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Physical Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

The following illustration shows a tool that is used to separate certain mixtures.


This type of tool can be used to best separate what type of mixture?

a)

a mixture of sand and salt

b)

a mixture of particles of the same size

c)

a mixture of particles of different sizes, such as seashells and sand

d)

a mixture of steel, which is magnetic, and aluminum, which is not magnetic

2.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that is small and has weight.

b)

Anything that is small and takes up space.

c)

Anything that takes up space and has weight.

d)

Anything that is large and has weight.

3.

When gas/vapor turns into a liquid or solid, it is called _______;

a)

evaporation

b)

the water cycle

c)

dissolving

d)

condensation

4.

What is an example of evaporation?

a)

When water changes to ice.

b)

When water forms on the outside of a glass.

c)

When ice changes into water.

d)

When water changes into water vapor.

5.

What caused the mini lake weight to drop?

a)

The water disappeared into the sand.

b)

The lid had condensation on it and that made it lighter.

c)

The mini lake didn't change weight.

d)

The lid was removed allowing evaporation of the water into the air.

6.

What happened to the salt that we added to the one mini lake as the water turned into water vapor?

a)

It disappeared.

b)

It was left on the rocks and the side of the container.

c)

It evaporated into the air with the water.

d)

It was clumped up into a pile in the middle of the lake.

7.

Condensation is the opposite of evaporation.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is compression?

a)

When something gets shorter.

b)

When something gets taller.

c)

When something gets pressed together.

d)

When something gets expanded.

9.

When ice melts, its volume __________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

water/ice doesn't have volume

10.

Water is the same substance/material as ice.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

It depends on the temperature.

11.

What do we call the weight of an empty container?

a)

The original weight

b)

The extra weight

c)

The tare weight

d)

The container weight

12.

A pot is heated on a stove. Which process causes the metal handle of the pot to also become hot?

a)

combustion

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

radiation

13.

What is the primary force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

A) Electromagnetic force

b)

B) Gravitational force

c)

C) Nuclear force

d)

D) Frictional force

14.

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

a)

A) Melting of ice

b)

B) Boiling of water

c)

C) Rusting of iron

d)

D) Breaking of glass

15.

What is the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?

a)

A) Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

B) Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

C) Newton's First Law

d)

D) Law of Thermodynamics