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FINAL EXAM Multiple Choice

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of using significant figures in measurements?

a)

To show how accurate a measurement is

b)

To confuse scientists

c)

To make measurements look bigger

d)

As a form of entertainment

2.

Which is the correct way to write the number 720,000,000 in scientific notation?

a)

7.2 x 108

b)

720 x106

c)

7.2 x 10⁻8

d)

7.2 x 10⁻10

3.

What should you do at the end of a laboratory experiment?

a)

Wash your hands

b)

Clean up your lab station and wash your hands

c)

Read the directions to see what you should have done

d)

Dump everything down the drain and throw glassware in thesink

4.

In the metric system, what is the basic unit of volume?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Liter

c)

Meter

d)

Celsius

5.

What is an example of a quantitative observation?

a)

The apple has a mass of 155.2 g

b)

The apple is red

c)

The apple has a round shape

d)

The apple tastes sweet

6.

What is the percent error of a reaction that took 35.2 minutes when the accepted value is 39.8 minutes?

a)

4.6%

b)

11.6%

c)

13.1%

d)

How am I suppose to figure this out?

7.

An element has 52 protons, 47 neutrons, and 54 electrons. What is the charge AND mass of this ion?

a)

+2, 106

b)

-2, 99

c)

+2, 99

d)

-7, 106

8.

How many valence electrons would a neutral atom of Gallium (Ga) contain?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

9.

Which elements are more likely to become anions?

a)

Elements in groups 1

b)

Elements in group 4

c)

Elements in groups 7

d)

Elements in group 8

10.

What is region C?

a)

Mair

b)

Giants

c)

Super giants

d)

White dwarfs

11.

Which of the following processes occur naturally in the stars?

a)

Radioactive decay

b)

Fission

c)

Fusion

d)

Fizon

12.

Which of the following correctly describes how to measure the amplitude of a wave?

a)

Measure from the top of the crest to the equilibrium position

b)

Measure from the bottom of the trough to the equilibrium position and times two

c)

Measure from the crest to another crest

d)

Measure from the bottom of the trough to the top of the crest

13.

Which of the following is an example of a Transverse wave wave?

a)

Light waves

b)

Ultraviolet waves

c)

Radio waves

d)

All of the choices

14.

If the frequency of a wave decreases, what happens to its wavelength, assuming wave speed remains constant?

a)

The wavelength increases

b)

The wavelength decreases

c)

The wavelength remains the same

d)

The wavelength doubles

15.

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Visible light

d)

Gamma rays

16.

Which of the following colors of the visible spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

17.

What happens to the wavelength when the source of the sound wave is moving towards the observer?

a)

The wavelength gets longer, or a Red shift occurs

b)

The wavelength gets shorter, or Blue shift occurs

c)

Nothing changes , or an Orange shift occurs

d)

The wavelength gets shorter, or Green shift occurs

18.

How quickly the velocity of an object changes is known as

a)

Acceleration

b)

Mass

c)

Force

d)

Friction

19.

The unit for force is

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

kg*m/s

d)

N

20.

Which of the following objects would have the no momentum?

a)

A large 18-wheeler truck going 70 miles per hour on the highway

b)

A large 18-wheeler truck parked on the highway

c)

A marble rolling down the hallway

d)

A marble falling off the table

21.

What is the momentum of a truck that has a mass of 100 kg is moving with a velocity of 15 m/s on the road?

a)

115 kg m/s

b)

1500 kg m/s

c)

150 kg m/s

d)

85 kg m/s

22.

Which of the following best describes an inelastic collision?

a)

a. Objects stick together, kinetic energy is conserved

b)

b. Objects bounce apart, kinetic energy is lost

c)

c. Objects stick together, kinetic energy is lost to sound or heat

d)

d. Objects bounce apart, kinetic energy is conserved

23.

Which of the following statements best describes Kepler’s 1st Law of planetary motion?

a)

Planets move in circular orbits around the Sun.

b)

The speed of a planet in orbit is constant.

c)

Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.

d)

The time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun is related to its distance from the Sun.

24.

According to Kepler’s 2nd Law, what happens as a planet moves closer to the sun in its orbit?

a)

The planet moves slower

b)

The planet moves faster

c)

The planet moves at the same speed

d)

The planet stops moving

25.

