WorksheetsInteractions of Matter Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
Nolan and Debby are observing different reactions. Which reaction is an example of a physical change?
Burning wood
Melting ice
Rusting iron
Baking a cake
Paige dissolves 10 grams of sugar in 100 milliliters of water. What happens to the sugar after the water evaporates?
The sugar disappears completely.
5 grams of sugar is left.
10 grams of sugar is left.
The sugar turns into water vapor.
Javan and Raelyn are mixing different substances in their science class. Which of these is an example of a mixture?
Saltwater
Pure gold
Distilled water
Carbon dioxide
Avelyn and Lincoln mix vinegar and baking soda in a closed container. What will happen to the total mass of the container and its contents?
The total mass will increase.
The total mass will decrease.
The total mass will stay the same.
The total mass will disappear.
Arabella and Krish mix two clear liquids, and a solid forms at the bottom of the container. What type of change has occurred?
Physical change
Chemical change
No change
Phase change
Arabella and Luci measure the mass of a piece of clay before and after shaping it into a different form. What will they observe?
The mass of the clay increases.
The mass of the clay decreases.
The mass of the clay stays the same.
The mass of the clay disappears.
During a science experiment, Luci and Ally observed different processes. Which of the following is NOT a chemical reaction?
Iron rusting
Paper burning
Ice melting
Baking bread
Zoe heats 50 grams of water until it boils and evaporates completely. What is the mass of the water vapor produced?
0 grams
25 grams
50 grams
100 grams
Emily and Lily mix baking soda and vinegar in a balloon attached to a bottle. The balloon inflates. What does this demonstrate?
A physical change
A chemical change
Conservation of mass
Formation of a mixture
Paige and Adam are observing a burning candle. Indicate whether this process depicts a physical change or chemical change.
Physical change
Chemical change
Liam and Zoe were ripping up paper during their art class. What type of change is this?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
When Javan holds an ice cube in his hand, it begins to melt as he squeezes it. Why?
You absorb heat from the ice.
You release cold to the ice.
Cold moves from the ice onto your hand as it melts.
Heat moves from your hand into the cube and warms it.
Javan and Emily are conducting an experiment to see which of the following will cause the fastest change in temperature of an ice cube. Which option should they choose?
ice cube in a pot of boiling water
ice cube in a pot of cold water
ice cube in a pot of warm water
ice cube on a plate at room temperature
Emily and Michael are conducting an experiment. Which of the following must be present for heat to flow from one substance to another?
One of the substances must always be a solid.
One of the substances must always be a liquid.
The substances must be at the same temperature.
The substances must be at the different temperature.
Debby and Samia are having a picnic. Which of the following cups will most likely keep their water cold?
metal
glass
foam
paper
Abby goes outside to make a snowman. Why do her hands stay warm?
The heat flows quickly from the snow through the mitten.
The heat flows quickly from the mitten to the snow.
The gloves are good conductors that trap heat.
The gloves are good insulators that trap heat.
Timothy and Natalie are cooking in the kitchen. Which is the BEST reason pots made out of the materials: aluminum, copper, and sometimes glass?
They are able to stop the flow of heat.
They are good conductors of heat.
They keep the same amount of heat.
They are good insulators of heat.
When Abby and Billy heat different materials for 10 minutes, how would you know which one is the BEST conductor?
The material which temperature increases the most.
The material that changes the slowest.
The material which temperature increases the least.
The material that stays the same.
Esha noticed that heat always goes from a ____ Temperature to a _____ temperature
hot to cold
Cold to warm
Emily and Michael conducted an experiment to see in which container the ice melted faster. The ice melted faster in the ________ container.
Metal
Plastic
During a science experiment, Zoe and Charlie discovered that copper, metal, and gold are
conductors
insulators
Ezra and Liam are using fabric, bubble wrap, paper, and foil in their science project. These materials are
Insulators
Conductors
Caroline and Grayson are testing materials in their science class. Which material DO allow energy through?
Insulator
Conductor
Krish and Arabella are working on a science project. They need to find materials that do NOT allow energy through. Which materials should they choose?
Insulators
Conductors
When Debby fries an egg in a pan on a stove, the egg is heated by:
evaporation
convection
conduction
friction
Paige and Caroline were discussing how the sun provides heat to Earth. How does the sun's heat reach Earth?
The sun's heat reaches Earth by conduction.
There is friction between the Sun's radiant energy and Earth's atmosphere.
The sun's radiant energy reaches Earth and changes into heat.
Earth gets closer to the Sun during the daytime.
Zoe and Michael are conducting an experiment to find out which substance will conduct the least amount of heat. Which one should they choose?
glass
copper
plastic
aluminum
Lily and Adam are discussing how the Sun warms the Earth. In what way does the Sun warm Earth?
radiation
convection
conduction
condensation
Debby put a heat pack on her cold feet. What will most likely be the result?
The cold from Debby's feet will be radiated into the heat pack.
The warmth of the heat pack will be radiated onto Debby's feet.
The cold from Debby's feet will be conducted into the heat pack.
The warmth of the heat pack will be conducted onto Debby's feet.
Which is the best example of heat transfer by radiation?
Timothy cooling off in a pool on a hot day
Caroline burning her hand on a hot stove
Krish getting warm by sitting near a campfire
Debby melting ice by dropping it into boiling water
Maddie and Isla are discussing how energy (heat) always travels from a _____ object to a _____ one.
cooler, warmer
warmer, cooler
slow, fast
Adam and Esha are heating a metal rod in their science experiment. What happens to the particles in the rod when it is heated up?
They freeze
They lose thermal energy
They move slower
They move faster
Havisha and Lillian are conducting an experiment to see which materials allow energy to move through them easily. What type of material are they looking for?
convection currents
insulator
conductor
1) Paige had a rope that weighed one pound. Which best describe the weight of the rope after she cut it into four pieces?
1/4 pound
1 pound
2 pounds
4 pounds
1) Krish and Natalie are doing a science experiment. Which is an example of a different substance being formed?
glass breaking
metal melting
water freezing
wood burning
Abby and Krish are conducting an experiment to find the best conductor of heat. Which material should they choose?
copper
wood
Styrofoam
Arabella likes to make sun tea by placing a tea bag in a small glass of water on the front porch. Which best explains why she could have problems making sun tea in January?
The water might boil
the water might freeze
the tea bag might burst
the tea bag might evaporate
Which best describes the sun’s effect on the water cycle? Taylor and Connor are discussing this in their science class.
The sun causes water to precipitate. The precipitation evaporates and returns to the earth as condensation
The sun causes water to evaporate. The evaporated water condenses and returns to the earth as precipitation.
The sun causes water to condense. The condensed water evaporates and returns to the earth as precipitation
The sun causes water to collect on the earth. The collected water precipitates and returns to the earth as condensation.
Debby and Liam are observing different changes in materials. Which example best describes a physical change?
a marshmallow burning
iron rusting
an ice cube melting
charcoal burning
Emily weighs a glass of water and observes its weight to be 12 ounces. Emily then adds 6 ice cubes to the glass of water. Each ice cube weighs one ounce. After all of the ice cubes have melted, what will be the approximate weight of the glass of water?
6 ounces
12 ounces
18 ounces
24 ounces
Ezra and Zoe are observing different puddles. Which will evaporate faster?
a puddle on a rainy day
a puddle on a sunny day
a puddle on a cloudy day
a puddle on a snowy day
Laasya put four blocks in a hot pot of water. Each block was made with different materials: plastic, steel, styrofoam, and wood. Which block will MOST LIKELY heat up the fastest?
Plastic
Steel
Styrofoam
Wood
During a science experiment, Caroline and Ryan used their five senses to describe the texture, color, and smell of a substance. What are these observations called?
qualitative data
quantitative data
Clara and Krish are conducting a science experiment. What are observations that are measured or counted called?
qualitative data
quantitative data
Sebastian's plant is 8 cm tall.
qualitative data
quantitative data
Emily and Sebastian use rulers, scales and calculators to make these observations.
qualitative data
quantitative data
Lillian and Ezra are conducting an experiment. Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?
Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.
Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.
Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.
Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.
Grayson observed that the surface was rough and shaded gray.
Qualitative
Quantitative
Ryan measured the temperature outside and found it to be 45 degrees.
Qualitative
Quantitative
