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Physical and Chemical Changes Quiz

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 48mins

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1.

An experiment was done where a crystal substance was added to a beaker of liquid that was room temperature. The following observations were made during the experiment. 1. The crystals dissolved 2. A precipitate formed 3. The bottom of the beaker felt warm to the touch 4. Bubbles formed in the water. All of the observations are evidence that a chemical change occurred EXCEPT—

a)

observation I.

b)

observation II.

c)

observation III.

d)

observation IV.

2.

Physical changes affect the—

a)

color of an object.

b)

chemical structure of an object.

c)

Flammability of an object

d)

observable properties of an object.

3.

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

a)

Mixing two substances and seeing bubbles

b)

Dissolving powder into water

c)

Coloring on paper to produce a color change

d)

Cutting wood to change the shape

4.

Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction (or change) has occurred?

a)

change in shape

b)

melting

c)

formation of a gas

d)

dissolving

5.

A chemical change is different than a physical change because in a chemical change

a)

Chemicals are used

b)

Molecules do not physically touch

c)

A new substance is formed and in a physical change no new substance is formed

d)

The change can be seen but in a physical change it cannot

6.

What is a precipitate, and what does its formation show?

a)

A solid substance formed when two clear solutions are mixed, indicating a chemical change

b)

A gas formed during a physical change, indicating a change in state

c)

A liquid formed during a chemical change, indicating a change in temperature

d)

Bubbles of carbon dioxide gas form, indicating a chemical reaction

7.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 7. ______ = Melting Butter

a)

P

b)

C

c)

B

d)

M

8.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 8. ______ = Burning a marshmallow

a)

C

b)

P

c)

M

d)

B

9.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 9. ______ = Dissolving sugar in tea

a)

P

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

10.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 10. ______ = Melting chocolate

a)

P

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

11.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 11. ______ = Fireworks exploding

a)

C

b)

P

c)

B

d)

A

12.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 12. ______ = Baking a cake

a)

C

b)

P

c)

N

d)

B

13.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 13. ______ = Cutting celery

a)

P

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

14.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 14. ______ = Cracking an egg

a)

P

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

15.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 15. ______ = An Apple rotting

a)

C

b)

P

c)

B

d)

A

16.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 16. ______ = Milk souring and forming clumps

a)

C

b)

P

c)

B

d)

A

17.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 17. ______ = Iron nail forming rust

a)

C

b)

P

c)

N

d)

S

18.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 18. ______ = Statue of Liberty turning green

a)

C

b)

P

c)

B

d)

A

19.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 19. ______ = Boiling Water

a)

P

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

20.

For the remaining questions, determine if the example is either a physical or chemical change. Write "P" in the blank for a physical change and a "C" for a chemical change. 20. ______ = Folding paper into a paper airplane

a)

P

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

21.

Which of the following is an element?

a)

CO

b)

HCl

c)

Hg

d)

NaOH

22.

How many atoms total are there in a single molecule of NH3?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Which of the following is a compound?

a)

Hg

b)

H2

c)

Cl2

d)

HgCl2

24.

Which of the following can only be classified as a molecule?

a)

H2SO4

b)

NaCl

c)

O2

d)

CO2

25.

What is the chemical symbol for Gold?

a)

Au

b)

Ag

c)

Al

d)

Fe

26.

What does the subscript in a chemical formula represent?

a)

The number of atoms of each element in the compound.

b)

The number of molecules of the compound.

c)

The charge of the compound.

d)

The number of different types of atoms in the compound.

27.

Which of the following are a compound?

a)

O2

b)

HCl

c)

N2

d)

Hg

28.

A car travels at a speed of 50 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?

a)

200 kilometers

b)

100 kilometers

c)

250 kilometers

d)

150 kilometers

29.

If a train travels 300 kilometers in 5 hours, what is its speed?

a)

60 km/h

b)

50 km/h

c)

75 km/h

d)

80 km/h

30.

A cyclist travels at a speed of 15 km/h and travels 30 kilometers. How long does the journey take?

a)

2 hours

b)

1 hour

c)

3 hours

d)

2.5 hours

31.

