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8th Grade SOL Review - Unit 1-6

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the definition, unit, and tool to each vocab word

Categorize the following

Amount of matter in an object

Measured in Grams (g) or (kg)

Use a balance / scale to measure it

Amount of gravity pulling down

Measured in Newtons (N)

Use a spring scale to measure it

Amount of space an object takes up

Measured in Liters (mL) or (L)

Use a graduated cylinder to measure it

Mass
Volume
Weight
2.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Observation with your senses

Blue, round, and rough

Describes how the object will react

A change that does not alter the identity

Ripping a paper, melting ice cream, and dissolving salt in water

A reaction that results in a new substance

The acid and base reacted to form salt

New compounds are formed

Melting point

Can form bubbles and can react with water

Magnetism

Conductive

Density - Sinks or floats

Shiny

Can form bubbles

Rust forming on iron

Burning wood to ash

pH level, conductivity, and flammability

Chopping vegetables

Physical Property
Chemical Property
Physical Change
Chemical Change
3.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Slow / vibrate in place

Close together

medium speed

medium distance

Fast atoms

Far apart

particles slide past one another

definite shape and volume

Ice

Water

Steam / Vapor

Solid
Liquid
Gas
4.

Match the following

a)

1.

Solid turning into a liquid

b)

2.

Liquid turning into a gas

c)

3.

Liquid turning into a solid

5.

Organize these options into the right categories

6.

What is incorrect about the Bohr model of the atom?

a)

Electrons do NOT travel along defined paths. Electrons travel randomly in the cloud.

b)

Protons are NOT found in the nucleus of the atom. Instead they are in the orbit.

7.

Match the following

a)

Hypothesis

1.

Testable prediction

b)

Theory

2.

An explanation of why or how

c)

Law

3.

Describes observed pattern / mathematics

8.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Positively charged

Found in the Nucleus with Neutrons

Found in the Nucleus with protons

Neutrally charged

The same size as a proton

Found in the cloud / outside of the nucleus

Negatively charged

Smaller than a proton

With protons, make up the mass of the atom

0 amu (mass)

1 amu (mass) just like the neutron

Proton
Neutrons
Electron
9.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

One type of atom

2 or more types of atoms BONDED together

Chemically combine and separate through a chemical reaction

Physically combine and separate

2 or more elements or compounds physically MIXED together

Can be separated by physical properties

Hydrogen (H)

Water (H2O)

Saltwater H2O AND NaCl mixed and separated by boiling

Element
Compound
Mixture
10.

Determine what each container contains

11.

Nitrogen is in (a)   group

12.

Nitrogen is in (a)   period

13.

What element has 4 protons?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Be (Berrylium)

c)

Hydrogen (H)

d)

Ar (Argon)

14.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Shiny

Good conductor of heat and electricity

Most are solids

Most are gases

Bad conductor of heat and electricity

Dull

Semi-conductor

Okay at conducting heat and electricity

Wire used to transport electrons

Plastic coating around wire, so you don't get shocked when you touch it

Used in technology, so you don't burn your hands, but it lets electrons move

Can be dull or shiny

Ductile and malleable

Brittle

Can be ductile or brittle

Gold, Silver, and Aluminum

Chlorine and Neon

Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
15.

Match the following

a)

Ion

1.

Atom with a charge + or -

b)

Isotope

2.

Same element different # of neutrons

c)

Mass of an atom

3.

Protons (1 amu) plus Neutrons
(1 amu)

16.

Elements in the same ____ have similar properties

a)

Period

b)

Group

17.

Elements in the same ____ share the same number of energy levels (number of orbits)

a)

Period

b)

Group

18.

Label the element square

19.

What is the mass of the atom with the atomic number of 6, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons?

a)

12
(Protons + Neutrons)

b)

18
(Protons + Neutrons + Electrons)

c)

6

(Neutrons only)

20.

Describe Methane gas

a)

1 Hydrogen and 4 Carbon

b)

1 Carbon and 4 Hydrogen

c)

2 Oxygen and 1 Hydrogen

21.

Label the periodic table

22.

Which is the balanced equation?

a)

3H2 + O2 -> 2H2O2

b)

2H2 + 2O2 -> H2O2

c)

H2 + O2 -> H2O

d)

2H2 + O2 -> 2H2O

23.

A reaction occurred and the substances are hot, increasing in temperature and releasing heat.

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

24.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Between a metal and nonmetal

Electrons are transferred

Between ions (atoms with a charge)

Between 2 nonmetals (or metalloid and nonmetal)

Electrons are shared

The stronger type of bond

Ionic Bond
Covalent Bond
25.

Why atoms bond

a)

To become chemically stable

b)

To become isotopes

26.

Label the sides of the chemical equation

27.

What happens to the mass during a chemical reaction?

a)

Mass stays the same because the same amount of each element is present, just in a different compound

b)

Mass changes because a chemical reaction makes something entirely new out of nowhere

28.

Organize these options into the right categories

a)

1.

Chemical Energy

b)

2.

Radiant Energy

c)

3.

Electrical Energy

d)

4.

Nuclear Energy

e)

5.

Mechanical Energy

29.

Organize these options into the right categories

a)

1.

Mechanical Energy

b)

2.

Chemical Energy

c)

3.

Thermal Energy

30.

Match the following

a)

Absolute Zero

1.

Lowest possible temperature

b)

Kelvin Scale

2.

0o is at absolute zero

c)

Celsius

3.

Water melts at 0o and boils at 100o

31.

What is the energy transformation?

Light --> Moving fans --> Hot

a)

Radiant --> Mechanical --> Thermal

b)

Nuclear --> Chemical --> Electrical

32.
Question Image

Observe the heating curve of iron to answer match the tiles

a)

Melting point of iron

1.

1500 oC

b)

Boiling point of iron

2.

2800 oC

c)

Temperature during a phase change

3.

Stays the same

33.

Match the following

a)

1.

Conduction

b)

2.

Convection

c)

3.

Radiation

34.

Which is nonrenewable?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Hydropower

35.

Nuclear waste is bad because it creates _____ and is a _____ resource.

Nuclear waste is good because only a few powerplants make _____.

4 lines
36.

Organize these options into the right categories

a)

1.

Acceleration

b)

2.

Constant speed

c)

3.

Not moving

37.

How is speed and velocity different?

a)

Velocity has a direction

b)

Speed is always constant

38.

Why does an object eventually come to rest?

a)

Friction

b)

Not enough power

39.

Match the following images to Newton's Laws of Motion

a)

1.

1st Law

b)

2.

2nd Law

c)

3.

3rd Law

40.

Solve the acceleration problem.

Acceleration = (Final Velocity - Initial Velocity) / Time

Final velocity = 50 m/s south

Initial velocity = 10 m/s south

Time = 4 s

a)

100 m/s2

b)

10 m/s2

c)

40 m/s2