Grade 8 – 2nd quarter reviewer

Name: ___________________________

Encircle the letter of your answer of choice.

1. Anything that occupies space and has weight.

A. atom B. matter C. molecules D. particles

2. In liquids, what is the measure of the space occupied by an object?

A. mass B. volume C. weight D. height

3. The smallest particle of an element

A. atom B. matter C. molecules D. cells

4. A unit of length equal to one ten millionth of a millimeter

A. angstrom B. atom C. molecule D. particle

5. He proposed the Nuclear Model of an Atom

A. Einstein B. Rutherford C. Newton D. Mendel

6. He proposed the “Plum Pudding Model” where electrons are located

A. Newton B. Rutherford C. JJ Thomson D. Mendel

7. A particle consisting of 2 or more atoms combined together in a specific arrangement

A. Angstrom B. Atom C. Molecule D. Particle

8. The measure of the amount of matter that the object has

A. Mass B. Molecule C. Particle D. Volume

9. Which of the following states of matter has more spaces it occupies between the particles?
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. None of the above

10. If you weigh sugar granules, water, stone and light, which of them has NO mass?
A. Light B. Water C. Stone D. Sugar granules

11. The zoom-out image of the photo of Ms. Dolores F. Hernandez shows the distribution of tiny dots, these
tiny dots represents ________
A. The particle model of matter C. The photo is nearly degrading
B. The picture is old D. The photo is beautiful

12. When you boil water, you are doing a process from ____ to _____.
A. Solid to Liquid B. Liquid to Solid C. Liquid to Gas D. Gas to Liquid

13. Which of the following is NOT matter?

A. Heat B. Stone C. Sugar Granules D. Water

14. What could be the best method to apply in order to fill a 100 mL bottle with a 100 mL water and 100 mg of
sugar?
A. Place the sugar followed with water C. Place the sugar then slowly dissolve it with water
B. Place the water then followed with sugar D. Place the sugar and water together

15. Evaporation is the process where

A. Liquid molecules break away and change into gas
B. Liquid molecules harden and change into solid
C. Liquid molecules move together & become denser
D. Liquid molecules harden and turn into ashes

16. Freezing is the process where

A. Liquid is changed to a solid C. Liquid is changed into plasma
B. Liquid is changed into gas D. None of the choices

17. You place one drop of food coloring in bottle of plain water, what will happen after placing a drop of food
coloring?
A. The color spreads out C. The food coloring solidifies
B. The water becomes denser D. None of the choices

18. When you open a boiling kettle you notice that the cover of the kettle has water droplets, these are ______
A. Smoke fumes B. Water vapor C. Fog D. Smog
19. If you keep the water boiling for more than 15 minutes, what will happen to the amount of water?
A. Increase B. Decrease C. As is D. No reaction

20. A boiling water produces bubbles, what is inside the bubbles?

A. Air B. Water C. Smoke D. Void

21. When boiling water evaporates, the water goes ________.

A. Up in the air B. Up in the sky C. Up in nowhere D. Up in the cover

22. “The shape of the water depends on its container”. This statement implies that water ____.
A. Has no fix and permanent shape C. Has fix structure of molecules
B. Has versatile components D. Has flexible molecules

23. When boiling water produces gas ad wasn't able to come out from the container the gas turns into water
droplets. This process is called?
A. Condensation B. Evaporation C. Distillation D. Centrification

24. When an ice starts to melt, its particles starts to ____.

A. Break or move apart B. Solidify C. Melt D. Move closer

25. These are atoms of the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
A. Electron B. Neutron C. Proton D. Isotopes

26. It is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom

A. Atomic Mass B. Atomic Number C. Atomic Weight D. Alpha particles

27. Which of the following has the highest electron value?

A. s B. p C. d D. f

28. Proton, neutron and electron are equal in numbers, it is ____

A. heaviest B. lightest C. coolest D. hottest

29. When electron and proton are equal in numbers, its is ______
A. Imbalance B. Balance C. Reactive D. Non-reactive

30. They discovered the periodic table of elements.

A. Dobereiner & Newlands B. Meyer & Mendeleev C. Newlands & Meyer D. Dobereiner & Mendeleev

31. Electrons = 9.109 X 10-28, Protons = 1.672X 10-24, Neutrons = 1.675 X 10-24 .Based on the data, in
chronological order which of the following has the highest graph in terms of the masses of the subatomic
particles.
A. Proton, Neutron, Electron C. Electron, Neutron, Proton
B. Neutron, Proton, Electron D. None of the choices

