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Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 14hrs 30mins
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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.
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)
The wood loses its inertia.
3.
Kim puts an ice cube in a beaker and it melts. This is a good example of:
a)
a physical change.
b)
a chemical change.
c)
an experiment.
d)
an analysis.
4.
To study diseases that might be contained in a patient's blood, which tool might a doctor use?
a)
telescope
b)
microscope
c)
electromagnet
d)
intense light source
5.
If a repairman is working on a small watch, why might he need to use a magnifying glass?
a)
to see the tiny parts of the watch
b)
to increase the light on the watch
c)
to make the watch smaller
d)
to correct his vision
6.
An example of a liquid turning into a gas is
a)
a chocolate bar melting.
b)
an ice cream cone dripping.
c)
a stick of butter getting warm.
d)
steam escaping from a cup of hot chocolate.
7.
What happens when water boils?
a)
The solid water becomes a liquid.
b)
The liquid water becomes a solid.
c)
The liquid water becomes a gas.
d)
Water vapor becomes liquid water.
8.
An example of a solid turning into a liquid is
a)
water vapor turning into water.
b)
water turning into water vapor.
c)
water freezing into ice.
d)
ice melting into water.
9.
If you dissolved a lot of salt in some water in a large 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
10.
Which of the following is an example of MELTING?
a)
stirring some sugar in water until you cannot see the sugar
b)
heating a pan of water until the water is all gone
c)
heating a block of ice until the ice turns to water
d)
cooling water in the freezer until the water becomes solid.
11.
William put a sugar cube in a cup of hot water. After a period of time, what happened to the sugar cube?
a)
It dissolved.
b)
It stayed on the bottom of the cup.
c)
It evaporated.
d)
It changed color.
12.
Plastic, wood, and iron are ALL made of
a)
energy
b)
plant or animal cells
c)
carbon molecules
d)
atoms
13.
Which object would be most likely to rust?
a)
an iron nail
b)
a plastic comb
c)
a glass marble
d)
a paper cup
14.
Iron is most likely to rust when it is
a)
damp/wet
b)
dry
c)
painted
d)
covered with grease
15.
When materials combine to form new compounds it is a chemical change. Which example is a chemical change?
a)
baking powder fizzing
b)
water boiling
c)
ice melting
d)
sugar cube dissolving
16.
Which tool should you use to look at plant cells?
a)
telescope
b)
magnifying glass (hand lens)
c)
microscope
d)
binoculars
17.
Toni's class grows sugar crystals. Her teacher asks each student to sketch the shape of the sugar crystals. What will help Toni see the shape of the crystals?
a)
a satellite
b)
a telescope
c)
a magnifying glass
d)
a pair of binoculars
18.
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 total different.
19.
What type of change will occur when an ice cube melts and becomes a liquid?
a)
property change
b)
chemical change
c)
physical change
d)
chemical reaction
20.
Rust on a bicycle is an example of what kind of change?
a)
chemical change
b)
physical reaction
c)
physical change
d)
change in shape
21.
Which of the following changes is possible with the addition of heat?
a)
Liquid water changes to ice.
b)
Water vapor changes to ice.
c)
Water vapor changes to liquid water.
d)
Ice changes to liquid water.
22.
Tearing paper is an example of
a)
physical change.
b)
chemical change.
c)
chemical reaction.
d)
solution.
23.
If you break a piece of glass, the shape of the glass changes, but the properties in the fragments remain the same. Which of the following has occurred?
a)
A chemical change.
b)
A temperature change.
c)
A phase change.
d)
A physical change.
24.
Which process is a physical change?
a)
Rusting iron
b)
Burning coal
c)
Tarnishing silver
d)
Melting ice
25.
Water, ice, and steam are alike because they
a)
are the same compound/ substance.
b)
have the same shape.
c)
look the same.
d)
feel the same.
26.
Which statement describes the process occurring from beaker 1 to beaker 2?
a)
Solid ice is changing into a gas.
b)
Liquid water is changing to gas.
c)
Solid ice is melting to liquid water.
d)
Gaseous steam is condensing to solid ice.
27.
Which is NOT an example of condensation?
a)
Dew is found on the grass on a summer morning.
b)
Drops of water form on a cold can of soda on a hot day.
c)
A bucket of water left uncovered eventually becomes empty.
d)
The walls of a bathroom are damp after someone takes a showers.
28.
The diagram below shows changes happening to water in a specially shaped bottle.
What changes did the water undergo?
What changes did the water undergo?
a)
melting and then freezing
b)
freezing and then evaporation
c)
condensation and then melting
d)
evaporation and then condensation
29.
Which describes water vapor leaving a river and going into the air?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
30.
Which action would cause the weight of an object or substance to decrease?
a)
stirring it
b)
burning it
c)
freezing it
d)
dissolving it
31.
