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Midterm Exam Review: Unit 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chemistry is a _____ science.

a)

physical

b)

biological

c)

celestial

2.

Matter is defined as anything that has ____ and ____.

a)

mass and volume

b)

color and odor

c)

weight and temperature

3.

Chemistry is the study of ___.

a)

rocks and fossils

b)

matter

c)

living things

4.

When using the scientific method, what occurs FIRST?

a)

communication

b)

experimentation

c)

observation

5.

Which branch of chemistry includes the use of math and computers?

a)

organic

b)

theoretical

c)

biochemistry

6.

Which of the following compounds would be studied in ORGANIC chemistry?

a)

propane, C3H8

b)

table salt, NaCl

c)

rust, Fe2O3

7.

When using the scientific method, what occurs LAST?

a)

observation

b)

experimentation

c)

communication

8.

Which branch of chemistry includes the study of substances and reactions in living things?

a)

analytical chemistry

b)

organic chemistry

c)

biochemistry

9.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

A testable statement or idea

b)

a bacterial infection

c)

a step-by-step procedure

10.

Which branch of chemistry deals with the study of energy and how it affects matter?

a)

analytical chemistry

b)

physical chemistry

c)

inorganic chemistry

11.

mass, volume, color, odor, size, texture....

a)

physical properties

b)

chemical properties

12.

reactivity, flammability...

a)

physical properties

b)

chemical properties

13.

ripping paper, crushing a can, making a mixture...

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical changes

14.

cooking, burning, rotting...

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical changes

15.

NaOH + HCl --> NaCl + H2O

The reactants are ....

a)

NaOH and HCl

b)

NaCl and H2O

16.

NaHCO3 + HC2H3O2 --> NaC2H3O2 + CO2 + H2O

The products are...

a)

NaHCO3 and HC2H3O2

b)

NaC2H3O2 + CO2 + H2O

17.

When salt dissolves in water, a salt water mixture is made. This is an example of

a)

a physical change.

b)

a chemical change.

18.

When a piece of magnesium is placed in hydrochloric acid, hydrogen gas bubbles form and heat is produced. This is an example of

a)

a physical change.

b)

a chemical change.

19.

During a physical change, the chemical composition of a substance changes.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Chemical changes result in physical changes, too.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Type of matter made from only 1 kind of atom

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

22.

Type of matter made from 2 or more kinds of atoms bonded to each other.

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

23.

Type of matter made from 2 or more substances blended together (NOT bonded).

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

24.

Copper

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

25.

methane

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

26.

blood

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

27.

A mixture that is uniformly mixed; same proportions throughout

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

28.

A mixture that is NOT uniformly mixed; different proportions throughout

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

29.

What is pictured?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

30.

What is pictured?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

31.

What is pictured?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

32.

What is pictured?

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

33.

What is pictured?

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

34.

What method of separating a mixture would be used to separate salt and water?

a)

filtration

b)

evaporation

c)

distillation

35.

What method of separating a mixture would be used to separate sand and water?

a)

filtration

b)

evaporation

c)

distillation

36.

Heat

a)

thermal energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

potential energy

37.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states....

a)

the total amount of energy in the universe is increasing.

b)

the total amount of energy in the universe is decreasing.

c)

the total amount of energy in the universe is constant.

38.

Energy is a form of matter.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Energy of Motion

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

40.

Melting

a)

solid --> liquid

b)

liquid --> gas

c)

gas --> solid

41.

heat is released or given off

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

42.

heat is absorbed

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

43.

Stored energy

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

44.

What is an example of electrical energy being converted into mechanical energy?

a)

eating an apple

b)

turning on a fan

c)

lighting a bunsen burner

45.

What state of matter has no definite shape, but does have a definite volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

46.

What is an example of chemical energy being converted into thermal energy?

a)

ripping up a piece of paper

b)

turning on a fan

c)

lighting a bunsen burner

47.

Plasma is found at _____ temperatures.

a)

very low

b)

very high

48.

Which pair of phase changes are opposites?

a)

melting and vaporization

b)

freezing and condensation

c)

vaporization and condensation

49.

The coldest state of matter

a)

Bose-Einstein condensate

b)

Curie-Einstein condensate

c)

Curie-Bose condensate

50.

vibrational motion in a fixed position

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma