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Matter

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 7hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

matter

d)

element

2.

What is this state of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

3.

What is this state of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

4.

What is this state of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

5.

 

Which state of matter has NO definite shape and NO definite volume?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

6.

Particles are closest together in a...

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

7.

The particles in this state of matter are showing what phase?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

8.

In this phase of matter, particles do NOT stop moving. Instead they vibrate in place

a)

Plasma

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

9.

What phase change takes place when a liquid turns into a solid?

a)

melting

b)

deposition

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

10.

What phase change takes place when a liquid turns into a gas?

a)

melting

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

Vaporization

11.

When you see drops of liquid water on your cold soda can caused by cooling of the water vapor in the air, ______________ has occurred.

a)

freezing

b)

sublimation

c)

condensation

d)

melting

12.

When you boil water and it turns to water vapor, you are seeing an example of ________________ occur.

a)

vaporization

b)

condensation

c)

melting

d)

sublimation

13.

 

Which of the following phase changes is a result of removing heat?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

vaporization

d)

sublimation

14.

What is potential energy?

a)

stored energy

b)

energy being used

15.

The energy associated with motion is called

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

sound energy

d)

nuclear energy

16.

The faster an object moves the greater its ____________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Electrical

d)

Solar

17.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
18.

What type of energy is the player using as he hits the ball?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

energy

19.

A boy standing on top of a slide has ______ energy

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

20.

At what point does the roller coaster have the most Potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

At what point does the roller coaster have the most Kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Where would this baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

23.

Where would this baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

24.
Of these three states of matter, which one has the most kinetic energy? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid 
c)
Gas
25.

Which of the physical states of water contains particles with the lowest kinetic energy?

a)

Water

b)

Ice

c)

water vapor

d)

Melting ice

26.

The measure of the average Kinetic energy of the particles in a material

a)

potential energy

b)

contract

c)

expand

d)

temperature

27.

Of these three states of matter, which one has the most potential energy? 

a)

Solid 

b)

Liquid 

c)

Gas

28.

(a)   energy is the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of particles in matter.

29.

All matter is made of _________.

a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
30.

Matter with a composition that is always the same.

a)

Element

b)

Substance

c)

Temperature

d)

Compound

31.

A substance made of only one type of atom.

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Matter

d)

Molecule

32.

A substance made of more than one type of atom.

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Matter

d)

Molecule

33.

Atoms are made up of ________________

a)

energy

b)

electrons

c)

subatomic particles

d)

gasses

34.

The subatomic particles that make up an atom.

a)

solid, liquid, gas

b)

electrons, protons, nucleus

c)

energy, protons, nucleus

d)

electrons, protons, neutrons

35.
What is at the center of every atom?
a)
An electron
b)
A compound
c)
A molecule
d)
A nucleus
36.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
37.
The positively charged particles of an atom are the ________.
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons & neutrons
38.

__________ are negatively charged particles that are in the cloud around the nucleus.

a)

protons

b)

nucleus

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

39.

A proton has a ___________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

massive.

40.

An electron has a _________ charge

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

d)

massive

41.

A neutron has _________ charge or is ________.

a)

negative ... neutral

b)

positive .... neutral

c)

no .... negative

d)

no ... neutral

42.

_____ have a mass that is approximately 0 amu.

a)

isotopes

b)

electrons

c)

protons

d)

neutrons

43.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
44.

If a neutral atom has 3 electrons, how many protons does it have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

45.

Identifies the number of protons in an atoms nucleus.

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

Atomic Theory

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Mass Number

46.

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Atomic Theory

d)

Electron Cloud

47.

What is the atomic mass of this Oxygen atom?

a)

8 amu

b)

16 amu

c)

0 amu

48.

What does the atomic number tell you?

a)

The number of neutrons

b)

The number of protons

c)

The number of protons + neutrons

49.

Cobalt has 27 protons, 32 neutrons, and 27 electrons. What is the atomic number?

a)

32

b)

59

c)

27

d)

5

50.

What is the correct formula for calculating how many neutrons are in an atom?

a)

Protons + Electrons= Neutrons

b)

Atomic mass - Atomic number= Neutrons

c)

Atomic mass + Atomic number = Neutrons

d)

Atomic mass - Protons = Neutrons

51.

Which TWO of the following subatomic particles are inside the nucleus?

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

There are no subatomic particles in the nucleus of an atom.

52.

How many neutrons does nitrogen have?

a)

7

b)

14

c)

0

d)

6

53.

What mass would the following atom have?

