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Stage 9 Cambridge Science Review Quiz

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Rubidium (Rb) and Cesium (Cs) are in the same column in the periodic table. Why are these elements in the same column in the periodic table? 

a)
They are the same size
b)
They react with each other
c)
They have similar properties
d)
They have the same number of protons
2.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
3.
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
4.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
5.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
6.
The subatomic particle with a neutral charge is:
a)
protons
b)
electrons
c)
neutrons
d)
cloud
7.
What type of subatomic particles are found in the cloud?
a)
neutrons
b)
electrons
c)
protons
d)
reactions
8.
Sodium (Na) is found in period 
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
9.

The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same element is a(n)

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

atom

10.

Which TWO of the following subatomic particles are inside the nucleus?

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

There are no subatomic particles in the nucleus of an atom.

11.

Which of the following is true about elements?

a)

They are a mixture of differents atoms.

b)

They have only positive charges in the atom.

c)

Can be separated into smaller atoms.

d)

Can be combined to create living and nonliving things.

12.

Everything in the periodic table is arranged by

a)

the alphabet

b)

their properties

c)

their subatomic particles

d)

their discovery date

13.

On the periodic table Li, Na, K and Rb are found in the same group because

a)

they have the same number of neutrons

b)

they have similar properties

c)

they have the same number of electrons

d)

they are compounds

14.

Where is the nucleus located in an atom?

a)

In the electron cloud

b)

In the center

c)

On the outside

d)

In the cell

15.

Which two elements have similar properties?

a)

Rubidium (Rb) and Fluorine (F)

b)

Cesium (Cs) and Potassium (K)

c)

Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl)

d)

Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O)

16.

What is ionic bonding?

a)

Bonding that is the result of two elements sharing electrons

b)

Bonding involving only one atom

c)

Bonding that is the result of an exchange of electrons between a metal and a nonmetal

d)

Bonding between two metals

17.

What is Covalent Bonding?

a)

Bonding that is the result of two nonmetals sharing electrons

b)

Bonding between two metals

c)

Bonding that is the result of a nonmetal and a metal exchanging electrons

d)

Bonding between more than two elements

18.

Which particle is responsible for bonding?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Nucleus

19.

Potassium Chloride is...

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

20.

Water (H2O) is...

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

21.

Potassium Sulfate (K2SO4) is...

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

22.

The name for K2S is

a)

Dipotassium Sulfur

b)

Dipotassium Sulfide

c)

Potassium Sulfide

d)

Potassium Sulfur

23.

The correct name for CH4 is...

a)

Carbon Hydrogen

b)

Carbon Tetrahydride

c)

Monocarbon hydride

d)

Carbon Hydride

24.

What is the correct formula for Calcium Oxide?

a)

CaO

b)

Ca2O

c)

CaO2

d)

CaO3

25.

What is the correct formula for Carbon Dioxide?

a)

C2O2

b)

CO2

c)

C2O

d)

CO3

26.

What does this illustrate

a)

Elements

b)

Compunds

c)

Mixture of Elements and Compunds

d)

Mixture of Compounds

27.

What does this pic illustrate?

a)

Element

b)

Mixture of Compunds

c)

Mixture of elemets

d)

Compounds

28.

Propane is a....

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

29.
This diagram represents a _____.
a)
pure substance that is a compound
b)
mixture of elements
c)
pure substance that is an element
d)
mixture of compounds
30.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of compound and element
d)
Mixture of elements
31.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of compound and element
d)
Mixture of two elements
32.
What is CO2 and example of?
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
33.
Are these molecules also compounds?
a)
YES
b)
NO
34.
Are these molecules also compounds?
a)
YES
b)
NO
35.

In this diagram, X represents...

a)

A compound

b)

A mixture

c)

An atom

d)

An element

36.

In this diagram, Y represents...

a)

An element

b)

A molecule

c)

A compound

d)

A mixture

37.

This diagram represents...

a)

An element

b)

A molecule

c)

A compound

d)

A mixture of elements and compounds

38.

Which example is a compound?

a)

N2

b)

O2

c)

Cu

d)

H2O2

39.
Is sugar (C12H22O11) an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
40.

Examples are diamonds (C) and Uranium (U)

a)

elements

b)

mixtures

c)

compounds

41.

diagram "a" is an example of a(n)

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

42.

diagram "b" is an example of a(n)

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

43.

diagram "d" is an example of a(n)

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

44.

Water (H2O), is not found on the periodic table because water is a...

a)

atom

b)

liquid

c)

mixture

d)

compound

45.
What is an example of a mixture?
a)
Table salt
b)
Salt water
c)
Oxygen
d)
Air
46.

Which climate zone gets the least amount of precipitation?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Steppe

c)

Highland

d)

Desert

47.

Name the climate zone that is found on the west coast of mid-latitude continents.

a)

Subarctic

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Marine West Coast

48.

What is the coldest climate zone?

a)

Tropical Savanna

b)

Humid Continental

c)

Steppe

d)

Ice Cap

49.

Found next to the Tropical Rain Forest zone, this warm climate has a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter.

a)

Tropical Savanna

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Tundra

d)

Marine West Coast

50.

