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Science Study Guide

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a homogeneous mixture?

a)

A mixture that has the same uniform appearance

throughout

b)

A mixture of water and one other substance

c)

A mixture with visibly different

substances or phases

d)

A mixture with all three states of matter: solid, liquid & gas

2.

What is a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

A mixture with all three states of matter: solid, liquid & gas

b)

A mixture with visibly different

substances or phases

c)

A mixture with water and up to two other substances

d)

A solution with several different elements, including gold

3.

Is water heterogeneous or homogeneous?

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogeneous

4.

Is trail mix heterogeneous or homogeneous?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

5.

What is a solution?

a)

A mixture with different kinds of substances

b)
  • A special kind of heterogeneous mixture that contains dissolved solutes

c)
  • A special kind of homogeneous mixture that contains dissolved solutes

d)

A solute

6.

How is solubility measured?

a)
  • The # grams of a substance dissolved in 100mL water at 100 degrees F

b)
  • The # grams of a substance dissolved in 100mL water at a certain temp

c)
  • 100 grams of a substance dissolved in 90 mL water at a certain temp

d)

5 grams of a substance dissolved in 80mL water at a certain temp

7.

What are subatomic particles?

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Protons, neutrons and electrons

d)

Valence electrons

8.

Where are these subatomic particles located?

a)

Protons + neutrons in the nucleus, electrons surround the nucleus

b)

Protons in the nucleus, neutrons and electrons surround the nucleus

c)

Protons, neutrons & electrons in the nucleus

d)

None of the above

9.

What is an isotope?

a)

A heterogeneous element

b)

An homogeneous element

c)

A group of elements with the same exact average mass

d)
  • A variety of an element, which may have a slightly different mass than the average

10.

When/how does radioactivity happen?

a)

All of the above

b)
  • Protons are ejected from the nucleus to try and stabilize the atom

c)
  • Electrons are ejected from the nucleus to try and stabilize the atom

d)
  • Neutrons are ejected from the nucleus to try and stabilize the atom

11.

What information does the atomic mass (bottom number) give you?

a)

The mass of the compound

b)

The total number of protons the element has

c)
  • An average of all the known masses of an element

d)

The total number of protons and electrons the element has

12.

What does the atomic number (top number) determine?

a)

The average mass of the element

b)

The number of protons in the nucleus, the number of electrons and the name of the element

c)

The name of the element

d)

The number of neutrons in the nucleus, the number of electrons and the name of the element

13.

What is a pure substance?

a)

A substance that is composed of two elements and two molecules

b)

A substance that is composed of only one type of compound

c)

A substance that is composed of only 1 type of element or 1 type of molecule

d)

A substance that is composed of only one proton

14.

Is this an ionic, covalent or metallic bond?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

15.

Is this an ionic, covalent or metallic bond?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

16.

Is this an ionic, covalent or metallic bond?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

17.

What type of ion is this?

(a)  

18.

What type of ion is this?

(a)  

19.

What group of elements is this?

a)

Actinides

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Lanthanides

d)

Noble Gases

20.

What group of elements is this?

a)

Actinides

b)

Lanthanides

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkali Metals

21.

What group of elements is this?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Actinides

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Metalloids

22.

What group of elements is this? (Including Og/Oganesson)

a)

Noble gases

b)

Metalloids

c)

Oxygen Family

d)

Helium Family

23.

What group of elements is this? (You could include Po/Polonium in this group as well)

a)

Oxygen Family

b)

Boron Family

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkaline Metalloids

24.

What happens as you go down and across the rows of the periodic table?

a)

The atomic numbers increase

b)

The atomic masses increase

c)

The electron shells increase

d)

The number of valence electrons increase

25.

In nature, what state of matter do elements usually show up as?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

26.

What are man-made elements usually like?

a)

Unstable

b)

Exist only briefly

c)

Have only one known mass

d)

All of the above

27.

What is the definition of a mixture?

a)

The result of combining four or more substances and a chemical reaction happens

b)

The result of combining two or more substances, such that each maintains its chemical identity.

c)

The result of combining three or more substances, such that each maintains its chemical identity

d)

The result of combining two or more substances and a chemical reaction happens

28.

What is the definition of an atom?

a)

The smallest particle of an element; made of protons, neutrons and electrons

b)

A negatively charged particle

c)

The biggest particle of an element; made of protons, neutrons and electrons

d)

A subatomic particle

29.

What is the definition of an element?

a)

A group of two or more different atoms

b)

A neutrally charged particle

c)

A positively charged particle

d)

The simplest form of a substance that cannot be broken down further

30.

What is the definition of a compound/molecule?

a)

A group of atoms chemically bonded together

b)

Three or more atoms chemically bonded together

c)

Two or more atoms chemically bonded together

d)

Two or more atoms physically bonded together

31.

What is the definition of an atomic mass unit (AMU)?

a)

Measurement of the mass of electrons and neutrons in an atom

b)

Measurement of the mass of protons and electrons in an atom

c)

Measurement of the mass of protons and neutrons in an atom

d)

None of the above

32.

What is the best word for a positively charged particle, located in the center of the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Subatomic Particle

33.

What is the definition of a neutron?

a)

Located in the center of the nucleus; adds to an atom’s mass and helps hold the nucleus together. Has a positive charge

b)

A particle that adds to the atom's mass and has a positive charge

c)

Negatively charged particles located outside the nucleus. Barely have any mass. Can affect the charge of an atom, called a (+) or (-) ion

d)

Located in the center of the nucleus; adds to an atom’s mass and helps hold the nucleus together. Has no charge

34.

What is the best word for a negatively charged particle located outside the nucleus that barely has any mass and can affect the charge of an atom, called a (+) or (-) ion?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

None of the above

35.

What is the best word for a solid material whose atoms, molecules or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern?

a)

Atom

b)

Compound/Molecule

c)

Subunit

d)

Extended Structure/Crystal

36.

What is the definition of matter?

a)

A negatively charged particle

b)

A positively charged particle

c)

The smallest particle

d)

Anything that has volume and mass

37.

What is the definition of the atomic number?

a)

The average mass of the element

b)

The number of neutrons in an element

c)

The top number above an element symbol and the number of protons in an element

d)

The bottom number below an element symbol and the number of protons in an element

38.

What is the definition of a solute? (Hint: Think of solutions)

a)

The thing that’s being dissolved; smaller portion

b)

The thing that does the dissolving; bigger portion

c)

Water

d)

Salt

39.

What is the definition of a solvent? (Hint: Think of solutions)

a)

The thing that does the dissolving; larger portion

b)

Water

c)

Salt

d)

A mixture of two or more substances

40.

What is the definition of radioactive?

a)

When an atom gives off heat energy

b)

When an atom loses protons and becomes more negatively charged

c)

When an atom loses electrons and becomes more positively charged

d)

When an atom decays into another element and emits particles, giving off energy

41.

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