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Rates of Reaction & Endo/Exothermic Reactions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Exothermic reactions...
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Release energy
c)
Release Color
d)
Absorb Color
2.
In an endothermic reaction, heat is ...
a)
taken in or absorbed
b)
given out or released 
3.

O2(g) + 2 H2 (g)  2 H2O (g) + EnergyO_2\left(g\right)\ +\ 2\ H_2\ \left(g\right)\ \rightarrow\ 2\ H_2O\ \left(g\right)\ +\ Energy  

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

4.

6 CO2+ 6 H2O + Energy  C6H12O6 + 6 O26\ CO_2+\ 6\ H_2O\ +\ Energy\ \rightarrow\ C_6H_{12}O_6\ +\ 6\ O_2

a)

endothermic reaction

b)

exothermic reaction

5.

_____ reactions usually feel hot!

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

6.

____ reactions usually feel cold.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

7.

How much activation energy is needed for this reaction?

a)

300 KJ

b)

500 KJ

c)

400 KJ

d)

100 KJ

8.

Are the products or reactants of this reaction storing more energy in their chemical bonds?

a)

Both storing the same

b)

No way to tell

c)

Products

d)

Reactants

9.

What type of reaction is this?

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Energy Producing

d)

No way to tell

10.
If a chemical reaction is EXOTHERMIC, the temperature would....
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
11.

What does catalyst do to a reaction?

a)

Slows down the reaction

b)

Nothing changes

c)

Speeds up the reaction

12.

What do you call the energy that is required to start a reaction?

a)

Alternative energy

b)

Activation energy

c)

Atmospheric energy

13.

A student mixed two chemicals to allow them to react. The temperature before the reaction was 25 ° C. The temperature after the reaction was 18° C. Which of the following is true?

a)

It is an exothermic reaction

b)

It is an endothermic reaction

14.

Why does a higher temperature increase the rate of a reaction?

a)

it increases both the frequency and energy of particle collisions

b)

it only increases the frequency of particle collisions

c)

it only increases the energy of particle collisions

d)

it reduces the activation energy of the reaction

15.

Adding a catalyst ___________ the activation energy.

a)

Raises

b)

Lowers

c)

Doesn't affect

d)

Inreases

16.
The graph shows how the total volume of a gas given off from a reaction changes with time. In which time interval is least gas given off? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
Why don't all collisions between particles cause a reaction?
a)
the particles also need to collide with a catalyst
b)
not all the particles collide with enough energy
c)
not all the particles collide at a high enough temperature
d)
the particles need to collide with each other twice
18.

The major theory of reaction rate is called

a)

Collision theory

b)

Crash theory

c)

Newton's laws

d)

Thermodynamics

19.
The following graph shows two different reaction pathways for the same overall reaction at the same temperature. Which pathway is slower and why?
a)
Red, because the activation energy is larger
b)
Blue, because the activation energy is lower
c)
both reaction progress at the same rate
20.

List four factors that affects the rate of a reaction

a)

temperature

b)

concentration

c)

surface area

d)

volume

e)

catalysts

21.

A temperature increase causes the particles ......

a)

to slow down

b)

move faster

c)

collide higher

d)

in the right order

22.
Grinding a seltzer tablet into powder increases the rate of reaction due to increased
a)
concentration
b)
surface area
c)
temperature
d)
reactants
23.

When we investigate the rate of reaction we are looking at the...

a)

amount of product formed

b)

speed of reaction

c)

concentration of reacting particles

d)

combining reactants with products

24.

How could we make this reaction happen more quickly?

a)

Decrease the concentration of the acid

b)

crush the chalk to increase the surface area

c)

Put the test tube in an ice bath

25.

When surface area is decreased the rate of reaction...

a)

Decreases, because there are LESS possible sites for correct collisions

b)

Increases, because there are LESS possible sites for correct collisions

c)

Decreases, because there are MORE possible sites for correct collisions

d)

Increases, because there are MORE possible sites for correct collisions