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First Semester Science Quiz Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calculate the density of an object with a mass of 50 grams and a volume of 10 cubic centimeters.

a)

5 g/cm³

b)

0.2 g/cm³

c)

500 g/cm³

d)

50 g/cm³

2.

What is the chemical symbol for water?

a)

H

b)

O

c)

H2O

d)

CO2

3.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning wood

b)

Rusting iron

c)

Melting ice

d)

Baking a cake

4.

The first letter of a chemical symbol is always a

a)

Capital

b)

Lowercase

c)

Number

d)

Symbol

5.
Fizzing, foaming, and burning are all examples of
a)

Chemical Change (CC)

b)

Physical Change (PC)

c)

Chemical Property (CP)

d)

Physical Property (PP)

6.

Metal rusting is

a)

a physical change

b)

a chemical change

7.

Mason and JaSiaha were playing in the park when they accidentally knocked over a glass bottle. The bottle broke into pieces. What kind of change does this represent?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

8.

Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

9.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning paper

b)

Rusting iron

c)

Melting ice

d)

Cooking an egg

10.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
11.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
12.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
13.

What is true of kinetic energy and potential energy at point X?

a)

The kinetic energy and potential energy are the same.

b)

The kinetic energy is at its greatest. Potential energy at its lowest.

c)

Kinetic energy at its lowest. Potential energy at its greatest.

14.

As height increases, so does...

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Potential energy

15.

Give an example of energy conversion from potential energy to kinetic energy.

a)

Ball dropped from a height

b)

A wind turbine converting wind energy into electrical energy.

c)

A person jumping off a diving board.

d)

A car accelerating downhill.

16.

Describe the process of energy transformation in a light bulb.

a)

Mechanical energy to light energy and sound energy.

b)

Electrical energy to light energy and heat energy

c)

Chemical energy to light energy and heat energy.

d)

Electrical energy to sound energy and kinetic energy.

17.

What is the principle of energy conservation?

a)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed.

b)

Energy can be created but not destroyed.

c)

Energy can be destroyed but not created.

d)

Energy can be both created and destroyed.

18.
The part of a solution that dissolves.
a)
mixture
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
liquid
19.

A substance with 2 or more objects mixed together in which each KEEP their own physical properties.

a)

solutions

b)

mixtures

c)

solids

20.

Items in a ________________ are difficult or impossible to pull apart.

a)

mixture

b)

physical change

c)

solution

21.

Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

22.

All of these properties describe metals except...

a)

malleable

b)

conductors

c)

brittle

d)

shiny

23.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

24.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

25.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

26.
Look at the periodic table that is provided. Where would nonmetals be located? 
a)
to the left of the table 
b)
to the right of the table 
c)
in the zigzag line 
27.

What type of waves do not require a medium to travel?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

c)

sound

d)

longitudinal

28.

What is the direction of the disturbance in a transverse wave?

a)

Circular or rings that flow from the center.

b)

Parallel to the direction the wave travels.

c)

Perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

29.

What type of wave is shown?

a)

sound wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

compressional wave

d)

transverse wave

30.

What type of wave is shown?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

ultraviolet ray

d)

x-ray

31.
16. Look at the image below. According to Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion, how many balls will be pushed to the right, when one ball is pulled and released on the left?
a)
One ball will be pushed to the right.
b)
Two balls will be pushed to the right.
c)
Three balls will be pushed to the left.
d)
There will be no motion.
32.

Chemical symbol for Calcium

a)

Cu

b)

Co

c)

Ca

d)

C