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The Physical Universe

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the quantity of matter contained in an object?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

2.

What is compactness of matter? It is the mass divided by the volume.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

3.

What is the 3-dimensional space that matter occupies?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

4.

What is the heaviness of an object? This is because the gravity of a planet is pulling down on the object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

5.

Which state of matter is made of atoms or molecules that move very fast and are not touching each other?

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Plasma

6.

Which state of matter is made of atoms or molecules that only vibrate, and the shape is rigid and does not change?

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Plasma

7.

Which state of matter is made of atoms or molecules slide over and around each other? The matter takes the shape of its container.

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Plasma

8.

Which state of matter is made of ionized atoms and free electrons because they are very, very hot?

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Plasma

9.

What are the subatomic particles that are in the nucleus of the atom?

a)

Protons & Neutrons

b)

Neutrons & Electrons

c)

Electrons & Protons

d)

Protons, Electrons, & Neutrons

10.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral (no net charge)

c)

Negative

11.

What is the charge of an electron?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral (no net charge)

c)

Negative

12.

What is a chemically-pure substance that is made of only one type of atom?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

d)

Mixture

13.

What is the measure of "how hot" or "how cold" an object is?

a)

Energy

b)

Temperature

c)

Motion

d)

Radiation

14.

Where does 99% of all energy on Earth come from?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Plants

15.

What is the science that studies how matter and energy behave and interact in our universe?

a)

Physics

b)

Biology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Astronomy

16.

In physics, we study motion. What is motion?

a)

How objects move.

b)

How objects change into other objects.

c)

How objects push and pull on each other because of forces.

d)

How objects grow and break down.

17.

In physics, we study dynamics. What is dynamics?

a)

How objects move.

b)

How objects change into other objects.

c)

How objects push and pull on each other because of forces.

d)

How objects grow and break down.

18.

What is true about the mass of an astronaut?

a)

The astronaut's mass is the same on the Earth as on the Moon.

b)

The astronaut's mass is lesser on the moon and greater on Earth.

c)

The astronaut's mass is greater on the moon and lesser on Earth.

d)

The astronaut has zero mass on the Moon, and will float away.