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Section 1: GRAPHING AND DENSITY

1. What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?
a) It proves the scientist’s conclusion
b) It’s what the scientist wants to observe
c) It controls how the variables will change
d) It is a standard for comparison
2. Which of the following is NOT part of the Scientific Method?
a) Making observations
b) Writing a scientific law
c) Drawing a conclusion
d) Forming a hypothesis
3. The independent variable on a graph can be found _______.
a) by the slope of the line
b) on the y- axis
c) on the x-axis
d) by the title of the graph
4. In which step of the scientific method is the information obtained using your senses?
a) drawing conclusions
b) analyzing data
c) making an observation
d) revising a hypothesis
5. What happens in an experiment when your data does not support the original hypothesis?
a) The hypothesis must be revised
b) The data is thrown out because it is wrong
c) The scientist starts an investigation on another topic
d) The data is altered so it fits the hypothesis
6. In the Scientific Method, an educated guess is also called
a) A fact
b) A theory
c) A hypothesis
d) A law

Use the graph below to answer the following questions

7. This is a ____ graph
a) bar
b) pie
c) circle
d) line
8. The DAY on the x-axis represents the _____
variable.
a) dependent
b) proportional
c) independent
d) unknown

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Use the graph below to answer questions # 9-11

9. A Histogram is obviously another name for a _____ graph.

a) bar
b) line
c) pie chart
d) circle
10. What is the unit used for the x-axis?
a) students
b) height
c) inches
d) number
11. What independent variable for this graph is the –
a) 55 students c) number of students
b) height d) 50-74

The graph shown below represents the density of gray tin. Please note! 1 cm3 = 1 mL

12. As the volume increases, the mass also increases.

This is a _________ proportion.
a) direct
b) inverse
c) indirect
d) logical
13. The slope of this line represent the –
a) density of the gray tin
b) the ratio of the volume to mass
c) the Δx/Δy
d) inverse proportion
14. If 100 g of tin has a volume of 20 mL, what is the density
of gray tin?
a) 120 b) 0.20 c) 2000 d) 5
Use the pictures of the “action figure” and the graduated cylinders
on the right to answer #15-17. The volumes shown are in
milliliters (ml)
15. What is the original volume of water in the first cylinder?
a) 3.2 ml
b) 3.4 ml
c) 3.6 ml
d) 3 ½ ml
16. What is the final volume after the “action figure” is submerged
in the water?
a) 5.0 ml
b) 5.1 ml
c) 5.2 ml
d) 4.2 ml
17. What is the volume of the “action figure”?
a) 1.7 ml
b) 1.8 ml
c) 1.4 ml
d) 1.6 ml

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SPEED AND ACCELERATION

18. What is the average speed of the spacecraft?

a. 3 kilometers per second
b. 1 kilometer per second
c. 12 kilometers per second
d. 5 kilometers per second

