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MAP Physical Science MEGA Review

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The arrows in the diagrams below represent the path of light as it strikes four different objects. Which diagram best represents the reflection of light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
2. The diagrams below represent three phases of matter, labeled A, B, and C. Which table below correctly identifies the phases of matter represented by the diagrams?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
3. All matter is made up of particles called:
a)
A. Cells
b)
B. Atoms
c)
C. Molecules
d)
D. Compounds
4.
8. During an investigation, a student combined the two clear, colorless solutions shown above.The student observed that the temperature changed from 25°C to 23°C when the solutions were combined and that a white substance rapidly formed and settled to the bottom of the container. What most likely happened to produce these results?
a)
A. One of the original compounds came out of solution.
b)
B. The solutions reacted chemically.
c)
C. Some of the water froze into ice crystals.
d)
D. Rapid evaporation of water occurred, leaving a solid.
5.
9. The four diagrams below model the results of mixing atoms of different substances. Each atom is represented by a different symbol. Which diagram correctly models a chemical change?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
10. The drawings below represent four different forms of electromagnetic energy. Which diagram represents electromagnetic energy with the shortest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
11. The diagram below shows a stationary cart on a frictionless surface. Two unequal opposing forces are about to be applied to the cart. If the unequal opposing forces are applied to the cart at the same time, what will occur?
a)
A. The cart will move left
b)
B. The cart will move right
c)
C. The cart will alternate between moving left and right
d)
D. The cart will not move
8.
13. The diagram below shows two dogs pulling on a rope with constant but unequal forces.In which compass direction will both dogs most likely move?
a)
A. North
b)
B. East
c)
C. South
d)
D. West
9.
14. Magnets A and B are of equal magnetic strength. In which position will magnets A and B have the greatest attractive force toward each other?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
15. Which graph below correctly shows the effect of heat energy on the motion of molecules of matter?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
16. Which statement is a correct interpretation of the data in the graph?
a)
A. As water temperature increases, solubility decreases.
b)
B. As water temperature increases, solubility increases.
c)
C. As water temperature increases, solubility increases and then decreases.
d)
D. As water temperature increases, solubility decreases and then increases.
12.
17. The graph below shows tide levels for two days at an ocean location. Approximately how many hours are between the high tide on Tuesday and the first high tide on Wednesday?
a)
A. 6 hours
b)
B. 9 hours
c)
C. 12 hours
d)
D. 18 hours
13.
20. Scientists have created trains that use magnets to make the trains float above the tracks as they travel. These trains float because:
a)
A. the track is waxed
b)
B. the like poles repel
c)
C. the train has low density
d)
D. a chemical change occurs
14.
21. The diagram below represents a weightlifter holding a barbell above his head. The force of gravity pulling down on the barbell is 756 newtons (N). How many newtons of force are exerted by the weightlifter to hold the barbell up?
a)
A. 0 N
b)
B. 378 N
c)
C. 756 N
d)
D. 1512 N
15.
22. The diagram below shows two magnets. If the magnets are brought closer together, they will:
a)
A. attract each other with a stronger force
b)
B. attract each other with a weaker force
c)
C. repel each other with a stronger force
d)
D. repel each other with a weaker force
16.

Timothy is running the 400 meter dash during a track meet. As Timothy turns the corner at Location “A”, he does not change his speed. Is he changing his motion?

a)

Yes, because he is changing direction

b)

Yes, because he is changing speed

c)

No, because he is changing direction

d)

No, because he is changing speed

17.

Section B is the straightaway on the back of the track. It is 100 meters long. It took Timothy 10 seconds to run Section B. What is Timothy’s speed?

a)

100 m/s

b)

.1 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

110 m/s

18.

What is the SI unit for time?

a)

hours

b)

seconds

c)

meters

d)

days

19.

What unit should you use to measure a very long distance, like from your house to the school?

a)

meters

b)

centimeters

c)

kilometers

20.

What causes objects to speed up, slow down, or change direction?

a)

direction

b)

forces

c)

velocity

d)

distance

21.

The rate at which a person or object moves

a)

Speed

b)

Force

c)

Direction

d)

Distance

22.

How can you put an object in motion?

a)

only with a push

b)

only with a pull

c)

with a push or a pull

d)

neither a push nor a pull

23.

What is not a way you can change the motion of a car?

a)

Push on the brake and slow the car down

b)

Turn the steering wheel and change the cars direction

c)

Stick your head out the window and change your frame of reference

d)

Push the gas pedal and speed the car up

24.

