WorksheetsMidterm Practice Questions
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is matter made up of?
A) Cells
B) Atoms
C) Light
D) Energy
Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Heat
All sound is made by
vibrations.
heat energy.
magnetism.
reflections.
What determines pitch?
solids
liquids
amplitude
wavelength
A scientist wanted to conduct an experiment with special equipment that is very sensitive to sound. A place where the equipment would NOT be affected by sound waves is
deep under water
high in the air
in a solid piece of concrete
in outer space
The information in the table tells us that animals hear different sounds. Which animal hears the fewest sounds?
bat
dog
elephant
frog
Which sound wave has the longest wavelength?
Which diagram of a sound wave represents the sound with the highest pitch?
What happens as the frequency of a wave increases?
It’s amplitude decreases
It’s amplitude increases
It’s wavelength decreases
It’s wavelength increases
The _________________ of a wave is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.
amplitude
wave
frequency
wavelength
A ____________________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.
wave
trough
compression
rarefaction
For a wave, the _____ the amplitude, the _____ energy the wave carries.
larger, more
smaller, more
larger, less
Mass is ___________________________________________ .
the amount of space an object takes up.
the amount of matter in a substance.
anything that takes up space and has weight.
the basic measuring unit for metric length
At what temperature does water freeze?
320 C
1000 C
00 C
-320 C
What is "how much space an object takes up"?
mass
volume
matter
weight
How do you calculate density?
mass ÷ volume
volume× mass
mass × volume
mass + volume
Which phase has NO definite volume and NO definite shape?
solid
liquid
gas
molecule
Which process changes a gas into a liquid?
evaporation
combustion
condensation
precipitation
If an object is more dense than water when it is placed in water it will ________________ .
sink
float
explode
spin
Why is oxygen considered matter?
It's chemical symbol is O.
It has mass and takes up space
It is a gas
It is in air
An object has a mass of 2.5 g and a volume of 10 mL. Will the object sink or float in water?
Sink
Float
Suspend
A student observes that ice floats in water. The student can conclude
The density of ice is less than the density of water
The density of ice is greater than the density of water
The density of ice is equal to the density of water
What best describes the particles in a solid?
close together and moving freely
far apart and moving freely
close together and vibrating in place
far apart and vibrating in place
Which box is the most dense?
The one to the far right
The one to the far left
The left middle one
The right middle one
What happens to the particles in a solid when heat is added?
the particles have less energy and slow down
the particles have more energy and speed up
there is no change
the particles stop moving
What determines the state of matter?
the shape
the motion of the particles
the chemical formula
the physical properties
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid.
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Malleable
Ductile
What is the boiling point of water?
212°C
100°C
32°C
0°C
A substance's melting point is the same as its
freezing point.
condensation point.
boiling point.
A chemist has two samples of silicon that are shiny, brittle, and relatively inactive at room temperature. Which statement best explains why these samples have the same properties?
They have the same mass.
They react in the same way.
They have the same texture.
They are composed of the same type of atoms.
