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Physical Science S1 Final Exam REVIEW Apologia 3rd edition

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The smallest chemical unit of matter.

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Concentration

2.

Two or more atoms linked together to make a substance with unique properties.

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Concentration

3.

Sulfur - a yellow powder composed of sulfure atoms.


Sulfur dioxide - a colorless, poisonous gas that contains sulfur atoms


Sulfur dioxide is composed of ________.

a)

atoms

b)

molecules

4.

The metric measurement "kilograms" represents ____________.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

5.

The metric measurement "centimeters" represents _________.

a)

length

b)

volume

c)

mass

6.

What metric prefix means "1,000"?

a)

Kilo

b)

Mili

c)

Gram

d)

Centi

7.

What is the metric prefix for "10"?

a)

Deca

b)

Hecta

c)

Inch

8.

What metric prefix represents "0.10"?

a)

deci

b)

mili

c)

centi

9.

flammability

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

10.

water is heated and turns to steam

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

11.

density

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

12.

All matter takes up space and

a)

dissolves in water

b)

has mass

c)

has a definite shape

d)

is visible

13.

What state of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

14.

What is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume?

a)

dissection

b)

deep

c)

diffusion

d)

density

15.

All pure substances

a)

contain only one type of atom.

b)

can be broken down into simpler substances.

c)

have a variable composition.

d)

have a fixed composition.

16.

iron rusts

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

17.

The three common phases of matter used to group substances are

a)

solvents, solutes, and solutions.

b)

elements, compounds, and mixtures.

c)

solids, liquids, and gases.

d)

metals, plastics, and wood.

18.

Which of the following is not an example of a physical property?

a)

melting point

b)

reactivity

c)

density

d)

hardness

19.

Evaporation and condensation

a)

are chemical

b)

both result in the production of a liquid from a gas

c)

involve a change of phase

d)

are identical processes

20.

salt dissolves in water

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

21.

odor

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

22.

Which of these substances is not an element?

a)

water

b)

hydrogen

c)

aluminum

d)

iron

23.

What is a substance that does the dissolving?

a)

solid

b)

solution

c)

solvent

d)

solute

24.

reacts with water to form a gas

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

25.

an acid and a base react to form a salt, water, and heat

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

26.

ice melts

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

27.

Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

28.

milk curdles

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

29.

The sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of a cell.

a)

Atomic number

b)

Mass number

c)

Number

30.

Atoms of an element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

a)

Orbitals

b)

Isotopes

c)

Mixtures

31.

Matter cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms.

a)

Law of Constant Composition

b)

Law of Conservation of Mass

c)

Newton's Third Law of Thermodynamics

32.

Electrons that are in the highest energy level of an atom

a)

Important electrons

b)

Valence electrons

c)

Energetic electrons

33.

Samples of a pure compound always have the same elements in the same mass proportions

a)

Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

Law of Constant Composition

c)

Law of Mass Proportions

34.

The number of ____ in an atom is the atomic number.

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

35.

A region of space around the nucleus where electrons are most likely to be found.

a)

Rings

b)

Orbitals

c)

Pipe cleaners

36.

Where is almost all of the mass of an atom found?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

nucleus

37.

What type of particle is an electron?

a)

a negative charge, found in the nucleus

b)

a negative charge, found outside the nucleus

c)

a positive charge, found outside the nucleus

d)

no charge, found outside the nucleus

38.

The atomic number of argon is 18. How many electrons are there in argon-38?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

20

d)

56

39.

How many neutrons would be in argon-38?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

20

d)

56

40.

If elements have the same number of valence electrons, they are

a)

called halogens

b)

called noble gases

c)

in the same group

d)

in the same period

41.

What are the most reactive metals?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

metalloids

42.

Which elements are all gases?

a)

Group 1A

b)

Group 2A

c)

Group 7A

d)

Group 8A

43.

Which statement about oxygen-17 and oxygen-18 is true?

a)

They have identical mass.

b)

They are isotopes of oxygen.

c)

They have different numbers of protons.

d)

They have different numbers of electrons.

44.

What is the maximum number of electrons that an atomic orbital can contain?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

16

45.

If an atom of an element has a mass number of 31 and 16 neutrons in its nucleus, what is the atomic number of the element?

a)

47

b)

31

c)

16

d)

15

46.

Water molecules are polar because:

a)

There is a magnetic field just like in the earth's magnetic field

b)

They are in the ocean

c)

One side of the molecule is colder than the other

d)

Oxygen gets more than its fair share of the electron making one side more negative

47.

