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metal and water year 8

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of the following metals reacts most vigorously with cold water?
a)
Sodium
b)
Magnesium
c)
Copper
d)
Zinc
2.
Which metal is more reactive than calcium?
a)
magnesium
b)
potassium
c)
silver
d)
aluminum
3.
Metals that react quickly/strongly with water and acids are called?
a)
Reactive
b)
Unreactive
c)
Dangerous
d)
Corrosive
4.
What are the reactants for the reaction of metal with water?
Metal + water ---> metal hydroxide + hydrogen
a)
Metal
b)
Water
c)
Metal and water
d)
Metal hydroxide and hydrogen
5.
What are the products for the reaction of metal with water?
Metal + water ---> metal hydroxide + hydrogen
a)
Metal
b)
Water
c)
Metal and water
d)
Metal hydroxide and water
6.
How can you tell that a metal is reacting with water?
a)
Colour change
b)
Bright light
c)
Fizzing
d)
It gets colder
7.
How can you test to show that when a metal reacts with water, hydrogen gas is produced?
a)
Relights a glowing splint
b)
A lit splint produces a squeaky pop
c)
Puts out a burning splint
d)
Is cold to the touch
8.
What metal hydroxide is produced when magnesium reacts with water?
a)
Copper hydroxide
b)
Magnesium oxide
c)
Magnesium
d)
Magnesium hydroxide
9.
What gas is always produced when a metal reacts with water?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Carbon monoxide
10.
What gas is produced when sodium reacts with water?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Water vapour
11.
Which of the following is the most reactive in water?
a)
Lithium
b)
Sodium
c)
Potassium
12.
What is formed when sodium reacts with water?
a)
sodium oxide and hydrogen
b)
sodium hydroxide and hydrogen
c)
sodium hydroxide and oxygen
d)
sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide
13.
When metal reacts with liquid water the products are...
a)
metal hydroxide and oxygen gas
b)
metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas
c)
metal oxide and oxygen gas
d)
metal oxide and hydrogen gas
14.
Which gas gives out a 'squeaky pop' when a lit splint is placed in it?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
nitrogen
15.

(a)   + Water -> Sodium Hydroxide + Hydrogen

16.

What happens when gold reacts with cold water?

a)

the gold will melt

b)

the gold will turn into light yellow

c)

nothing, the gold can't react with cold water

17.

Which is the correct word equation for calcium reacting with water?

a)

calcium + water --> calcium + oxygen + hydrogen

b)

calcium + water --> calcium hydroxide + hydrogen

c)

calcium hydroxide + hydrogen --> calcium + water

d)

calcium + water --> calcium oxide + hydrogen

18.

Which of the following sets of reactants would result actually result in NO REACTION?

a)

lithium + water --> no reaction

b)

calcium + water --> no reaction

c)

iron + water --> no reaction

d)

gold + water --> no reaction

19.

Magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide

(a)  

20.

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

(a)  

21.
Another term for burning is
a)
Fire triangle
b)
Magnesium oxide
c)
Combustion
d)
Bustion
22.

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

Magnesium + Oxygen --> Magnesium oxide

a)

magnesium

b)

magnesium and oxygen

c)

magnesium oxide

d)

oxygen

23.

What does a fuel need in order to burn?

a)

fuel

b)

electricity

c)

oxygen

d)

hydrogen

24.

Hydrocarbons are fuels containing only:

a)

carbon and oxygen

b)

carbon and hydrogen

c)

carbon dioxide and hydrogen

d)

hydrogen and nitrogen

25.

What is the scientific term given when something burns?

a)

a fuel

b)

flammable

c)

combustion

d)

heating

26.
How are metal oxides formed?
a)
When metals react with oxide.
b)
When metals react with water.
c)
When metals react with air.
d)
When metals react with oxygen.
27.
Which of the following reactions produces calcium oxide?
a)
calcium and oxide
b)
calcium and water
c)
calcium and air
d)
calcium and oxygen