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Science UIL General Science

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

You are instructed to obtain 10.0 grams of sodium chloride in order to complete a particular lab activity. You and your partner accidentally get 15.0 grams of sodium chloride. Which of the following would be the most correct response of what to do with the excess sodium chloride?

a)

place the excess in a plastic bag or beaker for use later

b)

pour the remainder back into the sodium chloride container

c)

go ahead and use the 15.0 grams instead of the 10.0 grams

d)

dispose of the excess as instructed by your teacher

2.

Your lab instructor has given you directions to complete a lab. You decide to try the lab a different way and end up cutting your hand on a glass beaker. What should you do first?

a)

run cold water on your hand to stop the bleeding

b)

apply direct pressure to the cut to stop the bleeding

c)

inform your instructor

d)

ask to go to the bathroom and stop at the nurse's office on the way back to class

3.

What should you consider when heating a test tube of a strong, basic solution you have been instructed to heat up by your teacher?

a)

Is the material in a test tube that is marked as safe to heat in direct flame?

b)

How long will the material take to heat?

c)

Why are you heating this up?

d)

What is the boiling point of the strong, basic solution?

4.

Your lab asks you to measure 10.0 mL of a liquid to the nearest tenth of a millimeter. Your lab tool of choice for this task would be the ___.

a)

beaker

b)

test tube

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

spot plate

5.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a lamp is turned on?

a)

Chemical to electrical

b)

Electrical to light

c)

Kinetic to thermal

d)

Potential to kinetic

6.

What is the term for the ability to do work or cause change?

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Force

d)

Momentum

7.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

100 degrees Celsius

b)

50 degrees Celsius

c)

0 degrees Celsius

d)

200 degrees Celsius

8.

What is energy fundamentally described as?

a)

The ability to do work or produce heat

b)

A type of wave

c)

A chemical substance

d)

A form of matter

9.

What is not a property of all matter?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Color

d)

Density

10.

Design a project to compare the effects of physical changes (such as temperature and pressure) on different states of matter.

a)

Heat and cool water, ice, and steam to observe changes in state and record temperatures at which these changes occur.

b)

Freeze and melt different metals to see which one has the highest melting point.

c)

Apply pressure to various solids to determine their hardness.

d)

Observe the color changes in substances when heated without measuring temperature.

11.

In an ecosystem, which component is considered a primary producer?

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Plants

d)

Decomposers

12.

Which of the following best describes the energy transformation in a bouncing ball?

a)

Kinetic to potential to kinetic

b)

Potential to kinetic to potential

c)

Thermal to kinetic to potential

d)

Electrical to kinetic to potential

13.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of gas?

a)

Has a definite volume

b)

Fills the shape of its container

c)

Can be compressed

d)

Expands to fill its container

14.

Select the one below that would not be essential to correctly measuring 45.0 grams of a solid for use in a lab activity.

a)

Tare the scale before use.

b)

Make sure the pan or balance tray is clean before weighing the solid.

c)

Use a weighing paper or weighing tray to keep the scale pan clean.

d)

Know the chemical formula for the material you are using.

15.

As you heat water in a beaker, the longer you heat it, the hotter it gets. What is true concerning this experiment?

a)

temperature is the dependent variable

b)

time is the dependent variable

c)

temperature is the independent variable

d)

time is considered the control in my experiment

16.

What's it called when liquid rock (magma, lava) erupts through the Earth's crust?

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

hurricane

d)

tsunami

17.

All matter is made up of

a)

puppies

b)

atoms

c)

adams

d)

cells

18.

During which season do the Sun's rays hit the Earth at the most DIRECT angle?

a)

winter

b)

summer

c)

spring

d)

autumn

19.

Plants release what gas into the atmosphere?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

chlorine

20.

What kind of energy do plants get from the Sun?

a)

solar

b)

electrical

c)

mechanical

d)

sound

21.

What is the first step to the Scientific Method?

a)

draw conclusions

b)

conduct research

c)

define words

d)

determine a problem

22.

What is the hardest substance on Earth?

a)

gold

b)

diamond

c)

iron

d)

platinum

23.

What is the primary gas responsible for the greenhouse effect on Earth?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

24.

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

a)

Change in state

b)

Change in color

c)

Change in shape

d)

Change in size

25.

What is the main purpose of a control group in an experiment?

a)

To provide a standard for comparison

b)

To increase the sample size

c)

To ensure the experiment is valid

d)

To eliminate variables