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Physical Science Review!

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element?

a)

atom

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

molecule

2.

What part of an atom has a positive charge?

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

nucleus

3.

What particle in an atom has a negative charge?

a)

neutron

b)

nucleus

c)

electron

d)

proton

4.

When two or more atoms combine, it forms a----

a)

molecule

b)

element

c)

electron

d)

proton

5.

Which is an example of a compound?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

hydrogen

d)

carbon

6.

What charge does a neutron have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge at all

d)

it can't charge - it doesn't have a credit card

7.

Which is a chemical change?

a)

frying an egg

b)

getting a haircut

c)

breaking an egg

d)

melting an icecube

8.

Which is an element?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

hydrogen

c)

salt

d)

glucose

9.

What is it called when a gas changes to a liquid?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

melting

d)

boiling

10.

Which requires the REMOVAL of heat energy?

a)

boiling

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

melting

11.

Which property of an object tells whether it will sink or float?

a)

density

b)

weight

c)

size

d)

shape

12.

Which tool do we use to measure the mass of an object?

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

balance scale

c)

ruler

d)

beaker

13.

Which tool do we use to measure the volume of an object?

a)

balance scale

b)

triple beam scale

c)

yardstick

d)

graduated cylinder

14.

Which is the amount of space something takes up?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

length

15.

Which is how much matter or "stuff" is in an object?

a)

volume

b)

weight

c)

mass

d)

length

16.

What has mass and takes up space?

a)

heat

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

volume

17.

What is weight dependent upon?

a)

the pull of gravity

b)

the object's size

c)

the object's volume

d)

the object's color

18.

What two measurements do we need in order to find the density of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

volume & mass

c)

weight & length

d)

size & weight

19.

What unit of measure is used to measure the mass of an object?

a)

inches

b)

centimeters

c)

grams

d)

milliliters

20.

Which mathematician and inventor discovered how to find the volume of an object by water displacement?

a)

Newton

b)

Archimedes

c)

Einstein

d)

Bill Nye

21.

Which is NOT a common property of MOST metals?

a)

they are good thermal insulators

b)

they have luster

c)

they have a very high melting point

d)

they can conduct heat well

22.

Which property of copper makes it a good material for a cooking pan?

a)

it can rust

b)

it is a good thermal conductor

c)

it has a low melting point

d)

it is shiny; it has luster

23.

Which is NOT a clue that a phySical change has taken place?

a)

the size changed

b)

the state of matter changed

c)

it created light and heat

d)

the shape changed

24.

Which is an example of a chemical change?

a)

getting a haircut

b)

eating an apple

c)

melting ice cream

d)

a vase breaking

25.

What is this a model of?

a)

water molecule

b)

sugar molecule

c)

glucose molecule

d)

salt molecule

26.

What is this a model of?

a)

carbon dioxide molecule

b)

water molecule

c)

salt molecule

d)

sugar molecule

27.

What is this a model of?

a)

salt molecule

b)

water molecule

c)

glucose molecule

d)

carbon dioxide molecule

28.

What is this a model of?

a)

water molecule

b)

glucose molecule

c)

salt molecule

d)

carbon dioxide molecule