Science Reviewer

A. Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following substances is an example of a compound?
a. aluminum
b. carbon
c. oxygen
d. Water
2. Which of the following substances are considered acids?
a. Salt and water
b. Sugar and water
c. Water and alcohol
d. Calamansi extract
3. An unknown liquid has a sour taste. To what kind of compound does it belong?
a. Acid
b. Base
c. Oxide
d. salt
4. Listed below are the boiling temperatures of various substances. What irregularity
seems to exist in these data?

Substance Boiling temperature (°C)

Copper 2,582

Iron 2,800

Silver 2,193

wax 282

Naphthalene balls 174

a. Metals have high boiling temperatures
b. Silver has the highest boiling temperature.
c. Naphthalene balls have the lowest boiling temperature.
d. Iron boils at a temperature about ten times the boiling temperature of wax.

5. What do elements like sulfur, nitrogen, and bromine have in common?

a. They are nonmetals.
b. They are noble gases.
c. They have the same number of protons.
d. They have the same number of electrons.
6. How will you separate oil from water?
a. Evaporation
b. Decantation
 c. Filtration
d. Distillation
7. In which glass is sugar hard to dissolve?
a. In a glass of iced tea
b. In a glass of hot water
c. In a glass of tap water
d. In a glass of cold water
8. Which of the following is considered a colloid?
a. A mixture of oil and water
b. A mixture of salt and iron filings
c. A mixture of soil and water
d. A mixture of chalk and water
9. Which of the following environmental problems can be separated by physical
manipulation?
a. Oil spill
b. Garbage in the landfill
c. Flood water
d. Smog
10. Which can water be separated inky water by simple distillation?
a. Water and ink have different boiling points.
b. Water evaporates leaving the ink particles behind.
c. Ink evaporates leaving the water behind.
d. Ink doesn’t mix with water.
B. Identification
_______________ 11. A phenomenon in which dispersed colloid particles scatter light.
_______________ 12. A substance that changes color at certain range of pH values.
_______________ 13. A technique that separates components of mixtures that are based
on the ability of each component to be drawn across the surface of another material.
_______________ 14. The substance that is dissolved in a solution.
_______________ 15. Formed when two soluble liquids dissolve each other.
_______________ 16. They produce hydroxide ions when dissolved in water.
_______________ 17. A mixture that has uniform composition throughout.
_______________ 18. A technique in which an insoluble solid is separated from a liquid.
_______________ 19. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
_______________ 20. A kind of matter that is made up of one or two more kinds of atoms
with uniform composition.
C. Modified True or False
_______________ 21. Sulfur is an element.
_______________ 22. Ir is the chemical symbol of Iron.
_______________ 23. Sulfur and carbon are metalloids.
_______________ 24. Acid tastes bitter.
_______________ 25. Soft drink is an example of a compound.
_______________ 26. You can get salt from seawater through evaporation.
_______________ 27. Carbonated water forms when solid is dissolved in liquid.
_______________ 28. A suspension is a heterogeneous mixture.
_______________ 29. Alloy is an example of a solution.
_______________ 30. Mixtures with big and fine components can be separated by
chromatography.
D. Analogy
31. Fruit salad: heterogeneous = vinegar: __________
32. ________: salt = H2O: water
33. Wine: solution = gelatin: __________
34. Smog: solid aerosol = milk: ___________
35. __________: sand and water = decantation: oil and water

E. Explanation (3 points each)

36. A compound is also a combination of two or more elements. How does a compound
differ from a mixture?
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37. Seawater is composed of salt, sand, and water. Is seawater a homogeneous or
heterogeneous mixture? Explain your answer.
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38. The pupils wanted to separate salt solution from oil that they put in a beaker. They
also want to separate oil from salt solution and salt from salt solution? Explain your
answer.
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39. Why should you not take aspirin and soft drink with an empty stomach?
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40. Why does mixing ice cubes in water not form a solution?
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