Physics Quiz

Each of these boxes has the same volume. If each golf ball has the same mass, which box of golf balls weighs the most?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Alex wants to separate a bowl of iron nails and plastic screws. He needs the nails to build a birdhouse, but he does not need the screws. What physical property of the nails would allow Alex to most easily separate them from the screws?

• attraction to magnets

• total mass

• volume

• shape

Which property is NOT a physical property of a piece of firewood?

• color

• texture

• ability to burn

• ability to break

Which of these examples uses only liquid water?

• steam engines

• sledding and skiing

• keeping drinks cold

• boating and swimming

Which state of matter is water when it is in the form of snow?

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• gel

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Boiling water is an example of water changing from one state of matter to another. Which change in the state of matter occurs when water boils?

• gas to solid

• liquid to gas

• solid to liquid

• solid to gas

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Alexa measures the mass, in grams (g), of an empty balloon that is not blown up. She blows it up full of air and then measures the mass again. She creates a table showing her results. Based on what she knows about the law of conservation of mass, what conclusion can Alexa make about the mass of the air inside the balloon?

• It has a mass of 1 gram.

• It has a mass of 2 grams.

• It has a mass of 3 grams.

• It has a mass of 5 grams.

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Sara has a block of clay with a mass of 15 grams (g). She separates the block into three pieces. Then she measures the mass of all the pieces of clay together. What is the mass of all the clay pieces added together?

• 3 g

• 5 g

• 15 g

• 45 g

Steve's teacher challenged the class to design an investigation to show that a piece of paper's total mass cannot change when it undergoes physical changes. Using the same size piece of paper for each trial, Steve decided to examine the paper in various forms. Steve wrote all of his observations in the chart below. What conclusion did Steve most likely make?

• The mass of the paper remained the same with each test.

• The color of the paper appeared different with each test.

• The sizes of the paper affected the mass with each test.

• The odor of the paper had changed after each new test.

The drawing below shows iron fillings surrounding the north pole of one magnet and the south pole of another magnet. Which area in the drawing has the strongest magnetic field?

• the area near the poles that are touching

• the area near the poles that are not touching

• the area in the middle of either of the two magnets

• the area in between the poles and the middle of either magnet

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