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1. WaterpuddlesonasidewalkevaporatewhentheSunheatsthewater.Whichofthesebestdescribeswhat
ishappeningasthewaterevaporates?
A. Waterchangesphaseasitreleasesheattotheenvironment.
B. Waterboilsasitabsorbsenergyfromthesidewalk.
C. WaterbecomesagasasitabsorbsenergyfromtheSun.
D. Waterevaporatesasitsthermalenergyistransferredtotheair.

2. Whichofthesewouldbethebestrepresentationoftheparticlesinasolidmaterial?
A. Thefootballplayersplayingonthefield.
B. Theplanesflyingoverthefootballstadium.
C. Thespectatorssittingintheirseatsatthefootballstadium.
D. Thespectatorsarrivingatthefootballstadiumandmovingtotheirseats.

3. Astudentmixessaltandwaterinabeakertoformasolution.Whatpropertiesofthesubstanceswould
allowthestudenttothenseparatethecomponents?
A. densities
B. particlesizes
C. boilingpoints
D. electricalconductivity

4. Whichactionwillcausesugartoformanewsubstance?
A. cookingsugaronastove
B. pouringsugarthroughascreen
C. dissolvingasugarcubeinwater
D. crushingasugarcubeintopieces

5. Gasescanbeeasilycompressedandareabletoexpandtofilltheircontainers.Thesedescriptionsofgases
areexamplesof
A. changesinstate.
B. statesofmatter.
C. propertiesofmatter.
D. changesinproperties.

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6. Anexperimentwasconductedusingrodsmadeofdifferentmaterials.Adropofwaxwasplacedoneachof
therods.Therodwasthenplacedintheflameofacandle.Thetimeittookforthewaxtomeltwasrecorded
inthetable.
Whichlistshowsthecorrectorderofthesubstancesfromthemosttoleastefficientatconductingheat?
A. glass,aluminum,iron,copper
B. copper,aluminum,iron,glass
C. copper,iron,aluminum,glass
D. aluminum,copper,glass,iron

7. Theboilingpointofnitrogenis196C.Whatstatesofmatterareinvolvedwhennitrogenboils?
A. solidtogas
B. liquidtogas
C. liquidtosolid
D. gastoliquid

8. Agroupofstudentsisinvestigatingtwosubstancestodeterminewhichistablesaltandwhichistable
sugar.Howwouldthestudentsbestidentifyeachsubstance?
A. bynoticingiftheydissolveinwater
B. bystudyingthecolorofthesubstance
C. byobservingiftheysticktoasurface
D. byexaminingtheshapeofthecrystal

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9. Theelectrondotdiagramsofcalciumandmagnesiumareshown.
Bothelementshavethesamenumberofvalenceelectrons.Inwhatotherwayaretheseelementsthe
same?
A. Bothelementshavethesameatomicmass.
B. Bothelementshavethesameatomicnumber.
C. Bothelementsareinthesamegroupontheperiodictable.
D. Bothelementsareinthesameperiodontheperiodictable.

10. AswatercoolstoatemperatureofzerodegreesCelsiusandformsice,watermoleculestendto
A. movefartherapart.
B. vibraterapidly.
C. flowmorerandomly.
D. graduallyexpand.

11. Physicalandchemicalpropertiesarelistedbelow.
1.malleable
2.brittle
3.highlycombustible
4.hasfreeelectrons
Whichtwoofthesepropertiesapplytomostelementsthatconductheat?
A. 1and3
B. 1and4
C. 2and3
D. 2and4

12. Duringwhichchangeofstatedotheparticlesofasubstancemovefrombeingtightlypackedtogetherto
havingmorefreedomofmovement?
A. asolidbecomingaliquid
B. agasbecomingasolid
C. agasbecomingaliquid
D. aliquidbecomingasolid

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13. TheVenndiagramcomparessolidsandliquids.
Whichlabeledstatementinthediagramisanincorrectentry?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

14. Astudentobservesasubstancethatishighlyreflectiveandabletoconductelectricity.Thesubstancealso
hasahighmeltingpoint.Whichisthemostlikelyclassificationforthissubstance?
A. salt
B. glass
C. metal
D. plastic

15. Whichoftheseisachemicalpropertyofamaterial?
A. density
B. flammability
C. color
D. brittleness

16. Whichoftheseisacharacteristicofthemetalgold?
A. brittle
B. lighterthanwater
C. magnetic
D. harderthanadiamond

17. Astudentisgivenaliquidcompoundinabeaker.Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytodescribethis
liquidcompound?
A. definiteshape,indefinitevolume
B. indefiniteshape,indefinitevolume
C. definiteshape,definitevolume
D. indefiniteshape,definitevolume

