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1st Semester Review 2010



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Atoms of different elements have different numbers of protons.
 

 2. 

In an atom, an electron that is close to the nucleus is on the highest energy level.
 

 3. 

To become more stable, an atom that has two electrons in its outer energy level will gain two electrons.
 

 4. 

It is easier to remove an electron from the outer energy level than from one closer to the nucleus.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 5. 

Popeye wanted to test out the effects of new brands of spinach on his triplet sons. One son will be given lettuce which is known to have no effect on muscle growth. The second son will be given Kuner’s spinach. The third son will be given Del Monte Spinach. The table below shows the data that Popeye collected after his sons were fed for 1 month.
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What was the independent variable (s) in this experiment?
a.
Bicep circumference
c.
Types of Spinach
b.
Time
d.
Popeye’s sons
 

 6. 

According to the Popeye passage above, what was the dependent variable in this experiment?
a.
Bicep circumference
c.
Types of Spinach
b.
Time
d.
Popeye’s sons
 

 7. 

According to the Popeye passage above, what was the control in this experiment?
a.
Bicep circumference
c.
Types of Spinach
b.
Lettuce
d.
Popeye’s sons
 

 8. 

According to the Popeye passage above, what conclusion can be made from this experiment?
a.
Spinach does not make biceps grow.
c.
Kuner’s spinach makes biceps grow the fastest.
b.
Del Monte spinach makes biceps row the fastest.
d.
Chopped lettuce makes biceps grow the fastest.
 

 9. 

According to the Popeye passage above, what would be the best tool for Popeye to use when measuring his son’s bicep circumference?
a.
Graduated Cylinder
c.
Thermometer
b.
Triple Beam Balance
d.
Measuring tape or string
 

 10. 

Latisha wanted to know which of her favorite sodas had the most sugar.  She compared the nutrition labels of her five favorite sodas.  Below is a graph she created representing her data.
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Which soda should Latisha drink if she wants to reduce her sugar intake?
a.
Coke
d.
Dr. Pepper
b.
Mountain Dew
e.
Pepsi
c.
Ginger Ale
 

 11. 

According to the graph above, what is the approximate difference in grams between the highest and lowest sugared soda?
a.
20 g
d.
35 g
b.
25 g
e.
40 g
c.
30 g
 

 12. 

According to the graph above, What type of graph is represented above?
a.
Pie graph
d.
Bar graph
b.
Line graph
e.
Double line graph
c.
Double bar graph
 

 13. 

According to the graph above, what is the dependent variable on this graph?
a.
Grams of sugar
d.
Grams of soda
b.
Type of soda
e.
None
c.
Favorite soda
 

 14. 

According to the graph above, if Latisha wanted to measure out 98 grams of solid table sugar, which tool would she use for this activity?
a.
Graduated Cylinder
d.
Stopwatch
b.
Triple Beam Balance
e.
Metric Ruler
c.
Thermometer
 

 15. 

Use the phases of matter illustration below to answer questions 1 & 2.
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1.      Which choice above puts the illustrations in order from least amount of energy to the greatest?
a.
A,B,C,D
c.
C,A,D,B
b.
C,B,A,D
d.
D,A,C,D
 

 16. 

Which choice above has a definite volume, but no definite shape?
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 17. 

Read the passage below and answer question 3.
Jackie, Johnnie, Jillian, and River went camping for the weekend.  Jackie and  Jillian  1 unpacked the tent and set it up in the clearing of the campground. Johnnie and River decided they would get the campfire started.  River  2cut off some tree limbs and piled them into the fire pit. Johnnie 3 lit the match to get the logs burning. After the girls setup the tent, they each decided to roast marshmallows with the boys.  Jillian pushed a marshmallow onto the end of a long stick and held it into the campfire. The marshmallow 4started to turn black in color as it roasted. Johnnie accidentally dropped his marshmallow into the dirt before getting it onto the end of the long stick.  His marshmallow  5became brown in color now instead of the pure white color that marshmallows are known for.

According to the numbered underlined portions from the passage above, the following are physical changes:
a.
1,2,3
c.
3,4,5
b.
2,3
d.
1,2
 

 18. 

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Which two elements above are most likely to bond together based on their Bohr models above?
a.
Lithium & Neon
c.
Neon & Carbon
b.
Fluorine & Carbon
d.
Lithium & Fluorine
 

 19. 


Which element above is least likely to bond with any other elements?
a.
Lithium
c.
Neon
b.
Fluorine
d.
Carbon
 

 20. 

Referring to the Bohr models above, how many valence electrons does Carbon have?
a.
4
c.
2
b.
3
d.
1
 

 21. 

Referring to the Bohr models above, what is the atomic number of Fluorine?
a.
19
c.
10
b.
9
d.
1
 

 22. 

1st_semester_review_files/i0240000.jpgOf the three elements in the Alkali Metal Family-group 1(Lithium-Li, Sodium-Na, and Potassium-K) which has the highest boiling point?
a.
Lithium
c.
Potassium
b.
Sodium
d.
All the same
 

 23. 

Approximately, how much higher is the boiling point of Boron (B) than Magnesium (Mg)?
a.
1250 degrees Celsius
c.
2000 degrees Celsius
b.
2500 degrees Celsius
d.
500 degrees Celsius
 

 24. 

In the graph above, the boiling point is considered the following;
a.
Dependent Variable
b.
Independent Variable
 

 25. 

Some elements are unlikely to lose or gain electrons, but share electrons to form covalent bonds. Which of the following elements is most likely to form covalent bonds?
a.
silicon (#14)
c.
chlorine (#17)
b.
oxygen (#8)
d.
sulfur (#16)
 

 26. 

Matter that has the same composition and properties throughout is called a(n) ____.
a.
substance
c.
atom
b.
mixture
d.
isotope
 

 27. 

When two pure substances are combined so that each of the pure substances retains its own properties, the result is a(n) ____.
a.
compound
c.
element
b.
mixture
d.
isotope
 

 28. 

In general, nonmetals are ____.
a.
good conductors of electricity
c.
good conductors of heat
b.
malleable and ductile
d.
gases at room temperature
 

 29. 

In general, metals are ____.
a.
poor conductors of heat
c.
poor conductors of electricity
b.
brittle
d.
good conductors of heat
 

 30. 

Water and hydrogen peroxide have different properties because ____.
a.
they are made from different elements
b.
one contains a greater percentage of oxygen than the other
c.
one is a compound and one is a mixture
d.
only water follows the law of definite proportions
 

 31. 

Which of these statements about matter is NOT true?
a.
During chemical changes, matter is destroyed.
b.
Matter has mass and takes up space.
c.
Matter can be divided into pure substances and mixtures.
d.
Matter is made up of atoms.
 

 32. 

The millions of compounds that exist are made from approximately ____ elements.
a.
50
c.
115
b.
75
d.
150
 

 33. 

Most of the mass of an atom is found in its ____.
a.
nucleus
c.
atomic number
b.
electron cloud
d.
mass number
 

 34. 

A certain atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons. It atomic mass  is ____.
a.
26
c.
52
b.
30
d.
56
 

 35. 

The particles that make up an atom are ____.
a.
electrons, protons, and nuclei
c.
protons, neutrons, and nuclei
b.
elements, protons, and electrons
d.
protons, neutrons, and electrons
 

 36. 

In an atom, electrons ____.
a.
are located in the nucleus
c.
travel outside the nucleus
b.
are paired with neutrons
d.
are always in the same place in an atom
 

 37. 

The energy levels of an atom are occupied by ____.
a.
electrons
c.
neutrons
b.
protons
d.
ions
 

 38. 

The maximum number of electrons in the second energy level of an atom is ____.
a.
two
c.
eight
b.
four
d.
ten
 

 39. 

Identifiy from the atomic structure image below what letter B is pointing at.
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a.
electron
c.
neutron
b.
proton
d.
nucleus
 

 40. 

Referring to question 19 and the atomic structure image, what is letter C pointing at?
a.
electron
c.
neutron
b.
proton
d.
nucleus
 

 41. 

Referring to question 19 and the atomic structure image, whai is the region surrounding the nucleus of the atom, where electrons are most likely to be found.
a.
neutron cloud
c.
atomic cloud
b.
energy cloud
d.
electron cloud
 

 42. 

Looking at the element Lithium below, how many electrons does it have?

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a.
3
c.
7
b.
6.941
d.
4
 

 43. 

Referring to question 22 and the element Lithium, what is the letter B pointing at?
a.
atomic structure of the atom
c.
# of protons
b.
atomic mass (mass number)
d.
atomic number
 

 44. 

Referring to question 22 and the Lithium image, how many neutrons does Lithium have?
a.
3
c.
2
b.
4
d.
7
 

 45. 

What family is represented in the highlighted color below?
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a.
alkali metal family
c.
halogens
b.
alkaline earth metal family
d.
noble gases
 

 46. 

Acceleration involves a change in ____.
a.
time
c.
speed
b.
direction
d.
both b and c
 

 47. 

Speed is the rate of change in ____.
a.
velocity
c.
direction
b.
time
d.
distance
 

 48. 

Momentum is a measure of ____.
a.
how hard it is to stop an object
b.
the amount of matter in an object
c.
the tendency of an object to change its motion
d.
the amount of force acting on an object
 

 49. 

Inertia ____.
a.
depends on direction
c.
resists a change in motion of an object
b.
depends on momentum
d.
both a and b
 

 50. 

On a speed-time graph, a horizontal line shows the change in speed is ____.
a.
–10
c.
1
b.
10
d.
0
 

 51. 

Franky the Fox traveled 30 miles in 3 h. What is your speed in m/h?
a.
100 m/h
c.
10 m/h
b.
90 m/h
d.
.1 m/h
 

 52. 

Jack the Jaguar goes from 0 km/h to 45 km/h in 0.5 h. What is the acceleration in km/h2?"
a.
90 km/h2
c.
45 km/h
b.
-90 km/h2
d.
90 km/h
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 53. 

If your speed changes from 10 km/h to 6 km/h, you have a(n) ____________________ acceleration.
 

 

 54. 

Three ways to accelerate an object are to ____________________, ____________________, or ____________________.
 

 

 55. 

To have momentum, an object must be ____________________.
 

 

 56. 

When an object with a momentum of 80 kg ´ m/s collides with an object with a momentum of –100 kg ´ m/s the total momentum after the collision is ____________________ kg ´ m/s.
 

 

 57. 

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called ____________________.
 

 

Short Answer
 

 58. 

Describe the motion of a car with an acceleration of –2 m/s2.
 

Problem
 

 59. 

You travel 190 km in 2 h. What is your speed in km/h?
 

 60. 

A car goes from 80 km/h to 20 km/h in 0.5 h. What is the acceleration in km/h2?"
 

 61. 

A compact car with a mass of 725 kg is moving at 30 m/s. What is its momentum?
 

 62. 

A 50-kg object has a momentum of 600 kg x m/s. What is its velocity?
 

 63. 

A 50-kg object moving at 12 m/s has a momentum of 600 kg ´ g m/s. What is the mass of an object, moving at 4 m/s that has the same momentum?
 

 64. 

A 25-kg object moving at 15 m/s collides with a 15-kg object that is standing still. They stick together and keep moving. What is the final velocity?
 

 65. 

A 0.4-kg toy train car moving forward at 3 m/s collides with and sticks to a 0.8–kg toy car that is traveling in the opposite direction at –2 m/s. What is the size and direction of the final velocity of the two cars?
 



 
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