Name____________________________

Per. __________

Chemistry Unit Test

Part One: States of Matter and the Kinetic Theory
Multiple Choice: Clearly circle only one answer. (1 pt. each)
1.

Any sample of matter has mass and takes up space because:

a)
b)
c)
d)

The Earth is made of matter

All matter is heavy
Matter can be a gas
Matter is made up of tiny particles that have mass and take up space

2. If you put food coloring in room temperature water, the coloring spreads
throughout the water because:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Water molecules are warm

Water molecules are in constant motion
Water is more dense than food coloring
Food coloring molecules are small

3. When you heat a sample of a solid, the sample of matter gets bigger
because:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Heating helps the particles slide past each other

Heat helps the particles grow
Heating the sample makes it lighter
The particles move faster and get further apart

a)
b)
c)
d)

4. In the process of conduction

Fast-moving particles transfer energy to slower-moving particles
Slow-moving particles transfer energy to faster-moving particle
Fast-moving particles get larger
Slow-moving particles get smaller

5. When water evaporates

a) Water molecules separate into one oxygen atom and two individual
hydrogen atoms
b) The motion of water molecules causes them to stay in the liquid
c) The motion of water molecules causes them to leave the liquid and become
a gas
d) The water increases in mass
6. When water freezes, liquid water turns to solid ice mainly because
a) The molecules move slowly enough that their attractions keep them in fixed
positions
b) The water molecules get harder

c) All liquid water eventually becomes ice

d) Ice can float on water
Short Answer: Provide written answers to the following question (2
pts. )
1. Explain how the temperature of a substance is related to the speed of its
atoms or molecules

Complete the diagram: On the diagram below, label each arrow with
the correct phase change it represents. (4 pts.)
1. ____________________

2. __________________________

3. _______________________

4. ___________________________

Part 2: Density
Multiple Choice: Clearly circle only one answer. (1 pt. each)
1. If two objects have the same volume but one is made up of smaller and
heavier atoms, the object with the small heavy atoms will
a) Be larger than the other

c) Be more dense than the other

b) Be less dense than the other

d) Be the same

2. If two objects have the same volume but one has a greater mass, the one
with greater mass
a) has a higher density
sink

b) has a lower density

c) will float

d) will

3. If you cut a wooden block in half, each half would have

a) The same density of the original piece
original piece
b) Twice the density of the original piece

c) Half the density as the

d) No density at all

4. A candle floats in water but sinks in alcohol. This is because

a) The candle has less mass in alcohol
than the alcohol
b) The water has less mass than the alcohol
both liquids

c) The water is more dense

d) Water and alcohol are

5. If two objects have the same mass but different volumes

a) The one with the larger volume has the higher density
b) They must have the same density
c) The one with the larger volume has the lower density
d) The one with the larger volume is twice as dense

10. Elroy has mixed up 3 salt solutions and wants to know the correct order in
which they will form layers.
a. Calculate the density of each. (Show the equation you use & your
work.)
b. Draw/label in the container where each layer will be.
(8 pts. total)
Color
Volume
Mass
Work:

Blue
32 mL
38 g

Green
26 mL
22 g

Pink
66 mL
72 g

Answer:

Draw/Label the Correct Color in order of Layers Below:

top
middle
bottom

Part 3: Atoms and The Periodic Table

Multiple Choice Clearly circle only one answer. (1 pt. each)

1. ________A neutrally charged atom will have the same number of
a. protons and neutrons
b. electrons and neutrons
c. protons
and electrons
2. ________The identity of an element is determined by the number of
_________.
a. protons
b. neutrons
c. electrons
d. energy
levels
3. ________Each energy level of an atom has a maximum number of ______ it
can hold.
a. protons
b. neutrons
c. electrons
d.
negatrons
4. ________The nucleus of an atom is electrically
a. positive
b. neutral
c. negative
Protons, Neutrons & Electrons: Use your copy of the periodic table to
determine the number of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons in each of the
following atoms
(1 point each)
1. Uranium

2 Iodine

P _______

P _______

N _______

N _______

E _______

E _______

Happy or Unhappy Compound? Using your periodic table and your

knowledge of oxidation numbers, list the elements present and the oxidation
numbers for each. Identify the sum of the oxidation numbers for the compound
and identify if the compound would be stable (happy) or unstable (unhappy).

