Unit 4 Test

1. The picture shows a pot of water on a stove. Read the thermometer in the pot. What could you do to make the water boil?

• Put the pot in the freezer.
• Take the pot off the stove.
• Turn the heat down on the stove
• Turn up the heat on the stove.

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2. Christopher is measuring the mass of different objects. Which tool does he use?

• ruler
• pan balance
• thermometer
• graduated cylinder

3. What happens to water during evaporation?

• It changes from a liquid to a gas.
• It changes from a gas to a liquid.
• It changes from a liquid to a solid.
• It changes from a solid to a liquid.

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4. Samantha wants to compare physical properties of things in the classroom. She makes a table to help her remember which tools and units to use. Which tool does Samantha need to finish the table?

• graduated cylinder
• liter
• stopwatch
• thermometer

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5. Mary uses a pan balance to compare the masses of a rock and a soccer ball. The picture below shows Mary’s experiment. What claim can be made using evidence from the picture?

• The rock and the ball have the same mass.
• The rock has a greater volume than the soccer ball.
• The rock is smaller than the ball but has more mass.
• The ball has more matter than the rock, so the ball has more mass.

6. Which of these statements describes one way that solids are different from liquids?

• Solids have mass, but liquids do not.
• Solids take up space, but liquids do not.
• Solids change states, but liquids do not
• Solids have a definite shape, but liquids do not.

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7. You are at a restaurant. You notice hot wax dripping down the side of the candle. What is happening to the wax as the candle is burned?

• The wax is melting.
• The wax is freezing.
• The wax is condensing.
• The wax is becoming solid.

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8. Which are two physical properties of school textbook?

• fuzzy and soft
• soft and sticky
• wet and rectangular
• hard and rectangular

9. Cameron pours some cold water into a cup. He measures the temperature of the water every 5 min. The table below shows his measurements. During which time interval did the temperature increase the least?

• 0 to 5 min
• 5 to 10 min
• 10 to 15 min
• 15 to 20 min

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10. Look at the pictures below. Which of the following sentences about the objects is correct?

• They are all the same color.
• They are all liquids.
• They are all matter.
• They are all the same shape.

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