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Physical Science Fall 24 Study Guide

Total questions: 165

Worksheet time: 4hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the mass number

a)

Number of protons + Numbers of Neutrons,

b)

Number of Neutrons + Number of electrons

c)

Number of Protons

d)

Number of Neutrons

2.
What is the atomic number of Boron?
a)
5
b)
11
c)
6
3.
What is the atomic mass of Boron?
a)
5
b)
11
c)
6
4.
How many electrons does Sodium have?
a)
11
b)
23
c)
12
5.
How many neutrons does Fluorine have?
a)
9
b)
19
c)
10
6.
How many protons does Boron have?
a)
5
b)
11
c)
6
7.

Subatomic particles that have a negative charge

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

quarks

d)

neutrons

8.
Which particles are located in the nucleus? 
a)
Protons & Electrons 
b)
Electrons & Neutrons 
c)
Protons & Neutrons 
9.

An atom has 25 protons and 30 neutrons. How many electrons are needed to make the atom neutral?

a)

0

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

10.
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
a)
neutrons
b)
atomic mass
c)
protons
d)
isotopes
11.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

12.

How many neutrons does Chlorine have?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

35

d)

52

13.

What is the atomic mass of Arsenic?

a)

33

b)

107

c)

75

14.
The subatomic particles in blue are...
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Electrons
15.
The subatomic particles in green are...
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
16.
How many electrons does this picture show?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
3
17.

What family is silicon (Si) a part of?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Halogens

18.

How many electrons does Barium (Ba) have?

a)

13

b)

2

c)

71

d)

56

19.

Why are halogens so reactive?

a)

They want to get rid of their only valance electron

b)

They only need one more electron

c)

They are non reactive, they have a full shell

d)

They are awesome.

20.

How many valence electrons does a carbon atom have?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

2

d)

6

21.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
22.
What does 12.011 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
23.
Ionic bonds form between metals and ____.
a)
metalloids
b)
metals
c)
nonmetals
24.

Ionic bonds happen because of the ____ of valence electrons.

a)

sharing

b)

transfer

c)

explosion

d)

turbo

25.
Boron will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.
a)
lose three
b)
gain three
c)
lose 5
d)
gain 5
26.
What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
2 Nonmetals
b)
1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal
c)
2 Metals
d)
2 Noble Gases
27.
How are covalent bonds explained?
a)
When one atom takes the other atom's electron
b)
When the atom shares an electron with an another atom
c)
When the two nucleus merge
d)
When the neutrons leave the nucleus
28.
What would you name this molecule?
a)
SNa3
b)
H3O
c)
NaCl
d)
H2O
29.

Which element is not a metal?

a)

Sr

b)

Ni

c)

Al

d)

B

30.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
31.

The vertical columns on the periodic table are called:

a)

periods

b)

elements

c)

groups

d)

matter

32.

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called:

a)

periods

b)

elements

c)

groups

d)

matter

33.

What group does Lithium (Li) belong to?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Which of the following is not true of Metals?

a)

they make up a majority of elements

b)

they are shiny

c)

they are good conductors

d)

they are poor conductors

35.

Which group are the Alkaline Earth Metals in?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

36.

Which group are the Alkali Metals in?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

37.

Which group are the Noble Gases in?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

38.
When an unstable radioactive atom decays, it usually turns into:
a)
a more stable atom
b)
a less stable atom
c)
the exact same atom but with less pure energy
d)
empty space
39.

Atoms of the same element may contain:

a)

the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

b)

a different number of protons and a different number of neutrons.

c)

the same number of electrons but a different number of protons.

d)

the same number of neutrons but a different number of protons.

40.

To protect your body from ALL types of radiation would require:

a)

your clothing.

b)

a sheet of notebook paper.

c)

thick concrete walls.

d)

a half-inch sheet of plywood.

41.

The atomic mass number for the radioisotope carbon-13 is:

a)

A) 6

b)

B) 7

c)

C) 12

d)

D) 13

42.
Which types of radiation is the most dangerous?
a)
Alpha
b)
Gamma
c)
They are equally dangerous
d)
Beta
43.
The emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium is what?
a)
Positron
b)
Radiation
c)
Alpha Particle
d)
Half-Life
44.
An alpha particle can penetrate
a)
a sheet of paper.
b)
a thin layer of cloth.
c)
a sheet of aluminum.
d)
none of the above
45.
Which of the following nuclear emissions has the greatest penetrating power?
a)
alpha
b)
gamma
c)
beta
d)
positron
46.

Which one of these can beta particles penetrate

a)

Nothing

b)

skin

c)

Everything

d)

it doesn’t exist

47.

Which type of radiation has the largest mass?

a)

beta

b)

gamma

c)

alpha

d)

electrons

48.

