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WorksheetsPhysical Science Test Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. If enough heat is taken away from a container of water, what will happen to the water?
a)
A. It will begin to boil.
b)
B. It will become a solid.
c)
C. It will turn into a gas.
d)
D. It will increase in weight.
2.
2. What happens when a piece of wood burns?
a)
A. A physical change takes place.
b)
B. A chemical change takes place.
c)
C. The wood loses its gravity.
d)
D. Mass is lost.
3.
3. Vinegar is an acid that bubbles when it interacts with calcite. Which mineral contains calcite? Use the table below.
a)
A. limestone
b)
B. sandstone
c)
C. granite
d)
D. gneiss
4.
4. If you dissolved a lot of salt in some water in a large flat dish and put the dish in bright sunlight on a hot day, what would be left in the dish after a long time?
a)
A. dry salt
b)
B. water with no salt
c)
C. the same salty water as before
d)
D. nothing
5.
5. When materials combine to form new compounds, it is a chemical change. Which example is a chemical change?
a)
A. sugar cube dissolving
b)
B. water boiling
c)
C. ice melting
d)
D. baking soda bubbling
6.
6. Which answer makes a correct statement?
a)
A. Physical change only changes the size.
b)
B. Physical change only changes the color.
c)
C. Physical changes begin and end with the same matter.
d)
D. Physical changes change the matter into something totally different.
7.
7. What type of change will occur when an ice cube melts and becomes a liquid?
a)
A. property change
b)
B. physical change
c)
C. chemical change
d)
D. chemical reaction
8.
8. Students were given marbles, rocks, water, sand, salt, and oil. They were asked to form two different mixtures by combining three of the substances shown for each mixture. Name THREE substances that would form a mixture that could be separated without using any tools other than your hands. One of the substances must be a liquid. Explain your answer.
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9.
9. Describe a mixture that could be formed by TWO substances that would be best separated using evaporation. Explain your answer.
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10.
10. Water, ice, and steam are alike because they ______________________.
a)
A. are the same compound
b)
B. have the same shape
c)
C. look the same
d)
D. feel that same
11.
11. Marta has a radio in her room. It requires electricity in order to play. Which of the following is necessary in order for electricity to move from the source to the radio?
a)
A. a magnet
b)
B. a circuit
c)
C. a light bulb
d)
D. an insulator
12.
12. When electricity moves through a metal wire, the wire is __________________.
a)
A. a conductor
b)
B. an insulator
c)
C. a generator
d)
D. a multiplier
13.
13.
a)
A. connectors
b)
B. regulators
c)
C. conductors
d)
D. insulators
14.
14. Static electricity can be built up by ____________________.
a)
A. clothes spinning around in a dryer
b)
B. a battery and a light bulb
c)
C. plugging in an iron
d)
D. rubbing magnets together
15.
15. Many electrical wires are wrapped with a plastic coating because plastic is ________________.
a)
A. less expensive than steel
b)
B. more dense than copper
c)
C. able to keep its shape
d)
D. a good insulator
16.
16. The diagram shows a simple electromagnet. Explain what will happen to the electromagnet if one of the batteries is removed?
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17.
17. What is the following diagram called?
a)
A. series circuit
b)
B. parallel circuit
c)
C. open circuit
d)
D. magnetic circuit
18.
18. Describe the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit.
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19.
19. Which material conducts electricity?
a)
A. a piece of glass
b)
B. a cotton t-shirt
c)
C. rubber ball
d)
D. copper coin
20.
20. Objects with like charges repel and unlike charges attract. The girl's hair and comb have ______________.
a)
A. unlike charges
b)
B. like charges
c)
C. neutral charges
d)
D. no charges
21.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
22.
glass breaking
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
23.
Iron rusts.
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical Change
24.
Baking a cake by mixing flour, sugar, chocolate powder, eggs, and milk, and then heating them in the oven.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
25.
What kind of change is cutting paper?
a)
b)
26.
Freezing juice is an example of a(n) ________
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
chemical reaction
d)
heredity
27.
In order for electricity to flow through a circuit, the circuit must be a closed, complete:
a)
Path, so that the electricity can make a complete circle.
b)
Donut, because circuits get hungry.
c)
Wire, made out of rubber.
d)
Solar panel, because circuits only work with the sun.
28.
The circuit on the left is not complete (the light is off) because:
a)
the switch is closed
b)
the switch is open
c)
the battery is missing
d)
the battery is in backwards
29.
What type of circuit is shown in the picture?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Broken Circuit
c)
Parallel Circuit
d)
Open Circuit
30.
A material that lets electricity pass through it is called ...
a)
an electrical conductor
b)
an electrical insulator
c)
an electrical appliance
31.
A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called ...
a)
an electrical conductor
b)
an electrical insulator
c)
an electrical appliance
32.
Which of the following materials is an electrical conductor?
a)
silver
b)
silver-colored plastic
c)
cork
d)
rubber
33.
Which of the following materials is an electrical insulator?
a)
aluminum
b)
gold
c)
rubber
d)
steel
34.
Electrons have a __________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
35.
Protons have a __________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
36.
Neutrons have a __________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
37.
Lightning is an electrical discharge between the clouds and the ground. Lightning is an example of
a)
magnetism
b)
open circuit
c)
static electricity
d)
parallel connection
38.
Why are the objects in the picture above repelling each other?
a)
They both have negative charges.
b)
They both have different charges.
c)
They both are blue.
d)
They both are positively charged.
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