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1st 9-Weeks Exam Physical Science

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Groups 3-12 on the periodic table are called:

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Post transition

2.

Groups 3-12 on the periodic table are called:

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Post transition

3.

The colored part of the periodic table is called:

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Transition metals

d)

Metalloids

4.

Second group of the periodic table is called:

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Transition metals

d)

Metalloids

5.

Group 18 on the periodic table is called:

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

6.

Elements which share properties of metals and nonmetals are called:

a)

Post transition

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Lanthanoids

7.

How many groups are in the periodic table?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

18

d)

8

8.

Most elements are_________________

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Noble gases

9.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

10.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

11.
All matter is made of .....
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
air
d)
chemistry
12.
Which item on this element square is the chemical symbol?
a)
Copper
b)
29
c)
Cu
d)
63.546
13.

Metals are...

a)

dull, brittle, insulators.

b)

shiny or dull, brittle, semiconductor.

c)

shiny, malleable, conductors.

d)

shiny, dull, insulator.

14.
Anytime you see the word SEMICONDUCTOR - what substance do you have?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
15.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
16.

This is a correct dot diagram for nitrogen (N)

a)

true

b)

false

17.

This is a correct dot diagram for neon (Ne)

a)

true

b)

false

18.

What are valence electrons?

a)

The total number of electrons in an atom

b)

The number of electrons in the outermost shell

c)

The number of electrons in the second shell

d)

The number of protons in the outermost shell

19.
The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as...
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
20.
2. A change of state from a liquid to a solid is called....
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
21.
4. What type of state of matter is a gas that has electrons flowing through it?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Plasma
d)
Solid
22.
5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Liquid
23.
7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Change from gas to liquid...
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
expansion
d)
movement
25.
Change from Liquid to Solid is call......
a)
fusion
b)
Freezing
c)
sublimation
d)
evaporation
26.
change from liquid to gas is called....
a)
expansion
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
27.
All changes in the state of matter of a substance requires
a)
vibration
b)
water
c)
permission
d)
energy
28.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
29.
What is sublimation?
a)
phase change between solid and liquid
b)
pahse change from gas to solid
c)
phase change from solid to gas
d)
phase change from solid to solid
30.
Melting is ...
a)
liquid to solid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
solid to gas
d)
gas to liquid
31.
Freezing is...
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
32.
Freezing is...
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
33.
Boiling is ...
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
34.

When you heat a solid, what happens the the attraction between the particles within the solid?

a)

The particles become more attracted to each other

b)

The particle attraction doesn't change

c)

The particles become less attracted to each other

35.

When you cool a liquid, what happens the the attraction between the particles within the liquid?

a)

The particles become more attracted to each other

b)

The particles attraction doesn't change

c)

The particles become less attracted to each other

36.

When matter is heated what happens to the motion of the particles within the matter?

a)

The particles move faster

b)

The particles move slower

c)

Heat does not affect the motion of the particles

37.

When matter is cooled what happens to the motion of the particles within the matter?

a)

The particles will slow down

b)

The particles will speed up

c)

Cooling will not affect the motion of the particles

38.

Critical Thinking! If gas particles in a tire are moving slowly, your tire pressure will drop because the gas particles are not pressing against the walls of the tire. What temperature change do you think would cause this pressure drop?

a)

The temperature will have become colder

b)

The temperature will have become hotter

c)

Temperature and pressure have no relation

39.

Phase change from a liquid to a gas that occurs when the liquid reaches its boiling point. This will occur throughout the liquid not just at the surface.

a)

vaporization

b)

evaporation

c)

melting

d)

condensation

40.

What state/phase is the object likely from points A to B?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

41.

Where on the graph are phase changes taking place?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

42.

Anything that takes up space and has weight

a)

matter

b)

belief

c)

bubbles

d)

gases

43.

How heavy something is

a)

weight

b)

brick

c)

tall

d)

measure

44.

There are 3 types of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. We can also call them what?

a)

state of matter

b)

state of the union

c)

city, state

45.

A characteristic that can be observed or measured: EXAMPLES: color, size, smell, taste, state of matter (solid, liquid, gas)

a)

properties

b)

state of matter

c)

evaporation

d)

balloon

46.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
47.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

48.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

49.

What kind of change occurs if matter changes in amount, size, or shape?

a)

substance change

b)

chemical change

c)

physical change

d)

elemental change

50.
Ice melting
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
51.
Shredding a piece of paper
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
52.
Using dye to change the color of a shirt green.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
53.
True or false: Some physical changes involve chemical reactions.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Physical changes can be brought about by
a)
Cutting
b)
Bending
c)
Dissolving
d)
All of the following are correct.
55.

Which of the following is true?

a)

A physical property can only be seen.

b)

A physical property describes how matter can change when exposed to air.

c)

A physical property is something that can be observed about the substance by itself.

d)

A physical property can only be observed when two types of matter interact.

56.

Students observed a piece of iron change from shiny to rusty. What caused this change?

a)

a chemical reaction

b)

a heat reaction

c)

a cold reaction

d)

a physical reaction

57.

Which is the best example of a new substance forming?

a)

lighting a match

b)

cutting a piece of paper

c)

popping a balloon

d)

hitting a nail with a hammer

58.

Which is an example of a different substance being formed?

a)

glass breaking

b)

metal melting

c)

water freezing

d)

wood burning

59.

Condensation on a glass

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

60.

A chemical change is a change in

a)

an item's properties such as size, shape, density

b)

an item that creates a new substance, releases light or heat

c)

an item's sound

d)

an item's look or state of matter

61.

Fluorine gas spontaneously igniting a concrete block at room temperature is an example of which of the following?

a)

oxidation

b)

viscosity

c)

combustibility

d)

reactivity

62.
Salt dissolves in water
a)
physical Change
b)
chemical change
63.

water is heated and changed to steam (BOILING WATER ON A STOVE)

a)

The liquid water turned into water vapor or (steam) and it is a physical change

b)

The liquid water turned into a solid and it is a chemical change

64.
iron pipe rusts
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
65.

The temperature of ice is below 0'C (celsius) and it is a SOLID.

a)

True

b)

False

66.
A change in which NEW substances are formed.
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Casual change
d)
Formal change
67.
Matter can not be created nor destroyed: it can only be
a)
Destroyed a little bit
b)
Invisible
c)
Transformed, changed
d)
None of the above
68.
What is the tiniest particle in the entire universe?
a)
cells
b)
gases
c)
atoms
d)
liquids
69.
Which part of an atom is POSITIVELY charged?
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
atoms
70.
What part of an atom is NEGATIVELY charged?
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
atoms
71.
Which part of an atom has no charge?
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
atoms
72.
What is the name of a single type of atom?
a)
cell
b)
proton
c)
element
d)
atom
73.
What is the term for combining 2 or more atoms together?
a)
atoms
b)
elements
c)
molecules
d)
compounds
74.
What is the term for combining 2 or more DIFFERENT atoms together?
a)
atoms
b)
elements
c)
molecules
d)
compounds
75.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Every compound is a molecule but not every molecule is a compound.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
76.
What is the picture displayed?
a)
Atom
b)
Element
c)
Molecule
d)
Compound
77.
What is the picture displayed?
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
molecule
d)
compound
78.
What is the picture displayed?
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
molecule
d)
compound
79.
What is the picture displayed?
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
molecule
d)
compound
80.

What are two the two types of pure substances?

a)

elements

b)

compounds

c)

heterogenous mixtures

d)

homogenous mixtures

81.

What are two the two types of mixtures?

a)

elements

b)

compounds

c)

heterogenous

d)

homogenous

82.

A pure substances ________ be broken down into simpler matter using physical methods.

a)

sometimes

b)

can

c)

can not

83.

What is the simplest kind of pure substance?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogenous Mixtures

d)

Heterogenous Mixtures

84.

Why kind of mixture is this? All parts of the mixture are visible because they do not mix together.

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogenous

c)

Element

d)

Compound

85.

Why kind of mixture is this? Compounds cannot be distinguished from each other.

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogenous

c)

Element

d)

Compound

86.

Why kind of mixture is this?

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogenous

c)

Element

d)

Compound

87.

Why kind of mixture is this? (the sugar in the tea)

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogenous

c)

Element

d)

Compound

88.

Why kind of mixture is this?

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogenous

c)

Element

d)

Compound

89.

A tool that measures temperature is called a _____.

a)

Property

b)

Gas

c)

Thermometer

90.

Matter that has volume and takes the shape of its container is called_____.

a)

Property

b)

Gas

c)

Thermometer

91.

Something about an object that you can observe with your senses is called ______.

a)

Property

b)

Gas

c)

Thermometer

92.

Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass.

a)

true

b)

false

93.

Matter that has volume and takes the shape of its container is called_____.

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Matter

94.

Matter that keeps its own shape and size is called _____.

a)

Matter

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

95.

Combine means to take things apart.

a)

true

b)

false

96.

To change matter without make it a new kind of matter is called_____.

a)

mixture

b)

physical change

97.

How has the water changed?

a)

It has changed to a solid.

b)

It has evaporated into a gas.

c)

It has melted into a liquid.

d)

It has changed to precipitation.

98.

Compare the liquids. What can you tell about the volume of each liquid?

a)

Each liquid has the same volume.

b)

The orange liquid has a greater volume than the blue and green liquids.

c)

You cannot measure the volume of any of the liquids.

d)

The green liquid has a greater volume than the blue and orange liquids.

99.

Milk takes the shape of its container. Which kind of matter is milk?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

energy

100.

Which answer makes the sentence true? Matter is anything that ______.

a)

reflects light

b)

is burned to make heat

c)

takes up space and has mass

d)

lets electricity move through it