Physical Science Test Review

1. If enough heat is taken away from a container of water, what will happen to the water?

• A. It will begin to boil.
• B. It will become a solid.
• C. It will turn into a gas.
• D. It will increase in weight.

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2. What happens when a piece of wood burns?

• A. A physical change takes place.
• B. A chemical change takes place.
• C. The wood loses its gravity.
• D. Mass is lost.

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3. Vinegar is an acid that bubbles when it interacts with calcite. Which mineral contains calcite? Use the table below.

• A. limestone
• B. sandstone
• C. granite
• D. gneiss

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4. If you dissolved a lot of salt in some water in a large flat dish and put the dish in bright sunlight on a hot day, what would be left in the dish after a long time?

• A. dry salt
• B. water with no salt
• C. the same salty water as before
• D. nothing

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5. When materials combine to form new compounds, it is a chemical change. Which example is a chemical change?

• A. sugar cube dissolving
• B. water boiling
• C. ice melting
• D. baking soda bubbling

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6. Which answer makes a correct statement?

• A. Physical change only changes the size.
• B. Physical change only changes the color.
• C. Physical changes begin and end with the same matter.
• D. Physical changes change the matter into something totally different.

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7. What type of change will occur when an ice cube melts and becomes a liquid?

• A. property change
• B. physical change
• C. chemical change
• D. chemical reaction

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8. Students were given marbles, rocks, water, sand, salt, and oil. They were asked to form two different mixtures by combining three of the substances shown for each mixture. Name THREE substances that would form a mixture that could be separated without using any tools other than your hands. One of the substances must be a liquid. Explain your answer.

9. Describe a mixture that could be formed by TWO substances that would be best separated using evaporation. Explain your answer.

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10. Water, ice, and steam are alike because they ______________________.

• A. are the same compound
• B. have the same shape
• C. look the same
• D. feel that same

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