New York Science Grade 7

Chapter 12: Chemical Reactions

Chemical Reactions

1
When iron combines with oxygen and water in the air to form rust, what substance in the reaction is the product?
A)rust
B)iron
C)water
D)oxygen
2
Which of the following statements about energy-releasing reactions is true?
A)The products are less stable.
B)The products are more stable.
C)The energy released is always in the form of heat.
D)The bonds of the products have more energy than those of the reactants.
3
A(n) __________ is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently changed itself.
A)catalyst
B)exotherm
C)endotherm
D)inhibitor
4
The amount of substance present in a certain volume is called the __________ of that substance.
A)chemical formula
B)concentration
C)atomic number
D)activation energy
5
__________ tells you how much something changes during a period of time.
A)Speed
B)Age
C)A balanced chemical equation
D)A rate
6
As a result of the experiments of Lavoisier, you know that in a chemical reaction, the mass of the products __________.
A)is less than the mass of the reactants
B)is twice as great as the mass of the reactants
C)cannot be predicted based on the mass of the reactants
D)always equals the mass of the reactants
7
A change in which one or more substances are converted into new substances is a __________ .
A)chemical fusion
B)chemical change
C)nuclear reaction
D)physical change
8
__________ is a way to describe a chemical reaction using chemical formulas and symbols.
A)The law of conservation of matter
B)A chemical equation
C)Synthesis
D)A physical law
9
The chemical formula for a compound tells __________ .
A)how stable the compound is
B)how electrons are arranged
C)what type of chemical bond it forms
D)what elements it contains
10
The law of conservation of mass states that __________ .
A)matter can be created and destroyed but does not change forms
B)in a chemical reaction, matter is not created or destroyed, but is conserved
C)in a chemical reaction, efforts should be made to preserve rare elements without changing them
D)in a chemical reaction, the final mass of the products is always greater than the starting mass of the reactants
11
What does it mean for a chemical equation to be balanced?
A)The solid products weigh the same as the reactants.
B)The number of reactants is equal to the number of products.
C)There are the same number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation.
D)The reactants and the products are written with the same coefficients.
12
New substances produced by a chemical reaction are __________ .
A)products
B)resultants
C)reactants
D)coefficients
13
What type of substance slows down a chemical reaction?
A)inhibitor
B)catalyst
C)endotherm
D)enzymes
14
The minimum amount of energy to start any chemical reaction is called the __________ of the reaction.
A)energy of catalyzation
B)energy requirement
C)activation energy
D)energy of inhibition
15
If electric current passes through water and initiates a reaction, what are the expected products?
A)oxygen and water
B)hydrogen peroxide
C)hydrogen and oxygen
D)hydrogen oxide
16
Which of the following statements about energy-absorbing reactions is true?
A)The bonds of the reactants have more energy than those of the products.
B)The reactants are less stable.
C)The energy supplied is always in the form of electricity.
D)The reactants are more stable.
17
In chemical equations, __________ represent the number of units of each substance.
A)reactants
B)numbers in front of the chemical formulas
C)products
D)precipitates
18
In a chemical equation for an endothermic reaction, how is the energy requirement indicated?
A)The word energy is written as a product.
B)The word energy is written as a reactant.
C)A Greek letter, gamma, is drawn over the arrow.
D)A letter E appears in boldface type over the arrow.
19
Most chemical reactions __________ when temperature increases.
A)stop
B)continue at the same rate
C)speed up
D)slow down
20
__________ reactions release heat energy.
A)Catalyzed
B)Endothermic
C)Inhibited
D)Exothermic
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