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corrosion and rusting

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is corrosion?
a)
The release of oxygen
b)
Breakdown of a metal
2.
Is this an example of corrosion?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.

Rusting is a _____________ process.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Physical

4.

Rusting is a special term, given to the corrosion metal is... .

a)

Au

b)

Pt

c)

Fe

d)

Ag

5.

What two things cause Iron to Rust ?

a)

Air and Oxygen

b)

Oxygen and Water

c)

Water and Carbon dioxide

d)

Carbon dioxide and Air

6.
Which of the following metals is very unreactive and unlikely to corrode. 
a)
Copper
b)
Gold
c)
sodium
d)
Potassium
7.
Which of the following metals is not attacked by the environment
a)
Copper
b)
Gold
8.

Corrosion is ....

a)

fast reaction

b)

oxidation of metal surface

c)

useful reaction

d)

Reaction of metal and water

9.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
10.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
11.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
12.

A corrosion reaction is a chemical reaction that happens .....................................

a)

inside the metal

b)

on the surface of a metal

13.

Carbon burns in a good supply of oxygen to form carbon dioxide

(a)  

14.

Magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide

(a)  

15.
Another term for burning is
a)
Fire triangle
b)
Magnesium oxide
c)
Combustion
d)
Bustion
16.

In this chemical reaction, which is the product/s?

Magnesium + Oxygen --> Magnesium oxide

a)

magnesium

b)

magnesium and oxygen

c)

magnesium oxide

d)

oxygen

17.

What does a fuel need in order to burn?

a)

fuel

b)

electricity

c)

oxygen

d)

hydrogen

18.

Hydrocarbons are fuels containing only:

a)

carbon and oxygen

b)

carbon and hydrogen

c)

carbon dioxide and hydrogen

d)

hydrogen and nitrogen

19.
Which of the following is the product of the reaction of aluminium and oxygen?
a)
aluminium oxide.
b)
metal oxide
c)
aluminium ore
d)
aluminium and oxygen
20.

What is the scientific term given when something burns?

a)

a fuel

b)

flammable

c)

combustion

d)

heating