1. Which is the most fundamental of the physical a.

Four
sciences? b. Five
a. Astronomy c. Six
b. Chemistry d. Seven
c. Physics
d. Meteorology 10. Which combination of units expresses density?
a. Mass/(time)3
2. Which one of the following is a concise stamtent b. Mass/(kg)3
about a fundamental relationship in nature? c. Mass/(length)3
a. Hypothesis d. Mass/m2
b. Law
c. Theory 11. What is the expression 1 in = 2.54 cm properly
d. Experiment called?
a. Equation
3. Which human sense is first in supplying the most b. Conversion factor
information about the external world? c. SI factor
a. Touch d. Equivalence statement
b. Taste
c. Sight 12. A student measures the length and width of a
d. Hearing rectangle to be 49.4 cm and 0.590 cm,
respectively. Wanting to find the area (in cm2) of
4. Which is the standard unit of mass in the metric this rectangle, the student multiplies on a
system? calculator and obtains a result of 2.9146. The area
a. Gram should be reported as ______.
b. Kilogram a. 2914.6 cm2
c. Slug b. 2915 cm2
d. Pound c. 2.9 x 103 cm2
d. 2.91 x 102 cm2
5. Which one of the following is not a fundamental
quantity? 13. Which of the following numbers has the greatest
a. Length number of significant figures?
b. Weight a. 103.07
c. Mass b. 124.5
d. Time c. 0.09914
d. 5.048 x 105
6. Which metric prefix means “one-thousandth”?
a. Centi- 14. What is necessary to designate a position?
b. Milli- a. Fundamental units
c. Mega- b. Motion
d. Kilo- c. A direction
d. A reference point
7. Which metric prefix means “thousand”?
a. Centi- 15. Which one of the following describes an object in
b. Milli- motion?
c. Mega- a. A period of time has passed
d. Kilo- b. Its position is known.
c. It is continuously changing position
8. Which of the following metric prefixes is the d. It has reached its final position
smallest?
a. Micro – 16. Which one of the following is always true about the
b. Centi- magnitude of a displacement?
c. Nano- a. It is greater than the distance traveled
d. Milli- b. It is equal to the distance travelled
c. It is less than the distance travelled
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d. It is less than or equal to the distance
travelled. 24. In the absence of air resistance, a projectile
launched at an angel of 28 degree above the
17. Distance is to displacement as _______. horizontal will have the same range as a projectile
a. Centimeters is to meters launched at which of the following angles?
b. A vector is to a scalar a. 45o
c. Speed is to velocity b. 57o
d. Distance is to time. c. 62o
d. 180o – 33o = 147o
18. Acceleration may result from what?
a. An increase in speed 25. A football is thrown on a long pass. Compared to
b. A decrease in speed the ball’s initial horizontal velocity, the velocity at
c. A change in direction the highest point is _____.
d. All of the preceding a. Greater
b. Less
19. For a constant linear acceleration, what changes c. The same
uniformly?
a. Acceleration 26. Mass is related to an object’s _____.
b. Velocity a. Weight
c. Distance b. Inertia
d. Displacement c. Density
d. All of the preceding
20. Which one of the following is true for a
deceleration? 27. What is a possible state of an object in the absence
a. The velocity remains constant. of a net force?
b. The acceleration is negative. a. At rest
c. The acceleration is in the direction b. Constant speed
opposite to the velocity. c. Zero acceleration
d. The acceleration is zero. d. All of the preceding

21. Which is true for an object in free fall? 28. What term refers to the tendency of an object
a. It has frictional effects. remain at rest or in uniform, straight-line motion?
b. It has a constant velocity. a. Mass
c. It has a constant displacement. b. Force
d. It increases in distance proportionally to c. Inertia
t 2. d. External force

22. If the speed of an object in uniform circular motion 29. What is necessary for a change in velocity?
is tripled and the radial distance remains constant, a. Inertia
then the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration b. An unbalanced force
increases by what factor? c. A zero net force
a. 2 d. A change in direction
b. 3
c. 4 30. According to Newton’s second law of motion, when
d. 9 an object is acted upon by an unbalanced force,
23. Neglecting air resistance, which of the following is what can be said about the acceleration?
true for a ball thrown at an angle Ø to the a. It is inversely proportional to the object’s
horizontal? mass.
a. It has a constant velocity in the +x b. It is zero
direction. c. It is inversely proportional to the net
b. It has a constant acceleration in the –y force.
direction. d. It is independent of mass.
c. It has a changing velocity in the +y
direction. 31. A net force ______
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b. Is a scalar quantity. c. Remain at its submerged position.
c. Is capable of producing a change in
velocity. 39. A change in linear momentum requires which of
d. Both (a) and (c). the following?
a. A change in velocity.
32. For every action force, there is which of the b. An unbalanced force.
following? c. An acceleration
a. A net force. d. All of these.
b. A friction force.
c. An unbalanced force 40. Angular momentum is conserved in the absence of
d. An equal and opposite force. which of the following?
a. Inertia
33. Which is true of the force pair of Newton’s third b. Gravity
law? c. A net torque
a. The two forces never produce an d. Linear momentum.
acceleration.
b. The two forces act on different objects. 41. Work is done on an object when it is
c. The two forces always cancel each other. a. Moved
d. The two forces are in the same direction. b. Stationary
c. Acted on by a balanced force.
34. Which is true about the acceleration due to d. None of the preceding.
gravity?
a. It is a universal constant 42. Which of the following is a unit of work?
b. It is fundamental property a. W
c. It decreases with increasing altitude. b. J.s
d. It is different for different objects in free c. N/s
fall. d. N.m

35. What is true about the constant G? 43. What is the SI unit of energy?
a. It is a very small quantity. a. Ft.lb
b. It is a force. b. Newton
c. It is the same as g. c. Watt
d. It decreases with altitude. d. Joule

36. A child’s toy floats in a swimming pool. The 44. Which of the following objects has the greatest
buoyant force exerted on the toy depends on the kinetic energy?
volume of _____. a. An object with a mass of 4m and a
a. Water in the pool. velocity of v
b. The pool. b. An object with a mass of 3m and a
c. The water displaced. velocity of 2v
d. The toy under water. c. An object with a mass of 2m and a
velocity of 3v
37. If a submerged object displaces an amount of liquid d. An object with a mass of m and a velocity
with a weight less than its own, when the object is of 4v
released, it will ____.
a. Sink 45. When negative work is done on a moving object, its
b. Remain submerged in equilibrium. kinetic energy
c. Float. a. Increases
d. Pop up out of the surface. b. Decreases
c. Remains constant
38. If a submerged object displaces a volume of liquid
of greater weight than its own and is then 46. The reference point for gravitational potential
released, what will the object do? energy may be which of the following?
a. Sink a. Zero
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c. Positive a. A measure of heat.
d. All of the preceding. b. A relative measure of hotness and
coldness
47. When the height of an object is changed, the c. Internal energy in transit
gravitational potential energy d. Both (b) and (c).
a. Increases
b. Decreases 55. Which unit of the following is smaller?
c. Depends on the reference point a. A degree Fahrenheit.
d. Remains constant b. A Kelvin
c. A degree Celsius.
48. Energy cannot be _____.
a. Created 56. Which of the following is the largest unit of heat
b. Conserved energy?
c. Transferred a. Kilocalorie
d. In more than one form. b. Calorie
c. Joule
49. On which of the following does the speed of a d. Btu
falling object depend ?
a. Mass 57. The specific heat of substance A is 10 times that of
b. ∆ℎ substance B. If equal amounts of heat are added to
# equal masses of the substances, then the
c. 𝑚𝑣 $
$ temperature increase of substance A would be ___.
d. parallel distance a. The same as that of B
b. 10 times that of B
50. Power is expressed by which of the following c. one-tenth that of B
units? d. none of the preceding.
a. J/s
b. N.m 58. Which of the following methods of heat transfer
c. W.s generally involves mass movement?
d. W/m a. Conduction
51. If one motor has three times as much power as b. Convection
another, then the less powerful motor _____. c. Radiation
a. Can do the same work in three times the
time. 59. The heat we get from the Sun is transferred
b. Can do the same work in the same time. through space by which process?
c. Can do the same work in one-third the a. Conduction
time. b. Convection
d. Can never do the same work as the c. Radiation
largest motor. d. All of the preceding.
52. Which one of the following would not be classified 60. In which of the following is intermolecular bonding
as a total alternative fuel source? greatest?
a. Photocells a. Solids
b. Gasohol b. Liquids
c. Windmills c. Gases
d. Wood
61. Which of the following has a definite volume but no
53. Which of the following renewable energy sources definite shape?
currently produces the most energy? a. Solid
a. Wind power b. Liquid
b. Solar power c. Gas
c. Hydropower d. Plasma
d. Tidal power.
62. Pressure is defined as
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b. Force times area a. They have different speeds in vacuum for
c. Area divided by force different frequencies.
d. Force divided by area. b. They are longitudinal waves.
c. They require a medium for propagation.
63. When we use the ideal gas law, the temperature d. None of the preceding is true.
must be in which of the following units?
a. Celsius 71. Which one of the following regions has frequencies
b. Fahrenheit just slightly less than the visible region in the
c. Kelvin electromagnetic frequency spectrum?
a. Radio wave
64. When heat is added to a system, it goes into which b. Ultraviolet
of the following? c. Microwave
a. Doing work only d. Infrared
b. Adding to the internal energy only
c. Doing work, increasing the internal 72. The speed of sound is generally greatest in ____.
energy, or both a. Gases
b. Liquids
65. The direction of a natural process is indicated by c. Solids
which of the following? d. Vacuum
a. Conservation of energy
b. Change in entropy 73. Which of the following sound frequencies would not
c. Thermal efficiency be heard by the human ear?
d. Specific heat a. 25 Hz
b. 900 Hz
66. A wave with particle oscillation parallel to the c. 20 kHz
direction of propagation is a _____. d. 25 kHz
a. Transverse wave
b. Longitudinal wave 74. A sound with an intensity level of 30 dB is how
c. Light wave many times louder than the threshold of hearing?
d. None of the preceding a. 10
b. 3000
67. If a piece of ribbon were tied to a stretched string c. 100
carrying a transverse wave, then how is the ribbon d. 1000
observed to oscillate?
a. Perpendicular to wave direction 75. A moving observer approaches a stationary sound
b. Parallel to wave direction source. What does the observer hear?
c. Neither (a) nor (b) a. An increase in frequency
d. Both (a) and (b) b. A decrease in frequency
c. The same frequency as the source
68. The energy of a wave is related to the square of
which of the following? 76. Which of the following properties does not change
a. Amplitude in the Doppler effect?
b. Frequency a. Wavelength
c. Wavelength b. Speed
d. Period c. Frequency
d. Period
69. How fast do electromagnetic waves travel in
vacuum? 77. If an astronomical light source were moving
a. 3.00 x 108 m/s toward us, then what would be observed?
b. 9.8 m/s2 a. A blueshift
c. 344 m/s b. A shift toward longer wavelengths
d. 3.44 x 106 m/s c. A shift toward lower frequencies
d. A sonic boom
70. Which of the following is true for electromagnetic
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78. Which of the following occur(s) when a stretched
string is shaken at one of its natural frequencies?
a. Standing waves
b. Resonance
c. Maximum energy transfer
d. All of the preceding
79. For ray reflections from a surface, which
statement is true?
a. The angle of reflections is equal to the
angle of incidence.
b. The reflection angle is measured from a
line perpendicular to the reflecting
surface.
c. The rays lie in the same plane.
d. All the preceding are true.
80. To what does the law of reflection apply?
a. Regular reflection
b. Specular reflection
c. Diffuse reflection
d. All of the preceding
81. What is the case when the angle of refraction is
smaller than the angle of incidence?
a. The critical angle is exceeded.
b. The first medium is less dense
c. The second medium has a smaller index
of refraction.
d. The speed of light is greater in the second
medium.
82. In refraction, which of the following wave
properties is unchanged?
a. Frequency
b. Wavelength
c. Speed
d. Both (a) and (b)
83. What is the unit of the index of refraction?
a. m
b. none; it is unitless
c. m/s
d. l/s
84. Which is true of a convex mirror?
a. It has a radius of curvature equal to f.
b. It is a converging mirror.
c. It forms only virtual images.
d. It forms magnified and reduced images.
85. Which is true for a real image?
a. It is always magnified.
b. It is formed by converging light rays.
c. It is formed behind a mirror.
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d. It occurs only for Di = Do.
86. Which of the following is true of a concave lens?
a. It is a converging lens.
b. It is thicker at the center than at the
edge.
c. It is a lens that forms virtual images for
Do > f.
d. It is a lens that forms real images for Do
< f.
87. Which is true of a virtual image?
a. It is always formed by a convex lens.
b. It can be formed on a screen.
c. It is formed on the object side of a lens.
d. It cannot be formed by a concave lens.
88. What happens when the polarization directions of
two polarizing sheets are at an angle of 90o to each
other?
a. No light gets through.
b. There is maximum transmission.
c. Maximum transmission is reduced by
50%.
d. None of the preceding.
89. Which is true of diffraction?
a. It occurs best when the slit width is less
than the wavelength of a wave.
b. It depends on refraction.
c. It is caused by interference.
d. It does not occur for light.
90. When does total constructive interference occur?
a. When waves are in phase.
b. At the same time as total destructive
interference.
c. When the waves are equal in amplitude
and are completely out of phase.
d. When total internal reflection occurs.
91. What can be said about the electric force between
two charged particles?
a. It is repulsive for unlike charges.
b. It varies as l/r.
c. It depends only on the magnitudes of the
charges.
d. It is much, much greater than the
attractive gravitational force.
92. Two equal positive charges are placed equidistant
on either side of another positive charge. What
would the middle positive charge experience?
a. A net force to the right
b. A net force to the left

c. A zero net force

93. In a dc circuit, how do electrons move?

a. With a slow, drift velocity.
b. In alternate directions.
c. Near the speed of light.
d. None of the preceding.

94. What is a unit of voltage?

a. Joule
b. Joule/coulomb
c. Amp-coulomb
d. Amp/coulomb

95. In electrical terms, power has what units?

a. Joule/coulomb
b. Amp/ohm
c. Amp-coulumb
d. Amp-volt

96. Appliances with hearing elements require which of

the following?
a. A large current
b. A large resistance
c. A low joule heat

97. The greatest equivalent resistance occurs when

resistances are connected in which type of
arrangement?
a. Series
b. Parallel
c. Series-parallel

98. Given three resistances, the greatest current

occurs in a battery circuit when the resistances
are connected in what type of arrangement?
a. Series
b. Parallel
c. Series-parallel

99. When two bar magnets are near each other, the
north pole of one of the magnets experiences what
type of force from the other magnet?
a. An attractive force
b. A repulsive force
c. A coulomb force
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1. What is the variation in the location of the Earth’s b. 17
magnetic north pole from true north given by? c. 18
a. The law of poles d. 52
b. The magnetic field
c. Magnetic domains 9. Is a nucleon
d. The magnetic declination a. A proton?
b. A neutron?
2. What type of energy conversion does a motor c. An electron?
perform? d. Both a proton and a neutron?
a. Chemical energy into mechanical energy
b. Mechanical energy into electrical energy 10. Which radioactive decay mode does not result in a
c. Electrical energy into mechanical energy different nuclide?
d. Mechanical energy into chemical energy a. Alpha
b. Beta
3. What type of energy conversion does a generator c. Gamma
perform? d. All the preceding.
a. Chemical energy into mechanical energy
b. Mechanical energy into electrical energy 11. What is the missing particle in the nuclear decay
c. Electrical energy into mechanical energy #). #)+
).𝐴𝑢 à ))𝐼𝑟 + _____ ?
d. Mechanical energy into chemical energy a. Deuteron
b. Neutron
4. Which of the following is true of a step-up c. Beta particle
transformer? d. Alpha particle
a. It has an equal number of windings on the
primary and secondary coils. 12. The majority of stable isotopes belong to which
b. It has fewer windings on the secondary category?
coil. a. Odd-odd
c. It has fewer windings on the primary coil. b. Even-even
d. None of the preceding statements is true. c. Even-odd
d. Odd-even
5. A transformer with more windings on the primary
coil than one the secondary coil does which of the 13. Which of the following scientists discovered
following? radioactivity?
a. Steps up the voltage a. Rutherford
b. Steps up the current b. Heisenberg
c. Steps up both current and voltage c. Becquerel
d. Will operate off dc current. d. Pierre Curie

6. Which scientist devised the symbol notation we 14. How many half-lives would it take for a sample of a
now use for elements? radioactive isotope to decrease its activity to 1/32
a. Newton of the original amount?
b. Berzelius a. 5
c. Dalton b. 16
d. Einstein c. 6
d. 32
7. What is the symbol notation for the element
potassium? 15. Which of the following is not conserved in all
a. P nuclear reactions?
b. Po a. Nucleons
c. Pt b. Mass number
d. K c. Atomic number
d. Neutron number
8. How many neutrons are in the nucleus of the atom
*+
#)𝐶𝑙 ? 16. Which of the following completes the reaction $#𝐻 +
a. 35 .5
4$𝑀𝑜 à ____ + 7𝑛 ?
#

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.)
a. 4$𝑀𝑜
#77 24. Which of these is a synthetic element?
b. 44𝑅𝑢
.. a. Oxygen (8)
c. 4*𝑇𝑐
.* b. Roentgenium (111)
d. 4#𝑁𝑏
c. Uranium (92)
17. What is the appropriate procedure to decrease the d. Iodine (53)
heat output of a fission reactor core during a
crisis? 25. Which one of these elements normally exists as a
a. Insert the control rods farther. gas of diatomic molecules?
b. Remove fuel rods. a. Iodine
c. Increase the level of coolant. b. Argon
d. Decrease the amount of moderator. c. Sulfur
d. Chlorine
18. What is a very hot gas of nuclei and electrons 26. Which element is the most common in the Earth’s
called? crust?
a. Tokomak a. Silicon
b. Laser b. Magnesium
c. Plasma c. Oxygen
d. Ideal gas d. Aluminum

19. Which unit is most closely associated with the 27. What is the Group IIIA element in Period 2?
biological effects of radiation? a. Mg
a. The curie b. Sc
b. The rem c. B
c. The Becquerel d. Ga
d. The cpm
28. Which one of these elements has the greatest
20. What is the theoretical exchange particle for the atomic size?
nuclear weak force? a. Lithium
a. Z particle b. Fluorine
b. Pion c. Potassium
c. Graviton d. Bromine
d. Gluon
29. Which one of these elements has the greatest
21. Which scientist is often referred to as the “Father metallic character?
of Chemistry”? a. Nickel
a. Boyle b. Barium
b. Lavoisier c. Fluorine
c. Berzelius d. Bromine
d. Mendeleev
30. Which of these is the preferred name for Na2SO4?
22. A solute crystal dissolves when added to a a. Sodium sulfide
solution. What type was the original solution? b. Disodium sulfate
a. Saturated c. Disodium sulfide
b. Supersaturated d. Sodium sulfate
c. Unsaturated
d. Presaturated 31. Which of these is the preferred name for Na2S?
a. Sodium sulfide
23. Which of these scientists in 1661 defined element b. Disodium sulfide
in a manner that made it subject to laboratory c. Disodium sulfate
testing? d. Sodium sulfate
a. Boyle
b. Davy 32. Which one of these is a halogen compound?
c. Berzelius a. Mg(OH)2
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c. AlCl3
d. (NH4)3P 40. An ionic compound formed between a Group 2A
element M and a Group 7A element X would have
33. Which one of these three forces is responsible for what general formula?
chemical bonding? a. M2X
a. Gravitational b. M7X2
b. Electromagnetic c. MX2
c. Strong nuclear d. M2X7

34. What quantity remains unchanged in a chemical 41. Which of the following is the formula for iron(III)
reaction? bromide?
a. Mass a. FeBr
b. Crystal shape b. Fe3Br
c. Color c. Fe2Br3
d. Phase d. FeBr3

35. How many total atoms would be in one formula 42. Carbon is a Group 4A element. How many covalent
unit of (NH4)3PO4 ? bonds are there in methane, CH4?
a. 4 a. 4
b. 16 b. 5
c. 18 c. 6
d. 20 d. 8

