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Chapter 2- Matter, Elements, and Compounds

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

Which statement best defines matter in the context of living organisms?

a)

Anything visible to the naked eye

b)

Anything composed only of compounds

c)

Anything that contains carbon atoms

d)

Anything that has mass and takes space

2.

Which description distinguishes an element from a compound?

a)

Element contains atoms in variable ratios

b)

Compound cannot be formed from elements

c)

Compound contains only one unique atom

d)

Element cannot be broken chemically

3.

How are atoms, molecules, and cells related in the hierarchy of life?

a)

Molecules build atoms, atoms cells

b)

Cells build molecules, molecules atoms

c)

Atoms build molecules, molecules cells

d)

Atoms and cells form molecules together

4.

Which set lists the four elements that make up about 96% of living matter?

a)

Cu,Zn,Co,Ni

b)

Na,Cl,Fe,I

c)

Ca,P,K,S

d)

O,C,H,N

5.

Essential elements are best described as

a)

Required for life processes

b)

Occur only in compounds

c)

Always toxic in high doses

d)

Present only in plants

6.

Trace elements are characterized by which feature?

a)

Always harmful to organisms

b)

Required in minute quantities

c)

Make up 96 percent mass

d)

Never needed by animals

7.

Humans typically have about how many essential elements compared to plants?

a)

Humans 92, plants 92

b)

Humans 17, plants 25

c)

Humans 25, plants 17

d)

Humans 4, plants 4

8.

Which subatomic particles are found packed together in the atomic nucleus?

a)

Neutrons and electrons

b)

Protons and electrons

c)

Protons and neutrons

d)

Electrons only

9.

What charge does an electron carry?

a)

Double positive

b)

Neutral zero

c)

Negative one

d)

Positive one

10.

Which statement best describes atomic number?

a)

Average mass of isotopes

b)

Number of protons in nucleus

c)

Number of electrons in shells

d)

Sum of protons and neutrons

11.

Which subatomic particle’s mass is about 1/2,000 that of a proton or neutron?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Alpha particle

12.

What is the mass number of an atom?

a)

Number of valence electrons

b)

Total electrons present

c)

Sum of protons and neutrons

d)

Average atomic mass

13.

How do you determine the number of neutrons in an atom?

a)

Multiply protons by electrons

b)

Divide mass number by electrons

c)

Subtract atomic number from mass number

d)

Add protons and electrons

14.

Which pair correctly matches particle with electric charge?

a)

Proton

1.

Positive charge

b)

Neutron

2.

No charge

c)

Electron

3.

Negative charge

15.

What does the molecular formula H2 indicate?

a)

Hydrogen bonded to oxygen

b)

One hydrogen atom double bonded

c)

Two atoms of hydrogen present

d)

Two hydrogen molecules bonded together

16.

An ionic bond forms when

a)

Temporary charge regions attract molecules

b)

Two atoms equally share electrons

c)

One atom loses and another gains an electron

d)

Hydrogen is attracted to oxygen weakly

17.

What are the starting and ending substances called in a chemical reaction?

a)

Substrates and catalysts

b)

Reactants and products

c)

Ions and complexes

d)

Solutes and solvents

18.

Which equation summarizes the overall process of photosynthesis in plants?

a)

6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2

b)

C6H12O6 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O

c)

CO2 + O2 → H2O + glucose

d)

6 O2 + glucose → 6 CO2 + water