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18. Inthereactionshown,ironreactswithwatertoformironoxide andhydrogengas

Whichofthesebestdescribestheiron(Fe)reactant?
A. molecule
B. ion
C. compound
D. element

19. Panningforgoldwasthemostcommonformofgoldmining.Minerswouldspinsandfromthewaterinapan
untilthegoldpieceswereseparatedfromothersediments.Thegoldpieceswouldfalltothebottomofthe
paninthewater.
Whichpropertyofgoldbestmakespanningpossible?
A. texture
B. density
C. mass
D. volume

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20. Potassiumisaveryreactivemetalanddoesnotoccurfreeinnature.Adiagramofapotassiumatomis
shown.
Whichelementwillhavepropertiesmostsimilartothoseofpotassium?
A. argon
B. chlorine
C. phosphorous
D. sodium

21. Whyarealloysofmetalsusedformoreapplicationsthanpuremetallicelements?
A. Alloysaregenerallystrongerandlessreactive.
B. Mostmetalscannotbefoundnaturallyinpureform.
C. Alloysgenerallycostlesstoproducethanpuremetals.
D. Alloysaregenerallysofterandeasiertoworkthanpureelements.

22. Propane isagasatroomtemperature.Whichstatementbestdescribesthephysicalcharacteristics

ofasampleofpropaneatroomtemperature?
A. Ithasadefinitevolumeandtakestheshapeofitscontainer.
B. Ithasanindefinitevolumeandtakestheshapeofitscontainer.
C. Ithasadefinitevolume,anditsshapeisindependentofitscontainer.
D. Ithasanindefinitevolume,anditsshapeisindependentofitscontainer.

23. Whichfactaboutwaterisanexampleofachemicalproperty?
A. Waterexpandswhenitfreezes.
B. Theboilingpointofwateris100C.
C. Watercanseparateintohydrogenandoxygen.
D. Thedensityofwaterisgreaterthanthedensityofice.

24. Whichchangeinthestateofwaterparticlescausestheparticlestobecomearrangedinafixedposition?
A. boiling
B. melting
C. freezing
D. evaporating

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25. Thefollowingisawarninglabelfoundonacontainer.
Whichofthepropertieslistedwouldbeconsideredachemicalpropertyoftheliquidinthecontainer?
A. redcolor
B. transparent
C. combustible
D. freezingpoint

26. Hydrogengasandoxygengascombinetoformwater.Whichwouldbeamoreconcisewayofexpressing
whathappensinthischemicalreaction?
A. writeachemicalformula
B. writeachemicalequation
C. describetherearrangementoftheatoms
D. describetheprocedureforcreatingthischange

27. Thechemicalformulaforwateris Whatdoestheformulashowabouteachelementinthecompound?

A. thenumberofvalenceelectrons
B. thechargeofthecompound
C. themassofprotonsineachatom
D. thenumberofatomsofeachelement

28. Neon(Ne),argon(Ar),andkrypton(Kr)areinthesamecolumnonthePeriodicTableoftheElements.What
characteristicdotheseelementshaveincommon?
A. atomicmass
B. negativeelectricalcharge
C. numberofneutrons
D. fullvalenceelectronshells

29. TwoelementsinthesamegrouponthePeriodicTableoftheElementsaremostsimilarintheir
A. atomicmass.
B. numberofprotons.
C. atomicsize.
D. chemicalreactivity.

30. Whatarethenamesoftheproductsinthechemicalequationshownbelow?
A. hydrochloricacidandsodiumcarbonate
B. sodiumchloride,carbondioxide,andwater
C. hydrogenchlorideandsodiumbicarbonate
D. sodiumchloride,carbonmonoxide,anddihydrogenoxide

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31. Elementswiththesamevalenceelectronconfigurationcanbeexpectedtohavesimilar
A. atomicmass.
B. chemicalreactivity.
C. numbersofprotons.
D. numbersofelectrons.

