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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

KNOWLEDGE OF BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY

EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY CHEMISTRY

Dear Participants,
We are the Fourth Year taking up Bachelor of Science in Elementary
Education. One of the course requirements is to conduct a research. Hence, we are
asking your voluntary participation as a bonafide students and as a qualify
respondents of our study entitled “Knowledge of Bachelor of Elementary Education
in Elementary Chemistry”. This study aimed to determine the level of Knowledge of
Bachelor of Elementary Education in Elementary Chemistry.
We will assure the confidentiality and utmost guarantee that the data gather
will solely use only for this study.
Thank you very much for your participation.
The researchers,
Roque R. Alalim
Jessa p. Aragon
Jomarie C. Calma
Gerlyn Garonia
Joyce E. Mesia

I. Profile of the Respondents. Please provide correct information.

1.1 Sex ___Male ___Female
1.2 Age : __________
Course and Year : BEED-___
II. Knowledge of Bachelor of Elementary Education in Elementary
Chemistry
Direction : Please read each item carefully and mark check the appropriate response
of your preferred level. The descriptive values are the following :

1. What is the smallest unit of matter?

a) Atom
b) Molecule
c) Element
d) Compound

2. Which gas do plants absorb from the air during photosynthesis?

a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen
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d) Hydrogen

3. What is the chemical symbol for water?

a) Wt
b) H2O
c) CO2
d) O2

4. What is the process of turning a liquid into a gas called?

a) Freezing
b) Melting
c) Condensation
d) Evaporation

5. Which metal is a liquid at room temperature?

a) Iron
b) Gold
c) Mercury
d) Aluminum

6.How many elements are there in the periodic table?

a) 92
b) 100
c) 118
d) 150

7. What gas do humans breathe out?

a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Hydrogen

8. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a) Au
b) Ag
c) Fe
d) Cu

9. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a) Coal
b) Natural gas
c) Solar energy
d) Petroleum

10. What is the chemical symbol for helium?

a) He
b) H
c) He
d) Hy
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11. What happens to water when it freezes?

a) It turns into steam
b) It solidifies into ice
c) It evaporates
d) It turns into a gas

12. What is the main component of air?

a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Hydrogen

13. Which substance is commonly known as the universal solvent?

a) Water
b) Salt
c) Oil
d) Vinegar

14. What is the chemical symbol for carbon?

a) Cb
b) Cr
c) Co
d) C

15. What do you call a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not
consumed in the process?
a) Catalyst
b) Reactant
c) Product
d) Inhibitor

16. In the water cycle, what comes after condensation?

a) Precipitation
b) Evaporation
c) Sublimation
d) Infiltration

17. What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

a) Sd
b) Sn
c) So
d) Na

18. What is the process of a gas turning into a liquid?

a) Condensation
b) Evaporation
c) Sublimation
d) Freezing
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19. Which of the following is an example of a solid?

a) Air
b) Water
c) Ice
d) Gasoline

20. What is the chemical formula for methane?

a) CH4
b) CO2
c) H2O
d) C6H12O6

21.Which element is represented by the chemical symbol “K” on the Periodic Table?
a) Potassium
b) Krypton
c) Nickel
d) Calcium

22. Which of the following is a non-metal?

a) Sodium
b) Oxygen
c) Copper
d) Calcium

23. What is the chemical symbol for iron?

a) Ir
b) Fe
c) In
d) Io

24. What is the process of a liquid turning into a gas called?

a) Condensation
b) Evaporation
c) Sublimation
d) Freezing

25. Which gas is responsible for the green color of plants?

a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Chlorophyll

26. What is the chemical symbol for silver?

a) S
b) Si
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c) Ag
d) Au

27. What is the pH scale used to measure?

a) Temperature
b) Acidity or alkalinity
c) Density
d) Pressure

28. Which of the following is a mixture?

a) Water
b) Salt
c) Air
d) Sugar

29. What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

a) K
b) P
c) Ko
d) Ka

30. What is the main gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen

31. Which of the following is false about atom?

a) Atoms can by chemical process.

b) Atom is the smallest unit of matter.
c) Atom is composes of three sub-atomic particles.
d) Atom is a complex arrangement of negatively charged electrons.

32. The following are example of pure substance, EXCEPT?

a) Alloy
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Iron
d) Water

33. It is the ability of a substance to react to form new substances.

a) Chemical change
b) Chemical properties
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c) Physical change
d) Chemical property

34. The following are examples of physical properties, EXCEPT

a) Color
b) Corrosion
c) Mass
d) Volume

35. The center of the atom.

a) Matter
b) Neutron
c) Nucleus
d) Proton

36. Melting is an example of _____________.

a) Chemical change
b) Physical change
c) Particles
d) Pure substance

37. Which of the following is not an example of intensive properties?

a) Boiling point
b) Color
c) Density
d) Flammability

38. Which of the following statement is false?

a) Element is the smallest unit of matter.
b) The density of a pure substance is constant.
c) Matter is anything that occupies space and has mass.
d) Mixture is made up of two or more different chemical substances.

39. The elements are classified into the following, EXCEPT

a) Metal
b) Metalloids
c) Nonmetal
d) Orbitals

40. The charge of proton is ________________________.

a) negative electrical charge
b) neutral electric charge
c) positive electrical charge
d) both a and b
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Answers Key:

1. A – Aton
2. B – Carbon
3. B – H20
4. D – Evaporation
5. C – Mercury
6. C – 118
7. C –Carbon Dioxide
8. C – An
9. C – Solar energy
10. A – He
11. B – It solidifies \
12. B – Nitrogen
13. A – Water
14. D – C
15. A- Catalyst
16. A – precipitation
17. D – Na
18. A- Condensation
19. C – Ice
20. A – Ch4
21. A- Potassium
22. B – Oxygen
23. B – Fe
24. B – Evaporation
25. C – Carbon Dioxide
26. C – Ag
27. B – Acidity or alkalinity
28. C – Air
29. A – K
30. C – Nitrogen
31. A - Atoms can by chemical process
32. A- Alloy
33. B - Chemical process
34. B- - Corrosion
35. C - Nucleus
36. B - Physical changes
37. D - Flammability
38. A - Element of the smallest of matter
39. D - Orbitals
40. C - Positive Electrical charge