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Intro to Physical Science

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Physical science touches all areas of scientific study, but what are the 2 main areas on which we focus? (select all that apply)

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Geology

d)

Physics

2.

What is a system for expanding and growing our knowledge of the world and how it works?

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Art

d)

Slader

3.

The use of current scientific knowledge to improve the quality of life is...

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Art

d)

Research

4.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is...

a)

Energy

b)

Heavy

c)

Alive

d)

Matter

5.

What is the amount of space occupied by an object?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Force

d)

Speed

6.

Which of the following are units for mass?

a)

Liters

b)

Grams

c)

Kilograms

d)

Meters

7.

A solid changing to a liquid is called...

a)

Boiling

b)

Freezing

c)

Sublimation

d)

Melting

8.
You are in lab and your partner accidentally gets their hair stuck in a triple beam balance. What should have your partner done?
a)
  A. Worn a hat in class
b)
 B. Skipped class
c)
 C. Got a hair cut
d)
D. Tied/pulled their hair back
9.
Clean up ___________________
a)
As soon as you finish your experiment
b)
by disposing of all materials down the sink with lots of water
c)
by disposing of all materials in the waste bins provided
d)
as directed by your teacher
10.
Convert 0.25 m to mm
a)
25
b)
2.5
c)
250
d)
0.025
11.
7,000 milligrams = _____ grams
a)
7
b)
70
c)
700
d)
70,000
12.
A testable prediction.
a)
law
b)
conclusion
c)
hypothesis
d)
control
13.
A substantiated explanation based on rigorously tested evidence.
a)
theory
b)
law
c)
hypothesis
d)
conclusion
14.
The prefix kilo- means _____
a)
10 Units
b)
1 Unit
c)
100 Units
d)
1000 Units
15.
The amount of matter that makes up an object
a)
Mass
b)
Density
c)
Volume
d)
Weight
16.
what is the mass indicated on the triple beam balance shown in the image?
a)
354.6 g
b)
350.46 g
c)
35.46 g
d)
463.5 6
17.
____________________ is the study of Matter and Energy
a)
chemistry
b)
physical science
c)
observation
d)
geology
18.
In science, your hypothesis must be ______________. 
a)
correct
b)
manipulated
c)
controlled
d)
testable
19.

If you are absent from school, how do you get caught up in science class?

a)

Ask a friend.

b)

Just guess what we did.

c)

It doesn't matter, just assume you're exempt from our work.

d)

Check Google Classroom for information.

20.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Identify the Problem
b)
Design and conduct an experiment
c)
Make an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
21.
What is the length of the line?
a)
2.0 cm
b)
2.3 cm
c)
2.1 cm
d)
3.0 cm
22.
What scientific tool is being displayed?
a)
buret
b)
erlenmeyer flask
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
beaker
23.
What is the measurement in ml?
a)
21.5 mL
b)
25 mL
c)
19 mL
d)
20 mL
24.
240.0 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
25.
The study of matter and energy and how they interact...
a)
Physics
b)
Chemistry
26.
When converting metric measurements the correct order from largest to smallest is...
a)
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base Unit, Centi, Deci, Milli
b)
Kilo, Hecto, Deci, Base Unit, Deka, Centi, Milli
c)
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base Unit, Deci, Centi, Milli
27.
What is 2,500,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
2.5 x 10^9
b)
2.5 x 10^-9
c)
.25 x 10^10
d)
25 x 10^10
28.
What piece of safety equipment do you wrap around someone's body if they are on fire?
a)
Lab Apron
b)
Gloves
c)
Fire Blanket
d)
Lab Coat
29.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

water, ice, vapor

b)

solid, soda, gas

c)

solid, liquid, gas

30.

The ability to change into a different substance with different properties is an example of...

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

31.

In science, liquid is measured in

a)

Liters

b)

Grams

c)

Meters

d)

Cups

32.

In science, what measuring instrument do we use when we measure length?

a)

Graduated cylinder

b)

Yard Stick

c)

Meter Stick

33.
What is the name of the reaction in which energy is released?
a)
exothermic
b)
endothermic
c)
physical
d)
chemcial
34.

