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Grade 8 8I Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

States of matter vary in the way they maintain(or don't) their...

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

shape

d)

atoms

2.

Which state of matter will keep its volume, but not its shape if it changes containers?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

3.

This theory explains the properties of different states of matter

a)

Atomic theory

b)

Property theory

c)

Matter theory

d)

Particle theory

4.

A substance can diffuse (do diffusion) in which states of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

5.

What term describes the random movement of particles in a liquid or gas?

a)

Brownian Motion

b)

Diffusion

c)

Movement

d)

Spreading

6.

Most substances _________ when heated and ________ when cooled (get colder)

a)

expand; don't change

b)

expand; contract

c)

contract; expand

d)

Don't change; expand

7.

A substance expands because the particles...

a)

Move faster and take up less room

b)

move slower and take up more room

c)

Move faster and take up more room

d)

move slower and take up less room

8.

What is density?

a)

The amount of atoms in a certain compound

b)

The amount of mass in a certain volume

c)

The amount of mass in a certain time

d)

The amount of atoms at a certain temperature

9.

What weighs the most (has the biggest mass)?

a)

50g of metal

b)

2kg of water

c)

900g of wood

d)

7kg of air

10.

What takes up the least space (smallest volume)?

a)

50g of metal

b)

2kg of water

c)

900g of wood

d)

7kg of air

11.

How do you calculate density?

a)

mass*volume

b)

volume*mass

c)

mass/volume

d)

volume/mass

12.

What is volume?

a)

The mass of something

b)

The amount of space something takes up

c)

The weight of something

d)

The atoms of something

13.

When measuring volume, we can use ml (milliliters) or cm^3 (cubic centimeters). How are they related?

a)

They are not related

b)

100 ml = 1 cm^3

c)

1 ml = 100cm^3

d)

1 ml = 1 cm^3

14.

What could cause the volume of a substance to change?

a)

Change the temperature of the room

b)

Change the volume of the container

c)

Change the lighting of the room

d)

Change the colour of the container

15.

What is it called when matter of a substance changes state (ex. from solid to liquid)?

a)

Change of Acid

b)

Change of Substance

c)

Change of Matter

d)

Change of State

16.

A liquid becomes a solid when it reaches its...

a)

Melting point

b)

Condensation point

c)

Freezing point

d)

Boiling point

17.

Which process is the same change of state as 'evaporation'?

a)

Freezing

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensation

d)

Melting

18.

What is the difference between the processes 'evaporation' and 'boiling'?

a)

They are the same

b)

Evaporation starts at a higher temperature than boiling

c)

evaporation happens only at the surface of a liquid and boiling happens everywhere in the liquid

d)

Evaporation is for all liquids, boiling is only for water

19.

When a gas is cooled, it will...

a)

condense

b)

expand

c)

move

d)

react

20.

The Freezing point will be the same temperature as the

a)

Melting point

b)

Condensation point

c)

Sublimation point

d)

Boiling point

21.

If a substance has a sublimation point then it will never exist as a ______, even if the temperature increases or decreases (at that pressure)

a)

Solid

b)

liquid

c)

fluid

d)

gas

22.

Which changes of state results in an expansion of a substance?

a)

Liquid->solid

b)

Solid->gas

c)

Liquid->gas

d)

gas->liquid

23.

What is anomalous(special) about water?

a)

It expands when going from liquid to solid

b)

It does not have a gas state(phase)

c)

It is an element

d)

It does not have a density

24.

The particles in a fluid (gas or liquid) are moving around in all directions and bumping into each other and surfaces.

The force of these particles hitting things is the _____.

a)

Gravity

b)

Force

c)

Density

d)

Pressure

25.

Who will have the most pressure exerted on them?

a)

The boy in the tube

b)

The girl

c)

the octopus(章魚)

d)

The shark(鯊魚)

26.

Why is the air pressure lower on top of a mountain than it is at KCIS?

a)

Because the kind of air is different

b)

Because there is more air above you at KCIS than on the mountain top

c)

Because there is less air above you at KCIS than on the mountain top

d)

Because the air density is less at KCIS than on top of the mountain

27.

What could you do to make this bag of chips pop?

a)

Drive to the top of a volcano

b)

Dive underwater with the bag

c)

Shake the bag

d)

Bring the bag into your basement

28.

People sometimes get sick when they climb to the top of very tall mountains. This is called 'altitude sickness' and is caused by...

a)

Pollutants on the top of mountains from fossil fuel combustion

b)

The decrease in blood density at higher altitudes

c)

The decrease in oxygen density in the air at higher altitudes

d)

The nobel gases in the air

29.

What could I do to change the pressure of a gas?

a)

Change the temperature

b)

Change the volume of the container

c)

Change the colour of the gas

d)

Change the mass of the gas

30.

This is the unit we use to measure pressure

a)

grams (g)

b)

pascals (Pa)

c)

millilitres (mL)

d)

kilograms per milliliter (kg/mL)

31.

Increasing the temperature of a gas also increases the pressure of the gas because...

a)

it makes the gas' container smaller, meaning more collisions with the container

b)

it increases the speed of the gas particles, meaning more collisions with the container

c)

It cause the pH to increase, which causes more collisions between the gas molecules

d)

It increases the density of the gas, which causes more collisions between the gas molecules

32.

Choose which forces are acting on a person who is standing on the ground

a)

Gravity

b)

The power of the floor

c)

Drag

d)

Water resistance

33.

When you float in water, you feel like you weigh less because of upthrust. How does this work?

a)

The upthrust of the air helps you float

b)

The upthrust of your body moves you up

c)

The upthrust of the water that your body moved pushes you up

d)

The upthrust of the ocean floor pushes you away

34.

Upthrust only happens when an object floats

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The density of water is 1.0 g/cm^3. What are possible densities for objects that will float in water?

a)

3.7 g/cm^3

b)

-1.0 g/cm^3

c)

0.71 g/cm^3.

d)

101.0 g/cm^3

36.

Any object moving through water or air will have a resistance force on it that will slow it down. This force is called..

a)

gravity

b)

drag

c)

speed

d)

air

37.

Smooth shaped (Streamlined) cars have higher speeds because they have ______ than rough shaped cars

a)

more power

b)

more drag

c)

Less mass

d)

less drag

38.

How does the speed of a car affect the drag on the car?

a)

Increasing speed increases drag

b)

Increasing speed decreases drag

c)

Increasing speed gets rid of drag

d)

Speed does not have any effect on drag

39.

When a car is traveling at a constant (the same) speed, what does this tell us about the force of the engine and the force of drag?

a)

The force of the engine is greater than the force of the drag

b)

The force of the engine is less than the force of the drag

c)

The force of the engine is the same as the force of the drag

d)

The force of the engine is increasing but the force of the drag is staying the same

40.

A car's top (highest) speed is reached when...

a)

The force of the engine can increase but the force of the drag cannot.

b)

The force of the drag can increase but the force of the engine cannot.

c)

The force of the engine and the force of the drag can both increase

d)

The force of the engine and the force of the drag both decrease.