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Science Test 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following combination will be easiest to separate with a magnet?

a)

salt and sand

b)

sand and iron nails

c)

aluminum cans and sand

d)

salt and Aluminum cans

2.

Students in a science class mixed five substances in water. Which of the substances maintained their physical properties when they were mixed with the water? 

Select THREE correct answers. 

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

3.

Jillian filled four 150 mL beakers with water. She added a different material to each beaker and stirred it 10 times. From her list below, which substances will NOT dissolve in the beaker? 

Select TWO correct answers.

a)

sugar

b)

cooking oil

c)

iron filling

d)

salt

e)

drink powder mix

4.

Sarah and Amir are making lemonade to sell at a neighborhood lemonade stand. They added lemonade drink mix powder to 1 gallon of water. Which physical properties of the water are changed as the powder is mixed with the water? 

Select THREE correct answers. 

a)

state of matter

b)

color

c)

conductivity

d)

volume

e)

mass

5.

A student made a mixture of sand and sugar where the individual crystals of each are approximately the same size. What is the easiest way to separate the sugar and sand mixture? 

a)

Use a filter that has holes large enough to allow the sugar through but small enough to trap the sand 

b)

Use a pair of tweezers to separate the individual crystals into two piles 

c)

Put the mixture in water and filter the sand out of the water 

d)

Use a magnet to pull the sugar crystals out of the mixture 

6.

Tonya takes a glass filled with water and ice cubes outside on a warm summer day and places it on top of a table. Once it is taken outside, the water in the air will — 

a)

freeze the liquid water, but the ice cubes will remain solid. 

b)

cause all the liquid water to evaporate. 

c)

turn the ice cubes into a gas but the water will remain a liquid. 

d)

condense on the outside of the glass. 

7.

Niuja and her friend Emma were eating popsicles outside on a hot sunny day. Which of the following statements represent what could happen to the popsicles if they aren't eaten quickly? 

Select TWO correct answers. 

a)

The popsicles could melt, changing from a liquid to a solid. 

b)

The popsicles could remain frozen as a solid. 

c)

The popsicles could melt, changing from a solid to a liquid. 

d)

The popsicles could remain frozen as a liquid. 

e)

The melted popsicles could evaporate, changing from a liquid to a gas. 

8.

Based on the student's observations, which of these tables properly identifies the objects?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

Classify the state of matter of the juice at 1:00 pm.

a)

solid

b)

liquic

c)

gas

d)

Don't know

10.

Classify the state of matter of the juice at 2:00 pm.

a)

Don't know

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

gas

11.

Classify the state of matter of the juice at 3:00 pm.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

don't know

12.

Describe the method that could be used to cause Change A.

a)

add heat to melt juice

b)

add cold air to juice to freeze

c)

remove heat to freeze

d)

add heat to evaportate juice

13.

Describe the method that could be used to cause Change B.

a)

add heat to melt juice

b)

add heat to freeze juice

c)

Remove heat and freeze juice

14.

Why were these substances placed into these groups?

a)

One group is man-made; the other is natural. 

b)

One group conducts electricity; the other insulates. 

c)

One group is permanent; the other cycles through nature. 

d)

One group is inexpensive; the other is costly. 

15.

The diagram represents four liquids that each has a different density. Which statement best describes the density of Layer C?

a)

Layer C is more dense than Layer A and less dense than Layer B.

b)

Layer C is more dense than Layer B and less dense than Layer D.

c)

Layer C is more dense than Layer B and less dense than Layer A.

d)

Layer C is more dense than Layer D and less dense than Layer B.

16.

Look at the items pictured. Select the items that are denser than water and have more mass than the copper penny. Select TWO correct answers.

a)

steel nail

b)

copper penny

c)

rock

d)

wood block

e)

iron washer

17.

Trina and Tyler want to know what will keep their ice from melting when they are out on the beach on a hot, sunny day. They chose four different materials to put their ice into so it would not melt. Which containers would most likely keep their ice from melting? 

Select TWO correct answers.

a)

glass jar

b)

foam cup

c)

wooden box

18.

According to the Properites of Matter table on the side, which of the tested substances is soluble in water?

a)

Substances 1, 2, and 4 

b)

Substances 3 and 7 

c)

Substances 5 and 6 

d)

Substance 7