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Endo or Exo?

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A lizard egg needs a temperature between 26-30 ° C to hatch properly. You place it next to a pouch of water which is 22 °C. What type of chemical do you need to add to the water for the egg to hatch? HINT: Think of the lab you did in class on 1/8. 

a)

Calcium chloride because it will be endothermic.

b)

Calcium chloride because it will be exothermic

2.
In an exothermic reaction, heat is ...
a)
taken in or absorbed
b)
given out or released
3.
In an endothermic reaction, heat is ...
a)
taken in or absorbed
b)
given out or released 
4.

What type of reaction occurs in an instant hand warmer?

a)
exothermic
b)
endothermic
5.
Exothermic reactions...
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Release energy
c)

Release light

d)

Absorb light

6.
Is photosynthesis an exothermic or endothermic reaction?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
c)
Neither
7.

Baking bread and cooking an egg are examples of ____ reactions. (Remember- heat from the pan or oven goes into the raw egg or dough.)

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

8.
If a chemical reaction is EXOTHERMIC, the temperature would....
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
9.

You may have never eaten sherbet sweets candy, but they fizz in your mouth and end up making your tongue feel cold. Why do you think that is?

a)

An exothermic reaction occurs.

b)

An endothermic reaction occurs.

c)

They're made of ice.

d)

They dissolve in your mouth.

10.

Alka-seltzer tablets dropped in water feel cool. This is an example of an ___ reaction. 

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

c)
Dissolving a salt
d)

Physical change 

11.
When you freeze water, it turns to ice.  What kind of change is this?
a)
 Physical
b)
Chemical
12.
Sugar dissolves in water.  This is an example of....
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
13.
A student mixed two chemicals to allow them to react. The temperature before the reaction was 25 ° C. The temperature after the reaction was 18° C. Which of the following is true? 
a)
The temperature changed 
b)
It is an endothermic reaction
c)
It is an exothermic reaction 
14.
After you mix two substances together, a new substance forms.  This is an example of:
 
a)
 Physical Change
b)
 Chemical Change
15.

Exo means out or ________.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

16.

Endo means in or _______.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

17.

What instrument would you use to detect an endothermic or exothermic reaction?

a)

triple beam balance

b)

ruler

c)

thermometer

d)

graduated cylinder

18.

____ reactions usually feel cold.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

19.

_____ reactions usually feel hot!

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic