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1st Semester Test Science

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 12hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Melting means:

a)

The mixture of liquid with a solid such as salt.

b)

When solid changes into liquid.

2.

Click on the term that is not a physical state of matter.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

water

3.

Complete the sentence: "Matter is anything that...

a)

the amount of matter in an object."

b)

you can smell."

c)

takes up space and has mass."

d)

changes into liquid."

4.

anything that has mass or takes up space.

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

volume

d)

state

5.

the amount of space something takes up.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

state

6.

a property of matter that can be measured or observed using the 5 senses.

a)

states of matter

b)

physical properties of matter

7.

a combination of two or more substances that can be separated is a

a)

potion

b)

mixture

c)

solute

d)

compound

8.

a solution is made when one substance ______ is another.

a)

settles at the bottom

b)

moves

c)

dissolves

d)

is suspended

9.

the amount a solute can dissolve in a liquid is its ____

a)

ability

b)

mixing

c)

solubility

d)

dilution

10.

Mixtures CANNOT be separated.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Milk is a homogeneous mixture.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Italian salad dressing is a heterogeneous mixture.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When a mixture is created it creates a __________ change.

a)

emotional

b)

chemical

c)

good

d)

physical

14.

what is the definition of physical change?

a)

any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances

b)

rusting

c)

changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical identity

d)

any property that is measurable,whose value describes a state of a physical system

15.

What is a chemical change?

a)

how two chemicals react with one another when combined

b)

A property that we can measure or observe with our 5 senses or other tools

c)

When two chemicals react with one another to form a new substance

d)

When a change occurs but it does not result in the formation of a new substance

16.

Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gases

17.

Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

18.

Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

19.

What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

a)

depostion

b)

sublimation

c)

Evaporation

d)

freezing

20.

Which state of matter does not have a definite shape but does have a definite volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

21.

boiling

a)

liquid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

liquid to solid

22.

What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

condensation

b)

melting

c)

freezing

d)

evaporation

23.

Molecules are tightly packed together?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

24.

At higher temperatures

a)

particles in an object have less energy

b)

particles in an object move faster

c)

a gas contracts

25.

Which of the following are states of matter?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

water

e)

plasma

26.

What is a cycle?

a)

pattern

b)

a type of bike

c)

a system

d)

a place you go to eat

27.

What is a system?

a)

a cycle

b)

a place where the planets are

c)

a collection of parts that interact

d)

a place you go to eat

28.

How many systems does the Earth have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

21

d)

6

29.

What is NOT one of Earth's systems

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Watersphere

d)

Biosphere

30.

The Biosphere is made up of what

a)

the water

b)

air

c)

rocks

d)

all living things

31.

The Atmosphere is made up of what

a)

all the air that surrounds Earth

b)

the water

c)

the solid land on Earth

d)

the living things on Earth

32.

The Geosphere is made up of?

a)

all of the water on Earth

b)

all living things

c)

the air on and around Earth

d)

all of the solid land on Earth and in Earth

33.

The Hydrosphere is made up of what?

a)

all of the air in and around Earth

b)

all of the water on Earth

c)

all of the living things

d)

all of the solid land in and on Earth

34.

What is NOT one of the layers of the Geosphere?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer crust

35.

describes a nonliving part of an ecosystem.

(ex: sun, water, rocks)

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

36.

Describes a living part of an ecosystem.

(ex: plants and animals)

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

37.

How many layers does the Geosphere have?

a)

5

b)

12

c)

4

38.

What is altitude?

a)

weather

b)

pressure

c)

distance from Earth's surface

39.

What is a nickname given to Earth because of it's water?

a)

Water Planet

b)

Blue Planet

c)

Wet Planet

40.

What percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

a)

50%

b)

70%

c)

100%

41.

What is NOT an example of fresh water?

a)

lake

b)

stream

c)

ocean

d)

river

42.

What is NOT a level of the Biosphere?

a)

individual

b)

population

c)

ecosystem

d)

house

43.

When plants use energy from the sun that is called ___

a)

decomposing

b)

energy

c)

photosynthesis

d)

nutrients

44.

Acid rain deposits_____ in the soil. (Geosphere)

a)

nitrogen

b)

methane gas

c)

corn plants

45.

Pick the Earth's systems (4)

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

e)

abiosphere

46.

The prefix "bio" means

a)

air

b)

water

c)

rock

d)

life

47.

The word "hydro" means

a)

air

b)

water

c)

rock

d)

life

48.

The prefix "geo" means

a)

air

b)

water

c)

rock

d)

life

49.

What does the word "sphere" mean?

a)

cube

b)

three-dimensional ball

c)

cone-shaped

d)

Earth

50.

What two gases are most abundant in the atmoshere?

a)

oxygen carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen and nitrogen

51.

Water flows underground

a)

true

b)

false

52.

Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt is?

a)

recycled water

b)

new water

c)

fresh water

53.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

54.

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor?

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

55.

What is the main reason water evaporates?

a)

ocean breezes

b)

changing tides

c)

heat from the sun

d)

moon's gravitational pull

56.

What causes clouds to form?

a)

the evaporated water warms up and moves closer together

b)

the evaporated water cools and drops get closer together.

57.

How does water in plants return to the environment?

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

58.

Rainfall that does not infiltrate the soil travels to rivers, lakes, and oceans by what process?

a)

precipitation

b)

runoff

c)

sublimation

59.

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?

a)

weathering

b)

vegetation

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

60.

The weathering and removal of rock and soil?

a)

weathering

b)

vegetation

c)

erosion

d)

deposition