For the number 32-37, supply the missing data. Note: use your own periodic table of elements.
Isotope Element name # of Proton # of Electron # of Neutron Charge
B-6 Boron 5 1 0
N-14 Nitrogen 7 7 0
F-19 Fluorine 9 10 -1
Ne-20 Neon 10 10 10
Mg Magnesium 12 12 12 +2
Al-27 Aluminum 11 14 +3

32. Boron A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

33. Nitrogen A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

34. Fluorine A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11

35. Neon A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

36. Magnesium A. 24 B. 25 C. 26 D. 27

37. Aluminum A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 D. 16
38. Which of the following element is a non-metal?
A. Se B. K C. Fe D. Al

39. Which of the following is a Metalloid?

A. Na B. Sb C. Xe D. Cl

40. The elements are arranged in an increasing number, this means that the higher the atomic number _____
A. The heavier the element B. The lighter the element C. The more it reacts

41. Group IA, P4: _______

A. K / Potassium B. Sb / Antimony C. Co / Cobalt D. Cr / Chromium

42. Group 3B, P4 _______

A. Sr / Strontium B. Sc / Scandium C. Se / Selenium D. S / Sulfur

43. Group 13A, P6 ______

A. Tl / Thallium B. Te / Tellerium C. Titanium D. Ta / Tantalum

44. Group IIB, P4 ______

A. Zn / Zinc B.Cu / Copper C. Ga / Gallium D. Hg / Mercury

45. If there is a Carbon (C) with an isotope of 13, its protons and neutrons would be?
A. 7 & 6 B. 6 & 6 C. 7 & 7 D. 6 & 7

46. If there is Bromine (Br) with an atomic mass of 80, its protons and neutrons would be?
A. 40 & 40 B. 35 & 35 C. 40 & 35 D. 35 & 40

47. If there is a Calcium (Ca) with protons of 20 and neutrons of 20, its atomic mass would be?
A. 40 B. 35 C. 30 D. 35

48. If there is a Potassium (K) with an atomic mass of 39, its protons and neutrons would be?
A. 20 & 19 B. 19 & 19 C. 20 & 20 D. 19 & 20

49. The gradual wearing away of metal due to interaction with other substances is called ______
A. Corrosion B. Erosion C. Melting D. Freezing

50. If you place a glass of water inside the fridge, the process that the glass of water will undergo is ____
A. Melting B. Freezing C. Boiling D. Experimenting

51. When you take out a cube of ice from the fridge, the ice cube will undergo a process called ____
A. Solidifying B. Melting C. Burning D. Boiling

52. What is the electronic configuration of Carbon?

A. 1s2, 2s2, 2p2 B. 1s2, 2s2, 2p3 C. 1s2, 2s2, 2p4 D. 1s2, 2s2, 2p5

53. What is the electronic configuration of Mg?

A. 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1 B. 1s2, 2s2, 2p2, 3s1 C. 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2 D. None of the choices

54. What is the electronic configuration of Zr?

A. 4p6, 5s2, 4d2 B. 4p4, 5s2, 4d10 C. 4p6, 5s2, 4d10 D. 3d10, 4p6, 5s2

55. The following objects are matter EXCEPT

A. leaves B. light C. smoke D. air inside the ball

56. If you mix 20mL of sugar with 50mL of water, the resulting mixture will be a _____
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Plasma

57. The way the electrons of an atom are distributed in the various energy levels or electron shells is called
A. electron configuration B. electron shell C. valence shell D. energy levels

58. How many protons and neutrons are there in chlorine with an atomic mass of 35?
A. 18 & 17 B. 18 & 18 C. 17 & 17 D. 19 & 19

59. In question #58, how many charge/s does chlorine with an atomic mass of 35?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

60. How many charges does Sulfur, with protons, neutrons, electrons of 16 and an atomic mass of 32?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3