19. What is the speed of the bicycle from time=0

to time= 4 sec?
a. 80 m/s
b. 5 m/s
c. 0.2 m/s
d. 40 m/s

20. Which time period shows the object at rest?

a. 0-3 seconds
b. 3-10 seconds
c. 10-15 seconds
d. 15-17 seconds

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SPEED AND ACCELERATION

21. Motion is a change in ____.

a. time b. velocity c. speed d. position
22. The expression 5 m/s West is an example of a(n) ____.
a. speed c. position
b. acceleration d. velocity
23. A cross-country runner runs 8 km in 40 minutes. What is his average speed?
a. 0.2 km/min b. 320 km/min c. 5.0 km/min d. 2.0 km/min
24. A truck travels to and from a stone quarry that is located 2.5 km to the east. What is its displacement?
a. zero b. 5 km c. 2.5 km east d. 5.0 km east
25. A high speed train travels with an average speed of 227 km/h. The train travels for 2 hr. How far does the
train travel?
a. 45.4 km b. 113.5 km c. 8.81 km d. 454 km
26. What is the acceleration of a car that goes from 32 m/s to 96 m/s in 8.0 seconds?
a. 8 m/s/s b. -8 m/s/s c. 2.75 m/s/s d. 0.25 m/s/s
27. A car starts from rest & accelerates uniformly at 1.7 m/s/s. How long will it take the car to reach a speed of
34m/s?
a. 2 seconds b. 20 seconds c. 58 seconds d. 200 seconds
28. A horizontal line on a velocity/time graph shows ____ acceleration.
a. positive c. changing
b. negative d. zero
29. A student is a passenger in the front seat of a moving car. Which object is the best frame of reference for the
student to decide how fast the car is moving relative to the ground?
a. a person sitting in the backseat of the car.
b. a signpost on the side of the road.
c. a truck traveling in the lane next to the car.
d. the driver sitting next to the student.
30. An object rolls east at a steady speed of 12 m/s for 4.0 seconds. What distance did it travel?
a. 36 m b. 7.0 m c. 24 m d. 48 m
31. An object changing its speed from 10 m/s to 3 m/s is undergoing _____ acceleration.
a. constant b. positive c. negative d. no
32. Susie knows she runs at an average speed of 6 m/s. If it takes her 3.0 seconds to run from one end of the
hallway to the other end, what is the length of the hallway?
a. 2.0 m b. 0.5 m c. 18 m d. 0.2 m
Newton’s Laws of Motion
33. This diagram shows an object being pushed along a frictionless surface. The object accelerates at 2 m/s/s.
What was the force applied?

a. 1.00 N b. 1.5 N c. 5.0 N d. 6.0 N

34. How much force is needed to accelerate a 500.0 kg car at a rate of 3 m/s/s?
a. 15000 N b. 1500 N c. 2000 N d. 167.0 N

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Newton’s Laws of Motion

35. If you are running and you stub your toe, you fall forward. What is the BEST explanation for what happened?
a. you are clumsy b. action-reaction c. inertia d. F=ma
36. A student uses two identical balls to perform an investigation. The student throws ball A horizontally at a
height of 10 meters. At the same time another student drops Ball B from the same height without any
horizontal velocity. Neglecting air resistance, which best describes the results?
a. Ball A will hit the ground first.
b. Ball A will take twice as long to hit the ground.
c. Ball B will hit the ground first.
d. Both balls will hit the ground at the same time.
37. Two equal forces act at the same time on the same stationary object but in opposite directions. Which
statement describes the object’s motion?
a. it moves at constant speed
b. it accelerates
c. it remains stationary
d. it decelerates
38. A quarter is resting on top of an index card, which has been placed across the top of a small cup. When the
card is given a hard horizontal push to the right, what will happen?

a. the card and the quarter will move to the right, off the cup and land together.
b. the card will fall off the cup but the quarter will fall directly into the cup.
c. the card and quarter will move to the right with the quarter travelling farther.
d. the card and quarter will flip off the cup and land upside down on the table.
39. The chart shown below represents information about four different carts and the force applied to each cart.
Which cart will have the greatest amount of acceleration?
a. X
b. Z
c. W
d. Y

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Newton’s Laws of Motion

40. A book and a piece of paper, the same size, fall at different rates. How can you change the shape of the paper so it
will fall at nearly the same rate as the book?
a. opens it up like a parachute b. crush the paper tightly into a ball c. you cannot, the paper is too light
d. drop the paper first
41. Calculate the force on an object that has a mass of 12 kg and an acceleration of 4 m/s2.
a. 3 N b. 0.33 N c. 48 N d. 16 N
42. When an object falls, it is reacting to the force of ______.
a. inertia b. gravity c. centripetal d. mass times acceleration
43. You should always wear a safety belt when you are riding in a car so that if the car stops suddenly, the belt will
overcome the force of ______________________.
a. inertia b. gravity c. centripetal d. mass times acceleration
44. A student in a boat decided to go for a swim. He dove off the back of the boat, as shown in the diagram below.
The boat moved in a direction shown by the arrow. Which statement BEST explains why the boat moved in the
direction shown?

a. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

b. friction on the bottom of the boat was reduced because of the lake water
c. a body in motion tends to remain in motion
d. the acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the force applied
45. Carts A and B shown below have the same mass. Both students have a mass of 90 kg. If the student in cart A
pulls the rope, what will result?

a. Cart B will move toward stationary cart A

b. Cart B will move faster than cart A
c. Cart A will move toward stationary cart B
d. Both carts will move toward each other

46. A ball attached to a string is being swung in a clockwise circular path as shown above. Assume the string breaks
at point A. In which direction will the ball be traveling an instant later?
a. direction a c. direction c
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47. Which diagram BEST shows forces acting on an object that is sitting at rest on a table?

48. If gravity did NOT affect the path of a horizontally thrown ball, the ball would ____.
a. go straight up c. follow a curved path
b. travel horizontally d. fall straight down
Energy, Work & Power

49. In the picture above, the ice is moving without friction along the sloped surface. The kinetic energy would be
greatest at the point labeled with the letter ___.
a. W b. X c. Y d. Z
50. Using the figure above calculate the kinetic energy of the ice if its mass = 10 kg and it attains a speed of 5 m/s at
point X.
a. 125 J b. 50 J c. 500 J d. 250 J
51. An 18-kg bicycle carrying a 62-kg girl is traveling at a speed of 7 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the girl and
bicycle?
a. 1519 J b. 1960 J c. 441 J d. 7812 J
52. When a machine is used to perform a task, work output is always ___________ work input.
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Energy, Work & Power

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53. In the figure shown above the potential energy is the greatest at letter ___ and the kinetic energy is highest at
letter ____
a. X, W b. Z, Y c. W, X d. Y, Z
54. According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can change _____, but it cannot be created or destroyed
under ordinary conditions.
a. Forms b. time c. locations d. mass

55. Which ball in the figure above has the greatest potential energy? A B C D
56. Which ball in the figure above has the least potential energy? A B C D
57. A 90-kg ceiling light is suspended 4 m above the floor. What is its gravitational potential energy?
a. 360 J b. 3528 J c. 22.5 J d. 36.7 J
58. How much power is used to lift a box that weighs 50 Newton’s to a height of 10.0 m in 10 seconds?
a. 5 Watts b. 50 Watts c. 500 Watts d. 5000 Watts
59. A total of 750 J of work was done when a force of 125 N was exerted on a box to move it. How far was the box
moved?
a. 6.0 m b. 850 m c. 600 m d. 906 m
60. A student exerts a force of 500 Newton’s pushing a box 10.0 m across the floor in 4.0 seconds. How much work
does the student perform?
a. 50 J b. 1250 J c. 2000J d. 5000J
61. In which example would the amount of work done be equal to zero?
a. holding a 1000 N rock overhead
b. filing papers in a file cabinet
c. carrying a bag of groceries upstairs
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Heat and Temperature

62. A solid object at 30oC is placed inside a container of liquid at 60o

C. What most likely will be observed?
a) the temperature of the liquid will increase
b) the temperature of the solid will increase
c) the temperature of the liquid will remain the same
d) the temperature of the solid object will decrease.

E
D
* *
C
B
A * *

63. What is the boiling point of this substance?

a) 100 b) 80 c) 50 d) 20
64. Which section(s) of the graph show an increase in kinetic energy?
a) A, C, and E b) only C c) B and D d) A and B e) only D
65. Which section(s) of the graph show an increase in potential energy?
a) A, C, and E b) only C c) B and D d) A and B e) only D
66. What is the melting point, in degrees Celsius, of this substance?
a) 20 b) 90 c) 50 d) 0 e) 30
Matching-- Gaining or Losing Heat Determine whether the underlined object is:
a) gaining heat b) losing heat c) staying the same
67. You put ice into a glass of soda
68. You carry your books outside in January
69. You clap your hands at a basketball game
70. If two objects have the same mass and are at the same initial temperature, then it will take -? - to heat up the
object with the higher specific heat.
a) less energy b) less time c) the same time d) longer
71. If heat is flowing from object A to object B. For this to be true, which could be the possible temperatures of these
two objects?
a) A at 35o and B at 35o c) A at 45o and B at 40o
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72. A small piece of aluminum at a temperature of 10o C is placed in an insulated container filled with water at 95o C.
The temperature of the aluminum and the water are recorded for several hours until equilibrium is reached. The
dashed line represents the temperature of the aluminum and the solid  line represents the temperature of the
water. Which graph BEST represents the temperature of each substance over time.

