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physical Science Chapter 6 Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

The temperature of water is measured using?

a)

a graduated cyclinder

b)

a thermometer

c)

a pan balance

d)

a spring scale

2.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

212 c

b)

180 c

c)

100 c

d)

0 C

3.

Which tool measures temperature?

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

pan balance

d)

beaker

4.

Which of the following is NOT a sign of a physical change?

a)

change of shape

b)

change of state

c)

change of material

d)

change in texture

5.

What is the tern for changing from a gas to a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

evaporating

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

6.

Janet noticed droplets of water on a spider web one morning. She saw on the morning news that is was cool and dry the night before. Which best describes Janet's observations?

a)

water vapor from the air condenses on the web, forming water droplets.

b)

It had rained the night before, but the weather reporter gave the wrong news.

c)

Water from nearby trees leaked out onto the web.

d)

Water from the ground evaporated on the web.

7.

What is the effect of sweating on a hot day?

a)

The evaporation of sweat cools your skin.

b)

Sweat protects your skin from the Sun's light.

c)

Sweat makes you think you are in a pool of cool water.

d)

No one knows.

8.

An ice cube is removed from a freezer and placed on a table. Why does it melt?

a)

The darkness of the freezer keeps it solid.

b)

It will only melt if it wants to.

c)

It is too warm outside the freezer.

d)

It is too cold outside the freezer.

9.

Wayne's hand are cold. Which is the best way for Wayne to warm his hands?

a)

Hold them above his head.

b)

Shake them in the air.

c)

Spread his fingers far apart

d)

Rub them together

10.

Heat is.....

a)

the movement of energy from warm to cold

b)

stored energy found in fuels

c)

the temperature of a material

d)

the same as light energy

11.

The Sun provides Earth with

a)

radiant energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

magnetic energy

12.

Gasoline is an example of which form of energy?

a)

electrical

b)

light

c)

chemical

d)

radiant

13.

What energy conversion is involved in the operation of a toaster?

a)

electrical energy to heat

b)

electrical energy to light energy

c)

chemical energy to heat

d)

light to energy to heat

14.

Sharon wants to conduct an experiment in which she turns white light into colored light. Which tool should she use?

a)

a mirror

b)

a prism

c)

a convex lens

d)

a concave lens

15.

which bests explains why objects can be seen?

a)

Objects reflect light.

b)

Light shines on objects.

c)

Objects are made of matter.

d)

Light refracts off objects.

16.

An object that absorbs all colors of light and does not reflect any appears...

a)

blue

b)

black

c)

white

d)

green

17.

Glass, water and clear plastic allow most light to pass through. Which word best describes these objects?

a)

transparent

b)

refractive

c)

translucent

d)

opaque

18.

What happens when light strikes a clear glass window?

a)

Most of the light bounces off and some of it passes through.

b)

All of the light is reflected.

c)

Most of the light passes through but its bent in many different directions.

d)

Most of the light passes through unbent

19.

What kind of material is wood?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflective

20.

The roof of a house does not let any light through. The roof is made of materials that are

a)

transparent

b)

opaque

c)

translucent

d)

electromagnetic