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Mixture, Compound, Acids, Bases, Physical and Chemical Changes

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Human blood has a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Which of the following best describes human blood?
a)
strongly acidic
b)
slightly acidic
c)
strongly basic
d)
slightly basic
2.

The table shows the pH of several solutions. Which solution is the most acidic?

a)

vinegar

b)

milk

c)

water

d)

bleach

3.

Four substances were tested for pH, lemon juice (pH 2), baking soda (pH 9), bleach (pH 12), and milk (pH 6). Which of the following correctly lists the substances from most basic to acidic?

a)

lemon juice, milk, baking soda, bleach

b)

bleach, baking soda, milk, lemon juice

c)

milk, lemon juice, baking soda, bleach

d)

baking soda, bleach, lemon juice, milk

4.

At what pH would all three indicators appear as yellow?

a)

1.7

b)

2.7

c)

4.7

d)

8.7

5.

If a solution has a pH of 1.5, then litmus would turn

a)

red

b)

purple

c)

blue

d)

yellow

6.
An indicator will ______________ when it is in contact with an acid or base
a)
Bubble
b)
Form a new substance
c)
Change color
d)
Stay the same color
7.

Which of the following substances are considered ACIDIC? (Select all that apply)

a)

orange juice

b)

soap

c)

sulfuric acid

d)

gastric acid

8.

Which of the following substances are considered BASIC? (Select all that apply)

a)

bleach

b)

sea water

c)

baking soda

d)

lemon juice

9.

During an experiment about the rate of dissolving you test temperature. In one beaker you use room temperature water, one beaker you use hot water and the last beaker you use ice water. In what order would the beakers dissolve the solute from slowest to fastest?

a)

hot, cold, room temperature.

b)

cold, hot, room temperature.

c)

cold, room temperature, hot.

d)

hot, room temperature, cold.

10.

In this model how can you tell what is the solute?

a)

The solute is always a liquid.

b)

the solute is the material that dissolves.

c)

The solute can be either substance in the solution.

d)

The material present in the greatest amount is the solute

11.

In this model what is being changed about the solution?

a)

There is more solvent being added making it concentrated.

b)

There is more solute being added making it concentrated.

c)

There is heat being added to speed up the rate of dissolving.

d)

There is nothing special about this model.

12.

Indigestion and heartburn is causes by an over production of stomach acid. If you were suffering from indigestion, what types of foods should you avoid?

a)

Foods that have a pH BELOW 7.

b)

Food that have a pH ABOVE 7.

c)

Food that have a pH of 7.

d)

Food has no impact on indigestion.

13.

The table shows the pH of a sample of substances. Which of the basic items would be the best conductor of electricity.

a)

Stomach acid

b)

Oven cleaner

c)

Eggs

d)

Milk

14.

Acids will neutralize a base, and bases will neutralize acids. If you add a base to a solution containing a strong acid, what will happen to the pH of the solution?

a)

The pH will increase.

b)

The pH will decrease.

c)

The pH will stay the same.

15.

After studying acids and bases you notice something in your kitchen has a bitter taste and is slippery to the touch. Since you don't have pH strips to test this substance you can use the properties to make an educated guess that this substance is...

a)

...an acid.

b)

...a base.

c)

...a salt.

d)

...a hydrate.

16.

We used pH strips as the indicators in our household acid and base substance test. We also talked about litmus papers as another type of indicator. What property changes on the pH strip or litmus paper to show if an substance is an acid or base?

a)

Smell.

b)

Color.

c)

Concentration.

d)

Taste.

17.

You can buy salt in different forms - granulated (like what you have on your table), course ground (kosher salt) and rock salt (for making ice cream).


If you used the rock salt as the solute in a rate of dissolving investigation, which of the following WOULD NOT increase the rate at which the rock salt would dissolve?

a)

Crushing the solute.

b)

Stirring the solution.

c)

Heating the solution.

d)

Increasing the amount of solute.

18.

Solutions can be made from different combinations of solids, liquids and gases. Gold is a solid solution (alloy) made from different metals to increase strength and durability. Use the pie chart to determine what the solvent of a rose gold alloy would be.