73. Look at the diagrams of the 2 beakers shown above. If equal volumes of the liquids were heated to the same
temperature, which would contain the most heat? a) water b) ethyl alcohol
74. Which requires the most heat to change its temperature one degree? a) water b) ethyl alcohol
VOCABULARY MATCHING
a) temperature b) heat c) radiation d) conduction e) convection
75. the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance
76. transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
77. transfer of thermal energy by the movement of warmer or cooler fluid from one place to another
78. total kinetic energy in an object; thermal energy that flows from warmer to cooler regions.
79. transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles -from higher to lower temperatures.
Waves and the EM Spectrum
80. The energy a wave carries is measured by its ____.
a. wavelength b. amplitude c. frequency d. speed
81. For a given wave, if the frequency doubles, the wavelength ____.
a. doubles b. quadruples c. is halved d. stays the same

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Waves and the EM Spectrum

Matching Choose the correct value to complete the table below

a. 110 Hz b. 520 m/s c. 1200 Hz d. 120 m/s e. 21 m
v λ f
82. 0.5m 240 Hz
440 m/s 4m 83.
4200 m/s 84. 200 Hz
85. 2.0 m 260 Hz
600 m/s 0.5 m 86.
Matching Identify the following structures from the drawing below:
87. crest _____________
88. amplitude _________
89. wavelength ________

90. Which figure represents the wave with the highest frequency and the lowest energy?

91. Which diagram represents the wave with the MOST energy?

92. The frequency of violet light is -? - that of yellow light

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Electricity and Magnetism

93. A light bulb with a resistance of 100 ohms is plugged into a 120-volt outlet. What is the current flowing through
the bulb?
a. 0.83 ampere b. 1.2 amperes c. 20 amperes d. 220 amperes
94. What is the potential difference (voltage) in a circuit that uses 2420 W of power if 22 A of current flows into
the circuit?
a. 220 V b. 110 V c. 5 V d. 54240 V
95. A motor has a current of 2A flowing through it when it is powered with a 12-V battery. What is the power
used by the motor?
a. 0.16W b. 6 W c. 14 W d. 24 W
96. Which statement BEST explains why there could be a force of attraction between two electrically charged
objects?
a. because they have unlike charges b. because they have like charges
c. because they have the same number of protons d. because they have the same number of electrons
97. Which is the correct diagram for a parallel circuit with three light bulbs powered by a 24-V battery?

Results 98. A student coiled wire around a nail, attached both ends to a 1.5-V
battery, and attempted to lift paper clips with the nail. What is a
Number of turns of Paper clips picked
wire up valid conclusion for this investigation?
10 2 a. increasing voltage increases electromagnetic strength
20 4
30 10 b. increasing the number of turns of wire increases the electromagnetic
40 20 strength
c. increasing the number of turns of wire decreases the electromagnetic
strength
d. increasing the number of turns of wire has no effect on
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Electricity and Magnetism

A student performed an experiment to determine the 99. Which graph best describes the relationship
number of paper clips that are attracted to an between magnetism and electrical current?
electromagnet as the amount of current changes.
Data Table
Current Number of paper clips
5A 20
10 A 40
15 A 60
20 A 80

