Q2 Physical Science Benchmark

A teacher keeps a thermometer in her classroom. If the thermometer reads 30 degrees Celcius, what is the temperature in Kelvin? Hint: Kelvin= Celcius + 273

• 0

• 273

• 303

• -243

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When placed in a container at room temperature, which substance has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?

• solid ice

• solid aluminum metal

• liquid water

• oxygen gas

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Sodium sulfate (Na₂SO₄) is a compound. How many different elements is it made of?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

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Potassium Sulfite (K₂SO₃) is a compound. How many TOTAL atoms is it made up of?

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

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The light and dark circles in the pictures below represent different types of atoms. Which picture best represents a sample that ONLY contains a COMPOUND?

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Based on the graph, liquid water becomes a gas between which points on the graph?

• the bottom of the graph and point 1

• point 1 and point 2

• point 2 and point 3

• point 3 and point 4

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The diagrams below show different states of matter. Which diagram shows how atoms are arranged during CONDENSATION?

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Which order of the states of matter best compares particle motion in solids, liquids, and gases from FASTEST to SLOWEST?

• solids, liquids, gases

• liquids, gases, solids

• gases, solids, liquids

• gases, liquids, solids

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The picture shows several different acids and bases tested with pH data. What QUALITATIVE DATA was collected

• temperature

• color change

• volume

• length

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The following is a list of properties describing matter. Which one is a physical property, and not a chemical property?

• flammable

• combustibility

• reacts with acid

• density