FOURTH PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

Grade 10 - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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I.MULTIPLE CHOICE. From the given sets of choices, pick the one that best describes the statement or the
question. UNDERLINE the LETTER of your chosen answer on the space provided.

1. Which example has particles that can be drawn closer to occupy smaller volume?
a. fruit juice b. block of wood c. air inside the syringe d. ice cube
2. Which of the following phenomena does NOT involve the application of gas pressure?
a. burning fuels b. falling leaves c. vulcanizing tire d. rising hot air balloons
3. Last summer vacation, the Cruz family decided to go to Pagudpod, Ilocos Norte to have a beach party. On
their way to Ilocos, all of them were surprised when the tire suddenly exploded. What is the probable
explanation for the blown out tire during a long summer drive?
a. High temperature causes a decrease in volume.
b. The amount of the gases inside the tire is increased.
c. The mass of the gases inside the tire increases causing a blown up tire.
d. The volume of gases increases as the temperature increases, causing a blown up tire.
4. What gas law explains the relationship of pressure and volume?
a. Avogadro’s law b.Boyle’s law c. Charle’s law d. Combined gas law
5. The following are general properties of gases, which one is NOT correct?
a. Gases are easily compressed when pressure is applied.
b. The force of attraction between particles is very strong.
c. Gases expand when heated and contract when cooled.
d. Occupies all the spaces available.
6. The formula used in computing for the relationship of pressure,volume and temperature is ____.
a. P1V1=P2V2 b. V1/T1=V2/T2 c. P1V1/T1=P2V2/T2 d. PV=nRT
7. If you want to compute problems on volume and temperature, what formula will you use?
a. P1V1=P2V2 b. V1/T1=V2/T2 c. P1V1/T1=P2V2/T2 d. PV=nRT
8. What gas law has the formula, PV=nRT?
a. Avogadro’s law b. Combined Gas law c. Charles’ Law d. Boyles” Law
9. From the formula given in number 8, what does “n” stands for?
a. number of liters b. number of moles c. number of gas d. number of liters
10. The Avogadro’s law considers all measurable factors that affect the behavior of gases. Which of the
following
factors is NOT included?
a. pressure b. area c. temperature d. number of moles
11. The Avogadro’s law equation is derived from the following EXCEPT.
a. Boyles’ law b. Charles ‘ Law c. Lewis’ Law d. Avogadros’ Law
12. Which gas law is involved when a balloon pops after being sat on?
a. Charles’ Law b. Boyles Law c. Law of Pressure Gradient d. none of the above
13.The temperature- volume relationship was being studied by
a. Robert Boyle b. Jacques Charles c. Cesar Charles d. Amadeo Avogadro
14. Jacques Charles study the relationship between temperature and ________.
a. Volume b. Pressure c. Temperature d. all of these
15. Not all gas law problems have Kelvin (K) as the unit of temperature. They can be expressed in Celsius and
Fahrenheit. So convert 123 C to K.
a. 396 K b. 486K c. 369K d. 458K
16. A 2.5 liter sample of a gas is collected at a pressure of 1.25 atm. Calculate the pressure needed to reduce the
volume of the gas to 2.0 liters. The temperature remain unchanged.
a. 1.45 atm b. 1.46 atm c. 1.50atm d. 1.56 atm
17. The temperature of a gas in a 2 liter container is 300K. What will be its volume if the temperature is
increased to 500K? the pressure remains constant.
a. 3.33 L b. 2.33 L c. 1.33L d. 0.33 L
18. A quantity of gas exerts a pressure of 2.4 atm when its volume is 4.0 L at 40C. Calcilate the pressure exerted
by the same gas if the temperature is raised to 50C and the volume ie reduced to 1.5L.
a. 6.8 atm b. 6.7 atm c. 6.6 atm d. 6.5 atm
19. The pressure of a nitrogen gas inside a rigid tank is 1.5atm at 30C. what will be the resulting pressure if the
tank is cooled to 0C?
a. 1.30 atm b. 1.32atm c. 1.34atm d. 1.35 atm
20. What will be the final volume of a 5L He gas which contains 0.965 mole of 30C and 1atm, if the amount of
this gas is increased to 1.80 moles provided that temperature and pressure remains unchanged?
a. 9L b. 9.1L c. 9.2L d. 9.3L
21. Which of the following phenomena does NOT involve in the application of gas pressure?
a. burning fuels b. falling leaves c. vulcanizing tire d. rising hot air balloons

For numbers 22-25, refer to the following equation below.

