The MillenniumSchool, Dubai

General Science Grade 7

Lesson: Understanding Matter

Revision Worksheet

1.Fill in the blanks

Name of Compound

Formula

Zinc oxide

ZnO

Magnesium oxide

What atoms are found in the compound?

1 zinc, 1 oxygen
1 magnesium, 1 oxygen

Sodium chloride

NaCl

Carbon dioxide

CO2

1 carbon, 2 oxygens
1 sulphur, 2 oxygens

Potassium nitrate
Copper sulphate

1 potassium, 1 nitrogen, 3 oxygens

CuSO4
MgCl2

2.

What elements would you react together to make the compound iron sulphide?
..................................... and ..

3.

Which of the boxes below contains

Molecules of an element?
Molecules of a compound?
Atoms of an element?
Do any of the boxes contain a mixture? Explain your answer.

a.
b.
c.
d.

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4.

An unknown, clear liquid is given to you in a beaker. You transfer the liquid
from the beaker to a clean, empty test-tube, and begin to heat it. After a while,
you see vapours (which on further analysis you discover are vapours of water)
rising from the test-tube, and pretty soon, all that's left are a few crystals of salt
stuck to the edges!
Was that liquid an element, compound or a mixture?
Ans :.

5.

You have just won a block of pure 24-carat gold. Have you just got an element,
compound or mixture?
Ans:

6.

Chlorine is a poisonous gas. When Chlorine chemically combines with Sodium,

the result is the compound Sodium Chloride (NaCl). What might you do with
NaCl?__________________________(Put it on French Fries/Use it to clean Floor/Use
it in car batteries)

7.

Which of the following substances are compounds and which are elements?

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8.

How many atoms are there in each of these molecules?Name them.

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9.

All elements have a symbol, which is like a shorthand for their name. Match up
these chemical symbols with what they stand for.
a. S
carbon
b. N

oxygen

c. O

iron

d. C

sulphur

e. Fe

sodium

f. Na

nitrogen

10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Which of these statements are true, and which are false?

Argon is an element.
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Water is an element.
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Wood is only made of one type of atom.
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Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
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Carbon is made of only one type of atom.
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There are over a thousand elements.
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11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Complete the following equations by filling in the spaces.

Iron
+
sulphur
..............................................
Magnesium + oxygen
..............................................
Carbon +
oxygen
..............................................
Potassium
+ ......................................
potassium chloride
.........................+
sulphur
iron sulphide
.........................+ ...................................... sodium chloride
Calcium + .....................................
.............................oxide