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Unit 2 Phys. Sci.

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 7hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a pure substances?

a)

Compound

b)

Homogeneous mixtures

c)

Colloids

d)

Solutions

2.

Which of the following is NOT a pure substance?

a)

Milk

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Carbon dioxide

3.

What is the symbol for aluminum?

a)

Au

b)

Aluminum

c)

Al

d)

AL

4.

Water is a compound because it

a)

can be broken down into simpler substances.

b)

always has two hydrogen atoms for each oxygen atom.

c)

is made of water atoms joined together.

d)

both a and b

5.

Which of the following is a mixture?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Sand

c)

Silicate dioxide

d)

Silicon

6.

Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

Chlorinated water

b)

Salt water

c)

Stainless steel

d)

Mixed vegetables

7.

Which of the following is an example of a homogeneous mixture?

a)

Oil in water

b)

Water

c)

Milk

d)

Pizza

8.

You are about to open a container of soy milk but notice that there are instructions to “shake well before serving.” The soy milk is most likely a

a)

Colloid

b)

Suspension

c)

Solution

d)

Heterogeneous Mixture

9.

Physical properties can be identified by...

a)

Multiple scientific studies

b)

Eating the substance

c)

Testing for chemical changes

d)

Using observations and the five senses

10.

Which is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Flammability

b)

Malleability

c)

Conductivity

d)

Density

11.

What physical properties of nylon and leather make them good materials to use for shoelaces?

a)

density

b)

malleability

c)

hardness

d)

conductivity

12.

Which of the following is a physical change?

a)

sawing a piece of wood in half

b)

burning a piece of wood

c)

rust forming on an iron fence

d)

a copper roof changing color from red to green

13.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

ice melting

b)

ice being carved

c)

water boiling

d)

water reacting to break down into hydrogen and oxygen

14.

Which of the following is a clue of a chemical change?

a)

iron changes color when heated

b)

gas bubbles form in boiling water

c)

balls of wax form when melted wax is poured into ice water

d)

a gas forms when vinegar and baking soda are mixed

15.

Which state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

16.

Which state of matter has no definite shape but definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

17.

What is the total pressure caused by the vapors in the air?

a)

Air Pressure

b)

Vapor Pressure

c)

Volumetric Pressure

d)

Torr

18.

Decreasing the air pressure in a vacuum with peeps causes them to do which of the following?

a)

Expand

b)

Deflate

c)

Nothing

19.

What type of change occurs when water changes from a solid to a liquid?

a)

A phase change

b)

An irreversible change

c)

A chemical change

d)

Both b and c

20.

The phase change that is the reverse of condensation is

a)

Freezing

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Sublimation

21.

When a solid turns directly into a gas what is that phase change called?

a)

Deposition

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Heat of Fusion

22.

What is an example of deposition, which a gas turns directly into a solid?

a)

Dropping sediments into a pond

b)

Liquid nitrogen freezing a balloon

c)

Snowflakes forming from raindrops

d)

Snowflakes forming an a window in winter

23.

How might an endothermic change feel?

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Stays the same

d)

Fluctuates temperature

24.

How might an exothermic change feel?

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Stays the same

d)

Fluctuates temperature

25.

A chemical was placed in a vacuum chamber. Pressure was decreased and the chemical began to boil. What is this an example of?

a)

Condensation

b)

Phase change

c)

Chemical change

d)

Physical change

26.

A toy box filled to the brim with stuff would be an example of what?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Heterogeneous

d)

Homogeneous

27.

A chemical reaction takes place by simply pouring together two chemicals. There are no color changes, gases produces, or light produced. What may be a way to tell it chemical changed? (Select all that apply)

a)

Feel for a temperature change

b)

Waft to identify a change in odor

c)

Freeze it and see if it can phase change

d)

Boil it

28.

How might you provide evidence for a physical change?

a)

Can be reversed

b)

The matter remains the same

c)

The physical properties don't change

d)

All of the above

29.

How might you provide evidence of a chemical change?

a)

It is not reversible

b)

It has new chemical properties

c)

Something is changed or produced such as a gas

d)

All of the above

30.

Explain one physical and one chemical change made during your explosives lab or flame test demo.

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