Science Review Questions

Which of the following is the best term for everything you can see and feel?

• matter

• things

• objects

• stuff

Which of the following are true for liquids?

• Liquids take up the same amount of space.

• Liquids can be poured.

• Liquids can be compressed.

• Liquids take the shape of their container.

• Liquids keep the same shape always.

In a liquid, the attractive forces between particles are strong enough so they stay close together, but weak enough that they can pass each other. True or false?

• True

• False

Which of the following are true for solids?

• Solids keep the same shape.

• Solids take up the same amount of space.

• Solids keep the same volume.

• Solids can be compressed.

• Solids can be poured.

Where do you read volume?

• in the middle of the meniscus

• at the top of the meniscus

• at the bottom of the meniscus

What is the boiling point of water?

• 0 degrees Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

What is the freezing point of water?

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 0 degrees Celsius

Where should your eye be when you measure volume?

• above the meniscus

• level with the meniscus

• below the meniscus

1. There are no ____ holding gas particles together, so they are free to move anywhere.

2. When gas particles touch a ____ surface, some of their heat energy gets transferred to the surface.

3. This causes the particles to move ____ and get ____.

4. You now have a ____

5. The cooler a liquid, the ____energy the particles have.

6. When you continue to ____ a liquid, the particles have so little energy that they can no longer slide past one another. When their energy is so low that they can only vibrate, they become a ____.

Which part of a cell is found only in plant cells and has the function of supporting the cell?

• mitochondrion

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm