1. What is everything around us made of?
A. Atoms
B. Water
C. Cells
D. Light
Answer: A
2. Which one is NOT a state of matter?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Cloud
D. Gas
Answer: C
3. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Plasma
Answer: A
4. In which state do particles move the fastest?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Frozen
Answer: C
5. What can be used to separate a mixture?
A. Magnet
B. Hammer
C. Spoon
D. Paint
Answer: A
6. A mixture is:
A. One substance only
B. A chemical reaction
C. Two or more substances not chemically joined
D. A type of bond
Answer: C
7. Which one is a method of separating salt from water?
A. Filtration
B. Freezing
C. Distillation
D. Evaporation
Answer: D
8. Which method separates sand from water?
A. Distillation
B. Filtration
C. Boiling
D. Chromatography
Answer: B
9. What do we use to measure temperature?
A. Ruler
B. Thermometer
C. Compass
D. Stopwatch
Answer: B
10.Which one is a chemical change?
A. Melting ice
B. Boiling water
C. Burning wood
D. Freezing juice
Answer: C
11.Atoms are made of:
A. Electrons, protons, and neutrons
B. Water and air
C. Sugar and salt
D. Cells and tissues
Answer: A
12.Where are electrons found in an atom?
A. Inside the nucleus
B. Around the nucleus
C. In the center only
D. Nowhere
Answer: B
13.The nucleus contains:
A. Only electrons
B. Protons and neutrons
C. Only protons
D. Nothing
Answer: B
14.What is the charge of a proton?
A. Negative
B. Neutral
C. Positive
D. No charge
Answer: C
15.What is the charge of a neutron?
A. Positive
B. Neutral
C. Negative
D. Double
Answer: B
16.What is the charge of an electron?
A. Positive
B. Neutral
C. Negative
D. It changes
Answer: C
17.Which part of an atom is the lightest?
A. Proton
B. Neutron
C. Electron
D. Nucleus
Answer: C
18.How many electrons are in the first shell?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 6
Answer: C
19.The number of protons in an atom is called:
A. Mass number
B. Atomic number
C. Electron count
D. Group number
Answer: B
20.An atom with the same number of protons and electrons is:
A. Ion
B. Molecule
C. Neutral
D. Charged
Answer: C
21.The periodic table is used to:
A. Show time
B. Organize elements
C. Draw molecules
D. Cook food
Answer: B
22.Each box in the periodic table shows:
A. A molecule
B. A compound
C. An element
D. A reaction
Answer: C
23.Elements in the same group have:
A. Different properties
B. Same number of electrons in outer shell
C. No protons
D. Same atomic number
Answer: B
24.Group 1 elements are called:
A. Noble gases
B. Alkali metals
C. Halogens
D. Transition metals
Answer: B
25.Group 7 elements are called:
A. Metals
B. Noble gases
C. Halogens
D. Non-metals
Answer: C
26.Group 0 elements are called:
A. Gases
B. Halogens
C. Noble gases
D. Radioactive elements
Answer: C
27.What happens to elements as you go down Group 1?
A. They get harder
B. They become less reactive
C. They become more reactive
D. They disappear
Answer: C
28.What happens to Group 7 elements as you go down the group?
A. More reactive
B. Stay the same
C. Less reactive
D. Turn into metals
Answer: C
29.Noble gases are:
A. Very reactive
B. Somewhat reactive
C. Non-reactive
D. Toxic
Answer: C
30.What does each period in the periodic table represent?
A. Atomic number
B. Number of shells
C. Number of protons
D. Type of bond
Answer: B
31.Which group contains fluorine, chlorine, and iodine?
A. Group 1
B. Group 0
C. Group 7
D. Group 2
Answer: C
32.What type of elements are halogens?
A. Metals
B. Non-metals
C. Metalloids
D. Gases
Answer: B
33.What are halogens used for?
A. Fuel
B. Cleaning and disinfecting
C. Building bridges
D. Making glass
Answer: B
34.Non-metals usually:
A. Conduct electricity
B. Are shiny
C. Are brittle
D. Are malleable
Answer: C
35.Which gas is a noble gas?
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Helium
D. Carbon dioxide
Answer: C
36.Ionic bonds form between:
A. Two metals
B. Two non-metals
C. A metal and a non-metal
D. Gases
Answer: C
37.What happens to electrons in an ionic bond?
A. Shared
B. Lost and gained
C. Ignored
D. Melted
Answer: B
38.What charge does a metal ion have?
A. Negative
B. No charge
C. Positive
D. Neutral
Answer: C
39.What charge does a non-metal ion usually have?
A. Neutral
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. Double
Answer: C
40.Sodium chloride (NaCl) is an example of:
A. Covalent compound
B. Ionic compound
C. Noble gas
D. Liquid
Answer: B
41.Covalent bonds are formed by:
A. Gaining electrons
B. Sharing electrons
C. Losing electrons
D. Freezing atoms
Answer: B
42.Covalent bonding happens between:
A. Metal and metal
B. Metal and non-metal
C. Non-metal and non-metal
D. Gas and metal
Answer: C
43.Which of these is covalently bonded?
A. NaCl
B. H₂O
C. MgO
D. KCl
Answer: B
44.How many bonds does oxygen usually form?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: B
45.What is a molecule?
A. One atom
B. Two or more atoms bonded together
C. An ion
D. A proton
Answer: B
46.Metals are:
A. Soft and dull
B. Hard and shiny
C. Gases
D. Liquids
Answer: B
47.Metals conduct:
A. Light only
B. Heat and electricity
C. Water only
D. Nothing
Answer: B
48.Which metal is a liquid at room temperature?
A. Iron
B. Mercury
C. Gold
D. Copper
Answer: B
49.What are alloys?
A. Pure metals
B. Mixed gases
C. Mixtures of metals
D. Non-metals
Answer: C
50.What happens to metal atoms in metallic bonding?
A. They share electrons
B. They form ions
C. They are in a sea of electrons
D. They melt
Answer: C
51.Why are metals malleable?
A. They have weak bonds
B. Layers of atoms slide over each other
C. They are cold
D. They are soft
Answer: B
52.What gives metals their strength?
A. Sea of electrons
B. Protons
C. Weak bonds
D. Air pressure
Answer: A
53.Which of these is NOT a property of metals?
A. Good conductor
B. Shiny
C. Brittle
D. Malleable
Answer: C
54.Which of these is a use of aluminum?
A. Making coins
B. Building aircraft
C. Fuel
D. Disinfectant
Answer: B
55.Which of these is a good conductor of electricity?
A. Wood
B. Plastic
C. Copper
D. Glass
Answer: C
56.Which part of an atom is involved in bonding?
A. Proton
B. Electron
C. Neutron
D. Nucleus
Answer: B
57.What is formed when atoms bond together?
A. Cells
B. Elements
C. Molecules or compounds
D. Protons
Answer: C
58.Which type of bonding forms a lattice?
A. Covalent
B. Ionic
C. Metallic
D. Neutral
Answer: B
59.Which type of bonding allows electricity to flow in solids?
A. Ionic
B. Covalent
C. Metallic
D. None
Answer: C
60.What is the smallest part of an element?
A. Molecule
B. Atom
C. Cell
D. Electron
Answer: B
