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SCIENCE FORM 1 CHAPTER 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by the mass of an object?

a)

Quantity of substance in an object.

b)

Pull of gravity on an object.

c)

Pressure exerted by an object

d)

Total force exerted by an object.

2.

Which is the best definition for matter?

a)

Anything which has shape.

b)

Anything which has volume

c)

Anything which has volume and mass

d)

Anything which has mass and occupies space

3.

A ballon expands and its weight increases as it is filled with water. This shows that...

a)

water has mass

b)

water takes up spaces

c)

water is matter

4.

Solids possess fixed shapes and volumes because their particles...

a)

do not have energy

b)

attract one another

c)

keep the same positions

d)

are of the same size

5.

The perfumes used by a girl can be detected when she passes by. How can this be explained?

a)

Particles of perfume diffuse quickly through the air

b)

Particles of perfume combine with air particles

c)

Particles of perfume float in the air

d)

Perfume sets free smell into the air

6.

Which statement below is incorrect?

a)

Particles of solids vibrate in their own positions.

b)

Particles in liquids can move about freely

c)

Particles in gases diffuse in all directions

d)

The movement of particles in matter decreases with rise in temperature

7.

What is meant by the density of a substance?

a)

The number of particles in 1 cm3 of a substance

b)

The volume of 1 g of a substance

c)

The space taken up by 1 g of a substance

d)

The mass per unit volume of a substance

8.

An object weighing 40 g displaces 5 cm3 of water in a measuring cylinder. What is the density of the object?

a)

0.125 g/cm3

b)

35 g/cm3

c)

8 g/cm3

d)

4.5 g/cm3

9.

A piece of aluminium weighing 260 g is placed into a larger measuring cylinder containing water. if the density of aluminium is 2.6 g/cm3 , what volume of water will it displaces?

a)

10 cm3

b)

50 cm3

c)

26 cm3

d)

100 cm3

10.

Which one of the following does not depend on how small or large a sample of the material is used in determining it?

a)

Density

b)

Mass

c)

Weight

d)

Volume

11.

A wooden rod with a cross-sectional area of 5cm2 and a lenght of 20 cm has a of 70 g. What is the density of the rod in g/cm3?

a)

0.6

b)

0.7

c)

0.8

d)

0.9

12.

What property of air is made use of in using it to inflate motor car tyres?

a)

Air is a mixture of gases

b)

Air exerts pressure in all directions

c)

Air has mass

d)

Air occupies space

13.

How does a submarine make itself less dense for rising to the surface of the sea?

a)

By stopping its engines

b)

By inflating the floats in the submarine

c)

By filling its ballast tanks with sea water

d)

By emptying sea water from its ballast tanks

14.

Among the things which float on water are....

a)

rafts for carrying goods

b)

buoys fr guiding ships

c)

floats on board ferries

15.

When your mother is cooking curry in the kitchen, people in the sitting room can smell the curry. This is an application of...

a)

diffusion of gases

b)

density of air

c)

convection currents

d)

the principle of flotation