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Physical Science and Properties of Water Quiz Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This property of water alludes to water resisting temperature change, both for heating and cooling and water absorbing or releasing large amounts of heat energy with little change in actual temperature.

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

High Specific Heat

d)

Universal Solvent

2.

This property of water allows attraction between particles of the same substance ( why water is attracted to itself), results in Surface tension (a measure of the strength of water’s surface) , and produces a surface film on water that allows insects to walk on the surface of water.

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

High Specific Heat

d)

Universal Solvent

3.

______ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

universal solvent

4.

An _____ is the smallest building block of matter that an element can have that will still retain its chemical properties.

a)

element

b)

atom

c)

compound

d)

physical substance

5.

What type of charge does a proton have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

special

6.

Where is the electron located in the atom?

a)

inside the nucleus

b)

outside the nucleus

c)

at the headquarters

d)

Nutley, New Jersey

7.

_________, such as changes in size or state (ice to water), do not involve changes in chemical composition.

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

c)

Special change

d)

Schedule change

8.

______ (reactions) involve changes in chemical composition of the substances involved.

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Special change

d)

Schedule change

9.

The uneven  distribution of charges across a molecule making one end positive (H) and the other negative (O) is called _______.

a)

solvent

b)

polarity

c)

universal solvent

d)

surface tension

10.

Water dissolves nutrients in our food. It does  not dissolve nonpolar substances like oil and wax. They don’t like water and are called _______.

a)

hydrophilic

b)

ions

c)

hydrophobic

d)

neutrons

11.

What is a solid changing to a liquid?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

vaporizing

d)

condensing

12.

What is a gas changing to a liquid?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

vaporizing

d)

condensing

13.

_______ properties can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Special

d)

Adhesion

14.

Ability to dissolve in water is called _______

a)

malleability

b)

texture

c)

solubility

d)

cohesion

15.

The thickness or resistance to flow

a)

hardness

b)

viscosity

c)

flavor

d)

magnetism

16.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

15.9994

b)

8

c)

3.14

d)

69

17.

How many protons does this element have?

a)

15.9994

b)

8

c)

3.14

d)

69

18.

The Ph scale is from

a)

1 - 20

b)

0 - 14

c)

1 - 100

d)

0 - 69

19.

A pH of ___ is neutral

a)

0

b)

7

c)

14

d)

69

20.

When you combine an acid and a base they _________.

a)

blow up

b)

neutralize each other

c)

catch on fire

d)

twerk

21.

What 2 particles make up the total mass of an atom?

a)

Proton and neutron

b)

Proton and electron

c)

Electron and neutron

d)

Pulsar and neuron

22.

Density is ________.

a)

a measure of intelligence

b)

the amount of mass in a given volume

c)

the ability to produce heat

d)

the ability to rust

23.

An ion is an atom or group of atoms with a net positive or negative charge.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A liquid forms a "U" shape at the surface when a liquid sticks to its container. This phenomena is called a _______

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

meniscus

d)

electron

25.

A molecule with one side positively charged and the other side negatively charged is called a _______ molecule.

a)

polar

b)

non-polar

c)

meniscus

d)

magnetic