Monthly Test in Science Grade 9

Name: ____________________________________ Grade: Section: __________________ Date:____________________

I. Mole Concept, %Composition, Empirical and Molecular Formula

Directions: Find the complete solution for the following:
A. Calculate the amount in moles in each of the following quantities:

B. Calculate the number of moles in each of the following masses:

a.

b.

C. Percent composition, Empirical Formula, Molecular Formula

a. The percentage composition of acetic acid is found to be 39.9% C, 6.7% H, and 53.4% O. Determine the
empirical formula of acetic acid. The molar mass for question a was determined by experiment to be 60.0
g/mol. What is the molecular formula?

b. Aniline, a starting material for urethane plastic foams, consists of C, H, and N. Combustion of such compounds
yields CO2, H2O, and N2 as products. If the combustion of 9.71 g of aniline yields 6.63 g H2O and 1.46 g N2,
what is its empirical formula? The molar mass of aniline is 93 g/mol. What is its molecular formula?
II. Multiple Choice. Read and understand each item then choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____ 1. An explosive eruption occurs if magma is
a. low in viscosity.
b. high in silica.
c. very thin
_____ 2. A volcano that is no longer erupting but is said to be “sleeping”, and is likely to erupt again in the future is
a. extinct.
b. dormant.
c. active.

_____ 3. A volcano that has not erupted in the past 10 000 years and is no longer likely to erupt is said to be
a. extinct.
b. dormant.
c. active.

The diagram below shows two plates coming together. Use the diagram to answer questions 4-5

_____ 4. Interpreting Diagrams What kind of plate boundary is shown in the diagram?
a. divergent boundary
b. convergent boundary
c. transform boundary
_____ 5. Inferring What causes magma to form at this plate boundary?
a. The oceanic plate sinks beneath the continental plate and melts.
b. The continental plate gets warmer and melts.
c. The continental plate pushes magma up from the mantle.
_____ 6. Once magma reaches the surface, it is called
a. silica.
b. lava.
c. rock.
_____ 7. A type of volcano that is built up of many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice and ash; has steep profile.
a. shield volcano
b. stratovolcano
c. caldera

_____ 8. It is formed when a volcano blows off its top, leaving a crater.

a. shield volcano
b. stratovolcano
c. caldera
_____ 9. Hot spots can occur

a. only at plate boundaries.

b. far from plate boundaries.
c. only under the middle of plates

_____ 10. It is the most seismically active part of the earth, typified by a belt of active volcanoes and frequent
earthquakes.

a. Pacific Ocean
b. Pacific Ring of Fire
c. Pacific Plate

_____ 11. What is the effect of temperature on the viscosity of magma?

a. The higher the temperature of magma, the lower it’s viscosity

b. The higher the temperature of magma, the higher it’s viscosity
c. The lower the temperature of magma, the lower it’s viscosity

_____ 12. What is the effect of silica content on the viscosity of magma?

a. The higher the silica content the more viscous magma is

b. The lower the silica content the more viscous magma is
c. Silica content has no effect on the viscosity of magma

_____ 13. There are two types of lava flows, pahoehoe which is a ropy type of lava that flows easily
a. aa
b. pahoehoe
c. pahayhay

_____ 14. The type of magma with the higher silica content is called _____.

a. Ryolitic
b. Andesitic
c. Basaltic
_____ 15. An eruption resulting from the interaction of new magma or lava with water and can be very explosive. The
water can be from groundwater, hydrothermal systems, surface runoff, a lake or the sea.
a. Strombolian
b. Phreatomagmatic
c. Plinian

_____ 16. Type of volcanic eruption that is excessively explosive; produces a high rate of magma discharge and forms 20
to 35 km columns. (Example: Mt. Pinatubo eruption)

a. Plinian
b. Strombolian
c. Vulcanian
_____ 17. These are the least violent types of explosive eruptions. (Example: Hawaiian eruptions)
a. Plinian
b. Strombolian
c. Vulcanian
_____ 18. This is a volcanic hazard which is the rapidly flowing thick mixture of volcanic sediments and water; usually
triggered by water or rainfall.
a. Ashfall
b. Lahar
c. Pyroclastic Flow
_____ 19. Fractures or cracks at the surface if the ground can be produced during a volcanic eruption.
a. Ashfall
b. Ground Fissuring
c. Pyroclastic Flow
_____ 20. The picture below is an effect of _______.

a. Ashfall
b. Pyroclastic Fall
c. Lahar

III. Short Answer.

Enumerate two (2) hazards associated with a volcanic eruption and discuss their effects to human life, property or to the
environment