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End of Semester 1 Exam Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the chemical formula H₂O represent?

a)

Helium and Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen and Osmium

d)

Helium and Osmium

2.

Which chemical formula represents a compound?

a)

O₂

b)

NaCl

c)

Fe

d)

Ag

3.

How many atoms are present in Mg(OH)₂?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

4.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Melting butter

b)

Cutting paper

c)

Burning a candle

d)

Freezing water

5.

Why is rusting iron classified as a chemical change?

a)

The substance changes state.

b)

A new substance is formed.

c)

It can be easily reversed.

d)

The appearance changes.

6.

What is always evidence that a change is a chemical change?

a)

Production of bubbles

b)

Change in volume

c)

Formation of a new substance

7.

What happens to the solubility of sugar in water as the temperature increases?

a)

It decreases.

b)

It stays the same.

c)

It increases.

d)

It fluctuates randomly.

8.

Which pair of substances dissolve in water?

a)

Sand and sugar

b)

Oil and chocolate chips

c)

Sugar and salt

d)

Sand and oil

9.

Amy fixed a glass of lemonade and added too much sugar. She added water to improve the taste. What BEST describes this change?

a)

The added water made the sugar more concentrated.

b)

The added water diluted the sugar in the solution.

c)

The added water reduced the solubility of the sugar.

d)

The added water reacted with the sugar to form a new substance.

10.

If a train moves 45 kilometers in 30 minutes, what is its average speed?

a)

90 km/h

b)

30 km/h

c)

45 km/h

d)

15 km/h

11.

A student walks around an oval track and returns to the starting point. How does the student's average speed compare to their average velocity?

a)

Both are zero.

b)

Speed is greater than zero, but velocity is zero.

c)

Speed is zero, but velocity is greater than zero.

d)

Both are greater than zero.

12.

Several students place a toy boat in a stream. Which could describe the boat’s velocity?

a)

11

b)

West

c)

8 m/s southeast

d)

5 m/s

13.

A scientist observed that an ant took 6 seconds to walk 60 mm. What is the ant's average speed?

a)

6 mm/s

b)

10 mm/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

54 mm/s

14.

Which type of thermal energy transfer occurs when warm air rises?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

15.

Which statement best describes how thermal energy moves?

a)

From colder to hotter objects

b)

From hotter to colder objects

c)

In random directions

d)

From one cold object to another

16.

The temperature of a sample of liquid decreases from 80°C to 50°C. What must be true about the particles in the sample?

a)

They have slowed down.

b)

They have gotten smaller.

c)

They have spread farther apart.

d)

They have decreased in number.

17.

What will happen to a book resting on the dashboard of a car when the car suddenly stops?

a)

The book will stay in place.

b)

The book will slide forward.

c)

The book will slide backward.

d)

The book will remain balanced.

18.

According to Newton’s First Law, an object in motion will:

a)

Come to a stop without an applied force.

b)

Continue moving unless acted upon by an outside force.

c)

Move faster over time without external force.

d)

Change direction without external force.

19.

What would happen to Earth if the Sun’s gravitational pull disappeared?

a)

It would travel in a straight line.

b)

It would stop orbiting and stand still.

c)

It would crash into the Moon.

d)

It would orbit faster around the Sun.

20.

Which characteristic of Earth’s position is most crucial for supporting life?

a)

The tilt of the Earth's axis

b)

Distance from the Sun

c)

Distance from other planets

d)

Shape of Earth’s orbit

21.

What has the largest effect on the motion of planets in the solar system?

a)

The gravitational pull of the Sun

b)

The number of planets in the solar system

c)

The rotation of planets on their axes

d)

The gravitational pull of each planet on the others

22.

What could increase the gravitational force between two objects?

a)

Increasing the distance between the objects

b)

Increasing the mass of one or both objects

c)

Decreasing the mass of the objects

d)

Decreasing the density of the objects

23.

What pattern does gravity follow in space?

a)

It acts in random directions.

b)

It pulls objects toward the center of a system.

c)

It repels objects with smaller mass.

d)

It does not affect objects in space.

24.

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

a)

O₂

b)

CO₂

c)

H₂O

d)

NaCl

25.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Rusting iron

b)

Cooking an egg

c)

Burning wood

d)

Melting ice

26.

Which of the following processes is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Melting ice

b)

Burning wood

c)

Freezing water

d)

Boiling water

27.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
28.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

29.

Which is faster?

a)

walking

b)

skating

c)

biking

30.
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
31.
What planet is eighth in the Solar System?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mars
32.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
33.

What is the largest planet in

our solar system?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

34.

Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

35.

Transfer of thermal energy through "flow" of liquids or gasses

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

36.

Which is an example of conduction?

a)

a furnace heating the air in a school

b)

an ice cube melting in a person’s hand

c)

a pot of water on a stove boiling

d)

the sun heating water in a swimming pool

37.

The movement of liquid in a lava lamp

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

38.

Sitting by a campfire

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

39.

Water boiling in a pot

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

40.

Burning your hand on an iron

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

41.

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Density

42.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
43.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
44.

A runner runs 40 meters in 8 seconds. What is the speed?

a)

6m/s

b)

5m/s

c)

3m/s

d)

10m/s

45.

Which is a velocity?

a)

5m/s

b)

8m/s/s

c)

12m/s N

d)

15m/s

46.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
47.

Which is an example of a solvent?

a)

Salt

b)

Water

c)

Sugar

d)

Powdered ice tea mix

48.

What kind of pure substance forms when two elements chemically combine?

a)

an element

b)

a mixture

c)

a compound

d)

a solution

49.

Which statement best describes an element?

a)

pure, made of more than one type of atom

b)

when combined, a chemical reaction forms

c)

pure, made of only one type of atom

d)

can be broken down easily

50.

When two or more different elements chemically combine, a __________________________ is formed.

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

d)

solution

51.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
52.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

element

b)

compound

53.

The main substance in a solution that dissolves other substances.

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

d)

solubility

54.

How fast a substance dissolves in a liquid.

a)

Rate of Dissolution

b)

Surface Area

c)

Aqueous Solution

d)

Solubility

55.

Which of the following is a factor that affects how quickly something dissolves?

a)

Temperature

b)

Color

c)

Shape

d)

Weight

56.

What is the solute in the process of making sweet tea?

a)

Tea

b)

Sugar

c)

Water

d)

Sweet Tea