A glass of hot water is sitting on a table. Which is true about the glass of hot water once a spoonful of salt has been completely dissolved in it?
a)
It looks clear but weighs more.
b)
It looks cloudy but weighs less.
c)
It looks clear and weighs the same.
d)
It looks cloudy and weighs the same.
32.
A student weighed a glass of water with ice cubes. The student waited until the ice cubes melted and then weighed the glass of water again. Which describes the weight of the water after the ice cubes melted?
a)
equal to the weight of the water with the ice cubes
b)
less than the weight of the water with the ice cubes
c)
more than the weight of the water with the ice cubes
d)
equal to the weight of the water before the ice cubes were added
33.
Which property of a substance depends on how much of the substance there is?
a)
mass
b)
density
c)
boiling point
d)
melting point
34.
If it is snowing outside, the temperature would most likely be____.
a)
55ºF
b)
103ºF
c)
31ºF
d)
67ºF
35.
What type of change is taking place when a pond freezes in the winter?
a)
a physical change
b)
a material change
c)
a chemical change
d)
no change
36.
Which of the following does not show a chemical change?
a)
change of state of matter
b)
color change
c)
production of a gas
d)
all show a chemical change
37.
A _____ has a definite volume but no definite shape.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
weight
d)
chemical change
38.
The particles in a ____ are the farthest apart and move the fastest.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
banana
d)
liquid
39.
A physical change occurs when a substance_____.
a)
breaks into individual elements
b)
becomes a new substance
c)
changes from an acid to a base
d)
changes shape, size, and form
40.
Mark is observing a burning candle. He notices the melted wax drips down the side of the candle and hardens again. The candle has____.
a)
formed a new substance
b)
undergone a physical change
c)
undergone a chemical change
d)
undergone a physical and chemical change
41.
Mixtures can be ____ into the substances that make them up.
a)
separated
b)
placed
c)
melted
d)
blended
42.
A chemical change creates a ______.
a)
change in volume
b)
new substance
c)
mixture
d)
solution
43.
Weight is the measure of the pull of ______.
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
force
44.
_______ is the amount of matter in an object.
a)
mass
b)
scale
c)
property
d)
gravity
45.
______ is the amount of space that an object takes up.
a)
volume
b)
space
c)
room
d)
density
46.
A different chemical substance is formed when _____.
a)
water boils
b)
metal rusts
c)
ice melts
d)
rock is crushed
47.
When there's a chemical reaction, the original state of matter is changed in what way?
a)
temporarily
b)
partially
c)
permanently
d)
initially
48.
Two children in a pool notice that the water level is lower than it was the week before. What happened to the water?
a)
Some of the water evaporated.
b)
The pool absorbed some of the water.
c)
Condensation caused the water to disappear.
d)
Toys in the pool absorbed some of the water.
49.
A teacher is demonstrating physical and chemical changes to her class. Which action should she use to demonstrate a chemical change?
a)
cutting a piece of paper
b)
folding a piece of paper
c)
tearing a piece of paper
d)
burning a piece of paper
50.
Students observed as small drops of water collected on the outside of a glass.
Which statement BEST describes why the water vapor in the air formed liquid water on the outside of the glass?
Which statement BEST describes why the water vapor in the air formed liquid water on the outside of the glass?
a)
The humidity outside the glass turns the vapor to liquid water.
b)
The water vapor pulls the water from inside the glass to outside the glass.
c)
The temperature of the water inside the glass is colder than the air outside the glass.
d)
The temperature of the water inside the glass is warmer than the air outside the glass.
51.
A science teacher shows his students a mixture of plastic beads and metal beads. He then uses a magnet for demonstration. What is the teacher MOST LIKELY demonstrating?
a)
making a solution
b)
separating a mixture
c)
creating a chemical change
d)
changing the state of matter
52.
A science teacher lit a candle and described to his students that some of the wax is burning while some of the wax is melting. Student A states that these are both physical changes. Students B states that these are both chemical changes. Which statement BEST describes the students' conclusions?
a)
Student A is correct.
b)
Student B is correct.
c)
Both are incorrect, because burning wax is a chemical change and melting wax is a physical change.
d)
Both are incorrect, because burning wax is a physical change and melting wax is a chemical change.
53.
A student is creating a potting soil mix. She combines 100 grams of sand, 200 grams of soil, and 200 grams of pebbles to make her potting soil. What is the mass of the potting soil?
a)
100 grams
b)
200 grams
c)
300 grams
d)
500 grams
54.
A group of students investigated physical and chemical changes using paper. The students recorded their observations in a table.
Which student correctly recorded all the changes that took place?
Which student correctly recorded all the changes that took place?
a)
Student 1
b)
Student 2
c)
Student 3
d)
Student 4
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