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Physical Science- Nelson 1st 9 weeks

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Weight

a)

Pull of Gravity

b)

Measured with a balance

c)

Measured with a scale

d)

Changes with Location

e)

Does NOT change with location

2.

MASS

a)

Measured with a graduated cylinder

b)

Amount of matter

c)

Changes with location

d)

Does NOT change with location

e)

Measured with a balance

3.

What is the SI base unit for liquid volume

a)

Grams (g)

b)

liters (L)

c)

Pounds (lbs)

d)

Kilogram (kg)

4.

Liquid volume is measured with a...

a)

Tupperware bowl

b)

test tube

c)

beaker

d)

Graduated cylinder

5.

Solid volume

a)

y=a(x-h)+k

b)

y=mx=b

c)

L x W x H

d)

y=a(q-x)(p-x)

6.

Derived Units are...

a)

Math/Calculation

b)

A combo of SI units

c)

A combo of bar graphs

d)

words/essays

7.

Line graphs are

a)

continuous percent

b)

continuous whole

c)

continuous change

d)

parts of a whole

8.

Bar graph shows

a)

continuous change

b)

Math and calculation

c)

relationship for more than two

d)

a combo of SI units

9.

Pie chart shows

a)

Continuous change

b)

Parts of a whole

c)

More than two

d)

Change in location

10.

True or False

Pie charts show % of Atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What are the three natural sciences

a)

Life

b)

Physical

c)

Earth

d)

Psychology

12.

Choose all that are true

a)

Zoology- Animals

b)

Physics- Matter

c)

Geology- Life

d)

Meteorology- Weather

e)

Botany- Plants

13.

Choose all that are true

a)

Chemistry- Matter/Atoms

b)

ecology- organism in relation to its habitat

c)

Geology- mars

d)

Climatology- climate

e)

Meteorology-meteors

14.

True or False

Theory explains and event

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False

Law is a summary of events

a)

true

b)

False

16.

Select ALL QUANTATIVE statments

a)

The car is red

b)

Y=mx+b

c)

F=ma

d)

The weather in FLorida is hot

e)

9+10=19

17.

Select all QUALITATIVE statments

a)

F=ma

b)

The bear is brown

c)

Y=mx+b

d)

The weather in California is warm

e)

2=7x+6

18.

When do you use a model

a)

When you can study

b)

When you cant study directly

c)

When you have a flat tire

d)

When someone steals your catalytic converter

19.

Some people say this is the first step of the scientific method

a)

Conclusion

b)

Publish

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Observation

20.

Some people say this is the last step of the scientific method

a)

Summary

b)

Publish

c)

Conclusion

d)

Predict

21.

Changing one variable at a time

a)

controlling people

b)

Controlled experiment

c)

controlling life

d)

controlling variables

22.

what is an educated guess that can be tested

a)

Hypothesis

b)

conclusion

c)

experiment

d)

Analysis

23.

mesurments all science agrees to use

a)

SA units

b)

SE units

c)

SI Units

d)

SF units

24.

SI base unit for mass

a)

centigram

b)

Kilogram

c)

gram

d)

milligram

25.

Si base unit for length

a)

millimeter

b)

centimeter

c)

kilometer

d)

meter

26.

Si base unit for temperature

a)

Ken

b)

Kelvin

c)

Kevin

d)

Kilo

27.

SI base unit for time

a)

Minutes

b)

Seconds

c)

Hours

d)

Days

28.

Si base unit for width

a)

kilometer

b)

meter

c)

kilogram

d)

millimeter

29.

True of false Pure science is to better man kind

a)

true

b)

false

30.

True or false applied science is to better mankind

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Select the correct term:

logical method to answer questions about the world

a)

Scientific theory

b)

Scientific method

c)

Science

d)

Scientific law

32.

Select the correct term:

Represents a physical event

a)

Model

b)

Law

c)

Theory

d)

Science

33.

Select the correct term:

Info from an experiment

a)

Deka

b)

deci

c)

data

d)

dog

34.

SElect the correct term:

to know right from wrong

a)

Esther

b)

Ethics

c)

Ebola

d)

Earth

35.

Select the correct term

to favor one opinion

a)

opinion

b)

bias

c)

fact

d)

scientific method

36.

Select the correct term:

exactness of a measurement using sig figs

a)

accuracy

b)

precision

c)

Precaution

d)

preheat

37.

Select the correct term:

How close to the real value

a)

Precaution

b)

Precision

c)

Accuracy

d)

Acoustics

38.

How many sig figs

1976.09

a)

5

b)

6

c)

4

d)

3

39.

How many sig figs

1000000000

a)

1

b)

10

c)

8

d)

9

40.

How many sig figs

.000900

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

41.

Put 157.98 in 3 sig figs

a)

1.57x10-2

b)

1.58x102

c)

1.57x102

d)

1.58x10-2

42.

Put .967 in two sig figs

a)

9.67x10-1

b)

9.7x101

c)

9.67x102

d)

9.7x10-1

43.

how many sig figs should your answer be in
1.24
- 1.4

a)

3 sig figs

b)

2 sig figs

c)

5 sig figs

d)

4 sig figs

44.
How many sig figs are there?
4004
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
45.
How many sig figs are there?
5.00000008
a)
2
b)
6
c)
9
46.
How many sig. fig. are in the number below:
350.540
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
47.

What is matter

a)

Mass and atoms

b)

Mass and Volume

c)

Substances and molecules

d)

ELements and compounds

48.

what is the building block of matter

a)

elements

b)

molecules

c)

atoms

d)

substances

49.

Who is the father of chemistry

a)

Lavioser

b)

Mendel

c)

Newton

d)

Einstein

50.

What is anything that has mass and volume

a)

ELements

b)

Atoms

c)

MAtter

d)

Compounds

51.

WHich natural science is chemistry and example of

a)

EArth

b)

ENviromental

c)

Chemical

d)

Physical

52.

what is one kind of atom

a)

Substance

b)

Element

c)

Molecule

d)

matter

53.

How many naturally forming elements

a)

92

b)

102

c)

82

d)

72

54.

How are new elements produces

a)

superfreak

b)

supernova

c)

supersonic

d)

superman

55.

How are elements represented

a)

mixtures

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

substances

d)

symbols

56.

What is the unit of an element

a)

molecule

b)

Atom

c)

Substance

d)

elevator

57.

What are the two divisions of matter

a)

Substances & mixtures

b)

Substances & Molecules

c)

Compound&Molecule

d)

Element& Molecule

58.

what type of matter has a chemical bond

a)

Mixtures

b)

substances

c)

compound

d)

Atom

59.

What type of matter has a chemical formula

a)

compounds

b)

mixtures

c)

substances

d)

atoms

60.

what type of matter does not have a chemical bond

a)

Atoms

b)

Mixtures

c)

SUbstances

d)

Supernova

61.

WHat is the smallest unit of an element

a)

atom

b)

Adam

c)

Alan

d)

molecule

62.

what forms when two different elements are chemically combined

a)

substances

b)

chemical

c)

compound

d)

atoms

63.

What is the unit of a substance

a)

Substance

b)

Molecule

c)

Mixture

d)

Subscript

64.

ELements and compounds are two examples of what

a)

molecules

b)

Atoms

c)

substances

d)

mixtures

65.

name the matter that has a fixed composition and definite properties

a)

molecule

b)

substance

c)

atom

d)

mixture

66.

what tells the number of molecules in a chemical formula

a)

coefficent

b)

subscript

c)

chemical formula

67.

what tells the number of molecules in a substance

a)

coeffiecent

b)

subscript

c)

chemical formula

68.

what tells the number of atoms in a chemical formula

a)

coefficent

b)

subscript

c)

chemical formula

69.

what tells which elements and how many atoms of each element

a)

coefficient

b)

subscript

c)

chemical formula

70.

which are examples of substances

a)

C-carbon

b)

N-nitrogen

c)

homogeneous

d)

heterogeneous

71.

what is a combination of two pure substances

a)

NH

b)

NaCl

c)

substance

d)

mixture

72.

