)  

29.

In an experiment, 44 g of propane was burned, producing 132 g of carbon dioxide and 72 g of water. The mass of oxygen that was needed for the reaction was (a)   g

30.

If an atom has 32 protons and 39 neutrons, what is its mass number?

(a)  

31.

Most calcium atoms have an atomic number of 20 and a mass number of 40, but some calcium atoms have a mass number of 48. What word could you use to describe these two kinds of calcium atoms?

(a)  

32.

Among the alkaline earth metals in Group 2A, which is more reactive - beryllium (element 4) or strontium (element 38)?

(a)