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Chemical Reactions and Energy

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is _____ when new bonds form.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

c)

lost

d)

gained

2.

Energy is ______ when bonds break.

a)

gained

b)

lost

c)

released

d)

absorbed

3.

The energy required to start a chemical reaction is ___.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

c)

activation

d)

released

4.

An _______ reaction is when more energy is released than is absorbed. This energy can be in the form of light, heat, electricity, etc.

a)

endothermic

b)

endergonic

c)

exothermic

d)

exergonic

5.

Which of the following categories of reactions can be used to classify both physical and chemical changes? (Multiple Response-MR)

a)

endergonic

b)

endothermic

c)

exergonic

d)

exothermic

6.

An _______ reaction is when more energy is absorbed than is released. This energy can be in the form of light, heat, electricity, etc.

a)

endothermic

b)

endergonic

c)

exothermic

d)

exergonic

7.

An _______ reaction is when more thermal energy is absorbed than is released.

a)

endothermic

b)

endergonic

c)

exothermic

d)

exergonic

8.

An _______ reaction is when more thermal energy is released than is absorbed.

a)

endothermic

b)

endergonic

c)

exothermic

d)

exergonic

9.

CaCO3 represents a chemical

a)

formula

b)

subscript

c)

symbol

d)

reaction

10.

The minimum amount of energy needed to start a reaction is the.......

a)

activation energy

b)

exothermic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

endothermic energy

11.

What happens when chemical bonds break and new bonds form?

a)

a chemical change.

b)

mattered is destroyed.

c)

surface area increases.

d)

a physical change

12.

In chemical reactions, what does the law of conservation of mass mean/

a)

Matter is not created or destroyed.

b)

The total mass of the reactants is greater than the total mass of the products.

c)

The total mass of the reactants is less than the total mass of the poducts.

d)

Matter is not changed.

13.
In an endothermic reaction, heat is ,,,
a)
taken in
b)
given out
14.
What type of reaction occurs in a hand warmer
a)
exothermic
b)
endothermic
15.
Baking bread and cooking an egg are examples of....?
a)
Endothermic processes
b)
Exothermic processess
16.
If a chemical reaction is EXOTHERMIC, the temperature would....
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
17.
Is the combustion of gasoline endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
18.
In an endothermic reaction the system is releasing energy.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
How does an exothermic reaction feel?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
You can't feel it
d)
None of the above
20.
What are the reactants in the chemical equation below?
Na+Cl2 →  2NaCl
a)
Na and Cl
b)
Na only
c)
NaCl
d)
2NaCl
21.
How many total atoms are in K₂CO₃?
a)
6
b)
1
c)
4
d)
8
22.

A chemical change is different than a physical change because in a chemical change

a)

chemicals are used

b)

molecules do not physically touch

c)

a new substance is formed and in a physical no new substance is formed

d)

the change can be seen but in a physical change it cannot

23.

Which of the following 2 are chemical reactions?

a)

sugar dissolving in water

b)

water turning into steam

c)

burning wood

d)

mixing baking soda and vinegar

e)

tearing paper

24.

Some chemical reactions require a substance called a catalyst. The purpose of a catalyst is

a)

to warm up the reaction

b)

to speed up the reaction

c)

to create more reactants

d)

to stop the reaction

25.

What is the purpose of photosynthesis. Select all that apply.

a)

to form glucose, food for the plant

b)

to form carbon dioxide

c)

to form oxygen

d)

to form energy

e)

to form water

26.

Maria’s father started a fire in the fireplace. He crumpled some paper, lit a match, and soon the logs in the fireplace were burning. In this case, the stored chemical energy in the logs was changed into

a)

electrical energy.

b)

mechanical motion.

c)

heat and light energy.

d)

electrical and heat energy.

27.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed