Physical Science Test Review

Multiple Choice

What is magnetism?

• the distance between two magnets

• the force

• the force where objects are attracted to or repelled from one another

• the study of magnets

Multiple Choice

Temperature is

• a measurement of distance
• a type of weather condition
• a unit of pressure
• a measure of heat or coldness

Multiple Choice

What are the states of mater or physical properties?

• The states of matter are solid, liquid, and vapor.
• The states of matter include ice, steam, and fog.
• The states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.

• The states of matter consist of gas, liquid, and crystal.

Multiple Choice

What is mass?

• Mass is the weight of an object.
• Mass is the speed of an object.
• Mass is the volume of an object.
• Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of melting?

• Melting is the process of freezing a liquid into a solid.
• Melting refers to the evaporation of a liquid into gas.
• Melting is the transition of a substance from solid to liquid.
• Melting is the change of a gas into a solid form.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of freezing?

• The process of a liquid turning into a solid due to a decrease in temperature.
• The phenomenon of a solid becoming a gas without passing through a liquid state.
• The change of a gas into a liquid when cooled rapidly.
• The process of a solid turning into a liquid due to an increase in temperature.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of evaporation?

• Evaporation is the process of a liquid turning into vapor.
• Evaporation is the process of a liquid freezing into solid.
• Evaporation is the process of a gas turning into liquid.
• Evaporation is the process of a solid turning into gas.

Multiple Choice

I have a mixture of Wood chips, sand, iron filings, and gravel. Here is a way to separate them:

1. Use a screen to separate the the sand and iron filings from the gravel and wood chips.

What would be step 2?

• Use the screen again to separate the iron filings and the sand

• Use a magnet to separate the iron filings from the sand

• Use a tweezers to pick out the iron filings

• use a filter and water to separate the sand from the iron filings

Multiple Choice

How can you separate Sandy Water mixture?

• Use a strainer

• Use a coffee filter

• Use tweezers

• Use a magnet

Multiple Choice

How can you separate saltwater?

• Heat the water and let it evaporate

• Use a coffee filter

• Use a strainer

Multiple Choice

How could you separate a trail mix mixture?

• Use a magnet

• Use a strainer

• Use a coffee filter

• Pick each substance out and sort them

Multiple Choice

If an object is made of iron it is attracted to a

• nail
• magnet
• screw
• bolt

Multiple Choice

Water freezes at what temperature?

• 32 degrees Celsius

• 0 degrees Celsius
• 10 degrees Celsius

• -5 degrees Celsius

Multiple Choice

An example of gravity is

• A rock floating in water.
• A balloon rising in the air.
• A feather lying on the ground.
• An apple falling from a tree.

Multiple Choice

An example of Friction is

• Sliding down a smooth surface.
• Walking on a carpeted surface.
• Rubbing hands together to generate heat.
• Pushing a heavy box across the floor.

Multiple Choice

An example of magnetism is

• a light bulb
• a refrigerator magnet
• a battery
• a paperclip

Multiple Choice

When rolling a car on various surfaces out the items below order them  from the greatest friction to the least friction.

Glass, concrete, carpet, wood

• wood, glass, concrete, carpet
• concrete, glass, wood, carpet
• glass, wood, carpet, concrete
• carpet, concrete, wood, glass

Multiple Choice

What happens to energy when a ball rolls down a hill?

•  The ball creates heat energy

• Energy is transferred from the hill to the ball to make it move

• The ball stops transferring energy once it reaches the bottom

•  The ball loses all its energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how energy moves through water waves?

•  The water stays in one place, but the energy moves through the water

• The water and the energy both move to the shore together

• Energy is transferred from one water molecule to the next, making the wave travel

• Energy in water waves stops moving once they reach the shore

Multiple Choice

How does sound transfer energy to our ears?

• By using light waves that travel through the air

• By vibrating air particles that transfer energy to our ears

• By moving particles of water from one place to another

• By bouncing off surfaces and creating heat energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are good heat insulators

• Glass, concrete, brick
• Wool, fiberglass, foam
• Copper, aluminum, steel
• Cotton, silk, leather

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are conductors of electricity?

• Glass and ceramic substances.
• Wood and paper materials.
• Plastics like PVC and nylon.
• Metals such as copper, aluminum, and silver.

Open Ended

How could you make this closed circuit and open circuit?

Multiple Choice

A soccer ball has a mass of 400 grams. A tennis ball has a mass of 280 grams. How much more mass does the soccer ball have?

• 100 grams

• 120 grams

• 130 grams

• 160 grams

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident