Quiz about Physical Science

Question 1

Stacy measured the temperatures of different liquids using a thermometer:

water: 17 degrees celsius

coffee: 30 degrees celsius

orange juice: 3 degrees celsius

milk: 10 degrees celsius

Which sentence correctly compares the temperatures of the liquids?

Accepted Answer

The orange juice is cooler than the milk

Answer

The milk is warmer than the water.

Answer

The milk is warmer than the coffee

Answer

The water is cooler than the orange juice.

Question 2

Dreman measured and recorded the level of the water in the cylinder shown in picture A. Then he dropped the rock in the graduated cylinder and measured and recorded the level of the water shown in Picture B.
Which statement most likely explains what Devin is trying to find out? .

Which statement most likely explains what Devin is trying to find out? .

Accepted Answer

C. He is finding the volume of the rock

Answer

A. He is finding the mass of the rock.

Answer

B. He is finding the mass of the water.

Answer

D. He is finding the volume of the water

Question 3

Which word below describes the process which causes ice to change state from a solid to a liquid?

Accepted Answer

C. melting

Answer

A. evaporation

Answer

B. condensation

Answer

D. freezing

Question 4

Justin's dad built a campfire from wood and sticks. The fire provided the family with two main forms of energy. Which are the two main forms of energy that the campfire provides?

Accepted Answer

A. heat and light energy

Answer

C. electrical and light energy

Answer

D. electrical and sound energy

Question 5

5. Sara tests some objects using a magnet. The magnet attracts some objects, but not others. What can Sara conclude about the objects that the magnet attracts?

Accepted Answer

A. They contain some metals.

Answer

B. They are made of soft materials.

Answer

C. They are made of plastic.

Answer

D. They are not made of metal.

Question 6

6. Evan placed his pencil in a beaker of water.

Which of the pictures shows what Evan would most likely see if he looked at the beaker from the side?

Accepted Answer

B. Picture B

Answer

A. Picture A

Answer

C. Picture C

Answer

D. Picture D

Question 7

Mr. Ramos, the principal, is on the stage speaking to the students.

The stage lights are all on, and after a few minutes, he begins to sweat.

What most likely is causing Mr. Ramos to sweat?

Accepted Answer

B. The stage lights produce light and heat energy.

Answer

A. The stage lights are next to each other.

Answer

C. The stage lights produce light energy.

Answer

D. The stage lights are rubbing against each other.

Question 8

The prism below is made of glass.

What happens to the light as it passes through the prism? .

Accepted Answer

C. It bends

Answer

B. It repels.

Answer

C. It reflects.

Answer

D. It is absorbed.

Question 9

9. Which of the things below would produce the most heat when rubbed together?

Accepted Answer

C. rubbing dry hands together

Answer

A. rubbing lotion on your hands

Answer

B. rubbing soapy hands together

Answer

D. rubbing sanitizer on hands

Question 10

Which two properties are the most similar?

Accepted Answer

A. weight and mass

Answer

B. volume and magnetic

Answer

C. size and texture

Answer

D. mass and volume

Question 11

Condensation forms as tiny droplets of water on the outside of a cold can of soda. Which process is most likely causing the change in state from a gas to a liquid?

Accepted Answer

B. cooling

Answer

A. heating

Answer

C. melting

Answer

D. freezing

Question 12

The picture shows four different-sized graduated cylinders holding liquid.

Which cylinder contains the greatest volume of liquid?

Accepted Answer

A. Cylinder 4

Answer

B. Cylinder 1

Answer

C. Cylinder 2

Answer

D. Cylinder 3

Question 13

Tyler hangs a magnet from a string as shown in the picture. He then holds another magnet and moves it toward the magnet on the string.

What will most likely happen to the magnet on the string?

Accepted Answer

B. It will repel the other magnet.

Answer

A. It will stay in the same position.

Answer

C. It will begin to spin around in a circle.

Answer

D. It will be attracted to the other magnet.

Question 14

Hannah notices that stars look like points of light in the night sky. The sun looks like a huge fireball in the sky. Which statement best describes why other stars appear different from the sun?

Accepted Answer

B. The stars are farther from Earth than the sun

Answer

A. The stars are closer to Earth than the sun.

Answer

C. The stars are the same size as the sun.

Answer

D. The stars are much smaller than the sun.

Question 15

An astronaut can see that planets, moons, stars, and Earth all lit up in space. Which of these objects most likely makes its own light and heat energy?

Accepted Answer

B. stars

Answer

A. planets

Answer

C. Earth

Answer

D. moons

Question 16

19. A student wants to do an experiment about how much light bean plants need to grow. Which wondering question should this student start with?

Accepted Answer

D. What location would be best for bean plants to grow?

Answer

A. Why do plants that get more water grow taller than those that get less water?

Answer

B. What is the best type of soil bean plants need to grow?

Answer

C. Why do plants that receive water grow best?

Question 17

A student dropped a rock and watched it hit the ground. He wondered if heavy rocks would fall faster than lighter rocks. Which is the best scientific way to find out if heavy rocks fall faster than light rocks?

.

Accepted Answer

D. Plan and conduct an experiment

Answer

C. Read books about rocks.

Answer

A. Ask a teacher

Answer

B. Look on the internet.

Question 18

Donna shined a light on the wall. She placed a piece of red construction paper in front of the flashlight and could no longer see the light on the wall. What most likely happened to the light when it reached the red construction paper?

