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Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is the periodic table of elements arranged?

(a)  

2.

The atomic number gives us

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

mass

d)

neutrons

e)

nucleus

3.

Match the following

a)

proton

1.

lives in the nucleus & positively charge

b)

electron

2.

lives in the cloud & negatively charge

c)

neutron

3.

lives in the nucleus & no charge

d)

valence electron

4.

lives in the last ring & negatively charge

e)

nucleus

5.

where protons & neutrons are found and largest mass

4.

Label the correct subatomic particles

5.

Label the metals, nonmetals and metalloids

6.

Match the following

a)

metalloids

1.

characteristics of both metals and nonmetals

b)

metals

2.

generally shiny, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity

c)

nonmetals

3.

generally dull, brittle, and poor conductors of heat and electricity

d)

groups/family

4.

vertical columns on the Periodic Table that contain elements with similar properties

e)

period

5.

the horizontal rows of elements on the Periodic Table

7.

Describe TWO things that the groups/families lets us know about the elements.

4 lines
8.

How many periods does the periodic table have AND what do each period tell us about the elements?

4 lines
9.

Valence electrons live in the ​ (a)   ring of the atomic structure. It tells us how ​ (b)   the elements are. Group 1 are the ​ (c)   whereas group 18 are the ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
outermost
reactive
most reactive
least reactive
innermost
10.

Identify which are the products and reactants

11.

The Law of Conservation of Mass states that

a)

compounds and elements are the same

b)

elements can be destroyed

c)

matter cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transformed

d)

mass is the same for all the objects if they need to exist

12.

This change is a

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical change

c)

musical change

d)

Ice Ice baby

13.

How is a chemical change different from a physical change?

a)

there is no difference

b)

a physical change creates a new substance

c)

a chemical change creates a new substance

14.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
15.

Is glass breaking a chemical or physical change?

a)
chemical
b)
physical
16.

A white tablet is dropped into water. The water becomes cloudy and bubbles are produced. What type of change has occurred?

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

No change

17.

What is conserved in every chemical reaction?

a)

mass and molecules

b)

mass and liters

c)

mass and atoms

d)

mass and moles

18.
What does it mean to be "Soluble" ?
a)
Capable of being a solid.
b)
To have soul.
c)
Capable of being dissolved.
d)
To sink.
19.

How many atoms of sodium (Na) are in one molecule of baking soda?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

Ozone and Oxygen molecules are the same substance because they both are made only of oxygen atoms.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

What is the chemical symbol for carbon?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cn

d)

Crn

22.

Molecules bonded together make up atoms.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

How many atoms make up one molecule of laughing gas?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

When we combined vinegar and baking soda and created carbon dioxide what was the product?

a)

vinegar

b)

carbon dioxide and baking soda

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

vinegar and baking soda

25.

Atoms are mostly made up of...

a)

empty space

b)

electrons

c)

solids and liquids

26.

What does a represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

27.

What does b represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

28.

What does c represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

29.

What is the atomic mass of this element?

a)

20

b)

60

c)

40

d)

41

30.

What is the symbol of this element?

a)

Calcium

b)

P

c)

Ca

d)

C

31.

protons

a)

negative charge, nucleus

b)

positive charge, shells

c)

positive charge , nucleus

d)

neutral charge, nucleus

32.

neutrons

a)

no charge, shells

b)

positive charge, nucleus

c)

neutral, no charge, nucleus

d)

negative charge, shells

33.

electrons

a)

no charge, nucleus

b)

positive charge, nucleus

c)

negative charge, shells

d)

negative charge, nucleus

34.
The characteristics or properties of metals include
a)
shiny and solid
b)
ductile and malleable
c)
lose electrons
d)
all of the above
35.
Which particle contributes the negative charge to the atom?
a)
proton
b)
electron
c)
neutron
d)
nucleus
36.
Water is an element?
a)
true
b)
false
37.

A molecule is

a)

a singular particle of a particular element

b)

another name for an element

c)

2 or more atoms that are combined

38.

A pure substance that is a compound is made out of

a)

particles of more than one type of atom

b)

particles of the same type of atom

c)

a mixture of two or more substances that can be physically separated

39.
Gold is an example of a(n) 
a)
pure element
b)
pure compound
c)
pure mixture
40.

What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?

a)

14

b)

7

c)

15

d)

18

41.
"C" is the element symbol for which element?
a)
calcium
b)
carbon
c)
chlorine
d)
cadmium
42.

True or False? Neutrons have a negative charge

a)

True

b)

False

43.
A _________ is a substance made of two or more DIFFERENT elements chemically combined. 
a)
mixture
b)
compound
c)
substance 
44.
A mixture can be separated by ________ means. 
a)
physical
b)
chemical
45.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

20

b)

60

c)

40

d)

41

46.
What is a reactant?
a)
The starting substance
b)
The ending substance
47.
What is a product?
a)
The starting substance
b)
The ending substance
48.
What is a precipitate?
a)
a change in color 
b)
a change in temperature
c)
a solid formed
d)
a gas formed
49.

A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds

a)

Compound

b)

Heterogeneous Mixture

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Solution

50.

Pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom.

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

c)

Compound

d)

Element

51.

Elements have the most similar properties if they are in the same _______?

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

c)

Rows

d)

Blocks

52.

What type of elements does the image show?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Gases

d)

Metalloids

53.

What two sub-atomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Neutrons and Protons

b)

Shells and Electrons

c)

Electrons and Protons

d)

Electrons and Neutrons

54.