How do you find the speed of an object?

a)

Divide the time it takes by the distance it travels

b)

Add the time and distance together

c)

Divide the distance it travels by the time it takes

d)

Multiply the direction and the velocity

25.
17. You are timing a race car in three trials. In the first trial, the car takes 3 seconds, in the second trial, the car takes 2.5 seconds, and in the last trial. the car is timed at 3.5 seconds. What is the average speed of the three trials?
a)
9 seconds
b)
4 seconds
c)
4.5 seconds
d)
3 seconds
26.

What is freezing?

a)

The change of a solid into a liquid

b)

The change of a liquid into a solid

c)

The change of a liquid into a gas

d)

The change of a gas into a liquid

27.

What happens during condensation?

a)

Liquid changes into a gas

b)

Gas changes into a liquid

c)

Liquid changes into a solid

d)

Solid changes into a liquid

28.

What is the opposite of evaporation?

a)

Condensation

b)

Boiling

c)

Melting

d)

Freezing

29.

What happens to the mass of an ice cube as it melts into liquid water?

a)

The mass increases

b)

The mass decreases

c)

The mass stays the same

30.

The change of one state of matter to another is called a _____________.

a)

chemical change

b)

solid change

c)

liquid change

d)

phase change

31.

What are the four major phase changes?

a)

Freezing, Melting, Condensation, Evaporation

b)

Melting, Condensation, Evaporation, Heat

c)

Freezing, Melting, Condensation, Cooling

d)

Condensation, Evaporation, Freezing, Heating

32.

What is the opposite of freezing?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

33.

What is the opposite of condensation?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Cooling

d)

Evaporation

34.

The chemical properties of the substance do not change during a phase change.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Matter is not created nor destroyed during a phase change.

a)

True

b)

False

36.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
37.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
38.
A basketball is being held in the hands of a player.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
39.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
40.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
41.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
42.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
43.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
44.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
45.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
46.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
47.
Girl serving a volleyball
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
48.
What is the phase change of a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
boiling
d)
condensation
49.
2. A change of state from a liquid to a solid is called....
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
50.
5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Liquid
51.
The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as...
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
52.
In a solid, the particles
a)
vibrate in place
b)
slide past one another
c)
overcome the strong attraction
53.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
54.
7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.
a)
True
b)
False
55.

You have decided to start sealing all your letters with glittery wax because you are so "cool". Which answer BEST explains what you must do to make the SOLID wax a LIQUID?

a)

In order to make the SOLID wax a LIQUID you must ADD HEAT ENERGY by putting the wax in the FREEZER.

b)

In order to make the SOLID wax a LIQUID you must ADD HEAT ENERGY by putting the wax over a FLAME.

c)

In order to make the SOLID wax a LIQUID you must REMOVE HEAT ENERGY by putting the wax in an OVEN.

56.

You have dropped your popsicle and are watching it become a LIQUID. Which answer BEST explains what PHASE CHANGE has occurred AND how the molecule MOVEMENT has changed?

a)

The PHASE CHANGE that has occurred is CONDENSATION and the molecule MOVEMENT has become FASTER.

b)

The PHASE CHANGE that has occurred is EVAPORATION and the molecule MOVEMENT has become SLOWER.

c)

The PHASE CHANGE that has occurred is MELTNG and the molecule MOVEMENT has become FASTER.

57.
What is an example of evaporation?
a)
Water boiling
b)
Water turning into ice
c)
Chocolate bar turning into liquid chocolate
d)
Fog forming on a mirror
58.
What is an example of condensation?
a)
Water boiling
b)
Water turning into ice
c)
Chocolate bar turning into liquid chocolate
d)
Fog forming on a mirror
59.
a)
Freezing
b)
Melting
c)
Condensation
d)
Evaporation
60.
a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Sad day for Ms. P

61.
A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph.  What is its boiling point?
a)
100 C
b)
60 C
c)
80 C
d)
20 C
62.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
63.

