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M2.1 - Matter (Cat A)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Atoms form ions because they want to have a (a)   outer shell.

2.

Ionic bonds are formed between...

a)

Non - metals

b)

A metal and a non-metal

c)

Metals

3.

How is an ionic bond formed?

a)

Sharing of electrons

b)

Delocalised electrons

c)

Transfer of electrons

4.

An example of an ionic compound is Sodium Chloride, which is made from Na+ and Cl- ions. Why do these ions form an ionic bond?

a)

They have like charges

b)

They are from the same group

c)

They are from the same period

d)

They have opposite charges

5.

Explain why chlorine and fluorine form covalent bonds

a)

They are both metals

b)

They are both non-metals

c)

One is a metal and one is a non-metal

d)

They are both semi-metals

6.
A(n) ION is a neutral group of atoms joined by covalent bonds.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

Choose 3 answers

A mixture...

a)

can contain elements and compounds

b)

is two or more elements bonded together

c)

contains substances that are not chemically bonded

d)

can be separated

e)

is in the periodic table

8.

Choose the solution

a)

Sand

b)

Saline (salt water)

c)

Air

d)

Water

9.

Chose the compounds

a)

Sand

b)

Saline (salt water)

c)

Air

d)

Water

10.
One hot summer, you remember you left a cup of water outside. A few weeks later, you saw that the cup was empty and you remember the cup having water. What happened to the water?
a)
It evaporated
b)
It underwent deposition
c)
It melted
11.
What causes a change in the state of matter?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical energy
c)
temperature
12.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
13.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
14.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and gas
b)
solid, water, and gas
c)
wood, liquid, and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and helium
15.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
16.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
17.

Isotopes of an element have a different number of...

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Mass

18.
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
19.

In a correctly written symbol representing an isotope, what would be located in the "A" position?

a)
number of neutrons
b)
atomic number
c)
number of electrons 
d)
mass number
20.
If the number of electrons in an atom changes you make a(n) __________________.
a)
ion
b)
isotope
c)
new element
d)
isomer
21.
What is an example of sublimation?
a)
Ice cream melting
b)
Dry ice
22.
Sublimation is
a)
when solid turns into gas
b)
when gas turns into plasma
c)
when liquid turns into gas
d)
when gas turns into solid
23.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
24.
Change from Gas to Solid is called........
a)
Sublimation
b)
Deposition
c)
Fusion
d)
condensation