If a boat travels at a speed of 25 km/h for 6 hours, how far does it travel?

a)

150 kilometers

b)

100 kilometers

c)

200 kilometers

d)

75 kilometers

32.

A runner covers a distance of 8 kilometers in 2 hours. What is their speed?

a)

4 km/h

b)

2 km/h

c)

8 km/h

d)

16 km/h

33.

If a car travels at a speed of 60 km/h and travels 120 kilometers, how long does the journey take?

(a)  

34.

A train travels at a speed of 80 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?

a)

320 km

b)

200 km

c)

400 km

d)

160 km

35.

A cyclist travels at a speed of 12 km/h for 3 hours. How far does the cyclist travel?

a)

36 km

b)

24 km

c)

15 km

d)

48 km

36.

If a boat travels 150 kilometers in 3 hours, what is its speed?

a)

50 km/h

b)

30 km/h

c)

60 km/h

d)

45 km/h

37.

A car travels at a speed of 55 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?

a)

110 km

b)

100 km

c)

120 km

d)

90 km

38.

If a runner covers 10 kilometers in 2 hours, what is their speed?

a)

5 km/h

b)

2 km/h

c)

10 km/h

d)

20 km/h

39.

A boat travels at a speed of 30 km/h and travels 90 kilometers. How long does the journey take?

a)

3 hours

b)

2 hours

c)

4 hours

d)

6 hours

40.

A car travels at a speed of 50 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?

a)

100 km

b)

150 km

c)

200 km

d)

250 km

41.

If a train travels 300 kilometers in 5 hours, what is its speed?

a)

50 km/h

b)

60 km/h

c)

70 km/h

d)

80 km/h

42.

A cyclist travels at a speed of 15 km/h and travels 30 kilometers. How long does the journey take?

a)

1 hour

b)

2 hours

c)

3 hours

d)

4 hours

43.

If a boat travels at a speed of 25 km/h for 6 hours, how far does it travel?

a)

125 km

b)

175 km

c)

200 km

d)

150 km

44.

A runner covers a distance of 8 kilometers in 2 hours. What is their speed?

a)

2 km/h

b)

4 km/h

c)

6 km/h

d)

8 km/h

45.

If a car travels at a speed of 60 km/h and travels 120 kilometers, how long does the journey take?

a)

2 hours

b)

1 hour

c)

3 hours

d)

4 hours

46.

A train travels at a speed of 80 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?

a)

320 km

b)

240 km

c)

400 km

d)

480 km

47.

A cyclist travels at a speed of 12 km/h for 3 hours. How far does the cyclist travel?

a)

24 km

b)

36 km

c)

48 km

d)

60 km

48.

If a boat travels 150 kilometers in 3 hours, what is its speed?

a)

40 km/h

b)

60 km/h

c)

70 km/h

d)

50 km/h

49.

A car travels at a speed of 55 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?

a)

90 km

b)

100 km

c)

110 km

d)

120 km

50.

If a runner covers 10 kilometers in 2 hours, what is their speed?

a)

3 km/h

b)

4 km/h

c)

5 km/h

d)

6 km/h

51.

A boat travels at a speed of 30 km/h and travels 90 kilometers. How long does the journey take?

a)

3 hours

b)

2 hours

c)

4 hours

d)

5 hours

52.

Which of the following best defines speed?

a)

The total distance traveled divided by the time it took to travel that distance.

b)

The shortest distance between the starting and ending points.

c)

The direction of motion

d)

The rate at which velocity changes.

53.

What is velocity?

a)

The total distance traveled divided by the time it took to travel that distance.

b)

Speed in a specific direction.

c)

The total distance divided by the total time, regardless of direction.

d)

The change in speed over time.

54.

A car travels 60 kilometers north in 2 hours. What is its velocity?

a)

30 kilometers per hour

b)

30 kilometers per hour north

c)

60 kilometers per hour

d)

60 kilometers per hour north

55.

If a runner moves around a circular track and ends up at the starting point, what is her displacement?

a)

The total distance she ran

b)

Twice the diameter of the track

c)

Zero

d)

The circumference of the track

56.