How do you find the density of an object

a)

Mass divided by volume

b)

Volume divided by mass

c)

Length divided by mass

d)

Mass divided by length

35.

Melting Ice

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

36.

Cutting Paper

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

37.

Frying Eggs

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

38.

What always happens during a chemical change?

a)

The material and its properties change

b)

The material dissolves

c)

The total mass of the material changes

d)

The material changes state from a solid to a liquid

39.

The total mass after a chemical reaction is that same as the total mass before a chemical reaction

a)

True

b)

False

40.
When you bake cookies, what kind of reaction is occuring?
a)
chemical reation
b)
physical reaction
41.

Which property of matter tells what something feels like?

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

texture

d)

solubility

42.
a type of matter that can be found on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas
a)
gold
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
rock
43.
Cutting an orange is a physical change.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
An example of a physical property is 
a)
flammability
b)
acidic
c)
color
d)
ability to rust
45.

Changing the way matter looks without changing it into new matter is a:

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

c)

Energy change

d)

BOTH a chemical and a physical change

46.
Water freezing to ice is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
47.
Burning wood to ash is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
48.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
49.
What type of substance is shown in the picture below? 
a)
compound 
b)
mixture 
c)
element 
50.
What type of substance is shown in the picture? 
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture 
51.
Which substance in the picture has the highest density? 
a)
cork 
b)
rock 
52.
What two properties do you need to calculate the density of an object? 
a)
mass and volume
b)
width and length
c)
mass and width
d)
volume and temperature 
53.
What type of substance is water? 
a)
compound 
b)
element
c)
mixture
d)
solution 
54.
What state of matter is this? 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
ALL of them
55.
Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?
a)
melting
b)
bending a paper clip
c)
rusting
d)
boiling water
56.
In which state of matter are the particles close together but are able to slide past one another?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
57.

If you have a gas in a container that has a stopper on the top and you take the stopper off the gas will

a)

stay the same.

b)

be compacted.

c)

will flow out of the container.

58.

Which unit is used to measure temperature?

a)

degrees celsius

b)

milliliters

c)

meters

d)

grams

59.
What does it mean if a mixture is heterogeneous?
a)
you can see the different parts
b)
cannot tell one part from another
c)
very well blended
d)
made of elements
60.
What does it mean if a mixture is homogeneous?
a)
you can see the different parts
b)
cannot tell one part from another
c)
chunks of particles
d)
made of elements
61.
What type of mixture is this?
a)
heterogeneous 
b)
homogeneous
62.
To separate the sugar and lemonade what method should you use?
a)
filtration 
b)
sorting
c)
magnet
d)
boiling
63.
To separate trail mix what method should you use?
a)
filtration 
b)
sorting
c)
magnet
d)
boiling
64.

A substance made of only 1 type of atom is called --

a)

an element

b)

a salt

c)

a compound

d)

a mixture

65.

A substance made of two or more PHYSICALLY combined substances is--

a)

an element

b)

a mixture

c)

a salt

d)

a compound

66.

In the glass of salt water shown, what is the solute in the solution?

a)

water

b)

salt

c)

salt water

d)

this does not have a solute because it is not a solution

67.

A suspension is a ________

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

c)

solution

d)

compound

68.

Adam makes coffee by mixing coffee and sugar into hot water. The coffee and sugar have dissolved completely. What type of mixture did Adam make?

a)

Colloid

b)

suspension

c)

solution

d)

compound

69.
Any liquid that dissolves another substance or substances 
a)
solvent
b)
solute
c)
solution
d)
substance
70.
A type of mixture that always looks cloudy because clumps of insoluble particles remain suspended throughout it - they do not settle as sediments after a period of time
a)
colloid
b)
sedimentation
c)
suspended
d)
crystallisation
71.
A separation technique that uses evaporation and condensation to separate a solid and the solvent in which it is dissolved, e.g. getting pure water from salty water
a)
filtration
b)
distillation
c)
diffusion
d)
steaming

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