32. Thediagramshowsachemicalreactionthatoccursbetweenhydrogenandoxygen.
Whichscientificlawisbestdemonstratedbythereactionshowninthediagram?
A. lawofangularmomentum
B. lawofuniversalgravitation
C. lawofconservationofmass
D. lawofconservationofenergy

33. Asolutiondoesnotaffectredlitmuspaperbutitturnsbluelitmuspaperred.Whattypeofcompoundwas
addedtowatertoformthesolution?
A. salt
B. acid
C. base
D. alcohol

34. Usethechemicalequationtoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
Whattypeofreactionoccurswhencarbondioxideisformedfromcarbonandoxygen?
A. synthesis
B. decomposition
C. singledisplacement
D. doubledisplacement

35. Nitrogenhasfivevalenceelectrons.Forthisreason,itoftenbondstogainthreeelectrons.Basedonthe
arrangementoftheelementsintheperiodictable,whichotherelementmostlikelyshowssimilarbehavior?
A. neon
B. carbon
C. oxygen
D. phosphorus

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36. Thetendencyofanelementtoreactchemicallyiscloselyrelatedto
A. thenumberofvalenceelectrons.
B. theratioofprotonstoneutrons.
C. howtightlyatomsarepacked.
D. thenumberofneutronsinatoms.

37. Whichoftheseisadecompositionreaction?
A.
B.
C.
D.

38. Livingplantsperformphotosynthesis,accordingtothisreaction.
Whatremainsthesamethroughoutthephotosyntheticprocess?
A. thetypesofatomspresent
B. thetypesofmoleculespresent
C. thearrangementofthechemicalbonds
D. theamountofenergystoredinthemolecules

39. Nitricacidcanoxidizeiron(II)ionstoiron(III)ionsbythefollowingreaction.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Whatisthecoefficientforwateraftertheequationisbalanced?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

40. Strontium,barium,andradiumaregroupedtogetheronthePeriodicTableoftheElementsbecausetheyall
have
A. abrightsilverandwhitecoloring.
B. similarelectronconfigurations.
C. strongradioactiveproperties.
D. fewornostableisotopes.

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41. Inthelate1700s,AntoineLavoisierperformedaseriesofexperimentstofindoutwhathappenedwhena
substanceburned.Ineachexperiment,heobservedthattheweightofacontaineranditscontentswasthe
sameattheendoftheexperimentasithadbeeninthebeginning.Theseobservationsledhimtopropose
thelawof
A. combustion.
B. fixedproportions.
C. conservationofmass.
D. conservationofenergy.

42. Alkalineearthmetalsarenotfoundintheirfreestateinnature.Theirelectronconfigurationscontaintwo
outerelectrons.Becausetheyeasilygiveupthesetwoouterelectrons,whattypeofbonddotheytypically
form?
A. covalent
B. hydrogen
C. ionic
D. metallic

43. Sodiumbicarbonate willneutralizestomachacid(HCl)inadoublereplacementreactionas

follows:
Whatistheproductnecessarytomakethisreactioncomplete?
A.
B.
C.
D.

44. Theunbalancedequationbelowshowsthecombustionofmethane.
Whichseriesofnumbersrepresentsthecoefficientsnecessarytobalancetheequation?
A. 2,2,1,4
B. 1,1,1,2
C. 1,2,1,2
D. 0,3,2,2

45. Fluorineisanelementfoundinitspureformasadiatomicgasmolecule, Itisplacedasfollowsonthe

periodictable.
O F Ne
S Cl Ar
Whichelementmostlikelyformsthesamekindofgasmolecule?
A. neon
B. argon
C. sulfur
D. chlorine

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46. Carbonhasasignificantroleinthechemistryoflivingorganismsbecauseittendstoformfourbondswith
otheratoms.Whichbestexplainstheabilityofcarbontoformthesebonds?
A. 4valenceprotons
B. 4valenceelectrons
C. 6totalprotons
D. 6totalelectrons

47. Theelementcesium,Cs,isanalkalimetal.Whichchemicalformularepresentsacesiumcompoundthatis
likelytoexist?
A.
B.
C.
D.

48. Astudentstudyingthecharacteristicsoftheelementlithium(Li)observedthatitreactswithwater
Basedonthisinformation,thestudenthypothesizedthatsodium(Na)wouldalsoreactwithwater.Which
informationabouttheelementssupportsthishypothesis?
A. Sodiumandlithiumarebothmetals.
B. Sodiumisnearlithiumintheperiodictable.
C. Sodiumhasthesamevalenceelectronstructureaslithium.
D. Sodiumandlithiumarebothsolidsatroomtemperature.

49. ThePeriodicTableoftheElementsorganizeselementsaccordingtotheirproperties.Asectionofthe
periodictableisshown.
Whichsetofelementsbelowisthemostsimilarinchemicalbehavior?
A. H,Be,Sc
B. Fr,Ra,Rf
C. Ti,V,Cr
D. Be,Ca,Ra

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50. Whatcompoundisformedwhenthesoftputtylikemetalsodium(Na)reactswiththegreencolored
poisonousgaschlorine( )?
A. sugar
B. tablesalt
C. sulfuricacid
D. sodiumhydroxide

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