CuO + HNO3 Cu(NO3)2 + H2O

22. From the equation,what are the reactants?

a. Cu, NO,H,O b. CuO, H2O c. H,N,O d. CuO, HNO3
23. From the equation above, how many moles of Oxygen is present in the product side?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 7
24. What is the correct and balanced equation of the given equation above?
a. CuO + HNO3 3Cu(NO3)2 + 2H2O c. CuO + 2HNO3 Cu(NO3)2 + H2O
b.4 CuO + HNO3 2 Cu(NO3)2 + H2O d. CuO + 1HNO3 3Cu(NO3)2 + H2O
25. What type of chemical reaction best illustrates the above equation?
a. decomposition c. combination
b. single replacement reaction d. double replacement reaction
26. What do you call the substances written before the reaction and usually placed on the left side of a chemical
equation?
a. products b. reactants c. sum d. substituents
27. Some symbols are also included in a chemical equation, if you see aq, what does it stands for?
a. aquarium b. aqua c. aqueous d. acqueous
28. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
a. Combination b. Decomposition c. Enzyme d. Replacement Reaction
29. What are the products in the equation below?
Zn + CuSO4 ZnSO4 + Cu
a. Zn and Cu b. Zn and CuSO4 c. ZnSO4 and Cu d. Zn only
30. If the formula for methanol is CH3OH, what would be the balanced chemical equation for this reaction?
a. C3 + 2H2 + O2 → 2CH3OH c. 2C + 2H2 + O2 → 2CH3OH
b. 2C + 4H2 + O2 → 2CH3OH d. C + H + O → CH3OH
31.Which of the following is the correct balanced reaction?
a. 2 C3H8 + 10O2 → 6CO2 + 8H2O c. C3H8 + O2 → 3CO2 + 2H2O
b. C3H8 + O2 → CO2 + H2O d. C3H8 + 5O2→ 3CO2 + 4H2O
32. Quicklime ( CaO ) is used as a drying agent. When water is added to this, slaked lime Ca(OH)2 is formed.
What type of reaction is this?
a. combination b. single displacement c. decomposition d. double displacement
33. Chemical change exhibits changes in structure, composition and produces new product. Which of the
following instances describe chemical change?
a. rock is crushed into small pieces c. colored clothes fade when bleached under the sun
b. gasoline evaporates when left in an open container d. aluminum is rolled into thin sheets
34. Which of the following evidences of chemical change explains the curdling of milk?
a. evolution of heat and light c. production of mechanical energy
b. evolution of gas d. formation of precipitate
35. A tablespoon of sugar when melts darkens, and finally burns. What evidence of chemical change is
observed?
a. change in pressure b. change in color c. formation of bubbles d. formation of precipitate
36. How is a chemical equation balanced?
a. changing subscripts c. adding coefficients
b. erasing elements as necessary d. adding elements as necessary
37. In a chemical equation, the plus (+) sign indicates that ____.
a. substance is added or mixed c. precipitate is formed
b. produces or yields d. gas is evolved
38. ____ a type of chemical reaction when two or more reactants interact to form a single product.
a. decomposition reaction c. double replacement reaction
b. combination reaction d. single replacement reaction
39. In decomposition reaction, how many products does it produced?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
40.What type of chemical reaction is involved if it has two reactants and two products produced?
a. decomposition reaction c. double replacement reaction
b. combination reaction d. single replacement reaction
41. ____ is branch of physical chemistry that studies the speed of chemical reactions, the factors that affect
them, and their mechanism.
a. chemical technology b. biochemistry d. physical chemistry d, chemical kinetics
42. Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the rate of chemical reactions?
a. temperature b. surface area d. nature of reacting substances d. volume
43. The rate of reaction increases as the temperature increases. Which of the following statements provides the
best explanation for this?
a. At lower temperatures the particles do not collide with each other.
b. At higher temperatures, the particles have more energy, move faster and collide more often.
c. Higher temperature has higher activation energy.
d. Increasing the temperature increases the number of particles, so they collide more often.
44. In a reaction with hydrochloric acid, why does powdered magnesium reacts faster than the same mass of
magnesium ribbon?
a. The powdered magnesium contains more atoms than the magnesium ribbon.
b. The powdered magnesium is hotter than the magnesium ribbon.
c. The powdered magnesium has a bigger surface area than the magnesium ribbon.
d. The powdered magnesium has a smaller surface area than the magnesium ribbon
45.Marble reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce calcium chloride, water and carbon dioxide. In which of
these mixtures is the rate of reaction likely to be the greatest?
a. 1g of marble chips in 100cm3 of HCL at 20◦C
b. 1g of powdered marble in 100cm3 of HCL at 30◦C
c. 1g of powdered marble in 100cm3 of HCL at 20◦C
d. 1g of marble chips in 100cm3 of HCL at 30◦C
46. Reactions eventually stop. What is generally the reason for this?
a. The catalyst has been used up.
b. The particles have run out of energy.
c. One or more of the reactants has been used up.
d. Wrong catalyst was used.
47. Fresh fish and meat that are not stored in a refrigerator show signs of spoilage in less than a day. What
has caused this spoilage?
a. temperature changes b. presence of microorganisms c. oxygen in air d. all of the above
48. The rate of reaction increases as the temperature increases. Which of the following statements provides the
best explanation for this?
a. At lower temperatures the particles do not collide with each other.
b. At higher temperatures the particles have more energy, move faster, and collide more often.
c. Higher temperature has higher activation energy.
d. Increasing the temperature increases the number of particles, so they collide more often.
49. Which of the following statements about collisions is correct?
a. Reaction will occur even without collision of molecules.
b. All colliding particles have the same amount of energy.
c. Only fast-moving particles collide with each other.
d. Reactions can happen if the colliding particles have enough energy
50. ____ is a substance that enhances the rate of chemical reaction without itself undergoing any chemical
change.
a. catalysts b. enzymes c. inhibitor d. food spoilage

Prepared by: Noted:

SALVE G. AGUIRRE MARIBELL G. ALCAYDE, Ph.D.

Science Teacher Head Teacher I/Officer In-Charge