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. If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by a physical process, but can be decomposed into other substances by chemical processes, it is called a(an) ____________________ a. Heterogeneous mixture b. Element c. Homogeneous mixture d. Compound e. Mixture of elements 2. A one degree of temperature difference is smallest on the ________ temperature scale a. Kelvin b. Celsius c. Fahrenheit d. Kelvin and Celsius 3. The SI unit of temperature is ______ 4. a. The mass of a sphere is 9.83 g. If the volume of the sphere less than _______ mL, then the sphere will sink in liquid mercury ( density = 13.6 g/cm3). b. What is the density of mercury in kg/m3 5. Osmium has a density of 22.6 g/cm3. Calculate the mass of a block of osmium that measures 0.1 dm x 2.33 mm x 0.648 cm in grams and kg. 6. The density of lead is 11.4 g/mL. Calculate the mass of a lead ball with a radius of 0.50 mm. V = (4/3)r3 7. A combination of sand, salt and water is an example of a ______________ a. Homogeneous mixture b. Heterogeneous mixture c. Compound d. Pure substance 8. A small amount of sugar dissolved in water is an example of a _______________ 9. Which one of the following is often easily separated into components by simple techniques such as filtering or decanting? a. Heterogeneous mixture b. Homogeneous mixture c. Compounds d. Elements e. solutions

Page |2 10. If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by physical means, it is ______ a. a compound b. either an element or compound c. a homogeneous mixture d. a heterogeneous mixture e. an element 11. An element cannot _______ a. be part of a heterogeneous mixture b. be part of a homogeneous mixture c. be separated into other substances by chemical means d. be a pure substance 12. Homogeneous mixtures are also known as _________ 13. In the following list, only _____ is not an example of a chemical process a. Dissolution of a penny in nitric acid b. The condensation of water vapor c. A burning candle d. The rusting of iron 14. Which of the following is not/are not intensive property/ies? a. Density b. Temperature c. Melting point d. Mass e. Boiling point 15. Of the following, _______ is the smallest mass a. 25.0 kg b. 2.50 x 103 mg c. 2.5 x 1015 pg d. 2.5 x 108 ng 16. Of the objects below, ________ is the most dense a. an object with a volume of 2.5 L and mass of 12.5 kg b. an object with a volume of 139.0 mL and a mass of 93.0 g c. an object with a volume of 0.00212 m3 and a mass of 4.22 x 104 mg d. an object with a volume of 13.0 dm3 and a mass of 1.29 x103 g 17. Precision refers to ___________ 18. Accuracy refers to ____________ 19. How many liters, m3 and dm3, of wine can be held in a wine barrel whose capacity is 26.0 gal?

Page |3 20. A cube of an unknown metal measures 1.61 mm on each side. The mass of the cube is 36.0 mg. Which of the following is most likely the unknown metal? ________ Metal rhodium copper niobium vanadium zirconium Density (g/cm3) 12.4 8.96 8.57 6.11 6.55

21. Gold has a density of 0.01932 kg/cm3. What volume in cm3 and m3 would be occupied by a 33.3 x 1012 pg sample of gold? 22. Convert 12.0 C to F and Kelvin 23. Which of the following is the lowest temperature? ______ a. 5.0 C, b. 30 F, c. 280 K 24. Which of the following is the highest temperature? ______ a. 38.0 C b. 96.0 F c. 302 K d. none of the above 25. The volume of an object is 80.0 nm3. Calculate its volume in m3. 26. Write the conversion factors for: a. mg to g _____________ 3 b. dm to L _____________ c. mm3 to cm3 _____________ d. in2 to m2 _____________ 27. Which of the following is the lowest temperature? ____________ a. 30 F b. - 5.0 C

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