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8th Grade Final Chemistry Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for density?

a)

Density = Volume/Mass

b)

Density = Mass/Volume

c)

Density = Mass-Volume

d)

Density = Volume-Mass

2.

In what phase of matter are particles (atoms or molecules) spread apart, and can change shape and volume

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

None of the above

3.

Where is the atomic mass located?

a)

What is the atomic mass?

b)

Below the Elemental Symbol (O)

c)

Above the Elemental Symbol (O)

d)

What is Oxygen?

4.

How do you calculate how many Neutrons are in a Nucleus?

a)

You don't

b)

Atomic Mass/Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Number - Atomic Mass

d)

Atomic Mass - Atomic Number

5.

Where do you find the Electrons of an atom if this is a Neutral atom?

a)

Above the Elemental Symbol (O)

b)

Below the Elemental Symbol (O)

c)

What is the atomic number?

d)

What is Oxygen?

6.

What is the definition of malleability?

a)

the ability to be stretched into a thin wire

b)

the ability to be hammered into a thin sheet

c)

measure of a material's ability to conduct an electric current

d)

anything that has mass and volume

7.

What is the definition of ductility?

a)

the ability to be stretched into a thin wire

b)

the ability to be hammered into a thin sheet

c)

measure of a material's ability to conduct an electric current

d)

anything that has mass and volume

8.

Atoms of the same element always have the same number of which subatomic particle in their nucleus?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Positive Ions

d)

Valence Electrons

9.

In a neutral atom, what two subatomic particles equal each other?

a)

Neutrons and Protons

b)

Protons and Neutrons

c)

Electrons and Protons

d)

Electrons and Neutrons

10.

Who was the scientist to first organize the elements in the periodic table?

a)

Henry Moseley

b)

Mrs. Gibson

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Ms. Verploegen

11.

The periodic table was arranged by atomic mass before it was rearranged by ______________.

a)

atomic mass

b)

neutrons

c)

atomic number

d)

electrons

12.

Elements in the same column have similar properties because they have the same number of ____________________

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

valence electrons

d)

orbitals

13.

What happens to the molecules when a solid is being heated?

a)

Nothing will happen to the molecule

b)

The molecules will begin to more faster

c)

The molecules will begin to more slower

d)

The molecules will begin to increase in density

14.

The atomic number of an element tells you the atom's ____________

a)

Mass

b)

Number of neutrons and protons in a neutral atom

c)

Number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom

d)

Volume

15.

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Atom

d)

Electron

16.

How do you determine the number of orbitals an Element has?

a)

By the periods/rows

b)

By the groups/family/columns

17.

How do you determine the number of valence electrons an Element has?

a)

By the periods/rows

b)

By the groups/family/columns

18.

How are Elements similar to those in the same group on the periodic table?

a)

They have the same atomic mass

b)

They have the same number of valence electrons

c)

They have the same number of electrons

d)

They have the same number of protons

19.

What group is highlighted?

a)

Alkali

b)

Alkaline

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

20.

What group is highlighted?

a)

Alkali

b)

Alkaline

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

21.

What are columns?

a)

Periods

b)

Family/Groups

22.

What are the most reactive family of metals?

a)

Alkali

b)

Alkaline

c)

Halogen

d)

Noble Gas

23.

Valence electrons are 1-18 and are on the outer shell of an atom

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Orbital shells align with the columns of the periodic table

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What are valence electrons?

a)

All electrons

b)

Electrons on the outer orbital

c)

Electrons on the shell closest to the nucleus

d)

Victorian electrons

26.

Define Metals

a)

Elements below and to the left of the stair-step line

b)

Elements above and to the right of the stair-step line

c)

Elements touching the stair-step line

d)

Elements below the periodic table

27.

You can find the amount of shells in an element by looking at the period number

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Valence electrons can be found by looking at the column number and orbitals can be found looking at the row number

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which chemical equation supports the Law of Conservation of Matter?

a)

Fe + O2 →  Fe2O3

b)

4 HgO →  2 Hg + O2

c)

2 SnO + O2 → 3 SnO2

d)

2 Zn + SO2 →  2 ZnO + S

30.

What side is the products on?

a)

RIGHT of the arrow

b)

LEFT of the arrow

31.

What is the coefficient known as...

a)

The "big" number before the elements

b)

The small number behind the elements

32.

According to the law of conservation of mass, which of these statements is true?

a)

Matter cannot be changed at all

b)

Matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction

c)

Matter can be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.

33.

Balance this equation: Fe + O2 → Fe2O3

a)

2 Fe + 3 O2 →  Fe2O3

b)

Fe + O2 →  Fe2O3

c)

3 Fe +4 O2 →  2 Fe2O3

d)

4 Fe + 3 O2 →  2 Fe2O3

34.

What is a precipitate?

a)

2 solids turning to liquid randomly

b)

2 solids mixed together and turn into a liquid

c)

2 liquids mixed together and change color

d)

2 liquids mixed together and turn into a solid

35.

 Which of the following is NOT an indicator of a chemical reaction?

a)

Formation of a precipitate

b)

Condensation

c)

Color change

d)

Evolution of gas or heat

36.

What side is the reactants on?

a)

RIGHT of the arrow

b)

LEFT of the arrow

37.

Kool-Aid powder and water can be mixed into a delicious drink because Kool-Aid has this ability

a)

Solute

b)

Solubility

c)

Solvent

d)

Solution

38.

If you describe methane as a gas that easily catches fire, you are describing a

a)

State of matter

b)

Physical property

c)

Chemical Property

d)

Chemical formula

39.

What is the subscript known as...

a)

The "big" number before the elements

b)

The small number behind the elements

40.

Which is the best example of a pure substance?

a)

Peanuts

b)

Milk

c)

Gold

d)

Air

41.

Which best describes a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

Milk

b)

Gold

c)

Air

d)

Trail Mix

42.

How can pure substances be separated?

a)

Physical Means

b)

Chemical Means

43.

Why is a closed container important in the Law of Consevation of Mass?

a)

Closed container has nothing to do with science

b)

So expirements can explode

c)

When an expirement makes gas, the mass can be measured before and after the reaction

d)

When an expirement makes bubbles, it wont make a mess

44.

A student placed a small chip of limestone into a hydrochloric acid solution, and carbon dioxide gas was released. The formation of carbon dioxide gas provided evidence that:

a)

Only a physical change had occurred

b)

A chemical change had occurred

c)

Only a loss of mass occurred

d)

The formation of an element occurred

45.

To balance a chemical equation, you can ONLY change the __________________.

a)

Subscript

b)

Coefficient

c)

Element

d)

Compound