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Expansion and Contraction

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mass can defined as

a)

The number of atoms in an object.

b)

The amount of matter in an object.

c)

The space taken up by an object

d)

None of the above.

2.

The instrument used to determine the mass of an object is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

The reading on this scale is:

a)

620g

b)

640 g

c)

0,64 g

d)

602g

4.

There are 42 almond nuts in this picture. If the total mass of the nuts is 176g, the mass of one nut is:

a)

134g

b)

7392g

c)

7,4kg

d)

4,19g

5.

The SI unit for mass is:

a)

mg

b)

Kg

c)

ton

d)

g

6.

The definition for WEIGHT is:

a)

The amount of gravitational attraction on an object.

b)

The number of atoms in an object.

c)

The amount of matter in an object.

d)

None of the above

7.

The SI unit for weight is:

a)

Kg or kilogram

b)

cm3

c)

N or newton

d)

m.s-2

8.

The force of gravity on earth is greater than the force of gravity on the moon.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

If W=mg then an object of mass 127kg on earth will have a weight of 471,17kg on the moon. (g on earth is 9,8 m.s-2 and 3,71 m.s-2 on the moon)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

The weight of an object on the moon is 2453 N. Its mass is:

a)

0,0015 Kg

b)

2453 Kg

c)

9100,63 Kg

d)

661,19 Kg

11.

The definition for volume is:

a)

The number of atoms in an object.

b)

The amount of matter in an object.

c)

The amount of space taken up by an object.

d)

None of the above.

12.

The volume of a regularly shaped object can be determined by a formula.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

The volume of this shape is:

a)

13 cm3

b)

8cm3

c)

22cm3

d)

72 cm3

14.

The reading on the measuring cylinder is:

a)

24 cm3

b)

22 cm3

c)

25 cm3

d)

8 cm3

15.

The volume of this irregularly shaped object is:

a)

124 cm3

b)

-24 cm3

c)

24 cm3

d)

Cannot be determined.

16.

The density of an object is defined as:

a)

The amount of matter in an object.

b)

The amount of matter per unit volume in an object.

c)

The amount of space taken up by an object.

d)

How heavy an object is.

17.

The SI unit of density is:

a)

g/cm3

b)

Kg/m3

c)

g/m.s-2

d)

cm3/g

18.

Given that Density = Mass/volume, the density of this substance is:

a)

0,11 g/cm3

b)

2433,19 g/cm3

c)

8,72 g/cm3

d)

Insufficient information to calculate density

19.

Given that the density of water is 1,0 g/cm3, in which beaker is aluminium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

20.

Which liquid has the greatest density?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Diagram B represents expansion in an object.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Contraction can be explained as:

a)

The addition of heat energy.

b)

The removal of heat energy.

23.

The picture shows expansion and contraction applications.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

The picture shows the contraction of:

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the above.

25.

The picture shows expansion in:

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the above.