Define: Solute

a)

A substance that dissolves other substances.

b)

A substance that is dissolved in a solvent.

c)

A gesture made by touching the hand to the forehead.

48.

If a substance dissolves in water, it will dissolve in vegatable oil which is a nonpolar substance, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Define: Solvent

a)

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

b)

A substances that dissolves in liquid.

c)

Two substances that combine to solve all your problems.

50.

H2O2 is the chemical formula for water, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

51.

How many atoms are in H2O?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

52.

A molecule that has slightly positive and negative charges due to an imbalance in the electrons are shared is a:

a)

Ionic Molecule

b)

Polar Molecule

c)

Radioactive Molecule

d)

Imbalanced Molecule

53.

If a substance does not dissolve in water it is a nonpolar substance, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What are compounds made of only two elements?

a)

Binary compounds

b)

Non-binary compounds

c)

double compounds

d)

chemical compounds

55.

What does the formula of an ionic compound describe?

a)

the number of elements in the compound

b)

chemical compound

c)

the ratio of the ions in the compound

56.

What is the name of this ionic compound: MgCl2

a)

Magnesium Chloride

b)

Calcium Chloride

c)

Molybdenum Chloride

57.

In order to write the formula of an ionic compound, the symbols of the (blank) in the compound and the charges of their ions.

(a)  

58.

What is the formula for calcium chloride?

a)

Ca1Cl3

b)

Cl2Ca1

c)

CaCl2

59.

What is the name of the molecular compound, PCl5?

a)

Lead Chloride

b)

Phosphorous Pentachloride

c)

Phosphorus Chloride

d)

Polonium Pentachloride

60.

A chemical reaction in which a compound breaks down into 2 or more simpler substances is called what?

a)

combustion reaction

b)

double replacement reaction

c)

decomposition reaction

61.

What is a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts rapidly with oxygen?

a)

Combustion reaction

b)

Single replacement reaction

c)

Synthesis reaction

d)

Exothermic reaction

62.

Energy is either or released in a chemical reaction.

a)

doubled

b)

created

c)

absorbed

d)

destroyed

63.

What do chemists use to count atoms, ions or molecules?

a)

moles

b)

mice

c)

marks

d)

minutes

64.

A chemical reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings is called what?

a)

double replacement reaction

b)

combustion reaction

c)

endothermic reaction

d)

decomposition reaction

65.

What is Reference point?

a)

A physical measurement that contains only magnitude (number) and does not contain directional information.

b)

The time rate of change of an objects velocity

c)

A point against which direction is measured.

d)

The distance an object travels plus the direction from the starting point

e)

A physical measurement that contains both magnitude (number) and directional information.

66.

What is Displacement?

a)

A physical measurement that contains only magnitude (number) and does not contain directional information.

b)

The time rate of change of an object's velocity.

c)

A point against which direction is measured

d)

The distance an object travels plus the direction from the starting point

e)

A physical measurement that contains both magnitude (number) and directional information.

67.

What is Vector quantity?

a)

A physical measurement that contains only magnitude (number) and does not contain directional information.

b)

The time rate of change of an object's velocity

c)

A point against which direction is measured

d)

The distance an object travels plus the direction from the starting point

e)

A physical measurement that contains both magnitude (number) and directional information.

68.

What is Scalar quantity?

a)

A physical measurement that contains only magnitude (number) and does not contain directional information.

b)

The time rate of change of an object's velocity

c)

A point against which direction is measured

d)

The distance an object travels plus the direction from the starting point

e)

A physical measurement that contains both magnitude (number) and directional information.

69.

If you are a passenger in the rear seat of a car moving at a steady speed, relative to whom are you at rest?

a)

a person on the side of the road

b)

the driver in the front seat

c)

a pedestrian on the corner

d)

a person in a passing car

70.

You walk 1 mile every day for exercise, leaving your front door at 9:00 AM and returning to your front door at 9:45 AM. What is the total displacement of your daily walk?

a)

1 mile

b)

0

c)

2 miles

d)

none of the above

71.

Speed is defined as the ratio of the distance an object moves to what?

a)

the amount of time needed to travel the distance

b)

the direction the object moves

c)

the motion of the object

d)

the size of the object

72.

What does the slope of a distance-time graph indicate?

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

speed

d)

displacement

73.

What does a horizontal (flat) line on a distance-time graph mean?

a)

the object is moving at a constant speed

b)

the object is moving faster

c)

the object is slowing down

d)

the object is at rest