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Year 10/11 Trial ILT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the periodic table....

a)

Metals are on the left, non-metals on the right

b)

The transition metals are at the far left

c)

Groups are columns, periods are rows

d)

Group 0 is at the far right end

2.
The groups of the period table tell us:
a)
Number of electron shells
b)

Number of electrons

c)
Number of protons
d)

Number of outer shell electrons

3.

The scientist John Dalton lived over 200 years ago. John Dalton suggested an early model of atoms. When Dalton first described atoms he said that ...

(Select all that apply).

a)

all elements are made of atoms

b)

atoms are not formed of any smaller particles

c)

all atoms of the same element are identical.

d)

atoms are tiny hard spheres that cannot be broken down in smaller parts

4.

The atomic number identifies the number of __________.

a)

electrons

b)

atoms

c)

protons

d)

neutrons

5.

Subatomic particles that have a negative charge

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

quarks

d)

neutrons

6.

The number 16 for the atomic element sulfur is the

a)

ionic number

b)

isotope

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic number

7.

How many protons does sulfur have?

a)

32

b)

16

c)

48

d)

12

8.

Subatomic particle that has a positive charge

a)

electron

b)

poitron

c)

neutron

d)

proton

9.

In what part of an atom can the protons and neutrons be found?

a)

nucleus

b)

neutrine

c)

electron cloud

d)

proton cloud

10.

In Rutherford's gold foil experiment to determine the structure of an atom one observation was: Most of the alpha particles passed straight through. What is the explanation for this?

a)

Nearly all the mass of at atom is found in the nucleus

b)

An atom has electrons on shells

c)

The nucleus is positive

d)

An atom is mostly made up of empty space

11.

What is an isotope?

a)

A different element that has the same number of neutrons

b)

The same element with a different mass as it has a different number of neutrons

c)

The same element with a different mass as it has a different number of protons

d)

A different element that has the same number of protons

12.
How do positive and negative charges affect each other?
a)

No effect

b)

repel each other

c)

attract each other

13.

Which state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

14.

Which state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

15.

As temperature increases, what happens to particles?

a)

They speed up

b)

They slow down

16.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
17.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
18.

What is the name of this separation technique?

a)

Simple distillation

b)

Fractional distillation

c)

Boiling

d)

Evaporation

19.

What is the name of this separation technique?

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

evaporation

d)

chromatography

20.

Which of the below is NOT a cause of water pollution?

a)

Pesticides and herbicides

b)

Sewage

c)

Construction

d)

Saltwater