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Copper

19.
What is a solute?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is dissolved into the solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
20.
What is a solvent?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
21.
__________ are made up of solutes and solvents.
a)
Solutions
b)
Suspension
c)
Colloid
22.
What is the following method called?
a)
Distillation
b)
Filtration
c)
Decanting
d)
Evaporating
23.
When temperature increases, molecules
a)
slow down
b)
speed up
c)
contract
d)
stay the same
24.
A compound is
a)
a force that allows elements to share, lose or gain electrons.
b)
the smallest part of a molecule.
c)
a substance that results when two or more elements join together.
d)
when two or more atoms join together.
25.
Which is an example of a solute?
a)
Milk
b)
Sugar
c)
Water
d)
Ginger Ale
26.
Which is an example of a solvent?
a)
Salt
b)
Iced Tea mix
c)
Water
d)
Sugar
27.
Lemonade - Water, lemon juice, and sugar
Identify the solute
a)
water
b)
lemon juice
c)
sugar and lemon juice 
28.
What is the simplest form that cannot be broken down to anything simpler? 
a)
element 
b)
solution
c)
compound
29.
The flammability of a substance is 
a)
A. a chemical property.
b)
B. related to the density
c)
C. a physical property.-
d)
D. changeable.
30.
What is a pure substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined called?
a)
A. element
b)
B. compound     
c)
C. mixture
d)
D. solution
31.
When materials combine to form a mixture, they
a)
A. keep their original properties.
b)
B. react to form a new substance with new properties.
c)
C. combine in a specific ratio.
d)
D. always change their physical state.
32.
A pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical or physical means.  
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
d)
Chemical
33.
Which of the following is not a compound?
a)
HCl
b)
Cl
c)
NaCl
d)
CO2
34.
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
35.
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
36.
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
37.
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
38.

What is a mixture?

a)

elements chemically combined

b)

a combination of different substances

c)

composed of one atom only

d)

it is made of chemical

39.
Sand floating in water, but most of the sand is settled at the bottom this an example of which type of mixture?
a)
A solution
b)
A colloid
c)
A suspension
d)
A compound
40.

The air around is a mixture of gases.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

It is a type of mixture that has the SAME COMPOSITION in every part.

a)

Homogenous

b)

Heterogeneous

42.

Salad is an example of a _____________.

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

43.

This is a mixture of two or more substances in which one or more of these substances (solutes) is dissolved in another substance.

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

solution

d)

heterogeneous mixture

44.
Is water an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
45.

A compound consists of two or more elements chemically combined.

a)
True
b)
False
46.
What is matter?
a)
Anything that has mass and occupies space
b)
Anything that has mass
c)
Anything that is made of air
d)
ALL of them 
47.

Look at the picture above. If the bucket were left outside on a hot day but brought inside before any evaporation occurred, how would the mass be affected?

a)

There would be no mass.

b)

The mass would be less.

c)

The mass would be greater.

d)

The mass would not be affected.

48.

Which process changes matter into one or more new substances?

a)

Physcial Change

b)

Chemical Change

49.

Which change only changes the appearance or look of matter?

a)

Physcial Change

b)

Chemical Change

50.

Which changes are considered physical changes? (Pick all that apply.)

a)

Folding paper

b)

Painting a fence

c)

Evaporating water

d)

Melting ice

e)

Rotting banana

51.

Which changes are considered chemical changes? (Pick all that apply.)

a)

Rusting

b)

Tarnishing of silver

c)

Digestion of food

d)

Melting ice

e)

Rotting banana

52.

During the Fall, leaves changed on the trees. What sign of a chemical change is this?

a)

Color change

b)

Increase of light

c)

The formation of a percipitate

53.

Examine the data for each of the following experiment and answer the questions based on analysis of the data.

What is the mass of the reactants?

Does the data support the Law of Conservation of Mass?

a)

80.6 g, yes

b)

79.6 g, no

54.
The number to the lower side of an element is a 
a)
Subscript
b)
Superscript
c)
Coefficient
d)
Charge
55.
A student notices that an inflated balloon gets larger when it is warmed by a lamp. Which best describes the mass of the balloon as a result of this change?
a)
The mass of the balloon increases because the size of the balloon has increased.
b)
The mass of the balloon increases because the temperature of the balloon has increased.
c)
The mass of the balloon stays the same because the gas inside the balloon still has the same mass after it warms up.
56.
A 500-gram block of solid cheese is melted in a pot. Which is most likely the mass of the cheese after it is melted?
a)
500 grams, because the cheese does not gain or lose mass just because it was melted
b)
499 grams, because some of the cheese evaporates as it melts
c)
502 grams, because the cheese absorbs heat as it melts
57.
Jason poured 500 grams of water into a container and tightly sealed it. The water was allowed to freeze. Which is most likely true about the ice that formed?
a)
The mass of the ice is the same as the mass of the water.
b)
The mass of the ice is greater than the mass of the water.
c)
The ice formed is a different substance than the water.
d)
The ice formed is the same temperature as the water.