Chemical
Formula
(Compound)

Oxidation Numbers
for each element
( 1 point each)

Sum of Oxidation
Numbers
Happy or Unhappy?
(1 point each)

Mg(OH
)2

Drawing Atoms: Using your periodic table, draw the electron shell model
(Bohr model) for the elements listed. In the box below each number, write the
name of one element that could combine with that atom to form a stable,
happy compound.
(Hint: Remember your oxidation numbers)
(5 points each: Protons 1, Neutrons 1, Electrons 2, Combine with
1)

1. Name:________________________
Can combine with :

Part 4: Physical and Chemical Change

Multiple Choice: Circle the correct response for each question.

1. A water molecule has the chemical formula H2O. This means that the water
molecule is made up of
a)
b)
c)
d)

Two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atom

Two oxygen atoms and one hydrogen atom
Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atoms
Two molecules of water

2. A chemical change is different than a physical change because in a chemical

change
a) Chemicals are used
b) Molecules do not physically touch
c) A new substance is formed and in a physical change no new substance is
formed
d) The change can be seen but in a physical change it cannot
3. In a chemical reaction
a) The atoms of the reactants always stay together to form the products
b) The atoms of the reactants unbond, rearrange, and then rebond to form the
products
c) New atoms are formed which combine to make the products
d) Some atoms disappear while others multiply to form the products
4. In a chemical reaction, mass is conserved. This means that
a) The mass of the reactants stays the same during a chemical reaction
b) The mass of the products stays the same during a chemical reaction
c) The type and number of atoms in the reactants equals the type and number
of atoms in the products
d) The mass of the products is always twice the mass of the reactants.
5. If more reactants are used in a chemical reaction, more products will be
produced. This is because
a) More reactants cause the reaction to heat up
b) More reactants take up the same volume
c) More reactants have more atoms to react to form more products
d) Too many products can slow down the reaction
6. One clue of a chemical change is the formation of a precipitate. A precipitate
is formed when
a) Two liquids react and a gas is produced
b) A solid dissolves is a liquid
c) One liquid dissolves in another
d) Two liquids react and a solid is formed
7. Some chemical reactions require a catalyst. The main purpose of a catalyst
is

a) To warm up the reaction

b) To speed up the reaction
c) To create more reactants
d) To stop the reaction
8. If two substances react and the temperature of the mixture decreases, the
reaction is
a) endothermic
b) not balanced
c) exothermic
d) physical, not chemical
9. In any sample of water, there are always some water molecules that have
become ions. These ions are
a) H2O+ and OHb) HO+ and H2Oc) H3O+ and OHd) HO+ and HO10. If a solution is acidic, it can be neutralized by adding
a) a stronger acid
b) heat
c) a base
d) water

Short Answer/ Essay:

1. What does it mean to say that atoms are not created or destroyed in a
chemical reaction?
(1 pt.)

2. In this chemical reaction between methane (CH 4) and oxygen gas (O2), the
products carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) are formed.

Explain what happens during a chemical reaction that causes the atoms in the
reactants to end up in the products. (1 pt)

3. Is the above chemical equation balanced? Explain how do you know? (2 pts.)

4. In class we conducted several experiments and demonstrations that showed

chemical reactions. We observed specific changes that gave us a clue that it was a
chemical change not a physical change.
List two specific examples from class that showed a chemical reaction has taken place.
(1 pt. each)
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
Explain why these examples demonstrate a chemical change, not a physical change.
(1 pt.)