What are the two diffrent types of mixtures

a)

hetrozygous

b)

homogeneous

c)

homozygous

d)

hetrogenous

73.

which mixture is a solution

a)

homozygous

b)

homogeneous

c)

hetrozygous

d)

heterogeneous

74.

what are the two parts of a solution

a)

spit

b)

solute

c)

saliva

d)

solvent

75.

Mixtures are calssified by

(a)  

76.

what means occupies space

a)

volume

b)

area

c)

physical

d)

chemical

77.

how many molecules in the following

2H2O

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

78.

how many atoms of each element in the following

5CH4

a)

5 carbons 30 hydrogen's

b)

5 carbons 20 hydrogen's

c)

4 carbons 5 hydrogens

d)

9 carbons 9 hydrogen's

79.

which property is used to identify things

a)

chemical

b)

charastic

c)

Physical

80.

which property describes matter

a)

chemical

b)

physical

c)

charastic

81.

what is the formula for density

a)

matter/volume

b)

mass/volume

c)

mixtures/solutions

82.

what does it mean to say "temperature for changes of state"

a)

the weight it occurs

b)

the temperature it occurs

c)

the denisity it occurs

83.

when whill an object float in water

a)

when density is more that 1g/cm3

b)

when density is equal to 1g/cm3

c)

when density is less than 1g/cm3

84.

which property will dertermine if an object will sink or float

a)

Chemical

b)

charastic

c)

physical

85.

what does "mp" mean

a)

temprature from gas to liquid

b)

temprature from gas to solid

c)

temprature from solid to liquid

86.

Choose all examples of states of matter

a)

solid

b)

plasma

c)

liquid

d)

gas

e)

atoms

87.

which property helps determine uses

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

characteristic

88.

which are examples of derived units

a)

g/cm3

b)

orange

c)

m/s

d)

hair

89.

what does derived unit mean

a)

combo of si units

b)

combo of se units

c)

combo of sa units

90.

what is the ability of a substance to combine chemically with another substance

a)

flammable

b)

reactivity

c)

combustible

91.

what is the ability of a substance to react in the presence of oxygen and burn

a)

flammable

b)

reactivity

c)

combustion

92.

which property helps to identify and classify substances

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Characteristic

93.

which change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Characteristic

94.

which property does not change a substances identity

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Characteristic

95.

what type of change is dissolving

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Characteristic

96.

which matter can be separated physically

a)

Mixture

b)

Substance

c)

Atoms

d)

Elements

97.

which change occurs when a substance changes composition by forming one or more new substances

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

98.

which change can be detected

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

99.

which change cannot be reversed physically

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

100.

Select examples of how chemical changes have occured

a)

SOund

b)

light

c)

heat

d)

smell

101.

what is NaCl

a)

pepper

b)

salt

c)

amonia

d)

water

102.

what is NH3

a)

methane

b)

Ammonia

c)

salt

d)

carbon dioxide

103.

What is H2O

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

salt

c)

water

d)

glucose

104.

WHat is CO2

a)

CArbon dioxide

b)

methane

c)

water

d)

salt

105.

What is C6H12O6

a)

AMmonia

b)

glucose

c)

brown sugar

d)

methane

106.

what is CH4

a)

Ammonia

b)

Methane

c)

GLucose

d)

water

107.

Select all that are true

a)

Lavoisier is the father of chemistry

b)

Lavoisier came up with Atoms

c)

Democritus is the father of chemistry

d)

Democritus cam up with atoms

108.

True or false

Substances have chemical bonds

a)

True

b)

False

109.

True or false

Mixtures have chemical bonds

a)

True

b)

FAlse

110.

True or false

homogeneous is the same throughout

a)

true

b)

false

111.

true or false

compounds are two or more different elements that are chemically combined

a)

True

b)

False

112.

True or false

Coefficient is the number of atoms

a)

True

b)

false

113.

WHat is ductile

a)

Shaped without shattering

b)

pulled into a wire

114.

Malleable is

a)

shaped without shattering

b)

pulled into a wire

115.

Select the words that describe chemical properties

a)

Dissolving

b)

Reactive

c)

Flameable

d)

combustion

e)

solid

116.

Bernoulli's principle states that fluid pressure decreases as the speed of a moving fluid ...

a)

Increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

constantly changes

117.

The buoyant force exerts a ________ force on any object immersed in or floating on a fluid

a)

Downward

b)

Upward

c)

sideways

118.

when an object floats, the buoyant force is _____ the weight of the object

a)

greater than or equal to

b)

less than or equal too

c)

equal to

d)

less than

e)

greater than

119.

Pascals principle states that a fluid in equilibrium within a vessel exerts a pressure of equal intensity _____

a)

nowhere

b)

Everywhere

c)

some places

120.

What is the most common state of matter in the universe called

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

121.

The kinetic theory of matter states that, at the same _____, heavier particles move more slowly than lighter particles

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

temperature

122.

the kinetic theory states that the particles in matter are always in _____

a)

gas form

b)

solid form

c)

motion

d)

liquid form

123.

As gas particles bounce around and collide they spread to ____ directions

a)

vertical

b)

lateral

c)

all

124.

when water ____ energy is released

a)

melts

b)

freezes

125.

for any change of state to occur ____ must be released

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

energy

d)

air

126.

liquid has a definite volume but no definite ______

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

shape

127.

ice cubes left in the freezer for several months will become smaller because of what

a)

deposition

b)

sublimation

c)

freezer burn

d)

melting

128.

Choose the changes of state

a)

solid

b)

melting

c)

sublimation

d)

gas

e)

condensation

129.

what is the formula for pressure

a)

force/ buoyant force

b)

force/pressure

c)

force/area

130.

what is the si unit for pressure

a)

Kilogram

b)

pascal

c)

kelvin

d)

seconds

131.

true or false

1N/1M2=1Pa

a)

true

b)

false

132.

viscosity means to

a)

resist pressure

b)

resist speed

c)

resist flow

d)

resist weight

133.

choose correct definitions

a)

crystal regular repeating pattern

b)

crystal- no order

c)

amorphous-no order

d)

amorphous- regular repeating pattern

134.

select all true statments

a)

liquid has shape and volume

b)

solid has no shape or volume

c)

gas has no shape or volume

d)

plasma is 1% of the universe

e)

Energy is the ability to cause change

135.

True or False

Surface tension is pulling liquid into a sphere

a)

true

b)

false

136.

True or false

Thermal E depends on temperature and number of molecules

a)

True

b)

False

137.

True or false

temperature is the average KE

a)

true

b)

false

138.

Choose all that are Endothermic

a)

Solid--> Liquid

b)

Liquid-->Solid

c)

Gas--> liquid

d)

Liquid -->gas

e)

solid-->

139.

Select all that are Exothermic

a)

gas---> solid

b)

liquid--> solid

c)

gas--> liquid

d)

liquid-->gas

140.

A solid becomes a ______ in sublimation

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Plasma

141.

a Gas becomes a ____ during deposition

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

142.

Thermal E depends of what two things

a)

Temperature

b)

weather

c)

number of atoms

d)

mount of plasma

143.

select the statements that relate to temperature

a)

number of molecules

b)

Average KE

c)

number of atoms

d)

Does not depend on volume

144.

select all that relate to Kenetic Theory

a)

Building block of matter is atom

b)

heat

c)

same temperature, heavier

d)

atoms are always in motion

e)

higher temp, mover faster

145.

select all that relate to Archimedes Principle

a)

Building block of matter is atom

b)

Buoyant force= weight displaced fluid

c)

fluid pressure decreases as speed increases

d)

Float when displaced fluid= objects weight

146.

rate the quizzes 1-5

1 being the worst 5 being the best

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5