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Mid Term Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two branches of sciences that make up Physical Science?

a)

Chemistry and Physics

b)

Physics and Psychology

c)

Chemistry and Geometry

d)

Geology and Chemistry

2.

A Hypothesis is

a)

An animal

b)

An educated guess

c)

The result and conclusion

d)

The observation

3.

A constant in an experiment

a)

Always changes

b)

Always vary

c)

Always show the results

d)

Always stay the same

4.

What is the final step in the Scientific Method?

a)

Problem

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Conclusion

d)

Scientific Method

5.

If there was an accident in the lab, what is the first thing that you should do?

a)

Run away

b)

Run out the door

c)

Tell a classmate

d)

Tell the teacher

6.

What is an inference?

a)

A guess of judgement based off prior knowledge

b)

Description using 5 senses

c)

A collection of data

d)

Something that you test in an experiment

7.

The Independent Variable is defined as

a)

The variable that results

b)

The variable that changes

c)

The variable that stays the same

d)

The variable that does nothing

8.

What is accuracy?

a)

How many times a value is repeated

b)

How close a value is to being correct

9.

How many significant figures are in this number 0.09840

a)

1

b)

   3

c)

  5

d)

  4

10.

Precision is

 

a)

How many times a value is repeated

b)

How close a value is to being correct

11.

What is Matter ?

a)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

The amount of space that an object takes up

c)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

12.

What is a Homogeneous Mixture?

a)

A mixture that consist of visibly different substances

b)

A mixture that has the same uniform appearance throughout

c)

Something that calculates the density of a substance

d)

Characteristic of the substance

13.

The Kinetic Theory of Matter states that

a)

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed

b)

The amount of space that an object takes up

c)

All matter consist of many very small particles that is constantly moving

d)

Describes the behavior of matter when it interact with other matter

14.

Solutions are Homogeneous

a)

True

b)

False

15.

All matter moves

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Is K an Element or a Compound?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

17.

If a Mixture is Heterogeneous it means

a)

The mixture have the same uniform appearance throughout

b)

The mixture consist of visibly different substances

18.

Example for physical property

a)

odor

b)

burns in air

c)

reacts with water to create hydrogen gas

d)

rust

19.

A change where one or more new substances are created.

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

20.

Rust on an iron bar is an example of chemical change.

a)

True 

b)

False

21.

Flammability is an example of what property?

a)

Chemical property

b)

Physical property

22.

Physical properties are

a)

properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance

b)

properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance

23.

Water (H2O) is an example of

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Heterogeneous Mixture

24.

Calcium Ca is an

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

25.

Which particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

electrons, only 

b)

neutrons, only 

c)

protons and electrons

d)

protons and neutrons

26.

Is salt (NaCI) a compound or a element

a)

Compound

b)

element

27.

What is CO2 and example of?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

28.

Which atom has a nucleus that contains 13 protons and 14 neutrons?

  

a)

Mg

b)

Be

c)

Al

d)

N

29.

Which of the following lists only elements?

a)

H2O + OH, MgCl2

b)

H2O, KF, Ne

c)

KCl, Ag, Au

d)

K, Cl, N

30.

Jay combines water, sugar, and lemon juice to form lemonade. What type of substance was made?

a)

Element

b)

Molecule

c)

Mixture

d)

Compound

31.

Which of the following is an example of a heterogenous mixture?

a)

soap

b)

a salad with lettuce, olives, and tomatoes

c)

cup of coffee

d)

water

32.

The three subatomic particles are

a)

proton, neutron, electron

b)

proton, nucleus, electron

c)

protein, neutron, electricity

d)

proton, neutral, electives

33.

99.9% of the atom's mass is found where?

a)

nucleus

b)

protons

c)

electron cloud

d)

neutrons

34.

When an atom contains more electrons than protons, it is

a)

a neutral atom with no charge

b)

an ion and negatively charged

c)

an ion and positively charged

d)

an isotope and has more mass

35.

When an atom contains more neutrons than another atom with the same number of protons, it is

a)

a neutral atom with no charge

b)

an ion and negatively charged

c)

an ion and positively charged

d)

an isotope and has more mass

36.

The nucleus is ____________ charged.

a)

positively

b)

negatively

c)

neutral

37.

The area around the nucleus of an atom where the atom's electrons are most likely to be found is called

a)

electron cloud

b)

quark

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

38.

If a carbon atom has six protons and has a mass of 13 amu, how many neutrons are in that carbon atom?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

39.

If a neutral atom has 8 protons, how many electrons does it have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

40.

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called

a)

metalloids

b)

transition elements

c)

radioactive

d)

isotopes

41.

A certain atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons. What is its mass number?

a)

26

b)

30

c)

52

d)

56

42.

Neutrons are

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

43.

Which correctly pairs the OUTSIDE particles with their charge?

a)

electrons: positive

b)

protons: positive

c)

neutrons: neutral

d)

electrons: negative

44.

An iron atom has an atomic mass of 56. Its atomic number is 26. How many neutrons does the iron atom have?

a)

30

b)

56

c)

26

d)

82

45.

Oxygen's atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom has

a)

eight protons in the nucleus

b)

a total of eight protons and neutrons

c)

eight neutrons in its nucleus

d)

a total of eight neutrons and electrons

46.

An atom consists of 8 protons and 6 neutrons. What is the total number of electrons present in this neutral atom?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

2

d)

12

47.

An aluminum atom has 13 protons, 13 electrons, and 14 neutrons. What is its mass number?

a)

13

b)

26

c)

27

d)

40

48.

What is found between the electrons and the nucleus?

a)

air

b)

empty space

c)

other atoms

d)

other forms of matter

49.

Who first proposed an atomic theory based on scientific knowledge?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

John Dalton

c)

JJ Thomson

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

50.

If an atom contains one proton, one neutron and one electron, what is that atom’s mass?

a)

1 amu

b)

2 amu

c)

3 amu

d)

0 amu