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

a)

Distance includes direction, displacement does not.

b)

Displacement includes direction, distance does not.

c)

Distance is a vector quantity, displacement is a scalar quantity.

d)

Distance is always greater than or equal to displacement.

57.

A train moves at a constant speed of 80 km/h for 3 hours. What is its total distance traveled?

a)

80 kilometers

b)

160 kilometers

c)

240 kilometers

d)

320 kilometers

58.

Which statement correctly describes a scenario where an object's speed changes but its velocity does not?

a)

The object changes direction but maintains a constant speed.

b)

The object changes speed but moves in the same direction.

c)

The object stops moving.

d)

The object's speed and direction both remain constant.

59.

If a car travels 200 kilometers south in 4 hours, what is its velocity?

a)

50 kilometers per hour

b)

50 kilometers per hour south

c)

200 kilometers per hour

d)

200 kilometers per hour south

60.

Which of the following quantities do you need to calculate speed?

a)

Displacement and direction

b)

Distance and time

c)

Velocity and direction

d)

Acceleration and time

61.

A sprinter runs 100 meters east in 10 seconds. What is her velocity?

a)

10 meters per second

b)

10 meters per second east

c)

100 meters per second

d)

100 meters per second east

62.

What does displacement measure?

a)

The total ground covered by an object

b)

The length of the path taken by an object

c)

The shortest path between the initial and final positions

d)

The rate of change of distance over time

63.

In which scenario is the distance traveled equal to the displacement?

a)

Running around a circular track

b)

Driving from home to the store and back

c)

Walking straight down the street without turning back

d)

Hiking up a mountain and returning to the start

64.

If an object moves with a constant speed of 10 meters per second for 5 seconds, what is the total distance traveled?

a)

10 meters

b)

15 meters

c)

20 meters

d)

50 meters

65.

A boat travels 30 kilometers upstream and then 30 kilometers downstream. What is the boat's total displacement?

a)

0 kilometers

b)

30 kilometers

c)

60 kilometers

d)

90 kilometers

66.

A person walks 3 kilometers north and then 4 kilometers back south. What is their total displacement?

a)

7 kilometers

b)

1 kilometer

c)

4 kilometers

d)

0 kilometers

67.

You look up at the night sky and see a bright streak of light. What two possibilities could it be?

a)

Comet or dwarf planet

b)

Meteorite or asteroid

c)

Moon or meteoroid

d)

Comet or meteor

68.

Which of the following show the planets in order from smallest to largest diameter?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter

b)

Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune

c)

Earth, Jupiter, Venus, Mars

d)

Mercury, Uranus, Earth, Mars

69.

What TWO gases commonly make up the gas giants?

a)

Iron

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Helium

d)

Hydrogen

e)

Oxygen

70.

What best describes objects orbiting in the Kuiper belt?

a)

Hot

b)

Icy

c)

Metallic

d)

Dusty

71.

Scientists track an icy object with an orbit that ranges from the Kuiper Belt to a path between Earth and the Sun. How would this object BEST be classified?

a)

an asteroid

b)

a comet

c)

a meteor

d)

a star

72.

When studying planetary data, Jaidon found some similarities and differences among the planets that make up the solar system. Which is true about the orbits of the major planets in the solar system?

a)

Planetary orbits have the same plane.

b)

Planetary orbits are mostly elliptical in shape.

c)

Planets orbit at the same speed around the Sun.

d)

Planets orbit in different directions around the Sun.

73.

Several planets, including Earth, are terrestrial planets. These planets lack rings and are similar to Earth in size. Based on these characteristics, which planet is also a terrestrial planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

74.

The Asteroids, which are large objects in space, are primarily made of .

a)
rock
b)

ice and dust

75.

Which BEST describes the orbit of the Moon around Earth?

a)

circular with a period of about one month

b)

circular with a period of about one week

c)

elliptical with a period of about one month

d)

elliptical with a period of about one week

76.

