1.Which of the following is an example of a compound?

A. Salt water
B. Water
C. Steel
D. Copper
E. Oxygen gas

2.
Which of the following changes is a chemical change?
A. The metal pan heating up
B. The balloon expanding
C. The ice melting
D. The candle wick burning

3.
A metal spoon was left in a pot of boiling soup. The cook burned a finger by touching the spoon. Why
did the finger get burned?
A. The metal spoon chemically reacted the cook's hand.
B. The metal spoon conducted electricity to the cook's hand.
C. The metal spoon conducted heat to the cook's hand.
D. The metal spoon insulated the cook's hand.

4.
Calcium, carbon, and oxygen can combine to form calcium carbonate, or chalk. Which of the following
words best describes chalk?
A. Mixture
B. Compound
C. Element
D. Atom

5.
Which of the following is a physical change?
A. An egg frying
B. Bread baking in the oven
C. A match burning
D. A pond freezing in the winter

6.
An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. For example, sterling silver is a mixture of silver and
copper. Which of the following is also an alloy?
A. Aluminum
B. Lead
C. Gold
D. Brass

7.
As part of a science project, Tony combines the elements sodium (Na) with chlorine (Cl) to produce table
salt (NaCl). This is an example of what kind of change?
A. Material
B. Physical
C. Chemical
D. Thermal

8.
Water results from the combination of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Which of the
following best describes water?
A. Water is an element.
B. Water is a mixture.
C. Water is an atom.
D. Water is a molecule.

9.
If an element has a gray luster and can be drawn into wire, it is probably a (an) --
A. Nonmetal
B. Gas
C. Metal
D. Alloy

10.
What is the term for the smallest particle of a compound that still has all the chemical properties of
that compound?
A. Cell
B. Atom
C. Element
D. Molecule

11.
Which of the following materials best conducts electricity?
A. Wood
B. Rubber
C. Copper
D. Plastic
12. According to the Periodic Table of Elements, which of the following elements has a higher atomic
number than cobalt (Co)?Click Hereto view Periodic Table of Elements, needed to answer this question
A. Hydrogen (H)
B. Sodium (Na)
C. Calcium (Ca)
D. Copper (Cu)

13.
A scientist is experimenting with a newly discovered substance. When she heats it over a flame, it
melts. The scientist has just learned that Discuss
A. The new substance cannot be a compound
B. The new substance cannot be an element
C. The new substance has undergone a chemical change
D. The new substance has undergone a physical change