Accepted Answer

A. The light was absorbed

Answer

B. The light went through the paper

Answer

C. The light was bent

Answer

D. The light was reflected onto the ceiling

Question 19

Larry, Jill, and Matt did an experiment with paper clips and magnets. They each counted the number of paper clips that could be picked up by each of two magnets. They each used the same kinds of magnets and 10 metal paper clips. The table shows their results.

Which of these is the most likely reason that Joe's results are different?

Accepted Answer

A. He made a mistake in recording the number of paper clips.

Answer

B. His magnets were not working correctly.

Answer

C. His magnets were made of different material.

Answer

D. He made a guess rather than count the number of paper clips.

Question 20

Which is an example of where gravity is NOT being overcome?

Accepted Answer

D. dropping a ball

Answer

A. taping a picture on the refrigerator

Answer

B. backpack hanging on a hook

Answer

C. space shuttle taking off

Question 21

Gerald was looking at stars one clear night. Gerald knows that our Sun is a star. Which statement best compares our Sun to other stars?

Accepted Answer

C. Our Sun is closer to Earth than all the other stars.

Answer

A. Our Sun is farther from Earth than all the other stars.

Answer

B. Our Sun is smaller than all the other stars.

Answer

D. Our Sun is larger than all the other stars.

Physical Science

22 questions

Stacy measured the temperatures of different liquids using a thermometer:
water: 17 degrees celsius
coffee: 30 degrees celsius
orange juice: 3 degrees celsius
milk: 10 degrees celsius
Which sentence correctly compares the temperatures of the liquids?

Dreman measured and recorded the level of the water in the cylinder shown in picture A. Then he dropped the rock in the graduated cylinder and measured and recorded the level of the water shown in Picture B.
Which statement most likely explains what Devin is trying to find out? .

Which word below describes the process which causes ice to change state from a solid to a liquid?

Justin's dad built a campfire from wood and sticks. The fire provided the family with two main forms of energy. Which are the two main forms of energy that the campfire provides?

5. Sara tests some objects using a magnet. The magnet attracts some objects, but not others. What can Sara conclude about the objects that the magnet attracts?

6. Evan placed his pencil in a beaker of water.
Which of the pictures shows what Evan would most likely see if he looked at the beaker from the side?

Mr. Ramos, the principal, is on the stage speaking to the students.
The stage lights are all on, and after a few minutes, he begins to sweat.
What most likely is causing Mr. Ramos to sweat?

The prism below is made of glass.
What happens to the light as it passes through the prism? .

9. Which of the things below would produce the most heat when rubbed together?

Barbara placed thermometers in four different cups of liquid to measure their temperature in degrees Celsius (οC).
The cups were labeled 1,2,3, and 4.
Which of the four cups of liquid has a temperature of 38°C?

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22 questions

Stacy measured the temperatures of different liquids using a thermometer:water: 17 degrees celsiuscoffee: 30 degrees celsiusorange juice: 3 degrees celsiusmilk: 10 degrees celsiusWhich sentence correctly compares the temperatures of the liquids?

Dreman measured and recorded the level of the water in the cylinder shown in picture A. Then he dropped the rock in the graduated cylinder and measured and recorded the level of the water shown in Picture B.Which statement most likely explains what Devin is trying to find out? .

Which word below describes the process which causes ice to change state from a solid to a liquid?

Justin's dad built a campfire from wood and sticks. The fire provided the family with two main forms of energy. Which are the two main forms of energy that the campfire provides?

5. Sara tests some objects using a magnet. The magnet attracts some objects, but not others. What can Sara conclude about the objects that the magnet attracts?

6. Evan placed his pencil in a beaker of water.Which of the pictures shows what Evan would most likely see if he looked at the beaker from the side?

Mr. Ramos, the principal, is on the stage speaking to the students. The stage lights are all on, and after a few minutes, he begins to sweat.What most likely is causing Mr. Ramos to sweat?

The prism below is made of glass.What happens to the light as it passes through the prism? .

9. Which of the things below would produce the most heat when rubbed together?

Barbara placed thermometers in four different cups of liquid to measure their temperature in degrees Celsius (οC). The cups were labeled 1,2,3, and 4. Which of the four cups of liquid has a temperature of 38°C?

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Stacy measured the temperatures of different liquids using a thermometer:
water: 17 degrees celsius
coffee: 30 degrees celsius
orange juice: 3 degrees celsius
milk: 10 degrees celsius
Which sentence correctly compares the temperatures of the liquids?

Dreman measured and recorded the level of the water in the cylinder shown in picture A. Then he dropped the rock in the graduated cylinder and measured and recorded the level of the water shown in Picture B.
Which statement most likely explains what Devin is trying to find out? .

6. Evan placed his pencil in a beaker of water.
Which of the pictures shows what Evan would most likely see if he looked at the beaker from the side?

Mr. Ramos, the principal, is on the stage speaking to the students.
The stage lights are all on, and after a few minutes, he begins to sweat.
What most likely is causing Mr. Ramos to sweat?

The prism below is made of glass.
What happens to the light as it passes through the prism? .

Barbara placed thermometers in four different cups of liquid to measure their temperature in degrees Celsius (οC).
The cups were labeled 1,2,3, and 4.
Which of the four cups of liquid has a temperature of 38°C?