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Four
sciences? b. Five
a. Astronomy c. Six
b. Chemistry d. Seven
c. Physics
d. Meteorology 10. Which combination of units expresses density?
a. Mass/(time)3
2. Which one of the following is a concise stamtent b. Mass/(kg)3
about a fundamental relationship in nature? c. Mass/(length)3
a. Hypothesis d. Mass/m2
b. Law
c. Theory 11. What is the expression 1 in = 2.54 cm properly
d. Experiment called?
a. Equation
3. Which human sense is first in supplying the most b. Conversion factor
information about the external world? c. SI factor
a. Touch d. Equivalence statement
b. Taste
c. Sight 12. A student measures the length and width of a
d. Hearing rectangle to be 49.4 cm and 0.590 cm,
respectively. Wanting to find the area (in cm2) of
4. Which is the standard unit of mass in the metric this rectangle, the student multiplies on a
system? calculator and obtains a result of 2.9146. The area
a. Gram should be reported as ______.
b. Kilogram a. 2914.6 cm2
c. Slug b. 2915 cm2
d. Pound c. 2.9 x 103 cm2
d. 2.91 x 102 cm2
5. Which one of the following is not a fundamental
quantity? 13. Which of the following numbers has the greatest
a. Length number of significant figures?
b. Weight a. 103.07
c. Mass b. 124.5
d. Time c. 0.09914
d. 5.048 x 105
6. Which metric prefix means “one-thousandth”?
a. Centi- 14. What is necessary to designate a position?
b. Milli- a. Fundamental units
c. Mega- b. Motion
d. Kilo- c. A direction
d. A reference point
7. Which metric prefix means “thousand”?
a. Centi- 15. Which one of the following describes an object in
b. Milli- motion?
c. Mega- a. A period of time has passed
d. Kilo- b. Its position is known.
c. It is continuously changing position
8. Which of the following metric prefixes is the d. It has reached its final position
smallest?
a. Micro – 16. Which one of the following is always true about the
b. Centi- magnitude of a displacement?
c. Nano- a. It is greater than the distance traveled
d. Milli- b. It is equal to the distance travelled
c. It is less than the distance travelled
9. How many base units are there in the SI?
21. Which is true for an object in free fall? 28. What term refers to the tendency of an object
a. It has frictional effects. remain at rest or in uniform, straight-line motion?
b. It has a constant velocity. a. Mass
c. It has a constant displacement. b. Force
d. It increases in distance proportionally to c. Inertia
t 2. d. External force
22. If the speed of an object in uniform circular motion 29. What is necessary for a change in velocity?
is tripled and the radial distance remains constant, a. Inertia
then the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration b. An unbalanced force
increases by what factor? c. A zero net force
a. 2 d. A change in direction
b. 3
c. 4 30. According to Newton’s second law of motion, when
d. 9 an object is acted upon by an unbalanced force,
23. Neglecting air resistance, which of the following is what can be said about the acceleration?
true for a ball thrown at an angle Ø to the a. It is inversely proportional to the object’s
horizontal? mass.
a. It has a constant velocity in the +x b. It is zero
direction. c. It is inversely proportional to the net
b. It has a constant acceleration in the –y force.
direction. d. It is independent of mass.
c. It has a changing velocity in the +y
direction. 31. A net force ______
d. All of the preceding are true. a. Can produce motion.
35. What is true about the constant G? 43. What is the SI unit of energy?
a. It is a very small quantity. a. Ft.lb
b. It is a force. b. Newton
c. It is the same as g. c. Watt
d. It decreases with altitude. d. Joule
36. A child’s toy floats in a swimming pool. The 44. Which of the following objects has the greatest
buoyant force exerted on the toy depends on the kinetic energy?
volume of _____. a. An object with a mass of 4m and a
a. Water in the pool. velocity of v
b. The pool. b. An object with a mass of 3m and a
c. The water displaced. velocity of 2v
d. The toy under water. c. An object with a mass of 2m and a
velocity of 3v
37. If a submerged object displaces an amount of liquid d. An object with a mass of m and a velocity
with a weight less than its own, when the object is of 4v
released, it will ____.
a. Sink 45. When negative work is done on a moving object, its
b. Remain submerged in equilibrium. kinetic energy
c. Float. a. Increases
d. Pop up out of the surface. b. Decreases
c. Remains constant
38. If a submerged object displaces a volume of liquid
of greater weight than its own and is then 46. The reference point for gravitational potential
released, what will the object do? energy may be which of the following?
a. Sink a. Zero
b. Rise to the surface and float. b. Negative
80. To what does the law of reflection apply? 88. What happens when the polarization directions of
a. Regular reflection two polarizing sheets are at an angle of 90o to each
b. Specular reflection other?
c. Diffuse reflection a. No light gets through.
d. All of the preceding b. There is maximum transmission.
c. Maximum transmission is reduced by
81. What is the case when the angle of refraction is 50%.
smaller than the angle of incidence? d. None of the preceding.
a. The critical angle is exceeded.
b. The first medium is less dense 89. Which is true of diffraction?
c. The second medium has a smaller index a. It occurs best when the slit width is less
of refraction. than the wavelength of a wave.
d. The speed of light is greater in the second b. It depends on refraction.
medium. c. It is caused by interference.
d. It does not occur for light.
82. In refraction, which of the following wave
properties is unchanged? 90. When does total constructive interference occur?
a. Frequency a. When waves are in phase.
b. Wavelength b. At the same time as total destructive
c. Speed interference.
d. Both (a) and (b) c. When the waves are equal in amplitude
and are completely out of phase.
83. What is the unit of the index of refraction? d. When total internal reflection occurs.
a. m
b. none; it is unitless 91. What can be said about the electric force between
c. m/s two charged particles?
d. l/s a. It is repulsive for unlike charges.
b. It varies as l/r.
84. Which is true of a convex mirror? c. It depends only on the magnitudes of the
a. It has a radius of curvature equal to f. charges.
b. It is a converging mirror. d. It is much, much greater than the
c. It forms only virtual images. attractive gravitational force.
d. It forms magnified and reduced images.
92. Two equal positive charges are placed equidistant
85. Which is true for a real image? on either side of another positive charge. What
a. It is always magnified. would the middle positive charge experience?
b. It is formed by converging light rays. a. A net force to the right
c. It is formed behind a mirror. b. A net force to the left
99. When two bar magnets are near each other, the
north pole of one of the magnets experiences what
type of force from the other magnet?
a. An attractive force
b. A repulsive force
c. A coulomb force
d. Both (a) and (b)
6. Which scientist devised the symbol notation we 14. How many half-lives would it take for a sample of a
now use for elements? radioactive isotope to decrease its activity to 1/32
a. Newton of the original amount?
b. Berzelius a. 5
c. Dalton b. 16
d. Einstein c. 6
d. 32
7. What is the symbol notation for the element
potassium? 15. Which of the following is not conserved in all
a. P nuclear reactions?
b. Po a. Nucleons
c. Pt b. Mass number
d. K c. Atomic number
d. Neutron number
8. How many neutrons are in the nucleus of the atom
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a. 35 .5
4$𝑀𝑜 à ____ + 7𝑛 ?
#
19. Which unit is most closely associated with the 27. What is the Group IIIA element in Period 2?
biological effects of radiation? a. Mg
a. The curie b. Sc
b. The rem c. B
c. The Becquerel d. Ga
d. The cpm
28. Which one of these elements has the greatest
20. What is the theoretical exchange particle for the atomic size?
nuclear weak force? a. Lithium
a. Z particle b. Fluorine
b. Pion c. Potassium
c. Graviton d. Bromine
d. Gluon
29. Which one of these elements has the greatest
21. Which scientist is often referred to as the “Father metallic character?
of Chemistry”? a. Nickel
a. Boyle b. Barium
b. Lavoisier c. Fluorine
c. Berzelius d. Bromine
d. Mendeleev
30. Which of these is the preferred name for Na2SO4?
22. A solute crystal dissolves when added to a a. Sodium sulfide
solution. What type was the original solution? b. Disodium sulfate
a. Saturated c. Disodium sulfide
b. Supersaturated d. Sodium sulfate
c. Unsaturated
d. Presaturated 31. Which of these is the preferred name for Na2S?
a. Sodium sulfide
23. Which of these scientists in 1661 defined element b. Disodium sulfide
in a manner that made it subject to laboratory c. Disodium sulfate
testing? d. Sodium sulfate
a. Boyle
b. Davy 32. Which one of these is a halogen compound?
