Science Quiz: Material Changes

1. Two liquids were mixed together in a test tube. Which one of these would NOT show that a chemical reaction
had taken place?

A. The tube got warm.

B. One of the liquids floated on top of the other.
C. Bubbles of gas were given off.
D. A brightly coloured solid formed in the tube.

2. Which of these changes is a chemical reaction?

A. Boiling a kettle of water

B. Melting some margarine in a pan
C. Cooling a drink by putting an ice cube in it.
D. Frying an egg

3. Which statement is true?

A. All reactions happen very quickly.

B. Some reactions need energy to start them off.
C. All reactions need energy to start them off.
D. All reactions happen when two chemicals are mixed.

4. A chemical reaction:

A. is always reversible.
B. makes new substances
C. always produces a gas.
D. does not make new substances.

5. The substances that you get at the end of a chemical reaction are called:

A. gases
B. chemicals
C. products
D. reactants

6. Hydrogen gas:

A. turns universal indicator solution red.

B. burns with a squeaky pop.
C. puts a glowing splint out.
D. makes a glowing splint relight and burn brightly.

7. Which of these candles will burn the longest?

8. A mixture is:

A. two things joined together, like flour and sugar in a baked cake.
B. two or more things mixed together, like nuts and raisins.
C. just one substance, like pure salt
D. a lot of the same thing put together.

9. Salt seems to disappear if you stir it into water. Which statement is true?

A. The salt melts because it is soluble.

B. The salt dissolves because it is insoluble.
C. The salt dissolves because it is soluble.

10. Name the products of the reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid.

A. Zinc chloride and hydrogen

B. Zinc hydrochloride and water
C. Zinc chloride and water

11. Which pair of substances do not react together to make copper sulfate?

A. Copper and sulfuric acid

B. Copper carbonate and sulfuric acid
C. Copper oxide and sulfuric acid

12. Which of these pH values is the pH of an acidic solution?

A. 7.1
B. 7.0
C. 6.9
D. 14

13. What are the products when magnesium reacts with sulfuric acid?

A. Magnesium sulfate and hydrogen

B. Magnesium nitrate and hydrogen
C. Magnesium sulfate and water

14. In a chemical reaction, the mass of the products always _______ the mass of the reactants.

A. differs
B. equals
C. less than
D. more than

15. A/an ______ is a substance that reacts with another substance in a chemical reaction.

A. reactant
B. product
C. solution
D. substance

16. A/an ____ occurs when oxygen combines with another substance.

A. oxygen reaction
B. chemical equation
C. chemical reaction
D. physical reaction

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