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Big Science Work: Physical Science

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when water changes from a liquid to a water vapor?

a)

EVAPORATION

b)

PRECIPITATION

c)

TRANSPIRATION

2.

How many physical changes does solid matter go through before it becomes plasma?

a)

3: Liquid, Gas, Plasma

b)

2: Plasma, Gas

c)

4: Solid, Gas, Liquid, Plasma

d)

600: Spider-Cam, Thor, Hulk, etc.

3.
Which statement about atoms is true?
a)
They are all the same
b)
All substances are made of just one kind
c)
You can see them with your eyes
d)
They are too small to be seen with an ordinary microscope
4.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
5.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
6.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
7.

Which form of matter has a definite shape and takes up space (has definite volume)?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

clay

8.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
9.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
10.

Plasma can be found in which of the following?

Choose ALL of the answers that make sense.

a)

Auroras

b)

Lightning

c)

LED light bulbs

d)

Stars

e)

Moons

11.

A plasma can be made in a laboratory by

a)

cooling a gas to very low temperatures

b)

cooling a gas and reducing the pressure

c)

heating a gas to extremely hot temperatures

d)

heating a liquid to the point it turns into a gas

12.

In a plasma, the electrons are no longer associated with a particular nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
What is at the center of every atom?
a)
An electron
b)
A compound
c)
A molecule
d)
A nucleus
14.
The positively charged particles of an atom are the ________.
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons & neutrons
15.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
16.

Which subatomic particles make an atom?

a)

solid, liquid, gas

b)

electrons, protons, nucleus

c)

energy, protons, nucleus

d)

electrons, protons, neutrons

17.

__________ are negatively charged particles that are in the orbitals around the nucleus.

a)

protons

b)

nucleus

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

18.

What is the name of the smallest part of any element?

Hint: It is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons.

a)

Atom

b)

AMU

c)

Ion

d)

Isotope

19.

How many atoms of Hydrogen are in H2O?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

more than 3

20.
The particles with no charge in an atom are the _______.
a)
electrons
b)
neutrons
c)
protons
d)
protons and neutrons
21.
What subatomic particle is electrically neutral (no charge)?
a)
Proton
b)
Ion
c)
Neutron
d)
Electron
22.
What subatomic particle(s) would be found orbiting the nucleus?
a)
Neutrons only
b)
Electrons only
c)
Protons and Neutrons
d)
Protons and Electrons
23.

What does the number of proton tell us?

Choose all of the answers that make sense.

a)

the number of electrons

b)

the atomic number

c)

the atomic mass

d)

the number of neutrons

24.

What is the name of the element?

Use the periodic table to help you.

a)

sodium

b)

magnesium

c)

vanadium

25.

How many protons and electrons does nickel have?

a)

28

b)

58.69

26.

How are the elements arranged in the periodic table?

a)

by atomic mass

b)

by atomic number

c)

by valence electrons

d)

by the number of isotopes

27.

What is the number at the top of each square on the periodic table?

a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
28.
Which is the correct formula for:
one carbon (C)
two oxygen (O)
a)
CO2
b)
CO
c)
C2O
d)
2CO
29.

Which is the correct formula for glucose?
six carbon

12 hydrogen

six oxygen

a)

C6H12O6

b)

6C12H6O

c)

CHO x 12

d)

Mix carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen together.

30.

What is Fe2O3
(rust) made up of?

Click on the picture to see a periodic table that can help you.

a)
1 flourine, 2 einsteinium,
3 oxygen
b)
2 fluorine, 3 oxygen
c)
2 iron, 3 oxygen
d)
2 iron, 3 osmium
31.
How are covalent bonds formed?
a)
Sharing of electrons
b)
Transfer of electrons
32.

What happens when two or more atoms are held together by gravity and an electron bond?

a)

A molecule is created.

b)

An element is formed.

33.
Which of these is not a real bond in chemistry?
a)
James
b)
Ionic
c)
Covalent
34.

When atoms bond, it is called a ___________________ because they make a new substance.

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical reaction

35.

If an atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons, its electric charge is ---

a)

-7

b)

-14

c)

0

d)

+7

36.

A _______ is the force that holds atoms together in a compound.

a)

Chemical Formula

b)

Chemical Reaction

c)

Chemical Bond

d)

Synthesis Reaction

37.

An atom with a different number of electrons than it should have (more or less) is called an ---

a)

isotope

b)

valence electron

c)

ion

d)

octet

38.

An electron has a ___ charge.

a)

no charge

b)

positive

c)

negative

d)

it depends

39.

If an atom gains an electron, what charge will it have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

40.

What happens to the valence electrons of an atom that uses an ionic bond?

a)

steals electrons

b)

shares electrons

c)

nothing