8 E

Quick Quiz

On your answer sheet, write in or circle the correct letter for each question.

8Ea C The mass of products is the same as

1 Combustion is a scientific word for: the mass of reactants.

A exploding B burning D The change in mass depends on what

the reactants and products are.
C evaporating D getting hotter
4 When 4.8 g of magnesium reacts with 3.2 g
2 A fuel is: of oxygen, how much magnesium oxide is
A a substance formed from living formed?
organisms that lived a long time ago A 1.6 g B 4.9 g
B a substance that explodes C 7.0 g D 8.0 g
C a substance that contains
hydrocarbons 8Ec
1 The three sides of a fire triangle are:
D a substance that transfers energy
usefully, usually by heating. A fire, water, heat B heat, water, fuel
3 When hydrogen reacts with oxygen, the C heat, oxygen, fuel D fire, oxygen, fuel
product is:
2 What does this hazard symbol warn of?
A water B oxide
C carbon dioxide D hydrogen
4 The products of combustion of a
hydrocarbon are:
A hydrogen + oxygen A The substance is explosive.
B carbon dioxide + water B The substance burns easily.
C carbon dioxide + hydrogen C The substance supplies oxygen to fires.
D carbon + water D The substance puts out fires.
3 What happens in an exothermic reaction?
8Eb
1 Oxidation is always: A Energy is released that increases the
temperature of the surroundings.
A a reaction in which a substance
combines with oxygen. B Energy is taken in from the
surroundings, reducing the
B a reaction in which a substance burns temperature.
in oxygen.
C The reacting substances always
C a reaction in which a substance burns explode.
in air.
D You need to heat a substance or
D an explosive reaction. substances to get a reaction to occur.
2 When zinc burns in oxygen it forms: 4 The best way to put out a small electrical
A water B zinc hydroxide fire is:

C zinc carbonate D zinc oxide A spray it with water to cool it down.

3 During a chemical reaction, reactants form B spray with foam to exclude air and cool
products. Compare the mass of reactants it down.
with the mass of products formed. C cover with a wet cloth to exclude air
A The mass of reactants is greater than and cool it down.
the mass of products. D spray with a powder extinguisher to
B The mass of products is greater than exclude air.
the mass of reactants.

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8Ed
1 Name two pollutants that may be formed
when fossil fuels are burnt in a vehicle
engine.
A carbon dioxide and sulfur
B sulfur dioxide and water
C nitrogen oxides and sulfur
D nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide
2 Why are carbon monoxide and soot
particles found in the exhaust gases of
vehicles?
A These substances are in the fuel used
in the vehicle.
B The fuel reacts completely with oxygen
in the air.
C The fuel does not react fully with
oxygen in the air.
D These substances are formed from
impurities in the fuel.
3 How do sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
help cause acid rain?
A These acidic gases dissolve in water
droplets in clouds.
B These alkaline gases react with water
droplets in clouds.
C They make rain happen more easily.
D The gases react together forming
sulfonitroxidic acid in clouds.
4 How does a catalytic converter help to
reduce pollution from burning fossil fuels?
A It filters out soot particles from the
gases formed.
B It changes pollutant gases into less
harmful gases.
C It absorbs sulfur dioxide so that it isn’t
released into the air.
D It reacts with the pollutants to form a
solid, which has to be scraped out of
the converter at regular intervals.
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Quick Quiz
8Ee
1 What does global warming mean?
A The warming effect of the Sun on the
Earth.
B The natural warming effect caused by
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
C The additional warming effect caused
by increasing amounts of carbon
dioxide in the air.
D The way the climate is changing as a
result of more carbon dioxide in the air.
2 Which of these factors caused the Earth’s
surface temperature to vary thousands of
years ago?
A release of carbon dioxide by burning
fossil fuels
B variation in the energy emitted by the
Sun
C variation in the number of vehicles on
Earth
D variation in ice ages
3 Which description explains how carbon
dioxide helps to cause the greenhouse
effect?
A It blocks energy from the Sun from
reaching the Earth’s surface.
B It absorbs energy emitted from the
Earth’s surface and re-emits it out into
space.
C It absorbs energy emitted from the
Earth’s surface so that it doesn’t get
any warmer.
D It absorbs energy emitted from the
Earth’s surface and re-emits it back to
the surface.
4 Which of these methods would not help to
reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
released each year?
A Changing from fossil fuel power
stations to nuclear power stations.
B Fitting catalytic converters to all
vehicles.
C Setting government targets for carbon
dioxide production and fines for
industries that exceed their target.
D Travelling by bus or train rather than by
car.
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