What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

burning

d)

evaporation

49.
What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid state?
a)
melting
b)
evaporating
c)
freezing
d)
cutting
50.
My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
51.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
52.
Which of the following occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?
a)
the particles slow down
b)

the particles break away from one another

c)
the particles move closer together
53.
What does the particle diagram show?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
54.
What does the particle diagram show?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
55.
What am I? I have a fixed mass, a volume that changes, I can be squashed and I take the shape of all of my container.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
56.
As particles are exposed to warmer temperatures they __________
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
stay the same
d)
vibrate
57.

How are particles in a solid different from a liquid or a gas?

a)

they are bonded but vibrate in place

b)

they aren't different

c)

they move freely through space

d)

move over and around other particles

58.
What happens when thermal energy is taken away from particles?
a)
They move faster and farther apart
b)
They move slower and closer together
59.

This state of matter is found in neon signs, and is the most abundant state of matter in the universe..

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

60.
In which region(s) does temperature remain constant?
a)
Region 1, 3, & 5
b)
Region 2 & 4
c)
Region 1 only
d)
Region 1 & 2
61.
In which region(s) does temperature increase?
a)
Region 1, 3, & 5
b)
Region 2 & 4
c)
Region 1 only
d)
Region 1 & 2
62.
In which region(s) of the graph does a phase change occur?
a)
Region 1, 3, & 5
b)
Region 2 & 4
c)
Region 1 only
d)
Region 1 & 2
63.
In which region(s) of the graph would the substance only be in one phase?
a)
Region 1, 3, & 5
b)
Region 2 & 4
c)
Region 1 only
d)
Region 1 & 2
64.
Describe the substance between letters C and D. 
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Melting
d)
Evaporating
65.
Between which points is the substance changing its state of matter?
a)
A-B only. 
b)
A-B, C-D, E-F
c)
B-C only. 
d)
B-C, D-E
66.

Thermal energy always moves:

a)

From a high temperature object to a lower temperature object.

b)

From a lower temperature object to a higher temperature object.

c)

From an object with lower kinetic energy to an object with higher kinetic energy.

d)

From an object of higher mass to an object of lower mass.

67.
What is water's freezing point?
a)
0 F
b)
32 C
c)
50 C
d)
0 C
68.
When does condensation happen?
a)
solid to liquid
b)
liquid to gas
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to gas
69.

Given the heating curve of a solid being heated at a constant rate, what is the boiling point of this substance?

a)

20°C

b)

50°C

c)

110°C

d)

170°C

70.

The melting point of the sample is

a)

-60 ºC

b)

-100 ºC

c)

60 ºC

d)

100 ºC

71.

Given the heating curve of water, what is happening to potential and kinetic energy during segment CD?

a)

the potential energy and kinetic energy both increase

b)

the potential energy increases while the kinetic energy decreases

c)

the potential energy is constant while the kinetic energy increases

d)

the potential energy increases while the kinetic energy is constant

72.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a

a)

positive ion

b)

negative ion

c)

neutral ion

d)

neutral atom

73.
Chemical bonds form when atoms
a)
combined nuclei
b)
give up neutrons
c)
gain protons
d)
share or transfer electrons
74.

An atom that gains or loses an electron becomes

a)

an isotope

b)

a new element

c)

an ion

d)

a molecule

75.

Valence electrons are

a)

neutral (no charge)

b)

found in the outer most energy level of the atom

c)

equal to the number of protons

76.

The charge for oxygen is:

a)

1-

b)

2-

c)

1+

d)

2+

77.

The correct formula for beryllium fluoride is:

a)

BeFBeF  

b)

BF2BF_2  

c)

Be2FBe_2F  

d)

BeF2BeF_2  

78.

The correct name for CaCl2CaCl_2  is:

a)

calcium chlorine

b)

calcium chloride

c)

calcium dichloride

d)

calcium (II) chloride

79.

The correct formula for copper (II) nitride is:

a)

CuNCuN  

b)

CuN2CuN_2  

c)

Cu3N2Cu_3N_2  

d)

Cu2N3Cu_2N_3  

80.

LiBr is called

a)

lithium bromine

b)

lithium (I) bromine

c)

lithium bromide

d)

lithuim (I) bromide

81.

Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2

a)

beryllium chlorine

b)

beryllium II chloride

c)

beryllium chloride

d)

beryllium dichloride

82.

Name the following ionic compound: Cs2S

a)

cesium sulfide

b)

cesium sulfate

c)

cesium II sulfate

d)

cesium II sulfide

83.

When naming ionic compounds with transition metals you need to include roman numerals to show the _____ of the metal..

a)

atomic number

b)

mass number

c)

charge

d)

ionization energy

84.

When naming a compound, what must the last part be?

a)

the element with "ide" at the end

b)

the element with the ending "ite"

c)

the name of the element

d)

the element with "ide" at the end, unless its a polyatomic ion

85.

The number that tells you if an ion has lost or gained electrons

a)

atomic number

b)

oxidation number

c)

mass number

d)

electron number

86.

If I gain electrons I become

a)

Positive because I've added to my atom

b)

negative because I've added electrons

c)

same because i'm balanced

d)

equal because now I have electrons

87.

Name the following compound: Zn3N2

a)

zinc nitride

b)

trizinc dinitride

c)

zinc (III) nitride

d)

zinc (II) nitide

e)

zinc nitrogen

88.

What is the name of the following compound: NaCl

a)

sodium chloride

b)

sodium (I) chloride

c)

sodium chlorine

d)

sodium (I) chlorine

89.
What is the correct formula for Sodium Oxide?
a)
NaO
b)
NaO2
c)
Na2O
d)
Na2O2
90.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Cr3+  O2-         
a)
CrO
b)
Cr3O2
c)
Cr2O3
d)
CrO3
91.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
92.
What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?
a)
LiO
b)
Li2O
c)
LiO2
d)
Li2O2
93.
The chemical formula of iron (III)bromide is
a)
FeBr
b)
Fe(III)Br
c)
FeBr₃
d)
Fe₂Br₃
94.
What is the formula for calcium phosphide?
a)
CaP
b)
Ca2P3
c)
Ca3P2
d)
Ca2P
95.
What is the name of N2O3
a)
Nitrogen trioxide
b)
Dinitrogen oxide
c)
Dinitrogen trioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxide
96.
What is the chemical formula for Tetrasulfur pentoxide?
a)
SO
b)
S4O
c)
S4O5
d)
S5O4
97.
What is the name of C3Cl8 ?
a)
Carbon octachloride
b)
Tricarbon octachloride
c)
Carbon trichloride
d)
Octacarbon trichloride
98.
What is the chemical formula for Nitrogen triiodide?
a)
NI
b)
N3I
c)
NI3
d)
None of these
99.
What is the name of CO
a)
Carbon oxide
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Carbon II oxide
100.
What is the chemical formula for CP ?
a)
Carbon phosphide
b)
Monocarbon phosphide
c)
Carbon monophosphide
d)
none of the above
101.
phosphorus trichloride
a)
KCl3
b)
PCl3
c)
K3Cl
d)
P3Cl
102.
The chemical formula of sulfur hexabromide is
a)
SBr₆
b)
S₆Br
c)
S(VI)Br
d)
S6Br
103.
The chemical formula of dinitrogen textroxide is
a)
Ni₂O₄
b)
NiO
c)
N₂O₄
d)
NiO₂
104.
Describe a solute.
a)
part of solution present in largest amount
b)
gets dissolved
c)
water
d)
surrounds and breaks apart
105.
__________ are made up of solutes and solvents.
a)
Solutions
b)
Suspensions
c)
Heterogeneous Mixtures
d)
Pure Substances
106.
What is able to dissolve other substances?
a)

Solute

b)

Salt

c)

Suspension

d)

Solvent

107.

What is this?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Heterogeneous Mixture

108.
Chicken noodle soup
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
109.

Just one substance; the simplest form

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Heterogeneous Mixture

110.

When there is 2 or more elements combined together

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Heterogeneous Mixture

111.

Which of these is an element?

a)

Salt (NaCl)

b)

Water (H20)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Coffee

112.

Which of these is a compound?

a)

Aluminium (Al)

b)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

c)

Nitrogen (N)

d)

Sand

113.

Which of these is a mixture?

a)

Laundry Detergent

b)

Salt (NaCl)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Fluorine (Fl)

114.

Air is:

a)

An element

b)

A compound

c)

A mixture

d)

None of these

115.

Which of the following is classified as a pure substance?

a)

Lemonade

b)

Fruit punch

c)

ketchup

d)

Helium

116.

Matter is anything that takes up ___________________ and has _____________________________.

a)

time, space

b)

volume, no mass

c)

space, mass

d)

space, no mass

117.

Homogeneous mixtures are ______________________ distributed out on a microscopic level.

a)

evenly

b)

differently

c)

chemically

d)

unevenly

118.

This mixture includes substances that are not evenly spread out.

a)

Homogeneous

b)

compounds

c)

Lemonade

d)

Heterogeneous

119.

Kool-Aid

a)

Heterogeneous mixture

b)

Homogeneous mixture

c)

element

d)

compound

120.

Water

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

heterogeneous mixture

d)

homogeneous mixture

121.

Coffee

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

heterogeneous mixture

122.

Which of the following is the strongest acid?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

8

123.

Which of the following is the strongest base?

a)

4

b)

14

c)

7

d)

15

124.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a base?

a)

bitter

b)

sour

c)

corrosive

d)

releases hydrogen ions in water

125.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an acid?

a)

bitter

b)

slippery

c)

sour

d)

releases hydroxide ions in water

126.

