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Physical Science Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the article, what is matter?

a)

A. Anything that is a liquid.

b)

B. Anything that has weight.

c)

C. Anything that has mass and takes up space  

(volume).

d)

D. Anything that can be seen by the human eye.

2.

Is oxygen matter?

a)

A. Yes, it takes up space (like a balloon with air) 

and has mass (a balloon with air has weight).B. Yes, it can be seen by the human eye and 

has mass.

b)

B. Yes, it can be seen by the human eye and 

has mass.

c)

C. No, oxygen cannot be seen by the human eye 

and doesn’t have mass.

d)

D. No, oxygen does not have mass or take up 

Space.

3.

Everything is made up of _____.

a)

Matter

b)

Ice

c)

Gas

d)

Water

4.

 What is all matter composed (or created) out of?

a)

Building blocks

b)

soilds

c)

Atoms

d)

Mass

5.

What are the 3 subatomic of an atom

a)

gas

b)

water

c)

Protons,Neutron,Electron

d)

glass

6.

Which subatomic particle in the atom has a positive charge? Where is it located in the atom (center, around the outside, etc.)

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nothing

7.

 Which state of matter has NO definite shape and NO definite volume?

a)

A. Solid

b)

B. Liquid

c)

C. Gas

d)

D. Plasma

8.

Which state of matter has NO definite shape, but it does have a definite volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

9.

How is a gas different from plasma?

a)

A. Gases have a definite volume and plasma does 

not.

b)

B. Plasmas are electrically charged and gases are 

not.

c)

C. Gases and plasma are the same.

10.

If I traveled to the moon, my __weight_______ would change but my _____mass____ would n

a)

Mass, weight

b)

weight, mass

c)

Mass,volume

d)

Density,mass

11.

solids are______dense than liquids

a)

more

b)

less

12.

) _____________ is a measurement of how hard gravity is pulling on an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

weight

d)

density

13.

How many gases are there

a)

11

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

14.

how many protons are there

a)

6

b)

9

c)

8

d)

10

15.

is plasma a gas

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

What does the number of protons tell you about an atom?

a)

The mass number

b)

The number of elements

c)

The atomic number

d)

None of the above

17.

What subatomic particle(s) is/ are located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Protons and Electrons

18.

Which subatomic particle has very little mass (and weighs nearly nothing!)?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

19.

Which two subatomic particles are added together to get the Atomic Mass?

a)

Protons and Neutrons

b)

Neutrons and Electrons

c)

Electrons and Protons

20.

The nucleus of an atom contains both

a)

Protons & Neutrons

b)

Protons & Electrons

c)

Neutrons & Electrons

21.

All matter is made up of:

a)

Mass

b)

Atoms

c)

Nucleus

22.

The _________ number is determined by the number of protons in an atom.

a)

Atomic

b)

Mass

23.

The _________ number is determined by the number of protons AND neutrons in an atom.

a)

Atomic

b)

Mass

24.

Electrons orbit in the _______________ of an atom.

a)

Electron cloud

b)

Nucleus

25.

___________ have a neutral charge and are located in an atom’s nucleus.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons