William put a sugar cube in a cup of hot water. After a period of time, what happened to the sugar cube?

It stayed on the bottom of the cup.

Which answer makes a correct statement?

Physical changes begin and end with the same matter.

Physical change only changes the size.

Physical change only changes the color.

Physical changes change the matter into something total different.

Which of the following changes is possible with the addition of heat?

Water vapor changes to liquid water.

Water, ice, and steam are alike because they

are the same compound/ substance.

Which statement describes the process occurring from beaker 1 to beaker 2?

Liquid water is changing to gas.

Solid ice is changing into a gas.

Solid ice is melting to liquid water.

Gaseous steam is condensing to solid ice.

Which is NOT an example of condensation?

A bucket of water left uncovered eventually becomes empty.

Dew is found on the grass on a summer morning.

Drops of water form on a cold can of soda on a hot day.

The walls of a bathroom are damp after someone takes a showers.

The diagram below shows changes happening to water in a specially shaped bottle. What changes did the water undergo?

evaporation and then condensation

A physical change occurs when a substance_____.

breaks into individual elements

Mark is observing a burning candle. He notices the melted wax drips down the side of the candle and hardens again. The candle has____.

undergone a physical and chemical change

Two children in a pool notice that the water level is lower than it was the week before. What happened to the water?

The pool absorbed some of the water.

Condensation caused the water to disappear.

Toys in the pool absorbed some of the water.

Students observed as small drops of water collected on the outside of a glass. Which statement BEST describes why the water vapor in the air formed liquid water on the outside of the glass?

The temperature of the water inside the glass is colder than the air outside the glass.

The humidity outside the glass turns the vapor to liquid water.

The water vapor pulls the water from inside the glass to outside the glass.

The temperature of the water inside the glass is warmer than the air outside the glass.

A science teacher lit a candle and described to his students that some of the wax is burning while some of the wax is melting. Student A states that these are both physical changes. Students B states that these are both chemical changes. Which statement BEST describes the students' conclusions?

Both are incorrect, because burning wax is a chemical change and melting wax is a physical change.

Both are incorrect, because burning wax is a physical change and melting wax is a chemical change.

Matter & Physical/Chemical Change Unit Exam

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What happens when a piece of wood burns?

A physical change takes place.

A chemical change takes place.

The wood loses its gravity.

The wood loses its inertia.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Kim puts an ice cube in a beaker and it melts. This is a good example of:

a physical change.

a chemical change.

an experiment.

an analysis.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

An example of a liquid turning into a gas is

a chocolate bar melting.

an ice cream cone dripping.

a stick of butter getting warm.

steam escaping from a cup of hot chocolate.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What happens when water boils?

The solid water becomes a liquid.

The liquid water becomes a solid.

The liquid water becomes a gas.

Water vapor becomes liquid water.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

An example of a solid turning into a liquid is

water vapor turning into water.

water turning into water vapor.

water freezing into ice.

ice melting into water.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

If you dissolved a lot of salt in some water in a large dish and put the dish in bright sunlight on a hot day, what would be left in the dish after a long time?

dry salt

water with no salt

the same salty water as before

nothing

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of MELTING?

stirring some sugar in water until you cannot see the sugar

heating a pan of water until the water is all gone

heating a block of ice until the ice turns to water

cooling water in the freezer until the water becomes solid.

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Matter & Physical/Chemical Change Unit Exam

What happens when a piece of wood burns?

Kim puts an ice cube in a beaker and it melts. This is a good example of:

An example of a liquid turning into a gas is

What happens when water boils?

An example of a solid turning into a liquid is

If you dissolved a lot of salt in some water in a large dish and put the dish in bright sunlight on a hot day, what would be left in the dish after a long time?

Which of the following is an example of MELTING?

William put a sugar cube in a cup of hot water. After a period of time, what happened to the sugar cube?

Plastic, wood, and iron are ALL made of

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