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Elements and Compounds

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DIFFERENT kinds of atoms chemically combine to form a pure substance called

a)
Mixture
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Substance
2.
This contains a variety elements and compounds that ARE NOT chemically combined.
a)
Water
b)
Mixture
c)
Elements
d)
Compounds
3.
Which of the following is an element?
a)
Sugar
b)
Salt
c)
Water
d)
Oxygen
4.

This is made up of one or more of the SAME kind of atom

a)

Element

b)

Mixture

c)

Compound

d)

Matter

5.
A pure substance...
a)
is an element or a compound
b)
is an element or a mixture
c)
is a compound or a mixture
d)
is a mixture
6.
A pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical or physical means.  
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
d)
Chemical
7.
A compound is made of ________ atoms. 
a)
big 
b)
similar 
c)
different 
8.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
9.
Salt water boils and the water completely evaporates, salt (NaCl) is left in the bottom of the beaker. Which of the following is left in the beaker?
a)
Compound
b)
Element
c)
Mixture
d)
None of the Above
10.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements
d)
mixture of compounds
11.
When elements form mixtures, the elements keep their original properties. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.

In the diagrams provided, the circles of different colors represent the atoms of different elements. Which diagram represents a mixture?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

13.

Beatriz wants to make a mixture out of her bowl of blueberries. Which of the following would turn her bowl of blueberries into a mixture?

a)

adding more blueberries to the bowl

b)

adding raspberries to the bowl

c)

cutting up the blueberries

d)

mashing the blueberries

14.
NaHCO3 is an example of —
a)
an abbreviation
b)
a compound
c)
a mixture
d)
an element
15.

Which statement identifies why oxygen is classified as a pure substance and air is classified as a mixture?

a)

Oxygen is more reactive than air.

b)

Oxygen has a higher density than air.

c)

Oxygen goes under a phase change, whereas air is always a gas.

d)

Oxygen contains only one substance, but air contains several substances.

16.
This diagram represents a _____.
a)
pure substance that is a compound
b)
mixture of elements
c)
pure substance that is an element
d)
mixture of compounds
17.
This diagram represents a _____.
a)
pure substance that is a compound
b)
mixture of elements
c)
pure substance that is an element
d)
mixture of compounds
18.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of compound and element
d)
Mixture of elements
19.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of compound and element
d)
Mixture of two elements
20.

Represented by a chemical symbol on the Periodic Table

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

d)

Impure substance

21.

Represented by a chemical formula

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

22.

A combination of different substances that can be easily (physically) separated is

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

d)

pure substance

23.

Which of these are elements?

a)

Air (O2 and N2 and H2O and CO2)

b)

Ge

c)

N2

d)

CO2

24.

Salt water (NaCl, H2O) is a(n)-

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

25.

What's the smallest particle of an element?

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

compound

d)

proton

26.

What's the smallest particle of a compound?

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

element

d)

proton

27.

A pure substance that is formed from chemically combining atoms of two or more elements

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

28.

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by chemical of physical changes.

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture