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Midterm Practice Questions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter made up of?

a)

A) Cells

b)

B) Atoms

c)

C) Light

d)

D) Energy

2.

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?

a)

A) Solid

b)

B) Liquid

c)

C) Gas

d)

D) Heat

3.

All sound is made by

a)

vibrations.

b)

heat energy.

c)

magnetism.

d)

reflections.

4.

What determines pitch?

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

5.

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

a)

deep under water

b)

high in the air

c)

in a solid piece of concrete

d)

in outer space

6.

The information in the table tells us that animals hear different sounds. Which animal hears the fewest sounds?

a)

bat

b)

dog

c)

elephant

d)

frog

7.

Which sound wave has the longest wavelength? 

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

Which diagram of a sound wave represents the sound with the highest pitch?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

What happens as the frequency of a wave increases?

a)

It’s amplitude decreases

b)

It’s amplitude increases

c)

It’s wavelength decreases

d)

It’s wavelength increases

10.

The _________________ of a wave is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.

a)

amplitude

b)

wave

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

11.

A ____________________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

a)

wave

b)

trough

c)

compression

d)

rarefaction

12.

For a wave, the _____ the amplitude, the _____ energy the wave carries.

a)

larger, more

b)

smaller, more

c)

larger, less

13.
In a lava lamp, the warm part rises and the cool part sinks.  This is an example of 
a)
heat computation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
radiation
14.
The pan heats food through direct contact.  This is an example of 
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
transformation
15.
When the temperatures of materials that are in contact are the same, the materials are said to be in thermal _____________________
a)
equations
b)
equilateral
c)
equilibrium
d)
unison
16.
Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is called 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiaton
d)
thermal
17.
_________________ are observed in liquids and gases (air).
a)
convection currents
b)
radiation waves
c)
thermal conductivity
d)
conductors
18.

Mass is ___________________________________________ .

a)

the amount of space an object takes up.

b)

the amount of matter in a substance.

c)

anything that takes up space and has weight.

d)

the basic measuring unit for metric length

19.

At what temperature does water freeze?

a)

320 C

b)

1000 C

c)

00 C

d)

-320 C

20.

What is "how much space an object takes up"?

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

matter

d)

weight

21.

How do you calculate density?

a)

mass  volume

b)

volume  mass

c)

mass  ×\times  volume

d)

mass  ++  volume

22.

Which phase has NO definite volume and NO definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

molecule

23.

Which process changes a gas into a liquid?

a)

evaporation

b)

combustion

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

24.

If an object is more dense than water when it is placed in water it will ________________ .

a)

sink

b)

float

c)

explode

d)

spin

25.

Why is oxygen considered matter?

a)

It's chemical symbol is O.

b)

It has mass and takes up space

c)

It is a gas

d)

It is in air

26.

An object has a mass of 2.5 g and a volume of 10 mL. Will the object sink or float in water?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

c)

Suspend

27.

A student observes that ice floats in water. The student can conclude

a)

The density of ice is less than the density of water

b)

The density of ice is greater than the density of water

c)

The density of ice is equal to the density of water

28.

What best describes the particles in a solid?

a)

close together and moving freely

b)

far apart and moving freely

c)

close together and vibrating in place

d)

far apart and vibrating in place

29.

Which box is the most dense?

a)

The one to the far right

b)

The one to the far left

c)

The left middle one

d)

The right middle one

30.

What happens to the particles in a solid when heat is added?

a)

the particles have less energy and slow down

b)

the particles have more energy and speed up

c)

there is no change

d)

the particles stop moving

31.

What determines the state of matter?

a)

the shape

b)

the motion of the particles

c)

the chemical formula

d)

the physical properties

32.

The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid.

a)

Melting Point

b)

Boiling Point

c)

Malleable

d)

Ductile

33.
When something freezes, what is being removed?
a)
particles
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
cold air
34.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

212°C

b)

100°C

c)

32°C

d)

0°C

35.

A substance's melting point is the same as its

a)

freezing point.

b)

condensation point.

c)

boiling point.

36.

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?

a)

They have the same mass.

b)

They react in the same way.

c)

They have the same texture.

d)

They are composed of the same type of atoms.

37.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
38.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
39.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through a vacuum 
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
40.
Which rays can be felt as heat?
a)
X-Rays
b)
Infrared Radiation
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Microwaves