Republic of the Philippines

Western Visayas – Region VI

Department of Education
Schools Division of Bago City
FOURTH DEPARTMENTAL TEST
SCIENCE 10
NAME___________________________________________________GRADE & SECTION________________ Date: __________ Score: ________
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer from the given choices. Write your answer before the number.
For item 1, refer to the table below.
Pressure –Volume Data obtained at Constant Temperature
PRESSURE (mmHg) VOLUME(ml)
200 1000
500 800
700 500
1000 300
1500 150

______1. Based on the table, what relationship can be derived between pressure (P) and volume (V) at constant temperature?
A. The volume is directly proportional to its pressure. C.The volume is insignificantly related to its pressure.
B. The volume is inversely proportional to its pressure. D.The volume is inversely proportional to the square of its pressure
______2. An English scientist who studied the relationship between the volume of a gas and its pressure at constant temperature?
A. Amedeo Avogadro B. Jacques Charles C. Gay-Lussac D. Robert Boyle
______3. A sample of hydrogen has a volume of 30 L under a pressure of 5 atm. What will be the pressure of this gas be if the volume is
decreased to 5 L?
A. 1 atm B. 30 atm C. 1.2 atm D. 750 atm
______4. Which of the following quantities are inversely proportional in Boyle’s Law?
A. number of moles and volume B. volume and pressure C. pressure and temperature D. volume and temperature.
______5. Which of the given cases listed below is an application of Boyle’s Law?
A. exploding car tire B. scuba diving C. firing a bullet D. exploding aerosol can
______6. When you inhale, your diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract, expanding your chest cavity and making your lung volume
larger. The increase in volume would lead to a decrease in pressure. This causes air to flow into the lungs, from high pressure to low pressure
area. Which statement correctly explain the events that may happen when you exhale?
I. Air flows out of the lungs from high pressure to low pressure
II. The chest cavity contracts, and the lung volume decreases.
III. A decrease in lung volume would cause the pressure to increase.
IV. The diaphragm and rib muscles relax
A.1 and II only B.III and IV C.I,II, and IV D.II,III,IV and I
______7. What is 35 0C in Kelvin?
A. 308.15K B. 238.15 K C. 100.15K D. 50.15 K
______8. In order to solve gas law calculations, temperature must be measured in:
A. Fahrenheit B. Celsius C. Kelvin D. mmHg
______9. When temperature of a gas goes down, what happens to its volume?
A. goes down B. rises C. goes dowD. rises then f
______10. A balloon with a volume of 250 mL at 25°C is submerged in hot water to obtain a temperature of 50°C. Find out what will happen
to the volume of the balloon, provided the pressure remains the same.
A. The volume of the balloon will become higher than 250 mL. C. The volume of the balloon will become lower than 250 mL.
B. The volume of the balloon will stay the same. D.There is no enough data
______11. Which of the following phenomena best illustrates Charles’ Law?
A. carbon dioxide being dissolved in water C. expansion of the balloon as it is being submerged in hot water
B. breathing apparatus being used by a patient D. filling a tire with air
_____12 Which of the following does not involve the application of Charles’ Law?
A. baking B. bloated tire C. hot air balloon D. syringe
_____13. Which of the following illustrates the mathematical statement of Gay-Lussac’s Law?
A. P1/T1=P2/T2 B.PT=PT C.V1/T1=V2/T2 D.P1 V1/T1= P2 V2/T2
_____14. At constant volume, the pressure of a fixed mass of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature.
A. Boyle’s Law B. Charles’ law C. Gay –Lussac’s law D. Combined Gas law
______15. A French Chemist stated that at constant volume the pressure of a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to the Kelvin
temperature. When the temperature of gases increases, its pressure also increases and vice versa.
A. Amedeo Avogadro B. Jacques Charles C. Gay-Lussac D. Robert Boyle
______16. An aerosol container has a pressure of 3.0atm at 30 0C.What is the new pressure in the container ,if it thrown into a fire with a
temperature of 550 0C?
A.8.85 atm B.815 atm atm C.8.15 atm D.81.5 atm
_______17. During hot summer the pressure in car tires ____________
A. increases B. decreases C. remains the same D. increase then decrease
_______18. Which of the following is the practical application of Gay-Lussac’s Law?
A. spray paint B. hot air balloons C. dented ping pong ball D. pressure cooker
_______19. What is most likely to happen when an aerosol can is heated?
A. the can will be deformed B.the can will stay the same C.the can will eventually explode D..the can will tarnish
_______20. The explosion of an aerosol container is an application of combined gas law. Which statement best explain this phenomena?
I. Exposure to high temperature, increases the kinetic energy of the gases causing an increase in pressure due to an
increase collision of the gases on the walls.
II. Exposure of the container to high temperature, decreases the kinetic energy and the collision on the walls of the containe’
III. An increase in pressure would result in expansion of volume, but because the can is contained, thus the container
explodes.
IV. An increase in temperature would result in contraction of volume, thus the container explodes.
A. I and III B.II and IV C. I only D.III only
_______21. Avogadro’s Law can be expressed as V1/n2=V2/n2 , where n is ;
A. the volume of gas B. the amount of gas in moles C. proportionality constant D. mass of the gas
_______22. Which of the following statement correctly describe Avogadro’s Law?
A. The Volume of gas is inversely proportional to the number of moles.
B. The Volume of gas is directly proportional to the number of moles.
C. As the volume of gas increases, the number of moles decreases.
D. As the volume of gas decreases, the number of moles increases.
_______23. Last summer vacation, the Zaragoza family decided to go to Baguio to see the Belle’s House in Camp John Hay. On their way to
Baguio, all of them were surprised when one of the hind tires of their hired van exploded. What is the probable explanation for the blown out
tire during a long summer drive?
A. The mass of the gas inside the tire increases causing a blown up tire.
B. High temperature causes a decrease in the tire’s volume.
C. The amount of gases inside the tire is increased.
D. The volume of gases increases as the temperature increases, causing a blown up tire.
_______24. Which of the following assumptions of the kinetic molecular theory of gases explains that gas molecules after colliding with one
another simply bounce off in different directions?
A. Gases are made up of tiny particles C. Gas molecules move randomly in different directions.
B. Gas molecules show no attraction for one another. D. Gases undergo elastic collisions.
_______25. Which of the following statements about the kinetic theory of gases is false?
A. Gas particles move at a high speed. C. Gases move faster at high temperatures.
B. Particles of a gas move rapidly in all directions. D. There exists a strong attractive force between gas molecules
_______26. Which of the following properties does not describe a gas?
A. malleability B. pressure C. temperature D. volume
_______27. What happens to the kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of gas as the temperature of the sample increases?
A. It decreases. B. It increases. C It increases, then decreases. D. It does not change.
________28. Air freshener and toilet deodorant give a fresh scent to a room. The freshness is due to:
A. the cleanliness of the room after spraying C. the diffusion of the odor vapors of the air freshener or toilet deodorant
B. the removal of stale air after spraying D. All of the above
________29. Which of the following observations does not involve particle motion?
A. Cigarette smoke reaches you even when you are far from the smoker.
B. Spices, such as pepper and ginger, give food a strong taste.
C. Garbage thrown into a river makes the river unfit for swimming and aquatic growth.
D. Radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear accident was never detected in the atmosphere of the neighboring countries of the USSR.
________30. Which of the following is true when air is added into an automobile tire?
A. The gas density decreases. C The gas molecules move faster.
B. The gas molecules collide more frequently. D. The space between the molecules increases
________31. A chemical reaction is possible when two or more substances interact under favorable conditions. Which of the following is
observed when baking soda is added to vinegar?
A. change in temperature. B. formation of a gas. C. change in color. D. Both A and B
________32. Which of the following demonstrates that a new substance can be formed from a chemical reaction?
A. helium-filled balloon floating B. milk souring C. iron bending D water evaporating
________33. Which of the following does not indicate a chemical change?
A. change in odor B. formation of a precipitate C. evolution of a gas D. change in surface
________34 All of the following are evidences of chemical reactions except:
A. Temperature change B. Formation of precipitate C. Presence of smoke D. change in size
_______ 35. Which of the following materials undergoes chemical change?
A. Cutting of stainless metal plates B. crushing chunks of ice C.dissolving sugar in water D. rotting of tomatoes
________36.A given chemical equation provides the necessary information on what is happening during chemical reaction. What does an
arrow symbol pointing ( ) mean upward if this is seen in the equation?
A. A gas was produced. B. A precipitate was formed.
C. T0he container became hot. D.. The substance was dissolved in water.
For questions 37-39, read the following information before you answer the questions.
A student was experimenting with chemical reactions when he combined a small amount of Tin (Sn) with hydrochloric acid(HCl).He
discovered that tin chloride (SnCl2) and hydrogen (H2) were produced.
________37. Which of the following are the reactants?
A. Sn + H2 B. Sn + HCl C. SnCl2 +H2 D. SnCl2 +HCl
_______ 38. Which of the following are the products?
A. Sn + H2 B. Sn + HCl C. SnCl2 +H2 D. SnCl2 +HCl
_______ 39. Which equation correctly describes the reaction?
A. Sn +2HCl SnCl2 +H2 C. SnCl2 +H2 Sn + 2HCl
B. Sn +HCl SnCl2 +H2 D. 2Sn + 2HCl 2(SnCl2 +H2)
_______ 40. Which of the following symbols indicate the formation of precipitate?
A. B. + C. D.
________41. How will the reactants and products be presented in a given chemical equation?
A. Products are written on the left while reactants are on the right
B. Products and reactants are both written on the left and the right.
C. Reactants are written on the left and products are on the right
D. All the given choices are correct. It depends on the chemical reaction.
________42.Notice that like mathematical equations, chemical equations also have signs. What symbol is used to indicate “reacts with”?
A. arrow B. equal sign C.coefficient D. plus sign
________43. What type of reaction is represented by the following chemical equation? Pb(s) + FeSO4(aq) → PbSO4(s) + Fe(s)
A.Combination B. Single replacement C. Decomposition D. Double replacement
________44. Which of the following is an example of a combination reaction?
A. Li(s) + F2(g) → LiF(s) B.KClO2(s) → KCl(s) +O2(g) C. O2(g)+ N2(g) → NO2 D. A & C
________45. In balancing a chemical equation, which of the following are you allowed to do?
A. add new substance B.change superscripts C. change subscripts D.write coefficient
________46. In the given chemical reaction, what will be the correct count for the atoms of the reactants?
CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H 2O(l),
A. 1 carbon atom, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms C.1 carbon atom, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 4 oxygen atoms
B.4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms D.4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 4 oxygen atoms
_______47. According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, what is the total mass of the reacting substances?
A. always equal to the total mass of the products. C. always less than the total mass of the products.
B. always more than the total mass of the products. D sometimes more and sometimes less than the total mass of the products.
_______48. How many atoms of hydrogen (H), sulfur (S), and oxygen (O) are there in sulfuric acid (H 2SO4)?
A. H-1, S-2, O-8 B. H-2, S-4, O-4 C. H-2, S-1, O-4 D.H-6, S-4, O-4
_______49. If a balloon is pressed, what happens to the pressure of the gas inside the balloon?
A.It decreases. C. It increases.
B.It stays the same. D. The pressure depends on the type of gas in the balloon.
______50. How will you convert Celsius temperature to Kevin?
A. add 273.15 to Celsius temperature C. divide Celsius temperature by 273.15
B. multiply Celsius temperature and 273.15 D. subtract 273.15 from Celsius temperature