This is the only climate zone with four distinct seasons (we live in this zone).

a)

Highland

b)

Desert

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

51.

Which climate zone is found in most of Alaska and Canada?

a)

Subarctic

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Highland

d)

Tropical Savanna

52.

This climate zone averages 80 degree temperatures and over 100 inches of rain per year.

a)

Ice Cap

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Tundra

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

53.

Which climate zone, found in the southeastern United States, has hurricanes as a possible natural hazard?

a)

Highland

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Steppe

54.

The characteristics of this climate zone vary by elevation and latitude.

a)

Highland

b)

Desert

c)

Ice Cap

d)

Mediterranean

55.

Like the Sahel region near the Sahara (north Africa), this climate zone is found near the edges of deserts.

a)

Tropical Savanna

b)

Subarctic

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Steppe

56.

A wide variety of plants (trees, fruits, olives, and vegetables) are grown in this climate zone that can be found near the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Marine West Coast

c)

Humid Subtropical

d)

Tundra

57.

Found in the extreme north of North America, this climate zone has permafrost (permanently frozen ground).

a)

Humid Continental

b)

Marine West Coast

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

58.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
59.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
60.
The seasons are caused by___________?
a)
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
b)
Tropical Storms
c)
Changes in the moon
d)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
61.
Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?
a)
Large bodies of water
b)
Latitude
c)
Mountains
d)
Longitude
62.
An adaptation is _____________.
a)
the environment that an organism lives in
b)
the affect of climate on an organism
c)
not important for the survival of an organism
d)
any structure or behavior that helps and organism survive 
63.
Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?
a)
pollution
b)
meteorite collisions
c)
solar spots
d)
Volcanic eruptions
64.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
65.
When the sun's rays pass through our atmosphere and then heat is trapped by the atmosphere it is called
a)
Global Warming
b)
Greenland Effect
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Ice Age
66.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
67.
What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
68.
TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
70.
Carbon can be found in...
a)
The atmosphere
b)
Soil
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
All of the above
71.
Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 
a)
photosynthesis, air
b)
carbon, oxygen
c)
oxygen
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
72.
The diagram shows the flow of organic molecules through an ecosystem. What two processes are identified by the labels X and Y?
a)
X : Respiration
Y : Predation
b)
X : Adaptation
Y : Decomposition
c)
X : Fermentation
Y : Nitrogen Fixation
d)
X : Decomposition
Y : Respiration
73.

Formatted in an "If...Then..." statement.

a)

Results

b)

Research

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Define the problem/Question

74.

__________: Determine the results and if it matches the hypothesis.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Ending

c)

Research

d)

Results

75.

Variable that is changed on purpose, also known as the "cause".

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Research

76.

Descriptive data based on the 5 senses; Smell, touch, taste, hear, see

a)

Qualitative Data

b)

Quail Data

c)

Quantity Data

d)

Quick

77.

Numerical Data; use of numbers to describe data.

a)

Quaint Data

b)

Quality Data

c)

Quantitative Data

d)

Quill Data

78.

The first step when using the DR. HERC in the Scientific Method is to __________.

a)

"If....when..." statement

b)

Determine Results

c)

Research topic

d)

Define the problem/Question

79.

Group in the experiment that recieves the variable being tested.

a)

Control Group

b)

Controlling Group

c)

Independent Group

d)

Experimental Group

80.

Analyze the _________ from observations, data, and research.

a)

Research

b)

Results

c)

Reading

d)

Range

81.

Variable that changes because of the Independent Variable, also known as the "Effect".

a)

Qualatative Data

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

Define the Question

82.

We always use CREDIBLE resources when conducting _____________.

a)

Results

b)

Experience

c)

Quality

d)

Research

83.

The group that DOES NOT receive the experimental treatment.

a)

Control Group

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Party Group

d)

Sad Group

84.

The "E" in DR. HERC stands for ___________.

a)

Experience

b)

Eggs

c)

Experiment

d)

Elite

85.
oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by  _ 
a)
plants and animals 
b)
photosynthesis and carbon dioxide 
c)
animals and plants 
d)
carbon dioxide and photosynthesis
86.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
87.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
88.
What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
89.
Combustion is another word for __________.
a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
90.

Which gas do plants release, that humans depend on for survival?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugar

91.

Plants use ____________ to make their own food

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

All of these

92.
Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 
a)
photosynthesis, air
b)
carbon, oxygen
c)
oxygen
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
93.

Which statement is an example of how carbon moves through a food chain as part of the cycle?

a)

Producers release carbon dioxide, and consumers take it it.

b)

Producers take in carbon dioxide, and consumers release it.

c)

Producers take in carbon from the soil, and they release it when they decompose.

d)

Producers release carbon into the soil, and consumers take it in from the soil.

94.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
95.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
96.

Which process(es) release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

a)

respiration

b)

combustion

c)

photosynthesis

d)

feeding

97.

What type of organism receives carbon present in dead plants and animals?

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

decomposer

98.

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

tree farms

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

cellular respiration

99.

When organisms die, what process returns their carbon back into the atmosphere?

a)

Respiration

b)

Decomposition

c)

Combustion

d)

Erosion

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