Sunday, May 22, 2005
Sample Final Residency Questions
Sample Final Residency Questions
____ 1. A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a ____.
a. gas b. liquid c. plasma d. solid
____ 2. Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a ____.
a. gas b. liquid c. plasma d. solid
____ 3. Most matter ____ when heated.
a. condenses b. contracts c. expands d. solidifies
____ 4. The amount of energy needed to change a material from a solid to a liquid is called the heat of ____.
a. condensation b. rock n roll c. fusion d. vaporization
____ 5. The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is called the heat of ____.
a. condensation b. Gibney magic c. fusion d. vaporization
____ 6. The idea that matter is made up of small particles that are in constant motion is ____.
a. Gibney’s principle b. heat of fusion c. Charles’s law d. the kinetic theory of matter
____ 7. A fluid’s resistance to flow is called ____.
a. viscosity b. fluid pressure c. buoyancy d. stickiness
____ 8. As the temperature of a gas increases, the volume of the gas will ____. Think of a balloon on a water bottle and you heat up the bottle.
a. decrease b. increase c. remain the same d. contract
____ 9. Fog is an example of a ____.
a. colloid b. compound c. solution d. substance
____ 10. Each inner energy level of an atom has a maximum number of ____ it can hold.
a. electrons b. neutrons c. quarks d. protons
____ 11. Dot diagrams are used to represent ____.
a. # of writeups you’ve gotten b. atomic mass c. isotopes d. outer level electrons (valence)
____ 12. Particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons are ____.
a. electrons b. isotopes c. quarks d. atoms
____ 13. Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called ____.
a. clusters b. families c. groups d. periods
____ 14. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called ____.
a. isotopes b. metals c. metalloids d. isomers
____ 15. A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n) ____.
a. electron b. proton c. neutron d. quark
____ 16. A certain atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons. Its mass number is ____.
a. 26 b. 30 c. 52 d. 56
____ 17. Elements that lie along the stair-step line of the periodic table are ____.
a. liquids b. metals c. metalloids d. radioactive
____ 18. A chemical bond that occurs when atoms share electrons is a(n) ____ bond.
a. covalent b. ionic c. booya d. polyatomic
____ 19. How many electrons are needed in the outer energy levels of most atoms for the atom to be chemically stable?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
____ 20. How many hydrogen atoms are present in one molecule of ammonium acetate, NH4C2H3O2?
a. 4 b. 7 c. 11 d. 12
____ 21. How many potassium atoms (K) are in the following: 2K3PO4?
a. 6 b. 5 c. 24 d. booya
____ 22. Metals can be used as wire because they are ____.
a. alloys b. ductile c. metallic d. 100% chill
____ 23. In a solution, the substance that is being dissolved is the ____. Ex: the sugar in the iced-tea.
a. gas b. liquid c. solute d. solvent
____ 24. A solution that contains all of the solute it can hold at a given temperature is ____.
a. diluted b. saturated c. sweet d. unsaturated
____ 25. Increasing the surface area of a solid ____.
a. causes the solid to ionize b. has no effect on the rate of dissolving c. slows the rate of dissolving d. speeds the rate of dissolving
____ 26. The amount of solute that can be dissolved in a specific amount of solvent at a given temperature is its ____.
a. freezing point b. density c. dilution d. solubility
____ 27. Which of the following will speed up the dissolving of a solid solute in water?
a. Cool the solution. b. Freeze the solute. c. Watch it in the lab d. Stir the solution.
____ 28. Each substance on the left side of the arrow in a chemical equation is a ____.
a. catalyst b. coefficient c. product d. reactant
____ 29. If heat must be added to a chemical reaction for the reaction to take place, the reaction is ____.
a. balanced b. endothermic c. exothermic d. pretty good looking
____ 30. When one element replaces another element in a compound, the reaction is a ____ reaction.
a. Gibneysha reaction b. double–displacement c. single–displacement d. synthesis
____ 31. The breaking down of a substance into two or more simpler substances is ____.
a. decomposition b. displacement c. a catalyst d. synthesis
____ 32. Each substance to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation is a(n) ____.
a. Gibney buck b. inhibitor c. reactant d. product
____ 33. A chemical reaction in which heat energy is released is ____.
a. endothermic b. exothermic c. flammable d. a formula
____ 34. According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of the products in a chemical reaction compare to the mass of the reactants?
a. There is no relationship. b. The mass of the products is greater. c. The mass of the reactants is greater. d. The masses are equal.
____ 35. A(n) ____ is a substance that produces H+ ions in a water solution. (Has pH less than 7)
a. acid b. base c. salt d. alcohol
____ 36. A(n) ____ is a substance that produces OH- ions in a solution. (Has pH greater than 7)
a. acid b. base c. salt d. alcohol
____ 37. ____ measures how acidic or basic a substance is.
a. An ester b. A base c. pH scale d. The hydronium ion
____ 38. Coffee has a pH of about 5. Coffee is ____.
a. extremely cool b. extremely basic c. somewhat acidic d. somewhat basic
____ 39. Dontrielle wants to study the effect of light on the growth of bean seedlings. How should she set up her experiment?
a. She should grow ten bean seedlings in a lighted area. b. She should grow ten bean seedlings in a dark area. c. She should grow five bean seedlings in a lighted area and eat the five other beans d. She should grow five bean seedlings in a lighted area and five bean seedlings in a dark area.
____ 40. A housepainter uses paint thinner to remove paint from her hands. Paint thinner is the ____.
a. acid b. base c. solute d. solvent
____ 41. The most common state of matter in the universe is ____.
a. gas b. liquid c. plasma d. solid
____ 42. How many electrons does a carbon atom have in its outer energy level?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
____ 43. In a chemical equation, the symbol that means dissolved in water is ____.
a. (aq) b. (s) c. (dw) d. (I)
____ 44. Numbers that precede symbols and formulas in a chemical equation are ____.
a. catalysts b. coefficients c. superscripts d. subscripts
____ 45. ____ of a solution refers to the ease with which an acid or base forms ions in solution.
a. Acidity b. Concentration c. pH d. Strength
____ 46. Data from the U.S. Census shows that people who have No High School Diploma earn $15,570 a year, people with a High School Diploma earn $22,481 a year and people with a Bachelor’s Degree earn .
a. $0 a year b. $40,347 a year c. cost of a cold drink d. 2 Benjamins a year
____ 47. The charge of an electron is
a. -2. b. -1. c. 0. d. +1.
____ 48. Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom has
a. eight neutrons in its nucleus. b. a total of eight protons and neutrons. c. eight protons in its nucleus. d. a total of eight neutrons and electrons.
____ 49. An atom’s mass number equals the number of
a. protons plus the number of electrons. b. protons plus the number of neutrons. c. protons. d. neutrons.
____ 50. The heavier a particle, the _____ it moves.
a. slower b. faster c. less d. more
____ 51. The change of a substance from a solid directly to a gas is called
a. condensation. b. evaporation. c. melting. d. sublimation.
____ 52. Each molecule of table sugar, C12H22O11, contains
a. 0 atoms of carbon. b. 1 atom of carbon. c. 6 atoms of carbon. d. 12 atoms of carbon.
____ 53. Often atoms join so that each atom will have
a. an even number of electrons. b. an outermost energy level that is full of electrons. c. an equal number of protons and electrons. d. more electrons than either protons or neutrons.
____ 54. A mixture that separates into different layers when you stop stirring it is
a. a colloid. b. a suspension. c. a solution. d. an emulsion.
____ 55. Fusion occurs when nuclei
a. split. b. combine. c. mutate. d. gain energy.
Essay: 10 points each
56. Choose One:
A) Explain how a hot-air balloon works using Charles’s law.
B) What will happen to the size of a balloon when it is placed in a freezer? Explain.
57. Compare the masses of protons, electrons, and neutrons. Which are the lightest?
58. What is the name of each of the following elements, and classify it as a metal, a nonmetal, or a metalloid: Na, Ba, Ca, La, Ti, Al, As, At, Ar.
Phys Final Exam Spring 2005
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. A
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. D
26. D
27. D
28. D
29. B
30. C
31. A
32. D
33. B
34. D
35. A
36. B
37. C
38. C
39. D
40. D
41. C
42. B
43. A
44. B
45. D
46. B
47. B
48. C
49. B
50. A
51. D
52. D
53. B
54. B
55. B
SHORT ANSWER
56. Charles’s law—as air is heated, it expands;
It shrinks; as the temperature of air decreases, the volume of the air decreases.
