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Science Chemistry 8th Grade

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In carbon dioxide, each oxygen atom shares four electrons with the carbon atom. What is this type of bond called?

a)

double covalent

b)

ionic

c)

Polar Covalent

d)

Trip covalent

2.

Ethanol has six hydrogen atoms, two carbon atoms, and one oxygen atom. Which is the correct chemical formula of the model below?

a)

C26HO

b)

C2H6O

c)

2CH6O

d)

6HCO

3.

In a reaction that has one reactant and two products, the _____.

a)

mass of the products is four times the mass of the reactants

b)

mass of the products is not related to the mass of the reactants

c)

products have twice as much mass as the reactants

d)

mass of the products is equal to the mass of the reactants

4.

Which equation is balanced?

a)
b)
c)
5.

Use the symbols representing types of reactions to answer the following questions.

Which figure models a single-replacement reaction?

a)

IV

b)

II

c)

I

d)

III

6.

Which type of atom forms a flexible bond with other atoms of the same element by sharing a large pool of valence electrons?

a)

Metal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Non-metal

7.

All substances _____.

a)

contain hydrogen

b)

are elements

c)

have a fixed arrangement of atoms

d)

Are compounds

8.

Which type of reaction is the opposite of a synthesis reaction?

a)

decomposition

b)

double-replacement

c)

single-replacement

9.

In a chemical formula, the number of each type of atom in the compound is shown by numbers called ____.

a)

Chemical symbols

b)

Superscripts

c)

oxidation numbers

d)

subscripts

10.

Which activity is a type of combustion reaction?

a)

Formation of table salt

b)

burning wood

c)

breaking down water

11.

Why is the law of conservation of mass true?

a)

All molecules at the start of a chemical reaction are present at the end of the reaction.

b)

All atoms at the start of a chemical reaction are present at the end of the reaction.

c)

All the molecules in a substance remain intact during a chemical reaction.

d)

The substances at the start of a chemical reaction gather more atoms to make up for those lost in the reaction.

12.

In the compound, H2O, the electrons in the bonds are unequally shared between oxygen and hydrogen, forming ____.

a)

Polar bonds

b)

non-polar molecules

c)

ionic bonds

d)

cations

13.

According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of the products in a chemical reaction compare to the mass of the reactants?

a)

The mass of products is sometimes greater.

b)

The mass of reactants is greater.

c)

There is no relationship.

d)

The masses are always equal.

14.

Atoms that gain electrons become ions with a _____ charge.

a)

Like

b)

equal

c)

negative

d)

positive

15.

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener; its formula is C13H16N2O5. Which element in the formula has the greatest number of atoms?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

nItrogen

16.

Which type of atoms are found in metallic bonds?

a)

Non-matal atoms

b)

Salt atoms

c)

valance atoms

d)

metal atoms

17.

Hydrogen peroxide (a)   and forms water and oxygen gas.

18.

The French chemist, (a)   , conducted experiments that led to the law of conservation of mass.

19.

Which equation is balanced?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Zinc combines with hydrochloric acid, the zinc replaces hydrogen. The chemical equation for this reaction looks like: Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl2 + H2

This is a _____ reaction

a)

decomposition

b)

single-replacement

c)

synthesis

d)

double-replacement

21.

Sugar is an example of a (a)   molecule due to the unequal sharing of electrons.

22.

Aluminum oxide is a chemical formula with two aluminum atoms and three oxygen atoms. Which is the correct chemical formula?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which situation does NOT occur during chemical reactions?

a)

Atoms are destroyed.

b)

Atoms are destroyed.

c)

Mass is conserved.

d)

Bonds are broken.

24.

An explanation for the law of conservation of matter is that the same (a)   is present before and after the reaction.

25.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Physical changes produce new substances; chemical changes do not.

b)

Chemical changes produce new substances; physical changes do not.

c)

Both physical changes and chemical changes produce new substances.

d)

Neither physical changes nor chemical changes produce new substances.

26.

Each substance written to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation is a ____.

a)

product

b)

precipitate

c)

reactant

d)

catalyst

27.

Which of the following bonds is polar?

a)

F-F

b)

O-O

c)

O-H

d)

H-H

28.

Geoff observed an experiment in which one compound underwent a chemical reaction that produced two compounds. He classified this as a (a)   reaction.

29.

The number of products is always less than the number of reactants in a _____.

a)

double-replacement reaction

b)

synthesis reaction

c)

decomposition reaction

d)

single-replacement reaction

30.

The _____ determines the mass of the products of a chemical reaction.

a)

amount of energy absorbed or released by the reaction

b)

number of different products and reactants

c)

rate at which the reaction occurs

d)

mass of the reactants