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Matter and Energy Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 10hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Anything that takes up space and has mass is...
a)
Matter
b)
Work
c)
Power
d)
Newton's 1st Law
2.
The classification of matter as a solid, liquid, or a gas.
a)
Matter
b)
Mass
c)
Physical State
d)
Thermal Energy
3.
The amount of stuff in something, measured in kg
a)
Matter
b)
Mass
c)
Solubility
d)
Conductor
4.
Energy that causes a change in temperature between materials
a)
Physical State
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Mass
d)
Solubility
5.
Students place ice cubes outside on the ground, on a hot summer day. Which best describes how the ice cubes change over time?
a)
Gas to solid to liquid
b)
Liquid to gas to solid
c)
Solid to liquid to gas
d)
Solid to gas to liquid
6.
What is happening at the boiling point?
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to liquid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to solid
7.
What is happening at freezing point?
a)
gas to liquid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
liquid to gas
8.
What is water's melting point?
a)
32 C
b)
0 C
c)
32 F
d)
0 F
9.
What is happening at water melting point?
a)
liquid to gas
b)
solid to liquid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
liquid to soild
10.
When does condensation happen?
a)
solid to liquid
b)
liquid to gas
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to gas
11.
Soup has ingredients in it that dissolve. True or False
a)
True 
b)
False
12.
A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
13.
All are solutes except
a)
sugar
b)
pepper
c)
salt
d)
powdered chocolate 
14.
If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate, what amount of salt would be left behind?
a)
20 grams
b)
0 grams
c)
27 grams
d)
10 grams
15.
To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation tool/method is used?
a)
Filter
b)
Screen
c)
Magnet
d)
Evaporation
16.
If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?
a)
Filter
b)
Screen
c)
Magnet
d)
Evaporation
17.
At room temperature helium does not have a definite shape or volume. Which state is it in? 
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
water
d)
liquid
18.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
19.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
20.
The metal copper is there to:
a)
Provide a conductor for energy to flow from one place to another.
b)
Provide an insulator for energy to flow from one place to another.
c)
Provide an insulator to slow the flow of energy.
d)
Provide a conductor so slow the flow of energy.
21.

Which subatomic particle has a mass of 1/1836 amu, a negative charge, and is located outside of the nucleus?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

22.

Which subatomic particle has a mass of 1 amu, a neural charge, and is located inside the nucleus?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

23.

Which subatomic particle has a mass of 1 amu, a positive charge, and is located inside the nucleus?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

24.

What characteristic is the most important information to know when trying to determine an element’s identity?

a)

Protons

b)

Valence Electrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Neutrons

25.

Identify the element using the Bohr model.

a)

He

b)

Li

c)

Be

d)

Na

26.

Which element shown below would be the least reactive?

a)

Na

b)

Ne

c)

Cl

27.

Using a Periodic Table, identify two elements that would have the same number of valence electrons as Calcium (Ca).

a)

Mg and Ba

b)

K and Sc

c)

Sr and Sc

28.

Using a Periodic Table, identify two elements that would have the same number of energy levels as Oxygen (O).

a)

S and Se

b)

Ne and Li

c)

Be and Al

d)

Na and F

29.

The chemical formula for Copper Sulfate is shown below. How many elements that make up this compound?


CuSO4

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

30.

How many atoms of phosphorus are represented in the chemical formula below?


Sr3(PO4)2

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

31.

What is the total number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a cadmium, Cd, atom that has a mass of 112.

a)

112

b)

144

c)

160

d)

48

32.

What is the difference between the number of electrons in an atom of selenium, Se, and the number of electrons in an atom aluminum, Al?

a)

21

b)

35

c)

65

33.

Identify each category below as Metals, Nonmetals, or Metalloids based on the information shown on the data table.

a)

A. Metals B. Nonmetals C. Metalloids

b)

A. Metals B. Metalliods C. Nonmetals

c)

A. Nonmetals B. Metalloids C. Metals

d)

A. Metalloids B. Metals C Nonmetals

34.

which of the following is not evidence that a chemical reaction has taken place?

a)

Gas produced

b)

Unexpected color change

c)

Change in energy (light or temperature)

d)

Change of size or shape

35.

A student mixes two chemicals and sees the production of bubbles, the formation of a precipitate, a change in shape, and heat being produced.


How many of these observations indicate a chemical change?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

36.

What determines reactivity?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Valence Electrons

37.

What group is nonreactive?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

38.

What group is the most reactive metals?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

39.

What group is the most reactive nonmetals?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

40.

How many energy levels does Al have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

12

d)

13

41.

What do you know about Matter and Energy? (Please answer what you know in 1-2 sentences).

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