Name

Date

Hr

Unit 2 Exam
Objective

Objective

Problem #s

Score

#
1

Terms to know

4, 9

Law of Conservation of Mass

Significant Digits Rounding Rule

Scientific Notation

6, 7, 8

Graphical Representation

1, 12

Density

1, 2, 3,
5, 8, 10, 11, 12

10, 11, 12

1. Consider the bar graph of mass change from an experiment from the Mass & Change lab.

-0.9

-0.7

-0.5

-0.3

-0.1

+0.1

+0.3

+0.5

change in mass (g)

The following are experiments done during that lab. Circle the letter of the experiment below
that best fits the data presented in the histogram, then explain why the data describe your
choice.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Sugar was dissolved in water.

Two solutions were mixed and formed a precipitate
Steel wool was burned over a Bunsen burner.
Alka-Seltzer was dissolved in water

2. Beginning with 6 particles of sugar and 12 particles of water in the first box, draw a particle
diagram of sugar and water separate in a closed system, then how the system looks after
sugar is dissolved in the water. Use the boxes below to represent the system. It should be
obvious from your diagram whether the mass increased, decreased, or remained the same.
Sugar & water separate

After dissolving sugar in the water

3. What happened to the mass in the system above? Explain why.

4. Is the system in Problem 3 an open or a closed system. Explain why.

5. Perform the following operations, expressing your answers to the proper number of significant
figures. Write the calculator answer first, then the rounded answer.
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Calculator Answer
b. 8.42
1.700
c. 0.039
9.34

Answer Rounded to sfs

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6. Convert the following measurements into scientific notation.

a. 0.000804 nm

________________________

b. 5,089,300,000 cm3

________________________

7. Convert the following measurements into standard (expanded) notation.

a. 4.193 x 10-8 km

________________________

b. 6.35 x 107 ms

________________________

8. Solve the following problems, listing answers in correct scientific notation, rounded to the
correct number of significant figures, and showing the correct units.
a. (6.73 x 105 g) + (4.846 x 106 g) = ____________________

b. (8.37 x 107 g) x (3.22 x 1010 L) = ____________________

9.
Study the matter shown in Figure 1. Each dot
represents a particle of matter. [Assume the
particles are uniformly distributed throughout
each object, and particles with a larger size
have a larger mass.]
a. In the table below, show how the masses,
volumes, and densities of A and B compare by
adding the symbol <, >, or = to the statement
in the second column.
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Figure 1
A

b. Explain your reasoning for each answer in the

last column.

10. A solid has a mass of 30. grams. Its density is 2.94 g/cm 3. Calculate the volume of the solid.

Property

Relationship

Mass

A ____ B

Volume

A ____ B

Density

A ____ B

Reasoning

low left is a cylinder containing water. A rock with a mass of 17.8 g and a density of 1.64
g/cm3 is lowered into the water.
Sketch the rock and the new water
level in the cylinder on the right.
Show by calculations how the new
volume was determined.

11. B
e

12. Use this graph to answer the following questions.

Line of best fit for

Substance A

Line of best fit for

Substance B

a. Calculate the density of substance A.

b. Calculate the mass of a 28.0 cm3 piece of substance A.

c. What would occupy a smaller volume: 125 g of substance A or 125 g of

substance B? Explain.
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