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12/8 Sci Starter Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the substance at letter A.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Melting

d)

Evaporating

2.
How is a gas defined?
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
3.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
4.

Condensation is the change of state of a (a)   to a liquid

5.

Particles are always moving.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

7.

The letter, C, is a ... of carbon.

a)

Name

b)

Nickname

c)

Chemical Symbol

d)

Pseudonym

8.
How many protons are in this element?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
Cannot be determined
9.
The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)
family
c)
period
d)
atomic number
10.

A unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

11.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are in which category?

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Non-Metals

d)

Unclassifieds

12.

How many neutrons are found in Gallium (Ga)

a)

70

b)

39

c)

31

d)

64

13.

Why is knowing the number of valence electrons important?

a)

Tells us how reactive the element is and how many bonds it will form

b)

It lets us know how heavy the element is

c)

Tells us if it is a metal or nonmetal

d)

Indicates who first identified the element as an element

14.
What is an isotope? 
a)
A charged atom
b)
An atom with different amounts of neutrons
c)
An atom with different amounts of protons
d)
A neutral atom
15.

These elements show properties of both metals and non-metals. They also separate the metals from the non-metals on the Periodic Table.

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Metalloids

e)

none of these is correct

16.

What is an electron dot diagram (also known as a Lewis Dot Diagram)?

a)

Diagram that shows all of the particles in the atom.

b)

Contains protons and neutrons

c)

Diagram that uses the element symbol to show the number of valence electrons

d)

Contains protons and electrons

17.

What determines how many bonds an atom can form?

a)

The number of unpaired electrons in the Lewis Dot Diagram

b)

The number of paired electrons in the Lewis Dot Diagram

c)

The number of protons in the nucleus

d)

The atomic mass

18.

Identify the correct electron dot diagram for Fluorine (F).

a)

b)

c)

d)

19.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
20.
 56 L = ___________ mL
a)
560
b)
5,600
c)
56,000
d)
560,000
21.

liter measures______?

a)

length

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

distance

22.
The substances at the beginning of a chemical equation are called the ____
a)
product
b)
yield
c)
chemical symbol
d)
reactants
23.
When balancing equations a ____ can be placed to the left of a formula of a substance to make the equations balanced
a)
charge
b)
subscript
c)
random number
d)
coefficient
24.
Is the following equation balanced?...
Al + O2 --> 2Al2O3
a)
Yes!
b)
No!
25.
How many Hydrogen are in 4H2O?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
2
d)
4
26.

In a heating curve, diagonal lines indicate temperature is __________, while flat lines indicate temperature is __________.

a)

Constant, changing

b)

Changing, constant

27.

At which letter is the substance changing its state of matter?

a)

A only

b)

A, C, and E

c)

D and E

d)

B and D

28.

Which of the following is true?

a)

A physical property can only be seen.

b)

A physical property describes how matter can change when exposed to air.

c)

A physical property is something that can be observed about the substance by itself.

d)

A physical property can only be observed when two types of matter interact.

29.

Jack leaves solid butter near a warm surface. When Jack returns, the butter has turned into a liquid. Jack's friend Elijah insists this is a chemical change. Is Elijah right?

a)

no, because no new matter was formed

b)

yes, because the matter changed states

c)

no, because the butter didn’t have enough time to go through a chemical change

d)

yes, because melted butter is a new type of matter

30.

Salt water, a mixture, is made by dissolving salt in water. Mixtures like this can be separated by using the physical properties of the mixture. Which would be the best way to separate a mixture made of salt and water?

a)

evaporation

b)

chromotography

c)

magnetism

d)

filtering