57. The mass of a proton and a neutron are about the same, and the electron is about 1,836 times smaller.
58. Na, sodium, metal; Ba, barium, metal; Ca, calcium, metal; La, lanthanum, metal; Ti, titanium, metal; Al, aluminum, metal; As, arsenic, metalloid; At, astatine, metalloid; Ar, argon, nonmetal
____ 1. A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a ____.
a. gas b. liquid c. plasma d. solid
____ 2. Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a ____.
a. gas b. liquid c. plasma d. solid
____ 3. Most matter ____ when heated.
a. condenses b. contracts c. expands d. solidifies
____ 4. The amount of energy needed to change a material from a solid to a liquid is called the heat of ____.
a. condensation b. rock n roll c. fusion d. vaporization
____ 5. The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is called the heat of ____.
a. condensation b. Gibney magic c. fusion d. vaporization
____ 6. The idea that matter is made up of small particles that are in constant motion is ____.
a. Gibney’s principle b. heat of fusion c. Charles’s law d. the kinetic theory of matter
____ 7. A fluid’s resistance to flow is called ____.
a. viscosity b. fluid pressure c. buoyancy d. stickiness
____ 8. As the temperature of a gas increases, the volume of the gas will ____. Think of a balloon on a water bottle and you heat up the bottle.
a. decrease b. increase c. remain the same d. contract
____ 9. Fog is an example of a ____.
a. colloid b. compound c. solution d. substance
____ 10. Each inner energy level of an atom has a maximum number of ____ it can hold.
a. electrons b. neutrons c. quarks d. protons
____ 11. Dot diagrams are used to represent ____.
a. # of writeups you’ve gotten b. atomic mass c. isotopes d. outer level electrons (valence)
____ 12. Particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons are ____.
a. electrons b. isotopes c. quarks d. atoms
____ 13. Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called ____.
a. clusters b. families c. groups d. periods
____ 14. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called ____.
a. isotopes b. metals c. metalloids d. isomers
____ 15. A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n) ____.
a. electron b. proton c. neutron d. quark
____ 16. A certain atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons. Its mass number is ____.
a. 26 b. 30 c. 52 d. 56
____ 17. Elements that lie along the stair-step line of the periodic table are ____.
a. liquids b. metals c. metalloids d. radioactive
____ 18. A chemical bond that occurs when atoms share electrons is a(n) ____ bond.
a. covalent b. ionic c. booya d. polyatomic
____ 19. How many electrons are needed in the outer energy levels of most atoms for the atom to be chemically stable?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
____ 20. How many hydrogen atoms are present in one molecule of ammonium acetate, NH4C2H3O2?
a. 4 b. 7 c. 11 d. 12
____ 21. How many potassium atoms (K) are in the following: 2K3PO4?
a. 6 b. 5 c. 24 d. booya
____ 22. Metals can be used as wire because they are ____.
a. alloys b. ductile c. metallic d. 100% chill
____ 23. In a solution, the substance that is being dissolved is the ____. Ex: the sugar in the iced-tea.
a. gas b. liquid c. solute d. solvent
____ 24. A solution that contains all of the solute it can hold at a given temperature is ____.
a. diluted b. saturated c. sweet d. unsaturated
____ 25. Increasing the surface area of a solid ____.
a. causes the solid to ionize b. has no effect on the rate of dissolving c. slows the rate of dissolving d. speeds the rate of dissolving
____ 26. The amount of solute that can be dissolved in a specific amount of solvent at a given temperature is its ____.
a. freezing point b. density c. dilution d. solubility
____ 27. Which of the following will speed up the dissolving of a solid solute in water?
a. Cool the solution. b. Freeze the solute. c. Watch it in the lab d. Stir the solution.
____ 28. Each substance on the left side of the arrow in a chemical equation is a ____.
a. catalyst b. coefficient c. product d. reactant
____ 29. If heat must be added to a chemical reaction for the reaction to take place, the reaction is ____.
a. balanced b. endothermic c. exothermic d. pretty good looking
____ 30. When one element replaces another element in a compound, the reaction is a ____ reaction.
a. Gibneysha reaction b. double–displacement c. single–displacement d. synthesis
____ 31. The breaking down of a substance into two or more simpler substances is ____.
a. decomposition b. displacement c. a catalyst d. synthesis
____ 32. Each substance to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation is a(n) ____.
a. Gibney buck b. inhibitor c. reactant d. product
____ 33. A chemical reaction in which heat energy is released is ____.
a. endothermic b. exothermic c. flammable d. a formula
____ 34. According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of the products in a chemical reaction compare to the mass of the reactants?
a. There is no relationship. b. The mass of the products is greater. c. The mass of the reactants is greater. d. The masses are equal.
____ 35. A(n) ____ is a substance that produces H+ ions in a water solution. (Has pH less than 7)
a. acid b. base c. salt d. alcohol
____ 36. A(n) ____ is a substance that produces OH- ions in a solution. (Has pH greater than 7)
a. acid b. base c. salt d. alcohol
____ 37. ____ measures how acidic or basic a substance is.
a. An ester b. A base c. pH scale d. The hydronium ion
____ 38. Coffee has a pH of about 5. Coffee is ____.
a. extremely cool b. extremely basic c. somewhat acidic d. somewhat basic
____ 39. Dontrielle wants to study the effect of light on the growth of bean seedlings. How should she set up her experiment?
a. She should grow ten bean seedlings in a lighted area. b. She should grow ten bean seedlings in a dark area. c. She should grow five bean seedlings in a lighted area and eat the five other beans d. She should grow five bean seedlings in a lighted area and five bean seedlings in a dark area.
____ 40. A housepainter uses paint thinner to remove paint from her hands. Paint thinner is the ____.
a. acid b. base c. solute d. solvent
____ 41. The most common state of matter in the universe is ____.
a. gas b. liquid c. plasma d. solid
____ 42. How many electrons does a carbon atom have in its outer energy level?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
____ 43. In a chemical equation, the symbol that means dissolved in water is ____.
a. (aq) b. (s) c. (dw) d. (I)
____ 44. Numbers that precede symbols and formulas in a chemical equation are ____.
a. catalysts b. coefficients c. superscripts d. subscripts
____ 45. ____ of a solution refers to the ease with which an acid or base forms ions in solution.
a. Acidity b. Concentration c. pH d. Strength
____ 46. Data from the U.S. Census shows that people who have No High School Diploma earn $15,570 a year, people with a High School Diploma earn $22,481 a year and people with a Bachelor’s Degree earn .
a. $0 a year b. $40,347 a year c. cost of a cold drink d. 2 Benjamins a year
____ 47. The charge of an electron is
a. -2. b. -1. c. 0. d. +1.
____ 48. Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom has
a. eight neutrons in its nucleus. b. a total of eight protons and neutrons. c. eight protons in its nucleus. d. a total of eight neutrons and electrons.
____ 49. An atom’s mass number equals the number of
a. protons plus the number of electrons. b. protons plus the number of neutrons. c. protons. d. neutrons.
____ 50. The heavier a particle, the _____ it moves.
a. slower b. faster c. less d. more
____ 51. The change of a substance from a solid directly to a gas is called
a. condensation. b. evaporation. c. melting. d. sublimation.
____ 52. Each molecule of table sugar, C12H22O11, contains
a. 0 atoms of carbon. b. 1 atom of carbon. c. 6 atoms of carbon. d. 12 atoms of carbon.
____ 53. Often atoms join so that each atom will have
a. an even number of electrons. b. an outermost energy level that is full of electrons. c. an equal number of protons and electrons. d. more electrons than either protons or neutrons.
____ 54. A mixture that separates into different layers when you stop stirring it is
a. a colloid. b. a suspension. c. a solution. d. an emulsion.
____ 55. Fusion occurs when nuclei
a. split. b. combine. c. mutate. d. gain energy.
Essay: 10 points each
56. Choose One:
A) Explain how a hot-air balloon works using Charles’s law.
B) What will happen to the size of a balloon when it is placed in a freezer? Explain.
57. Compare the masses of protons, electrons, and neutrons. Which are the lightest?
58. What is the name of each of the following elements, and classify it as a metal, a nonmetal, or a metalloid: Na, Ba, Ca, La, Ti, Al, As, At, Ar.
Phys Final Exam Spring 2005
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. A
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. D
26. D
27. D
28. D
29. B
30. C
31. A
32. D
33. B
34. D
35. A
36. B
37. C
38. C
39. D
40. D
41. C
42. B
43. A
44. B
45. D
46. B
47. B
48. C
49. B
50. A
51. D
52. D
53. B
54. B
55. B
SHORT ANSWER
56. Charles’s law—as air is heated, it expands;
It shrinks; as the temperature of air decreases, the volume of the air decreases.
57. The mass of a proton and a neutron are about the same, and the electron is about 1,836 times smaller.
58. Na, sodium, metal; Ba, barium, metal; Ca, calcium, metal; La, lanthanum, metal; Ti, titanium, metal; Al, aluminum, metal; As, arsenic, metalloid; At, astatine, metalloid; Ar, argon, nonmetal
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