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Physical and Chemical Changes Quiz

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fireworks bursting in the sky______

a)

PC

b)

CC

2.

Cutting a piece of paper______

a)

PC

b)

CC

3.

Melting butter______

a)

PC

b)

CC

4.

Coloring a piece of paper______

a)

PC

b)

CC

5.

Burning wood______

a)

PC

b)

CC

6.

Crumbling a note up______

a)

PC

b)

CC

7.

Cooking an egg______

a)

PC

b)

CC

8.

Digesting your lunch______

a)

PC

b)

CC

9.

Chewing a cookie______

a)

PC

b)

CC

10.

Melting a wax candle______

a)

PC

b)

CC

11.

Water boiling______

a)

PC

b)

CC

12.

Rusting car metal______

a)

PC

b)

CC

13.

Crushing a rock______

a)

PC

b)

CC

14.

Baking a cake______

a)

PC

b)

CC

15.

Dissolving sugar into water______

a)

PC

b)

CC

16.

Using the illustrations, finish the sentences. When heat is applied, a ______ turns to a ______.

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17.

Look at the two illustrations below. What process formed each illustration? Was it destructive or constructive? Give a complete analysis of each landform.

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18.

Generalize the difference between static electricity and electric current.

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19.

Construct (illustrate) examples and label the type.

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20.

Which of the following is not an example of changing landforms?

a)

wind creating sand dunes

b)

floodplains at the end of rivers

c)

terminal moraines from glaciers

d)

the sun warming desert sands

21.

A (a)   is a physical feature on the Earth’s surface.

22.

A river flows into the ocean. As the water flow slows, the sediment begins to go through the process of deposition. What type of new landform is being created?

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23.

How do sinkholes form?

a)

glaciers carve away the sediment

b)

plants break away the sediment

c)

humans constantly physically changing the land

d)

water dissolves the minerals in the sediment

24.

Where would you probably find more wind erosion?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Arctic

c)

Desert

d)

Grasslands

25.

In #1-5, name the state change in the chart. For the term/vocabulary "Solid" with the original state being "Solid" and the new state being "Liquid," provide an example.

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26.

In #1-5, name the state change in the chart. For the term/vocabulary "Liquid" with the original state being "Liquid" and the new state being "Gas," provide an example.

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27.

In #1-5, name the state change in the chart. For the term/vocabulary "Gas" with the original state being "Gas" and the new state being "Liquid," provide an example.

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28.

In #1-5, name the state change in the chart. For the term/vocabulary "Liquid" with the original state being "Liquid" and the new state being "Solid," provide an example.

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29.

In #1-5, name the state change in the chart. For the term/vocabulary "Solid" with the original state being "Solid" and the new state being "Gas," provide an example.

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30.

Circle the answer to each. Is the image of a paperclip a conductor or an insulator?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

31.

Circle the answer to each. Is the image of a coin a conductor or an insulator?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

32.

Circle the answer to each. Is the image of a wood plank a conductor or an insulator?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

33.

Circle the answer to each. Is the image of a person wearing a winter hat a conductor or an insulator?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

34.

A (a)   is a structure built parallel to the shore to absorb the pounding of waves and protect the coast.

35.

A raised bank of earth built along the edges of a river to prevent flooding and hold back flood water is a (a)   .

36.

A structure built at right angles to the beach to help protect it is a (a)   .

37.

When farmers plow across the sides of hills instead of down their slopes, it is called (a)   . It prevents soil from washing downhill.

38.

________ is when sand from the ocean or nearby rivers is pumped in to nearby beaches to replenish lost sand.

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39.

A (a)   is the method farmers plant crops on terraces on hillsides, it prevents soil from washing down hill.

40.

A structure built across a river to control its flow is a (a)   .

41.

What is a flowering plant whose seeds are surrounded by fruit?

(a)  

42.

What is a vascular plant that produces seeds not surrounded by fruit?

(a)  

43.

This is a plant containing tubes to carry nutrients and water throughout the plant?

(a)  

44.

What is a plant without transport tubes to carry water and nutrients throughout the plant?

(a)  

45.

Moss is a (a)   plant. (Vascular or Non-Vascular)

46.

Trees belong to the group of (a)   plants. (Vascular or Nonvascular)

47.

What are the 3 main states of matter? Name and illustrate each below.

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48.

What is the process of moving sediment by wind, water, or ice?

(a)  

49.

What occurs when sediment is deposited, falls out of water or is set down by wind?

(a)  

50.

This process is the physical breaking of sediment into smaller pieces.

(a)  

51.

