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Chemistry Midterm Exam - Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term. 1. Anything that has mass and takes up space is called _________________.

a)

matter

b)

energy

c)

atom

d)

force

2.

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term. 2. Water dissolves most things and is called the _________________.

a)

universal solvent

b)

universal solution

c)

universal mixture

d)

universal compound

3.

Water’s attraction between itself and another thing is called _________________

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

4.

When a solid changes directly to a gas, this is called _________________

a)

sublimation

b)

condensation

c)

melting

d)

deposition

5.

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term. Bounty’s claim of being the “quicker picker upper” is due to water’s property called _________________ .

a)

capillary action

b)

surface tension

c)

adhesion

d)

cohesion

6.

Water’s density ________________ when it changes from a solid to a liquid.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

d)

becomes zero

7.

A change that alters the form or appearance of matter but does not change it into a different substance is a(n) ________________ change.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

nuclear

d)

biological

8.

A change that produces one or more new substances with different properties is a(n) ________________ change.

a)

chemical

b)

physical

c)

mechanical

d)

thermal

9.

A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom is a(n) ________________.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

positron

10.

A particle with no charge found in the nucleus of an atom is a(n) ________________.

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

positron

11.

A negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom is a(n) ________________.

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

positron

12.

The number of protons in an atom's nucleus is called the ________________ number.

a)

atomic

b)

mass

c)

neutron

d)

isotope

13.

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus is called the ________________ mass.

a)

atomic

b)

molecular

c)

isotopic

d)

elemental

14.

The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom are called ________________ electrons.

a)

valence

b)

core

c)

bonding

d)

free

15.

An atom that has gained or lost electrons and has an electric charge is called a(n) ________________.

a)

ion

b)

isotope

c)

molecule

d)

element

16.

A positively charged ion is called a(n) ________________.

a)

cation

b)

anion

c)

isotope

d)

molecule

17.

A negatively charged ion is called a(n) ________________.

a)

anion

b)

cation

c)

proton

d)

neutron

18.

A chemical bond formed when one atom transfers electrons to another atom is a(n) ________________ bond.

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

d)

hydrogen

19.

A chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons is a(n) ________________ bond.

a)

covalent

b)

ionic

c)

metallic

d)

hydrogen

20.

Elements that have full outer electron shells and rarely react are called ________________ gases.

a)

noble

b)

reactive

c)

halogen

d)

alkali