Free Printable Advanced Physical Science Fall Semester Test

1.

T or F: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. This is a chemical property of water.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

__________________ properties can be observed only when substances are changing into different substances.

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

c)

Heterogenous

d)

Homogenous

3.

How many different elements are in baking soda?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

4.

How many atoms make up a single molecule of vinegar?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

7

d)

5

5.

If a material contains three different elements chemically bonded together, it is a(an) ______________.

a)

Mixture

b)

Atom

c)

Compound

d)

Solution

6.

Which of the following can be separated physically?

a)

Mixture

b)

Pure Substance

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

7.

Which of the following is a mixture?

a)

Sand

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Silicon dioxide

d)

Silicon

8.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

water boiling from liquid to gas

b)

sodium and chlorine combine to form table salt

c)

ice melting from solid to liquid

d)

ice being carved into a beautiful rose

9.

When a physical change in a sample occurs, which of the following does NOT change?

a)

shape

b)

temperature

c)

composition (what its made of)

d)

volume

10.

Which of the following is a physical change?

a)

sawing a piece of wood in half

b)

rust forming on an iron fence

c)

burning a piece of wood

d)

a copper roof changing color from reddish-brown to green

11.

A material that is malleable and conducts electricity is most likely

a)

ice

b)

wood

c)

motor oil

d)

a metal

12.

Which of the following is a clue of a chemical change?

a)

balls of wax form when melted wax is poured into ice water

b)

Salt molecules become surrounded by water molecules during dissolving

c)

a gas forms when vinegar and baking soda are mixed

d)

gas bubbles form in boiling water

13.

Which of the following is NOT a pure substance?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

milk

14.

A substance that is made up of only one kind of atom is a(an) ____________________

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

solution

c)

element

d)

compound

15.

What does the image below represent?

a)

atom

b)

mixture

c)

element

d)

compound

16.

If two objects have the same volume but one has a greater mass, the one with the greater mass ____________________

a)

has a lower density

b)

has a higher density

c)

has the same density

d)

has no density

17.

Which of the following is malleable?

a)

gold

b)

water

c)

glass

d)

ice

18.

The units for density are ___________ divided by ___________.

a)

volume, mass

b)

mass, velocity

c)

mass, volume

d)

energy, volume

19.

The properties of compounds are __________________ the elements that make them up

a)

the same as

b)

different than

c)

more reactive than

d)

less reactive than

20.

Which of the following is NOT evidence of a chemical change?

a)

Change in odor

b)

Change in shape

c)

Formation of a precipitate

d)

Release of light

21.

A thin glass bottle has a volume of 25 mL and a mass of 19 grams. Calculate the density. (round to the hundredths place) (include units in your answer)

(a)

22.

Consider the nucleus of a neutral Carbon-12 atom. It has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. What would be produced if you added 1 proton?

a)

A Carbon-13 isotope

b)

A cation of Carbon

c)

An anion of Carbon

d)

A Nitrogen atom

23.

Consider the nucleus of a neutral Carbon-12 atom. It has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. What would be produced if you added 1 electron?

a)

A Carbon-13 isotope

b)

A cation of Carbon

c)

An anion of Carbon

d)

A Nitrogen atom

24.

Consider the nucleus of a neutral Carbon-12 atom. It has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. What would be produced if you added 1 neutron?

a)

A Carbon-13 isotope

b)

A cation of Carbon

c)

An anion of Carbon

d)

A Nitrogen atom

25.

What is the atomic number?

a)

number of protons

b)

number of protons and neutrons

c)

number of neutrons

d)

number of protons plus electrons

26.

What is the mass number?

a)

number of protons

b)

number of protons plus number of neutrons

c)

number of neutrons

d)

number of protons plus number of electrons

27.

Isotopes of an element have

a)

same number of neutrons

b)

same number of protons

c)

same level of energy

28.

In an ion, ________________________

a)

protons and electrons are the same

b)

protons and neutrons are unequal

c)

protons and electrons are unequal

d)

the mass is smaller than the atomic number

29.

A positively charged ion

a)

cation

b)

anion

30.

A negatively charged ion

a)

cation

b)

anion

31.

How many neutrons are in the isotope shown below?

a)

63

b)

29

c)

34

d)

92

32.

How many protons are in the atom below?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

6

d)

10

33.

How many electrons are in the atom below?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

10

d)

16

34.

What is the electrical charge of an atom with 84 protons, 125 neutrons, and 80 electrons?

a)

0

b)

+4

c)

-4

d)

80

35.

What is the electrical charge of an atom with 33 protons, 33 neutrons, and 36 electrons?

a)

0

b)

+3

c)

-3

d)

33

36.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

37.

What is the mass number of this atom?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

38.

What is the atomic number?

a)

76

b)

190.23

c)

2

d)

8

39.

What is the atomic mass?

a)

76

b)

190.23

c)

2

d)

8

40.

Atoms of the same element which have a different number of neutrons are called

a)

ions

b)

isotopes

c)

quarks

d)

molecules

41.

Which subatomic particle is negative?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

quark

42.

ALL atoms of the same element have

a)

the same number of nucleons

b)

different number of neutrons

c)

different number of protons

d)

same number of protons

43.

Which of the following best describes a valence electron

a)

The electron closest to the nucleus

b)

The electrons in the first shell

c)

The electrons in the outermost shell

d)

The electrons that balance out the protons

44.

What do valence electrons determine?

a)

If an element is an isotope or not

b)

If an element is stable or reactive

c)

If an element has a large atomic radius

d)

If an element is able to be protonated

45.

Which lithium isotope has 5 neutrons? Lithium-6, Lithium-7, and Lithium-8

a)

Li-6

b)

Li-7

c)

Li-8

46.

Which of the following statements is false for structure of an atom?

a)

protons and neutrons are in the center

b)

electrons are negatively charged

c)

neutrons are positively charged

d)

mass of one proton is roughly equal to the mass of one neutrons

47.

If an element has a +2 charge and 28 electrons, what is its atomic number?

a)

26

b)

30

c)

28

d)

25

48.

The mass on the periodic table is

a)

the sum of protons and neutrons for one atom

b)

the average atomic mass of all isotopes of that element

c)

the sum of protons, electrons, and neutrons

d)

equal to the number of neutrons

49.

Erbium has a total of 6 isotopes: Erbium-162, Erbium-164, Erbium-166, Erbium-167, Erbium-168, Erbium-170. Based on the average atomic mass, which isotope is most abundant?

a)

Erbium-162

b)

Erbium-164

c)

Erbium-166

d)

Erbium-167

e)

Erbium-168

50.

Sodium has 1 of which of the following:

a)

proton

b)

valence electron

c)

neutron

d)

protonated particle

51.

What is represented by X?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

mass number

d)

element symbol

52.

What is represented by A?

a)

atomic number

b)

average atomic mass

c)

mass number

d)

element symbol

53.

What is represented by Z?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

mass number

d)

element symbol

54.

Which two particles contribute to the mass of an atom?

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Neutrons and electrons

55.

Which two particles contribute to the charge of an atom?

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Neutrons and electrons

56.

When do elements become ions?

a)

When they are not reacting with other substances and electrons are unchanged

b)

When they are charged and have unequal numbers of positive and negative particles

c)

When they are neutral and have equal numbers of positive and negative particles

d)

When they are isotopes and have different numbers of neutral particles

57.

A possible answer (prediction) to the inquiry question based on prior knowledge, logic, reasoning and research.

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

c)

Variable

d)

Hypothesis

58.

In the following hypothesis, tell me what the independent variable would be: If I replace the battery in my car, then my car will get better gas mileage

a)

New/old battery

b)

Gas mileage

59.

In the following hypothesis, tell me what the dependent variable would be: If I replace the battery in my car, then my car will get better gas mileage

a)

New/old battery

b)

Gas mileage

60.

Billy notices a brown fungus on the walls of his upstairs and downstairs shower. Elmer tells him that vinegar will get rid of the fungus better than his regular cleaner. To see if Elmer is right, Billy sprays his upstairs shower with 5 ounces of vinegar and sprays 5 ounces of his cleaner on the downstairs shower. After treating the showers he turns the lights out in both bathrooms. After 3 days the shower Billy sprayed with the name brand cleaner is still fuzzy, but the shower sprayed with vinegar is clean.

What was the independent variable in the story above?

a)

Type of substance used to clean the shower

b)

Amount of fungus growth

61.

Billy notices a brown fungus on the walls of his upstairs and downstairs shower. Elmer tells him that vinegar will get rid of the fungus better than his regular cleaner. To see if Elmer is right, Billy sprays his upstairs shower with 5 ounces of vinegar and sprays 5 ounces of his cleaner on the downstairs shower. After treating the showers he turns the lights out in both bathrooms. After 3 days the shower Billy sprayed with the name brand cleaner is still fuzzy, but the shower sprayed with vinegar is clean.

What was the dependent variable in the story above?

a)

Type of substance used to clean the shower

b)

Amount of fungus growth

62.

Billy notices a brown fungus on the walls of his upstairs and downstairs shower. Elmer tells him that vinegar will get rid of the fungus better than his regular cleaner. To see if Elmer is right, Billy sprays his upstairs shower with 5 ounces of vinegar and sprays 5 ounces of his cleaner on the downstairs shower. After treating the showers he turns the lights out in both bathrooms. After 3 days the shower Billy sprayed with the name brand cleaner is still fuzzy, but the shower sprayed with vinegar is clean.

What is the control group in this experiment?

a)

Shower cleaned with vinegar

b)

Shower cleaned with regular cleaner

c)

5 ounces of spray

d)

Fungus presence

63.

Billy notices a brown fungus on the walls of his upstairs and downstairs shower. Elmer tells him that vinegar will get rid of the fungus better than his regular cleaner. To see if Elmer is right, Billy sprays his upstairs shower with 5 ounces of vinegar and sprays 5 ounces of his cleaner on the downstairs shower. After treating the showers he turns the lights out in both bathrooms. After 3 days the shower Billy sprayed with the name brand cleaner is still fuzzy, but the shower sprayed with vinegar is clean.

What is the experimental group in this experiment?

a)

Shower cleaned with vinegar

b)

Shower cleaned with regular cleaner

c)

5 ounces of spray

d)

Fungus presence

64.

Billy notices a brown fungus on the walls of his upstairs and downstairs shower. Elmer tells him that vinegar will get rid of the fungus better than his regular cleaner. To see if Elmer is right, Billy sprays his upstairs shower with 5 ounces of vinegar and sprays 5 ounces of his cleaner on the downstairs shower. After treating the showers he turns the lights out in both bathrooms. After 3 days the shower Billy sprayed with the name brand cleaner is still fuzzy, but the shower sprayed with vinegar is clean.

Which of the following was a constant for the experiment?

a)

Vinegar spray

b)

lights out in bathroom

c)

using a different spray bottle for each shower

d)

Purple pants

65.

A well designed experiment tests _______________________ at a time

a)

one variable

b)

two variables

c)

three variables

d)

four variables

66.

Parts of the experiment that must be the same between experimental and control groups to make sure that ONLY the effect of the IV is observed

a)

dependent variable

b)

constants

c)

hypothesis

d)

control group

67.

The variable that is measured in the inquiry. This variable is what we measure

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

d)

Experimental constant

68.

When graphing data from an experiment, DRYMIX tells us that the dependent variable goes on the

a)

y axis

b)

x axis

69.

When graphing data from an experiment, DRYMIX tells us that the independent variable goes on the

a)

y axis

b)

x axis

70.

What is the independent variable?

a)

time

b)

bacteria

c)

I

d)

II

71.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

time

b)

bacteria

c)

I

d)

II

72.

What is the interval?

a)

5s

b)

10s

c)

20s

d)

50s

73.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

pie

d)

histogram

74.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

pie

d)

histogram

75.

There are 120 mg of medicine in the 100 mL of water. What two types of measurements are described in this sentence?

a)

120 mg = volume... 100 mL = length

b)

120 mg = mass.... 100mL = length

c)

120 mg = length... 100 mL = volume

d)

120 mg = mass.. 100 mL = volume

76.

What is this used to measure

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

77.

What is this used to measure

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

78.

What is this used to measure

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

79.

What is the volume of the hammer?

a)

5 mL

b)

65 mL

c)

4 mL

d)

69 mL

80.

A

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

nucleus

d)

electron shell

81.

B

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

nucleus

d)

electron shell

82.

C

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

nucleus

d)

electron shell

83.

D

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

nucleus

d)

electron shell

84.

E

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

nucleus

d)

electron shell

85.

Where is proton found

a)

nucleus

b)

orbiting the nucleus

86.

Where is electron found

a)

nucleus

b)

orbiting the nucleus

87.

Where is neutron found

a)

nucleus

b)

orbiting the nucleus

88.

Mass of proton

a)

1

b)

0

89.

Mass of neutron

a)

1

b)

0

90.

Mass of electron

a)

1

b)

0

91.

Charge of electron

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

92.

Charge of neutron

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

93.

Charge of proton

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

94.

Amount of matter in an object

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Length

95.

Distance from one point to another

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Length

96.

Amount of space an object takes up

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Length

97.

m (meter) is used to measure

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

98.

L (liter) is used to measure

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

99.

g (gram) is used to measure

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

100.

If an object has a mass of 100 g and a volume of 20 mL, what is the object's density?

a)

5 g/mL

b)

2000 g/mL

c)

5 mL/g

d)

2000 mL/g

Advanced Physical Science Fall Semester Test

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