What does a base release when placed in water?

a)

hydroxide ions (OH-)

b)

hydrogen ions (H+)

c)

ions

d)

molecules

127.

What does an acid release when placed in water?

a)

hydroxide ions (OH-)

b)

hydrogen ions (H+)

c)

ions

d)

nothing

128.

A substance with a pH of 8 is...

a)

a weak base

b)

a weak acid

c)

a strong base

d)

a strong acid

129.

An acid can be corrosive.

a)

True

b)

False

130.

A substance with a pH of 7 is which of the following?

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

131.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
law of conservation of mass
132.

What law is best described

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

law of motion

133.

What law is best described

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

134.

What law is best described

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.

a)

The Law of Inertia (1st law)

b)

The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)

c)

The Law of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Action Reaction Law (3rd law)

135.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction that the _______ force is being applied.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
d)
less
136.
You hit a wall with a stick.  The equal but opposite reaction is _____
a)
the wall pushes against you
b)
the stick pushes against you
c)
you push against the stick
d)
the wall pushes against the stick
137.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation
138.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
139.

Mac and Tosh are arguing in the cafeteria. Mac says that if he flings the jello with a greater speed it will have a greater inertia. Tosh argues that inertia does NOT depend upon speed, but rather upon mass. Who is correct?

a)

Mac

b)

Tosh

c)

Neither

d)

Both

140.

What is needed to calculate work?

a)

time and distance

b)

speed and distance

c)

force and direction

d)

acceleration and velocity

141.

Is this an example of work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

142.

What is the unit of measurement for work?

a)

meters

b)

newtons

c)

m/s

d)

Joules

143.

Is this an example of work?

a)

Yes

b)

No!

144.

You have to push with 15 N of force to move it 10 meters. How much work do you do?

a)

15 Joules

b)

150 Joules

c)

1.5 Joules

d)

.67 Joules

145.

500 J of work is done by a person who uses a force of 50N to move a box, how far does it go?

a)

10 m

b)

0.1 m

c)

25,000 m

d)

10 J

146.

Newtons are the unit for _____________.

a)

Work

b)

Distance

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

147.

A push or a pull

a)

Work

b)

Force

c)

Acceleration

d)

Speed

148.

For work to be done on an object, the direction and force have to be going the same direction.

a)

True

b)

False

149.

What is effort (input) force?

a)

the force one exerts on a machine

b)

the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine.

c)

the force the machine exerts on a object

d)

the output work times the input distance

150.
What is the equation for mechanical advantage?
a)
MA=input force*output force
b)
MA=output force/input force
c)
MA=input force/output force
d)
MA= output force - input force
151.
if a load of a lever is 100 newtons and the force you apply is 20 newtons, what is your mechanical advantage?
a)
120 N
b)
5 N
c)
2000 N
d)
80 N
152.
The amount by which a machine multiplies input force is known as the 
a)
work.
b)
power.
c)
output force.
d)
mechanical advantage.
153.

How can simple machines make work easier?

a)

by decreasing the force needed to complete the task

b)

by increasing the friction between the machine and the object

c)

by adding more work on the object than originally applied

d)

by removing the force of gravity on the object

154.

Simple machines can make work easier by reducing the input force needed to move an object. However, there is a trade off for decreased input. What is the trade off?

a)

The distance the object is moved is increased.

b)

The distance the object is moved is decreased.

c)

The amount of work is increased.

d)

The amount of work is decreased.

155.

A doorknob is an example of a _______.

a)

wheel and axle

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

156.
Which type simple machine would the base of a light bulb be?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
pulley
157.

The fixed point around which a lever rotates is know as the

a)

wheel.

b)

fulcrum.

c)

input force.

d)

output force.

158.

A simple machine that splits an object apart is a _______.

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

wedge

d)

lever

159.

A ramp is an example of a(n) _______.

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

force

d)

lever

160.

A seesaw is what simple machine?

a)

lever

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

gear

161.
If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.
a)
1.25mg
b)
1.25g
c)
10g
d)
10mg
162.
The half-life of strontium-90 is 25 years. How much strontium-90 will remain after 100 years if the initial amount is 4.0 g?
a)
3.0g
b)
0.25mg
c)
0.3g
d)
0.25g
163.
You have 100 grams of radioactive C-14. The half life of C-14 is 5730 years. 
How many grams are left after 1 half life? 
a)
100 grams
b)
25 grams
c)
2 grams
d)
50 grams
164.
What is Half-life?
a)
The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
b)
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
c)
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
d)
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
165.
When nuclei decay, massive amounts of __________ is released.
a)
energy
b)
jello
c)
protons
d)
neutrons

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