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Trimester 1-2021/2022 Revision Packet Subject: Physical Science
Name: ______________________________________ Grade: 9 Date: _____
Chapter Section Text Book Pages
Chapter 3: States of
Matter
Section 1: Matter & Energy 77-83
Section 2: Changes of State 84-88
Chapter 4: Atoms Section 1: The Developmenet of the Atomic Theory 113-118
Section 2: The Structure of Atoms 119-127
Section 3: Modern atomic Theory 128-132
Chapter 3: The
Periodic Table
Section 1: Organizing the Elements 145-150
Section 2: Exploring the Periodic Table 151-155
Section 3: Families of Elements 156-164
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Q1) Choose the correct answer:
____ 1.The fundamental building block of matter is the
a. atom.
b. molecule.
c. cell.
d. proton.
_____ 2. An element is made of one type of a. molecule.
b. atom.
c. compound.
d. mixture.
______3. A compound is
a. a substance that is composed of two or more elements that are chemically
bonded.
b. a molecule formed by atoms of the same element.
c. another word for an atom.
d. any substance that can be split apart
______4. A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the
substance is called a(n)
a. chemical change.
b. physical change.
c. extensive property.
d. intensive property.
________5.In every chemical change, two or more reactants form at least one
a. product.
b. solution.
c. change.
d. reaction.
_______6.Which is not true about the liquid state of matter?
a. The liquid state has a definite volume and a definite shape.
b. The liquid state takes on the shape of its container.
c. The liquid state has a definite volume and an indefinite shape.
d. The particles in a liquid can easily move past each other.
Chapter 3: States of Matter
Section1: Classification of matter & Section2: Changes of State
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Q 2) Use the following words in the word bank to answer the following questions?
Temperature Kinetic theory Plasma
Energy Thermal energy Kinetic energy
a. The constant motion of particles is explained by ________________
b. The average kinetic energy is known as __________________
c. The higher the temperature, the higher the__________________
d. The ability to do work is called ___________________
e. The total kinetic energy of a substance is called ________________
f. _____________ is a state of matter that has no definite mass or volume much similar
to gases but they can have different properties like conducting electricity.
Q3)List three main points of the kinetic theory of matter.
a- …………………………………………………………………………………….
b- …………………………………………………………………………………….
Q4)State two examples for each of the four states of matter.
Solids: ……………………………………………………………………………….
Liquids: ……………………………………………………………………………..
Gases: ……………………………………………………………………………….
Plasma: ……………………………………………………………………………...
Q5)Compare the shape and volume of solid, liquids and gases.
Q6) Describe the relationship between the temperture and kinetic energy.
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State of
Matter
Property
Solids Liquids Gases
Shape
Volume
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Q1. Match the following statements from column A with the correct answer from
column B. Then write the answer in the spaces provided:
Column A Column B
1. Atom a. Unable to cut or divide!
2. Rutherford b. His experiment suggested that cathode
rays were made of negatively charged
particles that came from inside atoms
3. Dalton c. Greek philosopher who suggested that
the universe was made of invisible
units called ATOMS
4. Thomson d. He proposed that most of the mass of
an atom was concentrated in the center
of an atom
5. Democritus e. suggested that all atoms of a given
element are exactly alike and atoms of
different elements can be used to make
different compounds
6. Atomos
f. smallest unit in the universe
1._____2._____3._____4._____5._____6._____
Q1) Label the following diagram and state the charge of each:
A:______________________charge: _____________
B :______________________charge: _____________
C: ______________________charge: ______________
Q2) Oxygen has an isotope O17, what is meant by isotope?
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Chapter 4: Atoms
Section 1: Development of atomic theory
Chapter 4: Atoms
Section 2: The structure of atoms
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Q3) Calculate the number of protons, electrons and neutrons for each of the following
ions and elements:
Q4) Choose the most correct answer:
1- Which defines an element?
a. The mass number.
b. The number of atoms
c. The atomic number
d. The nucleon number
2- Protons are located:
a. Freely in the atom
b. Inside the nucleus
c. In energy levels
d. Outside the atom
3- Electrons are located:
a. Freely in the atom
b. Inside the nucleus
c. In energy levels
d. Outside the atom
Element P+ N⁰ E- Electronic configuration
Ne10
20
Si14
28
P15
31
Mn 25
55
As33
75
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4- Isotopes have the same _______________, but different______________.
a. Mass number, number of neutrons
b. Atomic number, number of protons
c. Atomic number, mass number
d. Proton number, number of electrons.
5- A cation is a positively charged atom due to:
a. Loss of electron
b. Gain of electron
c. Loss of proton
d. Gain of protons
6- Radioactive is when a substance that is highly unstable:
a. emits energy in the form of radiation to become much more stable
b. gains energy to be stable
c. breaks into 2 compounds
d. breaks the atom
Q5: Calculate the following as required, use the list of elements to help you:
Fe26
56
Cu29
64
S 16
32
Si 14
28
O 8
16
N 7
14
F 9
19
Br 35
80
C 6
12
C 6
12
a. How many moles are there in 11g of silicon, Si?
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b. How many particles are found in 10 moles of Sulphur S?
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c. What is the mass of 15 moles of copper, Cu?
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d. How many particles are in 6 grams of oxygen O?
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e. Calculate the number of moles in 76 grams of Florine F?
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f. What is the mass in grams of 5.5 moles nitrogen element, N2?
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g. Calculate the number of protons for carbon 12?
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h. How many electrons are there in bromine atom, Br?
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i. Fluorine is a gas; how many neutrons does it contain?
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j. How many moles are there in 20 grams of iron, Fe?
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k. What is the molar mass of CuSO4?
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l. What is the molar mass of CO2?
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Q1) Mark the following as True or False:
a. Electrons are considered ONLY as particles. ____________
b. The exact location of electrons CAN be determined. ________________
c. Electrons from a higher energy level release energy to move to a lower energy level.
________________
d. Electrons are stationary not in continuous motion. ___________
e. The number of energy levels that are filled in an atom depend on the number of
electrons. _______________
f. The lowest state of energy of an electron is called the excited state. __________
Q2) Choose the correct answer:
A. Carbon has 6 electrons. How many valence electrons are there?
a. 2 c. 6
b. 4 d. 12
B. The second energy level has 1 s orbital and 3 p orbitals. How many electrons can
there be?
a. 2 c.18
b. 8 d.32
C. An electron moves from the ground state to an excited state when it absorbs:
a. A photon c. a proton
b. A neutron d. an isotope
Q3) Find the electronic configuration of the following:
Element Number of
Orbitals
Number of electrons Electronic configuration
Na11
23
Cl17
35.5
N7
14
Q4) Summarize the main points of modern atomic theory according to the following
topics:
1- Modern model of the atom:
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Chapter 4: Atoms
Section 3: Modern atomic theory
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2- Electron energy levels:
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3- Electron transition:
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4- Electron-Wave model of the atom:
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5- The four types of orbitals:
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Q1) Choose the correct answer:
1. In the ancient periodic table, elements are arranged according to:
a. Decreasing atomic mass c. increasing atomic mass
b. Increasing atomic number d. increasing protons number
2. The first scientist to develop the periodic table is:
a. John Dalton c. Thomson
b. Mendeleev d. Democritis
3. The periodic law states that elements are arranged according to:
a. Decreasing atomic mass c. increasing atomic mass
b. Increasing atomic number d. increasing protons number
4. Each row of the periodic table is called:
a. A period c. group
b. A column d. a herd
5. Each column of the periodic table is called:
a. A period c. group
b. A row d. a herd
Chapter 5: The periodic table
Section 1: Organizing the elements
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6. Across a period from left to right element become:
a. Liquid c. Solid
b. Less metallic d. More metallic
Q2) Use your copy of periodic table to find the following:
1. The symbol of Mercury
2. The atomic mass of Iron
3. The atomic number of Argon
4. The period of Lithium
5. The column of Fluorine
); Answer the following questions: 12 Q3) For Magnesium atom (Mg
1. What is the electron configuration for this element? _____________________
2. What row in the periodic table that lies in? ____________________________
3. What the valence of this electron? ___________________________________
4. Is this element metal or non-metal? _________________________________
Q1) Choose the correct answer:
1. Elements in the same group have the same chemical properties due to:
a. Having the same group number c. having different symbols
b. Having the same valence electrons d. being in periodic table
2. Metals tend to form ____________ions by _______________electrons.
a. negative, gaining c. negative, losing
b. positive, gaining d. positive, losing
3. Non-metals tend to form __________ions by ____________electrons.
a. negative, gaining c. negative, losing
b. positive, gaining d. positive, losing
Chapter 5: The periodic table
Section 2: Exploring the periodic table
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Q2) Use your copy of periodic table to predict the charge of the following:
Element Group period Ion charge Anion / Cation
1. Beryllium
2. Iodine
3. Oxygen
4. Argon
Q3) Determine whether elements that fit the following descriptions are likely to be
metals or non-metals:
a. a shiny substance used to make car bodies. ________________
b. a gas that does not conduct electricity. _______________
c. a brittle substance that does not conduct heat. _________________
d. A grey material used to make electric wires. _____________
Q1) On the line at the left of each term in the first column, write the letter of the
expression in the second column that is most closely related.
1. _____ Alkaline earth metals
2. _____ Noble gas
3. _____ transition elements
4. _____ alkali metals
5. _____ halogens
Q2) By using the periodic table: Give an atom with the following characteristics.
a. Halogen ___________________b. Transition metals _________
c. Alkali metal ________________d. Alkaline Earth metal________
e. Transition metal _____________f. Nobel gas _______________
g. Semiconductors___________
Chapter 5: The periodic table
Section 3: Families of elements
a. Group 1 elements
b. Group 18 elements
c. Groups 2 elements
d. Group 17 elements
e. Groups 3-12
1-____ 2-____3-____4-____5-_____
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