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Quick Quiz

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

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3 Which of these pictures shows the particles in

a solid, pure metal?

1 Chemical elements:
A are always solids.
B can be split up by heating them.
C can be split up using electricity.
D cannot be split into anything simpler.
2 Which of these materials is found naturally in
tiny pieces?
A glass
B aluminium
C gold
D bronze
3 Which of these metals is a mixture?
A iron
B copper
C aluminium
D bronze

1 Which list contains only metals?

A copper, gold, silver
B copper, gold, sulphur
C silver, oxygen, iodine
D oxygen, iodine, sulphur

1 The smallest part of an element is called:

A an atom.
B a molecule.
C a compound.
D an ion.
2 In Britain, we use the chemical symbol Fe for
the element iron. What symbol would they
use in France?
A Ir
BI
C Fe
D You cant tell unless you know the word for
iron in French.

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4 The correct way to write the chemical symbol

for the element calcium is:
A CA.
B Ca.
C ca.
D CA.

4 Which metal was only discovered after the

invention of the electric cell (battery)?
A gold
B aluminium
C copper
D bronze

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2 Which list contains three typical properties of

metals?
A good conductor of heat, brittle, low
melting point
B poor conductor of heat, strong, high
melting point
C good conductor of electricity, strong, high
melting point
D poor conductor of electricity, weak, low
melting point

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3 Which list contains three typical properties of

non-metals?
A good conductor of heat, brittle, low
melting point
B poor conductor of heat, strong, high
melting point
C good conductor of electricity, strong, high
melting point
D poor conductor of electricity, weak, low
melting point

4 The chemical with the formula NH3 is usually

known as ammonia. It could also be called:
A nitrogen oxide.
B nitrogen hydroxide.
C nitrogen hydrate.
D nitrogen hydride.

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4 Copper is used for electrical wiring because it

is:
A flexible and a good conductor of heat.
B shiny and flexible.
C shiny and a good electrical insulator.
D flexible and a good electrical conductor.

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1 A compound contains:
A only one type of atom.
B only one element.
C only two elements joined together.
D at least two elements joined together.
2 The smallest particle of water with the
formula H2O is called:
A an ion.
B a molecule.
C an element.
D an atom.
3 When iron rusts it turns into iron oxide. If you
started with 100 g of iron, the mass of the
rust formed would be:
A less than 100 g.
B exactly 100 g.
C more than 100 g.
D impossible to predict.

1 If you wash a glass bottle and fill it up with

drink again this is:
A re-use.
B recycling.
C renewing.
D retailing.
2 Aluminium is made from aluminium ore by:
A heating it up in a furnace.
B mixing it with charcoal and heating it.
C passing a current through the solid ore.
D heating the ore until it melts and then
passing a current through it.
3 Recycling aluminium cans:
A saves energy but means that more ore is
used.
B avoids landfill, but needs more energy.
C saves on ore and landfill costs, but needs
more energy.
D saves on ore and landfill costs, and also
saves energy.
4 Paper manufacture can be sustainable
because:
A it is made from wood, which is a renewable
resource.
B it is made from wood, which is a fossil fuel.
C it is made from crude oil, which is a
renewable resource.
D it is made from crude oil, which is a fossil
fuel.

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