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Acids, alkalis and electricity

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The chemicals created after a chemical reaction is called _________.

a)

reactant

b)

product

c)

reactor

d)

prodant

2.

When carbon-based fuel is burned completely, what is produced?

a)

carbon

b)

carbon monoxide

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

carbon trioxide

3.

When a metal reacts with an acid, __________ and __________ are produced.

a)

alkali

b)

salt

c)

oxygen gas

d)

hydrogen gas

4.

How does toothpaste function?

a)

It neutralises the acid produced by bacteria.

b)

It neutralises the alkali produced by bacteria.

c)

It poisons the bacteria in our mouths.

d)

It reacts with the bacteria to create sugar.

5.

What do farmers use to neutralise the acid in the soil?

a)

coal

b)

lemon

c)

lime (the fruit)

d)

lime (not the fruit)

6.

Which of the following are clues that a reaction has occured? Choose two.

a)

There is a colour change

b)

The volume of a reactant increases

c)

Gas turns into a liquid

d)

A precipitate is formed

7.

Which of the following is a way to test the presence of hydrogen gas?

a)

using a glowing splinter

b)

using a universal indicator

c)

using a burning splinter

d)

using a litmus paper

8.

Which of the following is a way to test the presence of oxygen gas?

a)

using a glowing splinter

b)

using a universal indicator

c)

using a burning splinter

d)

using a litmus paper

9.

When carbon dioxide is tested with a burning splinter, the fire _______________.

a)

gets bigger

b)

gets smaller

c)

doesn't change

d)

is extinguished

10.

When carbon dioxide is added to limewater, it

a)

explodes

b)

turns cloudy

c)

releases oxygen

d)

creates lime (not the fruit)

11.

Electrons have a ____________ charge.

a)

excited

b)

neutral

c)

positive

d)

negative

12.

When a cell is connected to a wire, the electrons flow through the wire and towards the ________ terminal.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

live

d)

ground

13.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

pizza

b)

switch

c)

lamp

d)

cell

14.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

ammeter

b)

switch

c)

lamp

d)

cell

15.

Current is _______________.

a)

the level of charge in a battery

b)

the rate of flow of electrons

c)

the acidity of a solution

d)

the alkalinity of a solution

16.

The unit of measurement for current is

a)

pH

b)

ohm

c)

amps

d)

ml

17.

A conductor _______________.

a)

absorbs electrons flowing through it

b)

reverses the direction of electron flow

c)

prevents electrons from flowing through it

d)

allows electrons to flow through it

18.

Draw a circuit that has a buzzer, a cell and a switch.