9 protons, 10 electrons, and 11 neutrons

a)

30 amu

b)

19 amu

c)

20 amu

d)

21 amu

54.

The area of space surrounding the nucleus.

a)

proton

b)

isotope

c)

electron cloud

d)

neutron

55.

Which subatomic particle does not have an electrical charge and is found inside of the nucleus? 

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

isotopes

56.

If the number of protons equals the number of electrons in the atom the electrical charge of the atom is-

a)

negative

b)

neutral

c)

positive

57.
An ion forms when an atom gains or loses
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
58.

If there are more protons than electrons, the

atom is ______ charged.

a)

positively

b)

negatively

c)

neutral

59.

If there are more electrons than protons, the atom is _______ charged.

a)

positively

b)

negatively

c)

neutral

60.

IN AN ION THE NUMBER OF PROTONS_________ THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS. 

a)

>

b)

<

c)

=

d)

≠

61.

When an atom gains electrons, it becomes a(n) _____________ ion.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

62.

When an atom loses electrons, it becomes a(n) _____________ ion.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

63.

What is the charge of this ion

a)

11

b)

-1

c)

+1

d)

1

e)

12

64.
Anions are...
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
d)
Crying
65.

Cations have what charge?

a)

+

b)

-

66.

What type of atom is this?

a)

Neutral atom

b)

Cation

c)

Anion

d)

Isotope

67.

_______ are atoms with the same number of protons but varying numbers of neutrons.

a)

ions

b)

elements

c)

allotropes

d)

isotopes

68.
How is carbon-12 different from carbon-14?
a)
They have a different number of protons
b)
they have a different number of electrons
c)
they have a different number of neutrons
69.

This isotope have how many neutrons?

a)

26

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

70.

Which Chlorine isotope is heavier?

a)

Cl-37

b)

Cl-35

71.

For Cl-37, what does the 37 represent?

a)

Number of Protons

b)

Number of Neutrons

c)

Number of Electrons

d)

Mass Number

72.
What do these isotopes of carbon all have in common?
a)
neutrons & mass number
b)
atomic number and neutrons
c)
atomic number and electrons
d)
protons, atomic number, and mass number
73.
Isotopes are atoms that have different
a)

Mass numbers

b)

Electron Number

c)

Atomic Numbers

d)

Neutron Number

e)

Proton Number

74.

Two atoms that are different isotopes of the same element have

a)

the same number of protons and same number of neutrons

b)

the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons

c)

a different number of protons but the same number of neutrons

d)

a different number of protons and a different number of neutrons

75.

Each element is defined by the number of

a)

Atoms

b)

Isotopes

c)

Neutrons

d)

Protons

e)

Nuclei.

76.

An element has two naturally occurring isotopes. One has a mass of 10.013 amu and is 19.9% abundant. The other has a mass of 11.01 amu and is 80.1% abundant. What is the relative atomic mass?

a)

9.012

b)

12.011

c)

6.941

d)

10.812

77.

Nitrogen has two isotopes. One isotope has a mass of 14.003 amu and a relative abundance of 99.63%, while the other has a mass of 15.000 amu and a relative abundance of 0.37%. What is the relative atomic mass for nitrogen?

a)

14.993 amu

b)

14.456 amu

c)

14.778 amu

d)

14.007 amu

78.

Calculate the relative atomic mass of silicon. The three silicon isotopes have atomic masses and relative abundances of 27.9 amu (92.2%), 28.9 amu (4.7%) and 29.9 amu (3.1%).

(a)  

79.

Calculate the average atomic mass of the following element:

25Y (11%), 32Y (39%), 29Y (22%), 30Y (28%)

a)

32.0

b)

30.0

c)

29.0

80.

The relative atomic mass of an element is the ___.

a)

average of the mass number and the atomic number for the element

b)

weighted average of the masses of the isotopes of the element

c)

total mass of the isotopes of the element

d)

total number of subatomic particles in the nucleus

81.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
82.
A vertical column is called...
a)
group
b)
tower
c)
period
d)
crew
83.
The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)
family
c)
period
d)
atomic number
84.

Which element is located at period 4 group 6? [click the picture to zoom in]

a)

Cr

b)

Sg

c)

Hf

d)

Ta

85.

What is the best definition of valence electrons?

a)

The outermost electrons NOT involved in chemical reactions

b)

The innermost electrons involved in chemical reactions

c)

The outermost electrons involved in chemical reactions.

d)

The innermost electrons NOT involved in chemical reactions

86.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
87.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
88.
How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?
a)
alphabetical 
b)
density
c)
melting point
d)
atomic mass
89.

Which of the following are located along a dividing line that looks like a staircase?

a)

metals

b)

metalloids

c)

non-metals

d)

alkali metals

90.

Which of the following is a property of non-metals?

a)

malleable

b)

brittle

c)

ductile

91.

Which of the following is not a property of metalloids?

a)

poor conductors of electricity

b)

have properties of metals & non-metals

c)

solids at room temperature

92.

Which of the following is not a property of metals?

a)

conduct electricity

b)

brittle

c)

shiny

93.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

elements within a period have similar properties

b)

there are 7 periods on the periodic table

c)

different elements can have the same atomic number

94.

Which pair of properties describes the elements in Group 1?

a)

They are chemically stable

b)

They have 8 valence electrons

c)

They are the most reactive metals

d)

They are the most reactive non metals

95.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
96.

Element Chlorine at group #17 have how many valence electrons?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

17

d)

5

97.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 2
d)
Group 18
98.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 18
d)
Group 2
99.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
100.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
101.

Elements in the same group have : (2 correct answers)

a)

Similar chemical properties

b)

Similar names

c)

Same number of outer (valence) electrons

d)

The same number of protons

102.

What do the vertical columns on the periodic table tell us?

a)

The number of orbitals

b)

The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)

103.

What group and period does this element belong in?

a)

period 1 and group 3

b)

period 3 and group 1

c)

period 2 and group 3

d)

period 3 and group 2

104.

How many valence electrons does the element have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

105.

How many protons and electrons does nickel have?

a)

28

b)

58.69

106.

Potassium is a

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

107.
Anytime you see the word SEMICONDUCTOR - what substance do you have?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
108.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
109.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
110.
What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Li
d)
N
111.

How are symbols for elements written?

a)

numbers

b)

pictures

c)

letters

112.

How many groups and periods does a Periodic Table have?

a)

There are 17 groups and 7 periods.

b)

There are 18 groups and 7 periods.

c)

There are 7 groups and 18 periods.

d)

There are 18 groups and 6 periods

113.

All of the elements in a period have the same number of _____.

a)

energy levels

b)

valence electrons

c)

protons

d)

electrons

114.

All of the elements in a group have the same number of _____.

a)

energy levels

b)

valence electrons

c)

protons

d)

electrons

115.

How many electrons can the first energy level hold?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

Unlimited

116.

How many electrons can the second and third (for our intents and purposes) energy levels hold?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

Unlimited

117.

An atom has a full first energy level and 7 electrons in its second level. How many electrons does this atom have?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

9

d)

Need more information

118.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
none of the above
119.

An atom has a full first and second energy levels and 6 electrons in its third level. How many electrons does this atom have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

16

d)

Need more information

120.

According to the Octet Rule, atoms of elements react with each other in order to attain ____ electrons in their outermost energy level or shell.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

121.

Which group already satisfies the Octet Rule and therefore does not bond with other atoms?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 13

d)

Group 18

122.

What is the rule that elements want to have 8 valence electrons?

a)

Octet rule

b)

Octopus rule

c)

Valence electrons rule

d)

Ion rule

123.

What advantage does an element have when it has a full valence energy level of 8 electrons?

a)

Greater mass

b)

having more electrons is like having more money

c)

to over power the effect of the protons

d)

stability

124.

How many valence electrons do atoms want to be stable?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

10

d)

18

125.

Noble gases are...

a)

Happy and stable because they have full valence electrons

b)

Happy BUT UNSTABLE because they are gases

c)

Not happy because they don't want to be noble

d)

Not happy but stable because they are group number 18

126.

Which 2 atoms are EXCEPTIONS to the Octet Rule and only need 2 valence electrons to be stable?

a)

H, Na

b)

H, He

c)

He, Ne

d)

There are no exceptions to the Octet Rule

127.

How do atoms satisfy the octet rule?

a)

They lose or gain protons

b)

They lose or gain neutrons

c)

They lose or gain electrons in the outer most level

d)

They lose of gain electrons from the inner most level

128.

What does Neon need to do fulfill the Octet Rule?

a)

Gain 2 electrons

b)

Lose 2 electrons

c)

Nothing - it already fulfills the Octet Rule.

129.

What part of the atom is involved in chemical reactions?

a)

protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Outer electrons (valence)

d)

Inner eletrons

130.
What determines the reactivity of an element?
a)
Size of its nucleus
b)
Number of total electrons
c)
Number of valence electrons
d)
Number of shells

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