The Kuiper belt and Oort cloud both surround our solar system. Which of the following is true of the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud?

a)

The Kuiper belt is a sphere inside the spherical Oort cloud.

b)

The Kuiper belt and Oort cloud are donut shaped but travel in different planes.

c)

The Kuiper belt is donut shaped, and the Oort cloud is a sphere.

d)

The Kuiper belt is a sphere, and the Oort cloud is donut shaped.

77.

What are the two main physical characteristics that are used to classify planets?

a)

Upper/lower planet, gaseous/liquid planet

b)

Upper/lower planet, terrestrial/gaseous planet

c)

Inner/outer planet, terrestrial/gaseous planet

d)

Inner/outer planet, gaseous/liquid planet

78.

Which of the following diagrams is the most accurate representation of the locations and movements of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon?

a)

A. [Diagram A]

b)

B. [Diagram B]

c)

C. [Diagram C]

d)

D. [Diagram D]

79.

Features found at divergent plate boundaries include ____.

a)

mid-ocean ridges

b)

crumpled mountains

c)

Hot Spot Volcanoes

d)

island arc volcanoes

80.

Crust is neither created nor destroyed along which of the following boundaries?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Magnetic

d)

Transform

81.

What landform would be expected to form with the image shown?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Hot spot

c)

Mountains

d)

Rift Valley

82.

Why is the Earth not getting larger if sea-floor spreading is adding new crust to the surface?

a)

Volcanoes destroy crust

b)

Old crust is destroyed at the same rate as new crust forms

c)

Earthquakes create new crust

d)

The increase to Earth's size is not noticeable because not very much crust is added at mid ocean ridges.

83.

A geologist observes frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in a region. Which of the following plate boundary types is most likely present in this area?

a)

Divergent boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Passive margin

84.

What is the area along the edge of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?

a)

Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

The Ring of Fire

c)

Subduction Zone

d)

Hot Spot

85.

How does the age of the seafloor change as you move away from a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

It gets younger

b)

It gets older

c)

It remains the same

d)

It varies randomly

86.

The image to the right shows a mid-ocean ridge. Which of the following best describes how this feature forms?

a)

Magma rises from the mantle as plates move apart, creating new oceanic crust.

b)

Two continental plates collide, forcing rock upward.

c)

A hotspot in the mantle melts the overlying crust, forming volcanic islands.

d)

One plate slides beneath another, causing uplift and mountain building.

87.

Convergent boundaries involving the collision of two oceanic plates typically result in the formation of..

a)

Mid-ocean ridges

b)

Mountain ranges like the Himalayas

c)

Rift valleys

d)

Deep-sea trenches and volcanic island arcs

88.

What is the name of the Earth's layer where tectonic plates move over?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

89.

Hotspot volcanoes, like those that formed the Hawaiian Islands, are unique because:

a)

They are located at the boundaries of tectonic plates.

b)

They are formed by the collision of two oceanic plates.

c)

They are not found along a plate boundary

d)

They are associated with transform boundaries.

90.

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves beneath another?

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

Rifting

c)

Subduction

d)

Faulting

91.

Which type of plate boundary is shown in the image below?

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Transform boundary

c)

Divergent boundary

d)

Subduction zone

92.

Without the influence of gravity from the Sun and surrounding planets, how would Earth move through space?

a)

up and down

b)

side to side

c)

in a circle

d)

in a straight line

93.

Scientists have discovered a new planet and are interested in determining how great its gravitational pull is on surrounding planets. What factors do they need to consider?

a)

velocity and mass

b)

mass and distance

c)

mass and volume

d)

density and distance

94.

If the Moon were to double in mass, how would this impact the gravity a human would feel while standing on the Moon's surface?

a)

The human would experience a higher gravitational force, causing them to float less.

b)

The human would experience a lower gravitational force, causing them to float more.

c)

The human would experience a higher gravitational force, causing them to float more.

d)

The human would experience a lower gravitational force, causing them to float less.

95.

The planets revolve around the Sun in their specific orbits. Which keeps the planets moving in orbit around the Sun?

a)

composition of the planets

b)

gravitational force

c)

ultra magnetism

d)

planetary axes