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Chemical Interactions: Fireworks & Lavoisier

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word given the definition: chemical reaction that transfers chemical energy to the environment in the forms of light, thermal energy, and/or sound

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

oxidizer

c)

pyrotechnics

d)

limiting factor

2.

Matter is neither gained nor lost in a chemical reaction

a)

chemical names

b)

law of conservation of mass

c)

exothermic reactions

d)

combustion

3.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word given the definition: a substance that provides an oxygen source for a combustion reaction

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

oxidizer

c)

pyrotechnics

d)

limiting factor

4.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word given the definition: a field of science that studies explosive exothermic chemical reactions like those used to create fireworks

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

oxidizer

c)

pyrotechnics

d)

limiting factor

5.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word given the definition: the reactant that is present in the least amount in a reaction, which determines when the reaction stops

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

oxidizer

c)

pyrotechnics

d)

limiting factor

6.

What were Lavoisiers’ contributions to modern day chemistry, select ALL that apply.

a)

Chemical naming system

b)

Law of conservation of mass

c)

Oxygen (named it and discovered it is key to combustion)

d)

Creating precise instruments like balances and a gasometer

7.

Sodium reacts with chlorine to produce sodium chloride. Select the balanced chemical equation.

a)

NaCl(s) → Cl(g) + Na(s)

b)

Na(s) + CO2(g) → NaCO2(s)

c)

2Na(s) + Cl2(g) → 2NaCl(s)

8.
Balance this equation.
_Mg + _Cl--> _MgCl2
a)
1, 2,1
b)
already balanced
c)
2,1,1
d)
1,1,2
9.

What are the products of a combustion reaction? Select ALL that apply.

a)

water (H2O)

b)

carbon dioxide (CO2)

c)

heat/light/energy

d)

oxygen (O2)

10.

What kinds of atoms give fireworks color?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

random atoms, does not matter if they are metal or nonmetal

d)

dyes

11.

In a combustion reaction, potential energy in the bonds is transformed into:

a)

thermal energy, light energy and/or sound

b)

just thermal energy

c)

just light

d)

just sound