What characteristics classify these animals?

a)

lungs, feathers, lay eggs, live on land

b)

gills, scales, lay eggs, live in water

c)

lungs, fur, live birth, live on land or water

d)

lungs, dry scaly skin, eggs, live on land

52.

What animal group is born in water, transfers to land, and has smooth, slimy skin? Example: __________

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53.

What animal group has gills, lays eggs, and lives in water their entire life? Example: __________

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54.

Matter is anything that has __________ and takes up __________.

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55.

The smallest particle of matter that has the same properties is an __________.

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56.

Two or more atoms joined together makes a __________.

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57.

The molecules in a solid are...

a)

close together but able to move still.

b)

are packed closed together only vibrating.

c)

free to move with no regular shape.

58.

How are these landforms created? (Erosion or Deposition)

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59.

What are the six kingdoms?

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60.

What are the 5 phylum of Animals?

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61.

Animals without a backbone are called?

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62.

Animals with a backbone are called?

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63.

What is the difference between a warm-blooded and cold-blooded animal?

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64.

Label the types of circuits.

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65.

When mountain ranges form, they form in long lines along a _________.

a)

tectonic plate

b)

a volcano

c)

oceanic crust

d)

island

66.

Flood control dams restrict floodwaters during major storms with heavy rainfall. What other advantage do dams have?

a)

release sediment to create deltas

b)

increase rivers' ability to carve deeper valleys

c)

contain sediment needed to replenish beaches

d)

create deeper, more rich soil near rivers.

67.

Look at the chart, answer the questions based on the chart. What are the names of the groups most likely going to be?

a)

fish and mammals

b)

fish and birds

c)

birds and mammals

d)

reptiles and amphibians

68.

How do webbed feet help these groups?

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69.

What species do you think these groups are?

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70.

Circle the load and put a star next to the power source. Generalize why only one light bulb is lit. How can it still be lit?

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71.

When tectonic plates collide and create mountains, the plates are forced to (a)   .

72.

Volcanic eruptions are destructive processes destroying houses, trees, and anything in their path. Why would Volcanic eruptions be considered constructive too?

a)

They take water from soil

b)

They melt the ice and add minerals to the soil

c)

The lava builds up new rock as it cools

d)

They destroy the land

73.

In Stone Mountain, Georgia, trees, flowers and grass grow into the granite. What type of weathering is this an example of?

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

biological weathering

c)

chemical weathering

d)

none of the above

74.

When an organism is too small to be seen without a microscope it is called (a)   .

75.

Name two ways that microorganisms are helpful.

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76.

Name one way that microorganisms are harmful.

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77.

Yeast and mushrooms are considered (a)   because they break down organisms.

78.

What makes up the largest group of microorganisms?

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79.

Bacterial infections can be cured by taking (a)   .

80.

What does Micro mean?

(a)  

81.

What fungus makes bread rise?

(a)  

82.

Jamar replaces the key with a cork, compare the illustrations. What is the best prediction to why the load isn't lit?

a)

Jamar's battery is dead and needs to be recharged.

b)

The Cork is a conductor so the electrons flow easily.

c)

The light bulb is broken and needs to be replaced.

d)

The Cork is an insulator so, the electrons can not flow as easily.

83.

What is the load?

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84.

What else could be considered a load?

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85.

Compare and contrast the three types of weathering (mechanical, chemical and biological).

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86.

Which is an example of biological weathering?

a)

Acid rain dissolving stone

b)

Dandelions pushing through cracks in the road

c)

A river creating a canyon

d)

Rain hitting the driveway and breaking the concrete.

87.

A trait that is developed after birth.

a)

I

b)

a

88.

A trait that is passed from parents to offspring.

a)

I

b)

a

89.

Riding a skateboard.

a)

I

b)

a

90.

A flamingo’s pink color.

a)

I

b)

a

91.

Your eye color.

a)

I

b)

a

92.

A scar from falling.

a)

I

b)

a

93.

Color of your hair.

a)

I

b)

a

94.

A tree's leaf shape.

a)

I

b)

a

95.

A broken beak on a bird.

a)

I

b)

a

96.

Speaking Spanish.

a)

I

b)

a

97.

When two Opposite Poles pull towards each other they are ________.

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98.

When two of the same poles (N+N, S+S) push away from each other they are ________.

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99.

Analyze two ways Electromagnets are different than bar magnets. a) ________ b) ________

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100.

While working on a new sign, Jacob accidentally kicks his tool box, knocking it 5 ft into a pile of dirt. His nails and bolts go everywhere. What would be the easiest way to separate the dirt and the nails/bolts?

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