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7 3rd Term Worksheet 1

Name ____________________________________ Date ______________

Year 7 Section _______ Subject:- Science

Give short, precise and the correct answer for the following questions. Circle letter of the
correct answer for multiple questions.

1. Acids taste:
A. fishy. B. salty C. sour. D. sweet.
2. The name of an acid in lemon juice is:
A. citric acid. B. ethanoic acid. C. lemonic acid. D. sulfuric acid.
3. You can prevent acids from splashing into your eyes by wearing:
A. an overall. B. gloves. C. long hair tied back. D. safety spectacles.
4. Which one of these is an acid?
A. oven cleaner B. salt water C. pure water D. vinegar
5. Which one of these is an alkali?
A. lemon juice B. oven cleaner C. sugar solution D. vinegar
6. Red cabbage can be used as an indicator because it:
A. changes colour. C. comes from a plant.
B. is an acid. D. is an alkali.
7. The colour of litmus in sulfuric acid is:
A. blue. B. green. C. purple. D. red.
8. The pH of pure water is: A. 1 B. 5 C. 7 D. 11

9. The colour of universal indicator in a substance that is very acidic is:

A. green. B. orange. C. purple. D. red.
10. The pH of a substance that is slightly alkaline could be:
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 A. 1 B. 5 C. 9 D. 13
11. Universal indicator is added to a solution. The solution turns purple. The solution contains:
A. citric acid. C. hydrochloric acid.
B. sodium hydroxide solution. D. only water.
12. The reaction between an acid and an alkali is:
A. acidification. C. condensation.
B. evaporation. D. neutralisation.
13. A solution of pH 3 was mixed with a solution of pH 9. The final pH could be:
A. 2 B. 6 C. 10 D. 12
14. An acid reacted with an alkali to form a salt and water. Which of these are the reactants?
A. acid and alkali C. acid and salt
B. alkali and water D. salt and water
15. Nitric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide solution to form a salt and water. Which of the following is
the correct word equation?
A. nitric acid + sodium hydroxide  salt + water
B. nitric acid + sodium hydroxide → sodium nitrate + water
C. salt + water → nitric acid + sodium hydroxide
D. sodium nitrate + water → nitric acid + sodium hydroxide
16. Indigestion tablets often contain:
A. acids. B. antacids. C. antibiotics. D. indicators.
17.Which of the following will react with zinc oxide to form zinc chloride?
A. sulfuric acid B. nitric acid C. hydrochloric acid D. sodium chloride
18. A certain rust remover contains sulfuric acid. The salt formed when sulfuric acid reacts with iron oxide
(rust) is:
A. iron chloride. B. iron hydroxide. C. iron nitrate. D. iron sulfate.
19.Answer the following questions choosing one of the substances from the box below.
Lemon juice oven cleaner pure water salt water sugar

a. Name a substance containing an acid. ____________________________

b. Name a substance containing an alkali. ___________________________

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20.State the meaning of each hazard symbol below.
a. c.

b. d.

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21. (a) What is the colour of litmus in an acid solution? Tick one box.
A. Red B. green C. blue D. purple
(b) What is the colour of litmus in an alkali solution? Tick one box.
A. Red B. green C. blue D. purple
22.An indicator called methyl orange is pink in an acid, yellow in an alkali and orange in a neutral
solution.
State the colour of methyl orange in each of the following solutions:
a. sodium hydroxide ___________________________________
b. salt water __________________________________________
c. vinegar ____________________________________________
23.A student wants to investigate the pH changes when an acid
reacts with an alkali. He puts 5 cm3 of the acid in a tube. He
adds the alkali 1 cm3 at a time. Each time he adds 1 cm3 alkali,
he measures the pH of the solution. His results are shown on
the graph.

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 a. Suggest how the student could measure the pH of the solution.
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b. Which volume of alkali is added to make the solution neutral? Tick one box.
A. 1 cm3 B. 3 cm3 C. 5 cm3 D. 7 cm3
b. Explain what the graph shows.
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24.Explain why some farmers put a chemical called lime on the soil before planting their crops.
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25. A student investigates the temperature rise when different acids react with sodium hydroxide
solution. She measures 10 cm3 of sodium hydroxide solution and records the temperature. She adds 10
cm3 of an acid to the sodium hydroxide solution and records the new temperature. She calculates the
temperature rise. She repeats the experiment with the same volume of the sodium hydroxide solution
but adds different types of acid. Her results are in the table.

Types of acid added to sodium hydroxide solution Temperature rise (0C)

Citric acid 3.5
Hydrochloric acid 13.6
Nitric acid 13.6
Vinegar (Ethanoic acid) 6.8
a. State what has been kept the same in this experiment to make the test fair.
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b. Which variable has been changed in this experiment (the independent variable)? Tick one box.
A. the volume of acid C. the type of acid
B. the volume of alkali D. the temperature rise
c. Which variable has been measured (the dependent variable)? Tick one box.
A. the volume of acid C. the type of acid
B. the volume of alkali D. the temperature rise
d. What is the name of the reaction between an acid and an alkali? Tick one box.
A. Oxidation C. reduction
B. neutralisation D. decomposition
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26.The word equation for a reaction is:
hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide → sodium chloride + water
a. State the names of the two reactants in the word equation.
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b. State the name of one salt in the word equation.
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27.(a) Sulfuric acid reacts with magnesium oxide to make magnesium sulfate and water.
Write the word equation for this reaction.
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(b) Coal-burning power stations produce waste gases that contain sulfuric acid. Describe how the
waste gases are treated to prevent release of sulfuric acid into the air.
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28. General equations:
acid + alkali → salt + water
acid + base → salt + water
Complete the word equations below for the reactions of acids with alkalis or bases.
Use the names of the chemicals from the box at the bottom of the page. Each chemical may be
used once, more than once or not at all.
1. hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide  ________________ + water
2. sulfuric acid + magnesium oxide  ____________________ + water
3. nitric acid + __________________  zinc nitrate + water
4. ___________________ + potassium hydroxide → potassium chloride + water
5. sulfuric acid + _______________________  calcium sulfate + water
6. _______________________ + sodium hydroxide  sodium nitrate + water
calcium oxide hydrochloric acid magnesium sulfate nitric acid
sodium chloride sulfuric acid zinc oxide

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