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CHAPTER 2: TEST: MATTER, FORCES, AND ENERGYes

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All forces act in pairs.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Friction opposes motion.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

As a car slows to a stop, its kinetic energy disappears.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The experiments performed by the Large Hadron Collider are an attempt to

a)

Where magnetism comes from

b)

How vaporization works.

c)

How the universe started

d)

Why astronauts float in space

5.

Matter is defined as anything that

a)

can be seen and has density.

b)

is organic and uniform.

c)

responds to gravity and has color.

d)

occupies space and has mass.

6.

Sweetened tea would be an example of a ________.

a)

pure substance

b)

condensate

c)

mixture

d)

plasma

7.

Which of the following is a pure substance?

a)

aluminum

b)

air

c)

granite

d)

whipped cream

8.

If a substance has a constant volume but changes shape, it is a ________.

a)

plasma

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

solid

9.

In which state of matter do particles possess the most energy?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

plasma

d)

liquid

10.

A substance’s state of matter is most directly affected by its ________.

a)

color

b)

volume

c)

shape

d)

temperature

11.

If you want to find the weight of an object, you should use a

a)

balance

b)

compass

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

spring scale

12.

Liters, cubic centimeters, quarts, and milliliters are all measures of

a)

volume

b)

weight

c)

density

d)

mass

13.

The force exerted by a stalactite on the roof of the cave where it hangs is an example of

a)

friction

b)

shear

c)

tension

d)

compression

14.

Geologists think that coal formed from deep layers of plant material that experienced great pressure over time to become rocklike. The forces involved are an example of ________ forces.

a)

compression

b)

shear

c)

tension

d)

friction

15.

Which force is responsible for the grinding and wearing away of rock as a glacier moves over it?

a)

compression

b)

shear

c)

tension

d)

friction

16.

Which force(s) produce(s) an avalanche?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

neither A nor B

d)

both A and B

17.

Which of the following is a field force?

a)

compression

b)

magnetism

c)

friction

d)

shear

18.

Which field force is probably the most important to a geologist?

a)

magnetism

b)

electrical force

c)

gravity

d)

tension

19.

What is the ability to do work?

a)

energy

b)

friction

c)

mechanics

d)

shear force

20.

For an object to have kinetic energy, it must be ________.

a)

electrically charged

b)

a solid

c)

experiencing a field force

d)

moving

21.

The flow of thermal energy from a warmer to a cooler place is called ________.

a)

radiation

b)

heat

c)

work

d)

none of these

22.

Sounds that are caused by waves too slow for the human ear to detect are

a)

infrasonic

b)

ultrasonic

c)

audible

d)

potential

23.

Which of the following is a type of light energy?

a)

ultrasonic

b)

thermodynamic

c)

infrared

d)

thermal

24.

Which particle is in the nucleus of every atom?

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

ion

25.

Water is ________.

a)

a compound

b)

a pure substance

c)

a molecule

d)

all of these

26.

A compound with the formula CH₂O

a)

has four atoms in the molecule.

b)

has two carbons, one oxygen and one hydrogen.

c)

is also an element.

d)

is an ion.

27.

When identical particles join together in a repeating, three-dimensional pattern, they may form a(n)

a)

compound

b)

crystal

c)

ion

d)

atom

28.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

An icicle forms along a cliff edge.

b)

Salts from soil dissolve into a stream.

c)

A spruce tree burns after getting struck by lightning.

d)

Seashells are ground to powder by waves.

29.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 26. The only thing in the universe that is real is matter.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 27. The sun and the stars are made mostly of molecular gases.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 28. Evaporation is a type of vaporization.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 29. One of the metric units for volume is the cubic liter.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 30. All forces act in pairs.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 31. Most light energy is invisible to us.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 32. Potential energy can be converted to kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 33. The term atom comes from the Greek word for "very small."

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 34. Ions can be formed by a neutral atom gaining a proton.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write True or False in the blank. 35. All compounds are molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

It may be ultrasonic

a)

Light energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Magnetic energy

d)

Sound energy

40.

It causes the aurora borealis, the northern lightS

a)

Magnetic energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Electrical energy

41.

It may be ultraviolet or other invisible forms of radiation

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Magnetic energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Chemical energy

e)

Light energy

42.

It is the source of energy within the sun

a)

Magnetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Light energy

43.

The state of matter of a substance is generally determined by its ________

a)

Volume

b)

Molecules

c)

Temperature

44.

If you measure an object and find that it contains 38g of matter, you have determined its _____

a)

Volume

b)

Weight

c)

Mass

d)

Gravity

45.

T or F: a force is a push or a pull

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Your weight is directly linked to the field force known as ______

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Electric force

c)

Gravity

47.

If a force is applied to an object in the same direction as it moves through a distance, ______ has been performed.

a)

Energy

b)

Work

c)

Force

48.

The distance between 2 crests of a wave is its (a)  

49.

The atomic number of an element tells you how many ______ ar in its nucleus.

a)

Electrons

b)

Atoms

c)

Ions

d)

Protons

e)

Neutrons

50.

Gasoline disappears from an open can lieft in the sun

a)

Condensation

b)

Depostion

c)

Sublimation

d)

Vaporization

e)

Evaporation

51.

Frost forms overnight on your car’s windshield

a)

Vaporization

b)

Condensation

c)

Deposition

d)

Sublimation

52.

Ice cubes shrink while in the freezer

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublmation

d)

Evaporation

53.

Scientists use unseen matter in the universe called (a)   to explain its structure

54.

What are the four states of matter

a)

Solid

b)

Lquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

e)

Molecules

55.

The pull of gravity on an object’s mass is it _____

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Matter

d)

Weight

56.

A materials melting point and freezing point always stays the same… the 2 different temperatures never change for that substance of when it melts or freezes. True or false

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The gaseous state of a pure liquid substance is its (a)  

58.

Boiling is a form of _____

a)

Melting

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Vaporization

59.

The surface of a pond becomes solid enough to hold skaters in the winter because of ____

a)

Vaporization

b)

Depostition

c)

Freezing

d)

Sublimation

e)

Condensation

60.

Droplets of water form on the outside of a chilled drink Because of _____

a)

Freezing

b)

Vaporization

c)

Deposition

d)

Sublimation

e)

Condensation

61.

It is the sum of kinetic energy found of the particles in a substance.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Magnetic energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Light energy

62.

Most substances freeze around 0* celcius

a)

True

b)

False

63.

An objects weight results from

a)

Neither mass nor gravity

b)

Gravity

c)

It’s mass

d)

Both mass and gravity