36. A sample compound of AB decomposes to 48g of A 43. How many shared pairs of electrons are in an
and 12g of B. Another sample of the same ammonia molecule NH3?
compound AB decomposes to 24 g of A. Predict the a. 1
number of grams of B obtained. b. 2
a. 12 c. 3
b. 8 d. 4
c. 6
d. 3 44. Which one is definitely a covalent compound?
a. TiCl2
37. Which scientist is responsible for our first atomic b. NO2
theory? c. Na2O
a. Lavoisier d. CaSO4
b. Proust
c. Dalton 45. Which element in the periodic table has the highest
d. Lewis electronegativity value?
a. Fluorine
38. Which of the following statements comparing the b. Oxygen
compounds CO and CO2 is true? c. Lithium
a. The atom of oxygen weighs less in CO2 d. Bismuth
than in CO.
b. Both compounds have the same formula 46. In which one of these compounds does hydrogen
mass. bonding occur?
c. The atom of carbon weighs more in CO2 a. H2S
than in CO. b. HF
d. The mass ratio of oxygen to carbon is c. PH3
equal to the atom ratio in both compounds. d. CH4

39. What is the normal charge on an ion of sulfur? 47. When iron rusts in the presence of oxygen and
a. 6 – water, which of the following is occurring?
b. 6 + a. Physical property
c. 2 – b. Chemical property
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d. Chemical change d. – 6

48. How many aluminum atoms are indicated by “3 55. Oxidation can be defined as which of the following?
Al2O3” ? a. A gain of electrons
a. 2 b. A loss of oxygen
b. 3 c. A loss of electrons
c. 6 d. Both (a) and (b)
d. 18
56. The reaction 3 Zn + 2 Au(NO3)3 (aq) à 2 Au + 2
49. What is the coefficient in front of Ag when the Zn(NO3)2 (aq) will occur if Zn is where relative to
following equation is properly balanced? Au in the activity series?
Ag + H2S + O2 à Ag2S + H2O a. Above
a. 2 b. To the right of it
b. 4 c. Below
c. 6 d. To the left of it
d. 8
57. One mole of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, would
50. What does catalyst do to the activation energy of a consist of how many molecules?
chemical reaction? a. 6.02 x 1023
a. Forms a precipitate in the reaction. b. 1
b. Lowers the activation energy to start the c. 34.0 x 6.02 x 1023
reaction d. 34.0
c. Alters the chemical activity of one of the
reactants 58. One mole of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, would
d. Changes the phase of the chemical consist of how many grams?
products a. 6.02 x 1023
b. 17.0
51. In a combustion reaction, which products are c. 34.0 x 6.02 x 1023
typically produced? d. 34.0
a. CO2 and CO 59. How many covalent bonds does an oxygen atom
b. H2O and C7H16 form?
c. CH4 and CO2 a. 1
d. CO2 and H2O b. 2
c. 3
52. Which of the following statements does not d. 4
correctly describe a basic solution?
a. The solution has a pH less than 7. 60. When a carbon atom bonds to four other atoms,
b. The solution conducts electricity. what are the bond angles?
c. The solution changes the color of litmus a. 180o
dye from red to blue. b. 120o
d. The solution contains a higher c. 109o
concentration of OH- ions than H+ ions. d. 90o

53. What is removed from a hydrated salt to make an 61. Which of the following is the most common
anhydrous product? aromatic compound?
a. Carbon a. Benzedrine
b. Oxygen b. Ethylene
c. Water c. Butane
d. Hydrogen d. Benzene

54. What is the pH of a solution ten times as acidic as 62. How many electrons are shared by all the carbon
one of pH 4? atoms in a benzene ring?
a. 3 a. 2
b. 14 b. 4
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d. 8

63. A molecule of propane contains how many carbon

atoms?
a. Three
b. Five
c. Seven
d. Eight

64. Which of the following is an ethyl group?

a. CH3-
b. CH3CH2-
c. CH2CH3-
d. CH2CH2-

65. Which of the following is a correct formula for an

alkyl halide?
a. CH3Br
b. C7H16
c. CH2NH2
d. CH3CH2OH

66. Alcohol contains which group attached to an alkyl

group?
a. Amino
b. Hydroxyl
c. Halogen
d. Carboxyl

67. Which of these are the best-known synthetic

compounds?
a. Plastics
b. Monomers
c. Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
d. Amines

68. Which of the following is a condensation polymer?

a. Teflon
b. PVC
c. Nylon
d. Polyethylene

69. Which process converts unsaturated fats into

saturated fats?
a. Carbonation
b. Oxidation
c. Hydrogenation
d. Combustion

70. The metabolism of which of the following produces

the most energy?
a. Carbohydrates
b. Fats
c. Proteins
d. Acids

Shipman : Physical Science 12