100. The diagram shows two copper spheres.

Sphere 1 is negatively charged, and Sphere 2 is
neutral. What will be the result when the two
spheres touch?
a. sphere 1 will become positively charged
b. both spheres will become negatively charged
equal to the initial charge of sphere 1
c. c) both spheres will become negatively
charged less than the initial charge of
sphere 1
d. sphere 2 will become positively charged.
101. This diagram represents a closed circuit
with three light bulbs and a 10 Volt battery. If
bulb #3 burns out in the circuit, what will most
likely happen?
a. bulb 1 and bulb 2 will continue to glow
b. bulb 1 and bulb 2 will not glow as brightly
c. bulb1 will glow, but bulb 2 will not glow
d. bulb 1 and bulb 2 will not glow

102. This diagram represents a closed

circuit. How much current flows through this
circuit?
a. 0.5 A
b. 2A
c. 18 A
d. 72 A

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Electricity and Magnetism

103. The drawing shows two uncharged
lightweight plastic balls suspended by thin,
insulating threads. Ball 1 is given a positive
charge. Ball 2 is given an equivalent negative
charge.
Which diagram best shows how the balls will react after becoming charged?

104. A series circuit has a current of 3A. The circuit contains a 12  resister. What is the voltage of the circuit?
a. 0.25 V b. 4 V c. 36 V d. 1.5 V
105. A circuit has a resistance of 6. What potential difference (or voltage) will cause a current of 2.1 A to flow in
the circuit?
a. 2.86 V b. 12.6 V c. 0.35 V d. 3.9 V
106. What is the current into a microwave oven that requires 700W of power if the voltage is 120 V?
a. 840 A b. 8400 A c. 0.17 A d. 5.83 A
Matter and Atoms
107. A chemical symbol represents the ____ of an element.
a. name b. reaction c. group d. structure
108. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called ____.
a. metalloids c. isotopes
b. metals d. radioactive elements
109. A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n) ____.
a. electron c. neutron
b. proton d. quark
110. Which diagram
represents an electrically
neutral atom?

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Matter and Atoms

111. A certain atom has 25 protons, 25 electrons, and 30 neutrons. Its mass number is
a. 30
b. 25
c. 55
d. 50
112. Which BEST describes the current model of an atom?
a. a solid sphere with electrons and protons embedded
b. a central nucleus with protons & neutrons, and electrons orbiting in levels of high probability
c. a solid sphere unique for everything that exists
d. a central nucleus containing protons and electrons orbiting in specific paths
113. How many protons are in an atom of calcium?
a. 20 Atomic Mass = 40
b. 40
c. 6 Atomic Number = 20
d. 12
114. Which distinguishes an atom of one element from an atom of another element?
a. the number of protons
b. the number of neutrons
c. the number of electrons
d. the number of neutrons and protons
115. Which accounts for most of the mass of an atom?
a. electrons
b. protons
c. neutrons and protons
d. electrons and neutrons
116. Atomic masses are usually expressed as averages due to the existence of what phenomenon?
a. radioactive decay
b. isotopes
c. electrons
d. man-made elements

118. The chart lists the densities of

various gemstones. A gemstone
has a mass of 6.24 g and a volume
of 1.98 cm3. What is the identity
of the gemstone?
a. opal
b. topaz
c. diamond
d. d. garnet

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119. This diagram shows a marble with a mass of 3.8 g that

was placed into 10 mL of water. The volume in the
cylinder shown to the left is 13 ml. What is the density
of the marble?
a. 0.38 g/cm3
b. 1.27 g/cm3
c. 2.63 g/cm3
d. 0.79 g/cm3

120. Several common metals are

listed in the chart on the right.
Assuming equal masses of each,
a cube of which metal would
have the greatest volume?
a. aluminum
b. iron
c. lead
d. silver

