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1 Compared to non-metals, metals are: 
A good conductors of heat, but not of electricity. 
1 When an acid and a base react together: 
A a salt and water are both produced. 
B only a salt is produced. 
B good conductors of electricity, but not of heat. 
C a metal is formed. 
D a gas is given off. 
C good conductors of both heat and electricity. 
2 Which of these word equations is correct? 
A copper oxide + copper sulphate + D not good conductors. hydrochloric acid water copper chloride + carbon dioxide + water copper oxide + 
2 Which of the following best explains why the Bperiodic table is so useful? 
hydrochloric acid 
A It makes it easy to see all the elements. 
B It arranges the elements in order of size. 
C It arranges the elements according to size and properties. 
Ccopper chloride + hydrogen copper chloride + water copper oxide + hydrochloric acid copper oxide + hydrochloric acid 
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D It arranges the elements in alphabetical order. 
3 Which of these statements is true? 
A An alloy is a metal element. 
B An alloy is a metal compound. 
C An alloy is a mixture of metals, or a metal and carbon. 
3 The development of which building material has made it possible for us to build skyscrapers? 
A steel 
B glass 
D An alloy is a mixture of non-metals. 
C concrete 
D titanium cladding 
4 Which of these statements about using the particle model to describe the properties of alloys is false? 
4 Which of the following statements is false? 
A Copper is used as a roof covering because it can be made into sheets. 
A It gives us a way of explaining why an alloy has different properties from the metals it contains. 
B Copper is used as a roof covering because it weathers to a green colour. 
B It gives us a way of predicting what might happen if we add different amounts of metal to an alloy. 
C Copper is used as a roof covering because it is quite light. 
D Copper is used as a roof covering because it is a good conductor of electricity. 
C It helps us to see what is really happening inside an alloy. 
D It helps us to imagine what is happening at the particle level inside an alloy. 
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1 Marble is a good stone for making shopping mall floors because: 
1 The rock cycle shows: 
A how old different types of rocks are. 
B which kind of rock came first. 
C a bicycle with rock wheels. 
D how rocks are changed into other types of rock. 
A it comes in many colours. 
B it is very hardwearing. 
C it can be carved into different shapes. 
D it is shiny. 
2 Which of the following kinds of stone would 
2 Which of the following kinds of stone forms be least affected by acid rain? fastest? 
A sandstone A lava tuff 
B limestone B limestone 
C slate C slate 
D marble D granite 
3 When an acid reacts with a metal carbonate, 3 Which of the following is not an example of the products are: sustainability? 
A the metal and carbon dioxide. 
B carbon dioxide, water and a salt. 
C a salt and water. 
A using local building stone 
B using recycled steel 
C re-using stone from older buildings 
D using the best stone from wherever it comes 
D the metal, a salt and water. 
4 Limestone is physically weathered faster than granite. What is the best explanation for this? 4 Which of the following is a renewable 
A Limestone contains more calcium carbonate than granite. building material? 
A concrete 
B Limestone was formed under the sea, but granite was formed below land. 
C Limestone is a lighter rock than granite. D steel 
D Limestone is a porous rock, but granite is not. 
B adobe mud brick 
C timber 
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