Which physical property would most likely be a nonmetal

a)

Good conductor

b)

Ductile

c)

Brittle

d)

Shiny

55.

What is the State of Matter ?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Solution

56.

if something can burn then it is-------------

a)

flammable

b)

cold

c)

easy to break

d)

turns black

57.
What is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by physical or chemical means. Ex: Gold, Silver, Oxygen, & Nitrogen
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
salad
58.
What is an atom which has gained or last electrons called?
a)
isotope
b)
atom
c)
ion
d)
balanced
59.
What is matter
a)
Anything which is solid
b)
Anything that takes up space and has mass
c)
when something is wrong
60.
who developed the modern day periodic table of elements?
a)
Darwin
b)
Shultz
c)
Hooke
d)
Mendeleev
61.
On the Periodic Table each element increases by one _________
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
letter
62.
A row across the Periodic Table where each element has the same number of energy shells
a)
column
b)
family
c)
period
63.
In a family or column, the elements have similar properties because they all have the same number of
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
valence electrons
d)
electrons
64.
What is the octet rule?  How many valence electrons can the first three periods hold?
a)
8
b)
2
c)
2 8 8
d)
2 8 16
65.
In what type of bond are electrons gained or lost?  This happens between a metal and a non-metal?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
subatomic
66.
In this type of bond electrons are shared by two non-metals
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
subatomic
67.

What below is NOT considered matter?

a)

Carbon atoms

b)

Gravity

c)

Bacteria

d)

Air

68.

What is the smallest 'building block' of the elements that make up the universe?

a)

An atom

b)

An electron

c)

A proton

d)

A cell

69.
A nuclear reaction where a nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei is... 
a)
Fission
b)
Fusion
c)
Gamma decay
d)
Beta decay
70.
What would two different isotopes of an atom have in common?
a)
Number of neutrons 
b)
Number of protons
c)
Atomic weight 
d)
Atomic mass
71.
What happens when the number of protons in an atom changes? 
a)
The number of electrons changes too 
b)
Usually nothing happens, unless the atom is radioactive 
c)
The atomic nucleus explodes
d)
It becomes a completely different atom, with different properties 
72.
What element is the ?
a)
Ag-115
b)
Cd-115
c)
Pd-115
d)
Not Listed
73.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
74.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
75.
Balance the following equation:
146C --> 0-1e + ________
a)
145B
b)
146C
c)
147N
d)
42He
76.
Two or more nuclei combine to form one larger nucleus in the process of nuclear _____.
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Tracing
d)
Decay
77.
When nuclei decay, massive amounts of __________ is released.
a)
energy
b)
jello
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
78.
Has the highest penetrating power.  Can penetrate our body.  Even several cm thick of lead or several meters thick of concrete cannot stop all of it.
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
79.
Has the lowest penetrating power.  Can only penetrate 0.05 mm into the body and can be stopped by a piece of paper or clothing.
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
80.
If a sulfur atom has 16 protons, 16 electrons, and 16 neutrons, its atomic mass is:
a)
16
b)
32
c)
48
d)
64
81.
The time needed for half of a radioactive sample to decay is called its __________.
a)
decay period
b)
period
c)
transmutation time
d)
half-life
82.
anions are _____ ions.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
83.
What charge will a Beryllium ion have?
a)
+
b)
2+
c)
2-
d)
-
84.
What charge will a nitride ion have?
a)
3+
b)
2+
c)
2-
d)
3-
85.
what charge will an aluminum ion have?
a)
3+
b)
2+
c)
2-
d)
3-
86.
How many valence electrons does magnesium have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
12
d)
24
87.
How many valence electrons does Sulfur
a)
16
b)
32
c)
6
d)
3
88.
If an element gains 1 electron, what charge will it have?
a)
+1
b)
-1
c)
+7
d)
-7
89.
Why are ions charged particles?
a)
The number of electrons does not equal the number of protons.
b)
The number of protons does not equal the number of neutrons.
c)
The number of neutrons does not equal the number of electrons.
d)
The electric charges of the electrons and protons cancel each other out.
90.
What is the study of the composition, structure, and properties of MATTER?
a)
Chemistry
b)
Biology
c)
Geology
d)
Physics
91.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
92.
Measure to the nearest milliliter.
a)
73 mL
b)
73.1 mL
c)
76 mL
d)
76.1 mL
93.
What is measured with a graduated cylinder?
a)
Passage of time
b)
Distance from one thing to another
c)
Weight of an object
d)
Volume of liquid
94.
What is the measurement using the correct number of sig. figs.?
a)
8.5mL
b)
8.50mL
c)
8.45mL
d)
8.4mL
95.
What is the measurement using the correct number of sig. figs.?
a)
89cm
b)
88.9cm
c)
88.90cm
d)
88cm
96.

What is the temperature shown?

a)

12 ⁰F

b)

15 ⁰F

c)

-12 ⁰F

d)

14 ⁰F

97.

What is the volume of the glue stick (in the picture)?

a)

15 mL

b)

23 mL

c)

8 mL

d)

7 mL

98.
This bonding involves the transfer of electrons from atom to another.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
static
99.
Which is NOT an example of a chemical change.
a)
steam from a coffee cup
b)
burning socks
c)
forming precipitate
d)
getting warmer
100.
When a chemical reaction happens
a)
bonds must be broken and reformed
b)
chemicals don't collide
c)
atoms keep their arrangements
d)
chemicals keep their same properties
101.
A _________ describes a chemical reaction
a)
chemical equation
b)
chemical symbol
c)
chemical formula
d)
product