The Periodic Table

121. The elements shown above belong to the same -? -.

a. period b. group c. row d. energy level
122. The elements above have -? - properties.
a. opposite b. different c. nonmetallic d. similar
123. At room temperature, the elements shown above will be -? -.
a. liquids b. solids c. gases d. nonmetallic
124. The most reactive family of METALS is the ___.
a. alkali metals b. alkaline earth metals c. noble gases d. transition elements
125. An element on the left side of the periodic table will have a tendency to lose electrons and -? -
a. avoid reactions b. share electrons when reacting c. forms positive ions d. forms negative ions
126. The _____ have 7 electrons in their outer shell and will form -1 ions.
a. Alkali metals b. Halogens c. Noble Gases d. Alkaline Earth metals
127. Substances that have some metallic and some nonmetallic properties are --.
a. metal s b. metalloids c. noble gases d. nonmetals
128. Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called ____.
a. clusters b. families c. groups d. periods
129. An isotope of an element will have a different ____.
a. number of protons b. mass number c. atomic number d. number of electrons
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130. Dot diagrams are used to represent ____.

a. atomic numbers b. atomic mass c. outer level electrons d. isotopes
131. ____ and _____ are in the same group.
a. Lead and Sodium b. Oxygen and Helium c. Silver and Tin d. Tin and Lead
132. The family that has 2 electrons in their outer energy level is the ______.
a. actinides b. alkaline earth metals c. alkali metals d. halogens
133. Metals can be used as wire because they are ____.
a. ductile b. alloys c. metallic d. shiny
Bonding
Matching Complete each sentence with the choices below. Letters may be used more than once.
a) polar b) ion(s) c) formula d) covalent e) stable
134. The molecule SiO2 will most likely have ___ bonds
135. An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called a(n) _____.
136. An atom is ____ when its outer energy level is filled with electrons.
137. The bonding within a polyatomic ion is ______.
138. A(n) ___ tells which elements make up a compound and the ratios of the atoms of those elements.
139. The Noble Gases do not bond readily because their electron arrangement makes them _____.
140. A molecule that has a positive end and a negative end is a(n) ______ molecule.
141. A bond that forms between atoms when they share electrons is a(n) ________ bond.
Matching II Letters may be used more than once
a) polyatomic ion b) binary c) bond d) oxidation number e) molecules
142. A compound that is composed of only two elements is a(n) ____ compound.
143. A group of atoms with a positive or negative charge is a(n) ____.
144. The force of attraction between the ions in an ionic compound is a(n) ___.
145. Compounds that contain a(n)____ can have both ionic and covalent bonds.
146. Particles formed as a result of covalent bonding are called ____.
Chemical Reactions
147. When one element replaces another element in a compound, the reaction is a ____ reaction.
a. decomposition c. single–displacement
b. double–displacement d. synthesis
148. A chemical reaction is represented by this equation: 2 Fe2O3 4Fe + 3O2. What is the product of
this chemical reaction?
a. FeO b. F c. O2 d. Fe2O3
149. The breaking down of a substance into two or more simpler substances is ____.
a. decomposition c. a catalyst
b. displacement d. synthesis
150. Each substance to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation is a(n) ____.
a. catalyst c. reactant
b. inhibitor d. product
151. Each substance on the left side of the arrow in a chemical equation is a ____.
a. catalyst c. product
b. coefficient d. reactant
152. What type of reaction is shown in the following chemical equation: NH3 + HCl NH4Cl?
a. decomposition c. single-displacement
b. double-displacement d. synthesis

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153. Which equation represents a double replacement reaction?

a. 2 KClO3 --> 2KCl + 3 O2
b. CaBr2 + Na2CO3 --> CaCO3 + 2 NaBr
c. Zn + S --> ZnS
d. 2Li + FeBr2 --> 2 LiBr + Fe
154. How is this reaction classified? CaO + H2O --> Ca(OH)2 + heat
a. decomposition c. exothermic
b. double replacement d. endothermic
Chemical Reactions
155. What type of chemical reaction is represented by this equation? 2Li (s) + 2H2O (l) --> 2 LiOH (ag) + H2 (g)
a. decomposition c. single replacement
b. double replacement d. synthesis
156. According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of the products in a chemical reaction
compare to the mass of the reactants?
a. There is no relationship.
b. The mass of the products is greater.
c. The mass of the reactants is greater.
d. The masses are equal.
157. This is an Unbalanced equation representing a chemical reaction: HgO--> Hg + O2 Which equation is the
correctly balanced equation for the reaction?
a. HgO --> Hg + 2O2
b. 2HgO --> Hg + O2
c. 2HgO --> Hg + 2O2
d. 2HgO --> 2Hg + O2
158. Which is the correctly balanced equation?
a. Cl2 + 2NaI --> 2 NaCl + I2
b. Cl2 + 2 NaI --> NaCl + 2I2
c. Cl2 + NaI --> NaCl + I2
d. 2Cl2 + NaI --> 2NaCl + I2

159. Which letter above represents the yield sign? a) H b) F c) G d) D

160. In the figure above, the letters H , G, and --?-- represent physical state symbols.
161. Which letter in the figure above represents a coefficient?

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Solutions

162. A(n) _____ solution is a mixture in which the solvent has dissolved all the solute it can at a given
temperature
a. saturated
b. unsaturated
c. supersaturated
d. concentrated
163. Solute may settle out of a solution that is _____.
a. unsaturated
b. saturated
c. supersaturated
d. miscible
164. An example of a solution is ___
a. Salt in water
b. Sand in water
c. Milk
d. Whipped Cream
165. In a solution the substance that is being dissolved is called the___
a. Solvent
b. Emulsifier
c. Solute
d. Filtrate
166. What is one property of a suspension that is different from that of a solution or a colloid?
a. If left to rest, the particles of a suspension will settle out.
b. The particles of a suspension reflect light.
c. A suspension is always clear
d. Suspensions are colorless
167. In any solution, the solvent is
a) water
b) a liquid
c) the substance that dissolves other materials
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Use the graph above to answer the following questions

168. 60 grams of KCl are dissolved at 70° Celsius. This solution can be classified as _____.
a. unsaturated
b. saturated
c. supersaturated
d. dilute
169. How many grams of NaCl would be needed to make a saturated solution at 100°C?
a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50
170. What solute would make a saturated solution with 70 g at 45°C?
a. KClO3
b. KNO3
c. KCl
d. NH3
Atoms
171. The subatomic particle(s) found in the nucleus of an atom are
a. protons
b. electrons
c. protons and neutrons
d. protons and electrons

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172. Atoms consist of a positively charged center called a(n) _________

a. Proton
b. Neutron
c. Electron
d. Nucleus
173. The negatively charged particles outside the nucleus of an atom are __________
a. Extracellular
b. neutrons
c. quarks
d. electrons
Relative mass

174. How do the atoms of carbon-12 and carbon-14 differ?

a. atomic number
b. number of protons
c. number of electrons
d. number of neutrons
175. Chlorine has two naturally occurring isotopes—chlorine-35 and chlorine-37. The atomic mass of
naturally occurring chlorine is 35.45. Which statement is correct?
a. Chlorine-35 is more abundant
b. Chlorine-35 and Chlorine-37 are equally abundant
c. Chlorine 36 is more abundant
d. Chlorine-37 is more abundant
176. What is the mass number of an atom with 14 protons, 14 electrons, and 16 neutrons?
1. 14
2. 44
3. 16
4. 30

177. The atomic mass of an element is __________ of that element

a. the number of electrons in each atom
b. the number of protons plus the number of neutrons of an atom
c. the average mass of an atom
d. the number of protons in each atom
178. How many neutrons are in an atom of Pu-246?
a. 94
Atomic Mass = 246
b. 150
c. 152 Atomic Number = 94
d. 246
Acids and Bases
179. What is produced when an acid dissolves in water?
a. hydroxide ions (OH–)
b. a salt
c. hydronium ions (H3O+)
d. a base
180. Which of the following correctly describes acids?
a. They are proton acceptors
b. They taste bitter
c. They are used to make soaps
d. They react with metals
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181. What products are formed in a neutralization reaction?

a. water and a proton
b. a base and a salt
c. an acid and a base
d. water and a salt
Nuclear Chemistry Practice Sheet

182. Beta Decay

234
Th

90

183. Alpha Decay

238
Pa

91

184. Gamma Decay

220
Rn
___________________ + ____________________ + _____________

86

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