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Understanding Elements, Compounds & Mixtures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an element?

a)

A pure substance made up of two or more types of atoms.

b)

A pure substance made up of only one type of atom.

c)

A mixture of different substances.

d)

A substance that can be easily separated.

2.

What is a compound?

a)

A single element.

b)

A mixture of substances.

c)

Two or more elements chemically joined together.

d)

A substance that cannot be broken down.

3.

Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

a)

Water

b)

Salt

c)

Air

d)

Carbon dioxide

4.

What happens when iron and sulphur are mixed?

a)

They form a new compound.

b)

They can be easily separated.

c)

They produce a gas.

d)

They change colour.

5.

What is formed when magnesium reacts with oxygen?

a)

Magnesium sulphide

b)

Magnesium chloride

c)

Magnesium oxide

d)

Magnesium nitride

6.

What is the main component of air?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Water vapour

7.

What is the process called when air is separated into its components?

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Fractional distillation

d)

Evaporation

8.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

Ice melting

b)

Water boiling

c)

Iron rusting

d)

Steam condensing

9.

What is the percentage of oxygen in air?

a)

78%

b)

20%

c)

0.04%

d)

1.96%

10.

Who developed the periodic table in 1869?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Dimitri Mendeleev

d)

Marie Curie

11.

What is an example of a compound?

a)

Sand

b)

Air

c)

Coffee

d)

Crude oil

12.

What is a molecule?

a)

A single atom

b)

Atoms chemically joined together

c)

A mixture of elements

d)

A type of element

13.

What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?

a)

0°C

b)

50°C

c)

100°C

d)

150°C

14.

What is the main use of fractional distillation in crude oil?

a)

To mix substances

b)

To separate substances

c)

To freeze substances

d)

To burn substances

15.

What is the chemical formula for water?

a)

CO 2_2

b)

H 2_2 O

c)

O 2_2

d)

NaCl