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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the amount of matter in an object is called...

a)

volume

b)

liters

c)

grams

d)

mass

2.

The color blue is a...

a)

Chemical Property

b)

Physical Property

3.

I am a state of matter: my molecules are very close together and hardly move. I am ____________.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Ooblek

4.
2. A change of state from a liquid to a solid is called....
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
5.

Pressure always moves from...

a)

High pressure to Low pressure

b)

Low pressure to High pressure

c)

Low pressure to Low pressure

d)

High pressure to High Pressure

6.

A particle that moves outside the nucleus is a(n)...

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

7.
The positive particles of an atom are 
a)
electrons 
b)
positrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
8.

When an object's distance from another object changes we call this...

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Motion

9.
An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
gravitational
d)
electrical
10.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
11.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
12.

Potential energy refers to

a)

the energy of something due to its position

b)

the energy of something due to its location

c)

the energy of something due to its temperature

13.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

14.
When objects are heated they _________.
a)
Contract
b)
Expand
15.
Molecules are always ____________________ (with the exception of absolute zero). 
a)
in motion
b)
frozen
16.

In this example, which poles would attract each other?

a)

north and north

b)

south and south

c)

north and south

17.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
18.

What is a circuit that only has ONE path for electricity to flow?

a)

series circuit

b)

closed circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

light bulb

19.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

20.

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

a)

only a small portion

b)

a very l;arge portion

c)

about half