c. Berzelius a. Mg(OH)2
d. Mendeleev b. Na2S
34. What quantity remains unchanged in a chemical 41. Which of the following is the formula for iron(III)
reaction? bromide?
a. Mass a. FeBr
b. Crystal shape b. Fe3Br
c. Color c. Fe2Br3
d. Phase d. FeBr3
35. How many total atoms would be in one formula 42. Carbon is a Group 4A element. How many covalent
unit of (NH4)3PO4 ? bonds are there in methane, CH4?
a. 4 a. 4
b. 16 b. 5
c. 18 c. 6
d. 20 d. 8
36. A sample compound of AB decomposes to 48g of A 43. How many shared pairs of electrons are in an
and 12g of B. Another sample of the same ammonia molecule NH3?
compound AB decomposes to 24 g of A. Predict the a. 1
number of grams of B obtained. b. 2
a. 12 c. 3
b. 8 d. 4
c. 6
d. 3 44. Which one is definitely a covalent compound?
a. TiCl2
37. Which scientist is responsible for our first atomic b. NO2
theory? c. Na2O
a. Lavoisier d. CaSO4
b. Proust
c. Dalton 45. Which element in the periodic table has the highest
d. Lewis electronegativity value?
a. Fluorine
38. Which of the following statements comparing the b. Oxygen
compounds CO and CO2 is true? c. Lithium
a. The atom of oxygen weighs less in CO2 d. Bismuth
than in CO.
b. Both compounds have the same formula 46. In which one of these compounds does hydrogen
mass. bonding occur?
c. The atom of carbon weighs more in CO2 a. H2S
than in CO. b. HF
d. The mass ratio of oxygen to carbon is c. PH3
equal to the atom ratio in both compounds. d. CH4
39. What is the normal charge on an ion of sulfur? 47. When iron rusts in the presence of oxygen and
a. 6 – water, which of the following is occurring?
b. 6 + a. Physical property
c. 2 – b. Chemical property
d. 2 + c. Physical change
48. How many aluminum atoms are indicated by “3 55. Oxidation can be defined as which of the following?
Al2O3” ? a. A gain of electrons
a. 2 b. A loss of oxygen
b. 3 c. A loss of electrons
c. 6 d. Both (a) and (b)
d. 18
56. The reaction 3 Zn + 2 Au(NO3)3 (aq) à 2 Au + 2
49. What is the coefficient in front of Ag when the Zn(NO3)2 (aq) will occur if Zn is where relative to
following equation is properly balanced? Au in the activity series?
Ag + H2S + O2 à Ag2S + H2O a. Above
a. 2 b. To the right of it
b. 4 c. Below
c. 6 d. To the left of it
d. 8
57. One mole of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, would
50. What does catalyst do to the activation energy of a consist of how many molecules?
chemical reaction? a. 6.02 x 1023
a. Forms a precipitate in the reaction. b. 1
b. Lowers the activation energy to start the c. 34.0 x 6.02 x 1023
reaction d. 34.0
c. Alters the chemical activity of one of the
reactants 58. One mole of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, would
d. Changes the phase of the chemical consist of how many grams?
products a. 6.02 x 1023
b. 17.0
51. In a combustion reaction, which products are c. 34.0 x 6.02 x 1023
typically produced? d. 34.0
a. CO2 and CO 59. How many covalent bonds does an oxygen atom
b. H2O and C7H16 form?
c. CH4 and CO2 a. 1
d. CO2 and H2O b. 2
c. 3
52. Which of the following statements does not d. 4
correctly describe a basic solution?
a. The solution has a pH less than 7. 60. When a carbon atom bonds to four other atoms,
b. The solution conducts electricity. what are the bond angles?
c. The solution changes the color of litmus a. 180o
dye from red to blue. b. 120o
d. The solution contains a higher c. 109o
concentration of OH- ions than H+ ions. d. 90o
53. What is removed from a hydrated salt to make an 61. Which of the following is the most common
anhydrous product? aromatic compound?
a. Carbon a. Benzedrine
b. Oxygen b. Ethylene
c. Water c. Butane
d. Hydrogen d. Benzene
54. What is the pH of a solution ten times as acidic as 62. How many electrons are shared by all the carbon
one of pH 4? atoms in a benzene ring?
a. 3 a. 2
b. 14 b. 4
c. 5 c. 6