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Year 8 Chemistry Posttest
Year 8 Chemistry Posttest
Year 8 Chemistry Posttest
1. Substances that take the shape of their container and take up a fixed amount of space
are known as:
A solids.
B liquids.
C gases.
D fluids.
2.
A
B
C
3.
A
B
C
D
E
4.
A
B
C
D
5.
A
B
C
D
6.
A
B
C
D
7.
A
B
C
D
8.
A
B
C
D
9.
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
Gas
2. Use your knowledge of states of matter to explain how water can rise into the air to
form clouds, but may later fall to Earth again.
4 marks
3. Sometimes we represent molecules and compounds using diagrams. The molecule
carbon dioxide consists of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. Use the symbols
below to draw a carbon dioxide molecule.
1 mark
4. Give the name and symbol of two elements that are examples of:
a) Metals
b) non-metals
4 marks
5. Use the diagrams below to identify examples of:
a)
compounds
b)
elements
c)
mixtures
5 marks
6. Explain the difference between a chemical and a physical change.
2 marks
7. List five observations that provide evidence of a chemical change.
5 marks
8. Zinc chloride and hydrogen gas are produced when zinc reacts with hydrochloric
acid. Write a word equation for this reaction.
1 mark
9. Imagine that you are designing a space craft to go from Earth to the Moon. Name
two physical and two chemical properties the outside of the space craft would need
to have to survive the journey.
Physical
Chemical
4 marks
10.Describe two changes that occur to a substance when its particles move faster.
2 marks
11.A compound has the formula CuSO45H2O.
a)
Name the elements in this compound.
b)
c)
3 marks
Total:
/50