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Physical Science Midterm Review

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 7hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
2.
How many Sodium (Na) are in 6NaCl?
a)
1
b)
12
c)
6
3.
How many Aluminum are in Al2O3?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
5
4.
How many Hydrogen are in 4H2O?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
2
d)
4
5.
Which of the following shows the correct way to balance the chemical equation?
Fe + O2 -> Fe2O3
a)
4Fe + 3O2 -> 2Fe2O3
b)
2 Fe + 3O2 -> Fe2O6
c)
4 Fe + O6 -> 2Fe2O3
d)
None of the options are correctly balanced.
6.
Which of the following reactions is balanced?
a)
2CH4 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O
b)
CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + H2O
c)
CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O
d)
None of the chemical equations are balanced.
7.
Balance this equation.
_CF4 + _Br2 -- _CBr4 + _F2
a)
2,1,2,1
b)
1,2,2,1
c)
1,2,1,2
d)
2,2,2,2
8.
Balance this equation.
_CH4 + _O2 --> _CO2 + _H2O
a)
1,2,1,1
b)
2,1,2,1
c)
1,2,1,2
d)
0,2,0,2
9.
Balance this equation
_Al +_HCl --> _H2 +_AlCl3
a)
2, 6, 3, 2
b)
it is already balanced
c)
4, 12, 3, 4
d)
2, 1, 4, 5
10.
The substances listed on the right side of a chemical equation are the
a)
Yields
b)
Reactants
c)
Products
d)
Precipitates
11.
The substances listed on the left side of a chemical equation are the
a)
Products
b)
Coefficients
c)
Precipitates
d)
Reactants
12.
In chemical reactions, what does the principle 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 products.
d)
Matter is not changed.
13.
Which one is a compound?
a)
Co
b)
Br
c)
Fe
d)
CO
14.
Which one is an element?
a)
Co
b)
CO
c)
CO2
d)
CO3-2
15.
How many elements are found in the following molecule? Mg(ClO3)2
a)
1
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
16.
What elements generally make an ionic bond?
a)
metal and nonmetal
b)
2 nonmetals
c)
metal
d)
none of the above
17.
What elements generally make a covalent bond?
a)
metal and nonmetal
b)
2 nonmetals
c)
metal
d)
none of the above
18.
In chemical compounds, covalent bonds form when
a)
the electronegativity difference between two atoms is very large.
b)
electrons are completely transferred between two metals.
c)
pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetal atoms.
d)
two nonmetal atoms are attracted to each other by opposite charges.
19.
Predict the bond that will form between Be and F.
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
20.
Predict the bond that will form between Se and Cl
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
21.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
22.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
23.
What happens when an atom loses an electron?
a)
It becomes Negatively Charged
b)
It remains neutral because the proton also leaves.
c)
It becomes Positively Charged
d)
It stays the same.
24.
The number of _____ is most important in determining how an atoms will bond. 
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Electron sin the innermost shell
25.

Why do atoms bond?

a)

They typically don't bond

b)

To add or take away energy levels

c)

To have a full valance shell.

d)

To have a full inner shell

26.

Ionic bonding is between a

a)

nonmetal and nonmetal

b)

metal and nonmetal

c)

metal and metal

d)

Depends on the situation

27.

Covalent bonding is between a

a)

nonmetal and nonmetal

b)

metal and nonmetal

c)

metal and metal

d)

It depends on the situation

28.

What do positive ions tend to do?

a)

lose electrons

b)

gain electrons

c)

lose protons

d)

gain protons

29.

What happens when magnesium loses 2 electrons?

a)

It stabilizes to a net charge of 0

b)

It turns into an atom

c)

It becomes negatively charged

d)

It becomes positively charged

30.

Vertical columns on the periodic table are called ___?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

rows

d)

families

31.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the halogens.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

32.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

33.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the transition metals.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

34.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the metalloids.

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

35.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the alkaline earth metals.

a)

yellow

b)

dark yellow

c)

blue/green

d)

teal

36.

Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called ___?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

rows

d)

families

37.

The periodic table is mostly comprised of what type of element?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

38.

What is the most reactive nonmetal?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Iodine

c)

Chlorine

d)

Bromine

39.

What is the smallest unit of matter? It is composed of protons and neutrons, held together in the nucleus, and electrons around the nucleus in different electron orbitals, which form an electron cloud.

a)

cell

b)

nucleus

c)

atom

d)

electron

40.

What are any of the various self-contained units of matter or energy that are fundamental parts of all matter. These particles include electrons, protons, and neutrons.

a)

subatomic particles

b)

elements

c)

nucleus

d)

electron cloud

41.

What is a subatomic particle with a positive charge that is in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

valence electron

42.

What is a subatomic particle without an electric charge, located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

valence electron

43.

What is a subatomic particle with a negative charge? It is found in the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus.

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

electron cloud

44.

What is the center of an atom containing protons and neutrons?

a)

nucleus

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

electron cloud

45.
What electrical charge does a proton have?
a)
+1
b)
0
c)
-1
d)
+2
46.

What mass does a neutron have?

a)

1 amu

b)

0 amu

c)

-1 amu

d)

+2 amu

47.
In order for an atom to be neutral what has to be true?
a)
The atom has more protons than neutrons
b)
The atom has more neutrons than protons
c)
The atom has the same number of protons and neutrons
d)
The atom has the same number of protons and electrons
48.
What subatomic particles would you find in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons only
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Neutrons and Electrons
d)
Protons and Electrons 
49.
Where is most of the mass in an atom located?
a)
in the nucleus
b)
in the protons
c)
in the neutrons
d)
in the electrons
50.

Which state of matter has both definite shape and definite volume?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

51.

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

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

52.

Which state of matter has no definite shape but does have definite volume?

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

53.

Matter is _______________________________.

a)

The amount of matter in an object.

b)

The amount of space an object occupies.

c)

Anything that has mass and volume.

54.

Mass is ________________________________.

a)

The amount of matter in an object.

b)

Anything that has Mass and volume.

c)

The amount of space an object occupies.

55.

Volume is _______________________.

a)

the amount of matter an object has.

b)

the amount of space an object occupies.

c)

anything that mass and volume.

56.

A gas has _______________ . (Pick 3)

a)

A lot of space between particles

b)

Very little space between particles

c)

Particles with no definite pattern.

d)

Particles that hold a very definite pattern.

e)

Particle that bounce all over the place.

57.

A solid has _______________ . (Pick 3)

a)

A lot of space between particles

b)

Very little space between particles

c)

Particles with no definite pattern.

d)

Particles that hold a very definite pattern.

e)

Particles that only vibrate in place.

58.

A liquid has _______________ . (Pick 3)

a)

A lot of space between particles.

b)

Very little space between particles.

c)

Particles that have have no definite pattern.

d)

Particles hold that a very definite pattern.

e)

Particles that freely flow past each other.

59.

This diagram represents...

a)

An element

b)

A molecule

c)

A compound

d)

A mixture of elements and compounds

60.
What is a mixture?
a)
elements chemically combined
b)
a combination of different things
c)
it is found on the Periodic Table 
d)
it is made of chemical
61.

Which statement below does NOT describe a colloid?

a)

A colloid is a type of heterogeneous mixture

b)

A colloid is a type of solution.

c)

The particles in a colloid do not settle like they do in a suspension.

d)

The particles in a colloid do not dissolve – they are just too small to be seen.

62.
A substance that contains only one type of atom is a(n)
a)
compound
b)
element
c)
heterogeneous mixture
d)
homogeneous mixture
63.
What is matter?
a)
a pure substance
b)
anything that occupies space and possesses mass
c)
an element
d)
a compound
64.
Which of the following is not a chemical property? 
a)
rusting 
b)
boiling 
c)
rotting 
d)
burning 
65.
Which one of these is a chemical property?
a)
melting point
b)
boiling point
c)
color
d)
flammability
66.
Ability to rust is this type of property:
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
67.
What kind of properties can only be observed when a substance changes into a different substance?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical properties
c)
liquid properties
d)
real properties
68.
Properties that can be observed without trying to change the identity of the substance.
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
69.
Which of the following is a chemical change?
a)
human digestion
b)
cutting a tree down
c)
melting a chocolate bar
d)
Has a density of 1 gm/mL
70.

A student inflates a balloon with helium then places it in the freezer. The student should expect

a)

the balloon's volume to increase

b)

the balloon's volume to decrease

c)

the balloon's moles to increase

d)

the balloon's moles to decrease

71.

According to kinetic molecular theory: at constant temperature, increasing the volume will decrease the pressure because...

a)

the gas particles must travel farther from wall to wall.

b)

P and V are on the same side of the ideal gas law equation.

c)

the average velocity of the gas particles decreases.

d)

the potential energy of the gas particles has gone down

72.

According to kinetic molecular theory: at constant volume, increasing the temperature will increase the pressure because...

a)

the gas particles are moving faster; faster = more collisions-per-second.

b)

the heat transferred when the temp was raised is stored as potential energy.

c)

the increased temp makes the gas particles larger resulting in more collisions.

d)

science.

73.

A helium balloon has a volume of 500 mL at room temperature (22 °C). What is its volume if it is left outside and discovered in the morning when it is 5 °C outside? Pressure is constant.

a)

471 mL

b)

114 mL

c)

750 mL

d)

500 mL

74.

If you have 38 L of methane gas at 182 °C and 2 atm, what volume would it occupy at STP?

a)

45.6 L

b)

0.0 L

c)

22.4 L

d)

0.0821 L

75.

The energy of motion, such as the movement of molecules associated with temperature

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Endothermic

d)

Exothermic

76.

Stored energy, such as the energy stored in the bonds of a molecule.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Endothermic

d)

Exothermic

77.

A change that absorbs kinetic energy.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Endothermic

d)

Exothermic

78.

A change that releases kinetic energy.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Endothermic

d)

Exothermic

79.

Endothermic Reactions

a)

decrease in temperature

b)

increase in temperature

80.

Exothermic Reactions

a)

decrease in temperature

b)

increase in temperature

81.

Endothermic Reactions

a)

create heat

b)

use heat

82.

Exothermic Reactions

a)

create heat

b)

use heat

83.

Paper burning is an example of...

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

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