What state of matter is pictured?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

64.
What continent is this?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)
North America
65.
What continent is this?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)
North America
66.
What continent is this?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)
Africa
67.
What continent is this?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)
Africa
68.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
e)
North America
69.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
e)
North America
70.
What continent is this?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
e)
North America
71.
What continent is this?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
e)
North America
72.
What continent is this?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
e)
North America
73.
What continent is this?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
e)
North America
74.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)

South America

75.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)

South America

76.
What continent is this?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)
Africa
77.
What continent is this?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
e)
Africa
78.
Thermal energy comes from the ______ energy of the atoms and molecules that make up the matter.
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Kinetic
d)
Nuclear
79.
Kinetic energy is the energy of ______.
a)
Motion
b)
Position
c)
Reaction
d)
Sound
80.
What happens to an object as its thermal energy increases?
a)
It heats up.
b)
It cools down.
c)
It doesn't change.
d)
It might freeze.
81.
As kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance increases, the temperature __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
Atoms don't have kinetic energy
82.
Atoms have kinetic energy because they are always ______.
a)
exploding
b)
motionless
c)
reacting
d)
vibrating
83.
Temperature measures the ______ kinetic energy of the atoms in a substance.
a)
average
b)
maximum
c)
minimum
d)
total
84.
A substance might freeze when thermal energy is ______ the substance.
a)
added to
b)
removed from
c)
created in
d)
destroyed in
85.
Removing thermal energy from a substance causes its atoms to vibrate ______.
a)
constantly
b)
faster
c)
slower
d)
in circles
86.
Thermal energy always moves from a ______ area to a ______ area.
a)
bigger, smaller
b)
colder, hotter
c)
higher, lower
d)
warmer, cooler
87.
A chemical reaction that ______ energy can be used to heat up other substances.
a)
absorbs
b)
consumes
c)
maintains
d)
releases
88.

Light travels in a

a)

Zigzag line

b)

refraction line

c)

straight line

d)

circle

89.

What is the correct term to match this definition? "Some light passes through"

a)

Medium

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Translucent

90.

This is an example of what?

a)

Transparent

b)

Oblique

c)

Reflection

d)

Medium

91.

This is an example of

a)

Light traveling in a straight line

b)

A prism showing light

c)

Refraction as a real life example

d)

Absorption of water

92.

On a sunny day, why would black asphalt be hotter than cement?

a)

Because black asphalt is oblique which absorbs light while cement does not absorb light

b)

because black asphalt is transparent while cement is transculent

c)

because black asphalt is medium while cement is a prism

d)

because black asphalt is cooler while cement is hotter

93.

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

a)

Light can't pass through the glass

b)

The amount of light increases when going through water

c)

The wavelength of light lengthens

d)

Light is refracted at an angle

94.

Which picture is opaque?

a)

A, B, C

b)

C,D

c)

A, E

d)

F

95.

Which is a transparent object?

a)

Glass

b)

Iron

c)

Copper

d)

Steel

96.

What term matches this definition? "An object or substance that changes direction of light"

a)

Medium

b)

Reflection

c)

Prism

d)

Refraction

97.

What is a lens?

a)

A place where light is absorbed

b)

A store to get glasses

c)

A clear piece of curved glass or plastic that bends passing light to focus or spread the light rays

d)

An object used to stop light from traveling in a straight line

98.

True or False? An atom is SMALLER than a molecule.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

Which of the following is NOT made of atoms?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Molecules

d)

Energy, like light and sound

100.

Matter is...

a)

Energy, like light and sound

b)

What everything is made of

101.

Two atoms stuck together would be called...

a)

A team

b)

A molecule

c)

A chemical

d)

A duet

102.

Look at the picture. How many atoms do you see?

a)

3 atoms

b)

6 atoms

103.

Look at the picture. How many molecules do you see?

a)

3 molecules

b)

6 molecules

104.

Look at the picture. It's a glucose molecule - that's a type of sugar. How many TYPES of atoms do you see?

a)

All one type of atoms

b)

3 types of atoms: white, black, and red

c)

It's not made of atoms

105.

Look at the picture. It's a molecule of Lauric Acid, a saturated fat found in coconut oil. How many TYPES of atoms do you see?

a)

3 types of atoms: C, H, and O

b)

It's all the same atoms

c)

It's not made of atoms

106.

Look at the picture. This is a molecule of ammonia, which we use for cleaning. How many atoms are in it? (The total number, not how many types)

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

107.

Water is clear, wet, and easy to pour. These are its...

a)

Matter

b)

Properties

c)

Atoms

d)

Mixture

108.

The Moon is very large. It's made of a lot of...

a)

Cheese

b)

Properties

c)

Matter

d)

Energy

109.

Substance is just another name for...

a)

Material or stuff

b)

Properties or traits

c)

Liquid or water

d)

Scale or size

110.

Which of the following is made of atoms?

a)

Molecules

b)

Air

c)

You

d)

All of these answers!

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