Science 3rd Six Weeks Review

Which of these objects will MOST likely float in water?

• glass marble

• steel ball

• hard rubber ball

• table tennis ball

A student poured water into a plastic tray. The student then put the tray into the freezer. What property of the water changed as the water froze?

• The water became a gas.

• The mass of water increased.

• The water took a definite shape.

• The flavor of the water changed.

What are the three common states of matter?

• liquid, gas, vapor

• gas, liquid, fluid

• solid, gas, liquid

• solid, vapor, liquid

Melting, boiling, and freezing are examples of

• physical changes.

• chemical changes.

• magnetic changes.

• electrical changes.

A large piece of ice is placed on the sidewalk on a warm day. What will happen to the ice?

• It will melt to form liquid water.

• It will melt to form water vapor.

• It will freeze to form liquid water.

• It will not change at all.

How can you make liquid water become solid?

• Put the water in a very cold place.

• Heat the water on the stove.

• Shake the water container very fast.

• Add a lot of salt to the water.

Read and respond if the statement is TRUE or FALSE. Most earthquakes are small and do not change the Earth's surface.

• True

• False

Read and respond if the statement is TRUE or FALSE. Magma is hot, melted rock inside the earth.

• True

• False

Landslides can happen during heavy rains.

• True

• False

Which of the following events does NOT rapidly change the Earth's Surface?

• a landslide moving rocks

• wind blowing against a mountain

• an earthquake shaking the earth's crust

• a volcano erupting