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Shake out what you know about salt and sodium. Take a quick quiz!

  1. Sodium
    1. is an element in salt.
    2. is a chemical compound.
    3. combines with chlorine to make water.
    4. is made up of salt and chlorine.
  2. Which of the following is not a chemical element?
    1. Iron
    2. Silver
    3. Water
    4. Chlorine
  3. Each element is made up of
    1. sodium.
    2. one type of atom.
    3. two types of atoms.
    4. salt.
  4. The periodic table shows
    1. all the elements that have been named by scientists.
    2. all the compounds that have been named by scientists.
    3. the amount of sodium in a food.
    4. the number of elements in different kinds of food.
  5. The atomic number of an atom tells
    1. the number of protons in its nucleus.
    2. the number of neutrons in its nucleus.
    3. the number of electrons in its nucleus.
    4. whether it is positively or negatively charged.
  6. A compound is made up of
    1. one or more elements.
    2. two or more elements.
    3. three or more elements.
    4. four or more elements.
  7. On food labels, sodium is measured in
    1. ounces.
    2. teaspoons.
    3. grams.
    4. milligrams.
  8. How many milligrams are in one gram of salt?
    1. Ten
    2. One hundred
    3. One thousand
    4. One million
  9. If there are 10 milligrams of sodium in ½ cup of pineapple, how many milligrams are there in 1 cup?
    1. 20
    2. 5
    3. 2
    4. 1
  10. A recipe calls for a tomato to be cut into quarters. One way to do this would be to:
    1. Cut the tomato into three pieces, then cut each piece in half.
    2. Cut the tomato into two pieces, then cut each piece into three pieces.
    3. Cut the tomato into two pieces then cut each piece into four pieces.
    4. Cut the tomato into two pieces then cut each piece in half.
  11. Salt is a good preservative because
    1. it is harmful to all life forms.
    2. it contains sodium.
    3. it contains chlorine.
    4. it kills certain bacteria.
  12. The instructions on a box of rice say that the ratio of water to rice should be 2:1. If Hector uses half a cup of rice, how much water should he add?
    1. One cup of water
    2. Two cups of water
    3. One half cup of water
    4. One and a half cups of water
  13. Janice has a recipe for chicken stew that serves four people. After adding up the sodium in each ingredient in the recipe, she sees that the total amount of sodium in the stew is 2000 milligrams. How many milligrams of sodium are in each person’s serving?
    1. 400
    2. 500
    3. 1000
    4. 2000
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