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1st 9 Weeks Exam Review - Science

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state or states of matter take(s) the shape of its container?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

2.

Which mixture could you separate by adding water and then pouring through a coffee filter?

a)

sand and salt

b)

baking soda and salt

c)

sugar and salt

d)

iron filings and sand

3.

Which mixture could you separate by using a magnet?

a)

sand and salt

b)

baking soda and salt

c)

sugar and salt

d)

iron filings and sand

4.

True or false: An inflated balloon has less mass than a marble.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

True or false: A basketball sized balloon filled with air has more density than a basketball sized balloon filled with sand.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

True or false: A marble has more density than an inflated balloon.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

True or false: Objects with low density tend to sink more quickly than those with high density.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

True or false: If two balls are placed in a tank of water, the ball with the most density will sink faster.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

True or false: The more dense an object is, the lower its mass will be.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which statement is true?

a)

W & X are more dense than water

b)

W & Y are less dense than water

c)

X & Z are less dense than water

d)

Y & Z are more dense than water

11.

Which of the following would separate the rocks from a mixture of rocks, sand, and salt?

a)

sieve

b)

magnet

c)

hot plate

d)

water

12.

Why does sugar seem to "disappear" in water

a)

because Mrs. Ladner is magic

b)

it dissolves

c)

it is a solid

d)

it evaporates

13.

Select the item that conducts electricity

a)

plastic straw

b)

wooden craft stick

c)

cotton ball

d)

aluminum can

14.

Select the item that is an insulator

a)

iron nail

b)

penny

c)

cotton ball

d)

aluminum can

15.

What is the most reasonable conclusion that can be made from this test?

a)

The object has the lowest density.

b)

Water is more dense than oil.

c)

Oil has the highest density.

16.

Which of the following, if added to water, would change its shape?

a)

glass

b)

salt

c)

sand

d)

wood

17.

Which of the following would provide the best evidence that air is made of matter?

a)

Making a small hole in a tire and measuring the amount of time it takes for it to become flat

b)

Comparing the volume of an empty balloon to the volume of an inflated balloon

c)

Measuring the temperature of the air in several rooms of varying sizes

d)

Finding the volume of the air between marbles in a jar by pouring water over them

18.

Which of the following is an example of matter existing, but being too small to see?

a)

Bricks put together to make a wall

b)

Different colored candies mixed together in a bowl

c)

Clay and sand mixed together in soil

d)

Sugar that is dissolved in water

19.

All mixtures can be separated

a)

back to their original ingredients

b)

By pouring them through a filter

c)

using the property of magnetism

d)

out into a liquid and a solid

20.

What could be a first step in separating a mixture of sand, salt, and pennies?

a)

Use a sieve to separate the pennies from the sand and salt.

b)

Use a magnet to separate the pennies from the sand and salt.

c)

Use a funnel to separate the sand from the salt.

d)

Use a sieve to separate the sand and salt.

21.

How can you REDUCE the concentration of sugar in tea?

a)

add more water

b)

add more sugar

c)

stir faster

22.

How can you INCREASE the concentration of lemonade?

a)

add more solute

b)

add more solvent

c)

stir faster

23.

Which will not increase the rate of dissolving?

a)

stirring the solution

b)

increasing the temperature

c)

using small solute particles

d)

using large solute particles

24.

Which will not decrease the rate of dissolving?

a)

not stirring the solution

b)

decreasing the temperature

c)

using large solute particles

d)

using small solute particles

25.

Adding food coloring to water makes a

a)

mixture

b)

solution

26.
To separate the sugar and lemonade what method should you use?
a)
filtration 
b)
sorting
c)
magnet
d)
boiling
27.
To separate noodles from water what method should you use?
a)
filtration with a strainer
b)
boiling while it is cooking
c)
magnet for the noodles
28.
Which mixture separation method would use to separate sugar from water?
a)
filtration 
b)
magnet
c)
boiling/evaporation
d)
sorting physically
29.
Which mixture separation method would use to sort trail mix?
a)
filtration 
b)
magnet
c)
boiling/evaporation
d)
sorting physically
30.
Anything that takes up space and has mass is
a)
Matter
b)
Volume
c)
Liquid
d)
Atom
31.
The amount of space that matter takes up
a)
Matter
b)
Volume
c)
Liquid
d)
Atom
32.
A tiny building block of matter is 
a)
Liquid
b)
atom
c)
Volume
d)
Gas
33.
A liquid flows and takes its container’s 
a)
shape
b)
volume
c)
temperature
34.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
35.

Hector is standing in a closed room with a balloon filled with helium gas. If Hector pops this balloon, what will happen to the molecules in the helium gas?

a)

They will condense into a cloud around Hector.

b)

They will fall to the floor as a structured solid.

c)

They will expand and flow through the room

d)

They will flow to the floor and form a puddle.

36.

What is MATTER?

a)

Anything that has MASS

b)

Anything that takes up SPACE

c)

Anything that has MASS and takes up SPACE

d)

Anything that DOES NOT have mass or take up space

37.

These have a FIXED volume, but NOT a fixed shape, taking the shape of their container.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

38.

If particles are locked in place the substance is in a phase we call _____.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

39.

If particles are not locked in place and can slide past each other the substance is in a phase we call ____.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

40.
_____ have tightly compacted molecules that vibrate.
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gasses
41.
_____ have the highest energy molecules
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gasses
42.
Solid particles are...
a)
tightly packed.
b)
loosely bonded and flowing.
c)
free to fly in all directions.
d)
so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus.
43.

If a boat made out of clay is sinking, how could you fix it?

a)

use tape

b)

press the clay together where there are leaks

c)

make the boat out of a different material

d)

use a hairdryer to make waves

44.

Which of the following statements are correct?

a)

the bolt is denser than the syrup

b)

the bolt is less dense than the syrup

c)

the bolt is nonmagnetic and can not be removed with a magnet

d)

the bolt is magnetic and can be removed with a magnet

45.

What property of matter is being tested in this experiment?

a)

solubility

b)

density

c)

reflectivity

d)

mass

46.

This is a picture of

a)

an atom

b)

a molecule

47.

# 1 is ....

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

atom

e)

molecule

48.

# 2 is ....

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

atom

e)

molecule

49.

# 3 is ....

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

atom

e)

molecule

50.

This is

a)

an atom

b)

a molecule

51.

The particles in a __________ are held together by bonding.

a)

an atom

b)

a molecule

52.

The smallest part of an element is ...

a)

atom

b)

element

53.

Which of the following would help sugar dissolve faster?

a)

heat the solvent

b)

smaller sugar cubes

c)

stirring

d)

replacing the beaker