Which of the following is included in the definition of a mineral?

a)

A type of rock that formed from magma

b)

A liquid found in Earth’s crust

c)

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with definite chemical composition

d)

An organic material formed in plants

26.

What property is measured by the Mohs Scale? (Which of the following did you use a scale to compare?)

a)

Density

b)

Hardness

c)

Cleavage

d)

Magnetism

27.

What is the process called when rocks change form due to heat and pressure?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Metamorphism

d)

Sedimentation

28.

Which of the following is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity wear away and move soil and rock particle

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Metamorphism

d)

Sedimentation

29.

Which of the following layers of the earth would have the highest temperature?

a)

Inner core

b)

Outer core

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

30.

What is relative dating?

a)

A way to determine which geological time period is better

b)

A way to determine the exact age of a fossil or rock layer

c)

A way to compare fossils or rock layers to determine chronological order

d)

A way to determine the age of dinosaur fossils.

31.

Which is the correct order of age for the below diagram starting with the oldest to the youngest rock

a)

A, D, B, C, E

b)

E, D, C, B, A

c)

E, C, B, D, A

d)

A, B, C, D, E

32.

In a convergent boundary,

a)

the plates will move toward one another to form a mountain or volcano

b)

the plates will move away from one another to form a rift or valley

c)

the plates will slide past one another to cause a fault

d)

the plates will rise to a higher layer in the Earth’s crust.

33.

The energy stored in bonds of your food is an example of which of the following types of energy?

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

34.

A rubber band stretched as far as it can go is an example of which type of energy?

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Electrical energy

35.

Kinetic energy depends on which two factors?

a)

Mass and height

b)

Mass and velocity

c)

Velocity and acceleration

d)

Acceleration and force

36.

Coulomb’s Law describes the relationship between:

a)

Electric field and current

b)

Magnetic field and force

c)

Electric charges and the forces between them

d)

Energy and power

37.

Which of the following describes an magnetic field?

a)

The flow of electrons in a conductor

b)

The area around an object where magnetic forces are exerted

c)

The alignment of magnetic dipoles in a material

d)

The transformation of mechanical energy into electrical energy

38.

Which device converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?

a)

Motor

b)

Electromagnet

c)

Generator

d)

Resistor

39.

What happens when an electric current flows through a wire?

a)

It disappears.

b)

It creates a circular magnetic field around the wire.

c)

It generates a Sankey diagram.

d)

It converts energy into potential energy.

40.

Which of the following ways can kinetic energy be increased?

a)

Increasing the velocity

b)

Decreasing velocity

c)

Decreasing temperature

d)

Decreasing potential energy

41.

What causes the electric force between two charges to increase?

a)

Decreasing the magnitude of the charge of the object

b)

Increasing the distance between the charges

c)

Increasing the magnitude of the charge of the object

d)

Adding a magnetic field

42.

What type of bond will form when electrons are transferred between atoms?

a)

Metallic bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Covalent bond

d)

Ionic bond

43.

In a covalent bond between two chlorine atoms (Cl₂), how many electrons are shared?

a)

Two electrons

b)

Four electrons

c)

Six electrons

d)

Eight electrons

44.

Which compound would form an covalent bond?

a)

CH₄

b)

NaCl

c)

K2O

d)

CaBr2

45.

What is the correct name for the compound N2O5?

a)

nitrogen oxide

b)

nitrogen pentoxide

c)

dintrogen pentoxide

d)

pentnitrogen dioxide

46.

What is the correct name for Na2S?

a)

Disodium monosulfide

b)

sodium sulfur

c)

disodium sulfide

d)

sodium suflide

47.

What are the two products in a combustion reaction?

a)

Water and carbon dioxide

b)

hydrocarbon and oxygen

c)

water and a hydrocarbon

d)

Carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide

48.

In a single replacement reaction:

a)

Two compounds exchange ions

b)

One element replaces another in a compound

c)

Two elements combine

d)

A compound breaks down

49.

What happens when two objects with the opposite charges are moved towards each other?

a)

The charges will attract

b)

The charges will repel

c)

The charges will move in a circle

d)

The charges will fall apart

50.

Consider the following reaction:

4Na + O2 --> 2Na2O

How many moles of sodium oxide could be produced from 5 moles of oxygen?

a)

20 moles

b)

2.5 moles

c)

7 moles

d)

10 moles