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1. Dana is investigating the effects of temperature and particle size on rate of solution.
Which table would be most useful to record the data Dana collects?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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2.
Use the table below to answer this question.
Which of the following is the best estimate of the boiling point of heptane, a compound that
contains seven carbon atoms?
A.
B.
C.
D.
−40°C
35°C
95°C
150°C
3.
Use the table and picture below to answer this question.
Four colored liquids are mixed and poured into a tall vase. After standing for a few minutes,
the solution separates into layers according to density. Which correctly lists the colors in
order from top to bottom?
A.
B.
C.
D.
yellow, blue, red, green
yellow, red, blue, green
green, yellow, red, blue
green, red, blue, yellow
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4. Which sequence of metric units is in order from smallest to largest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
millimeter, centimeter, meter, kilometer
meter, centimeter, millimeter, kilometer
millimeter, kilometer, centimeter, meter
centimeter, meter, kilometer, millimeter
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5.
Use the pictures below to answer this question.
A student wants to find out which of four different metals conducts heat best. Each metal
rod is placed in boiling water and a thermometer is held against the end away from the
water. Times are recorded to see which metal heated fastest.
One problem with the experiment illustrated is that
A.
B.
C.
D.
the hypothesis must be clearly written before the experiment begins.
the water should be heated to different temperatures.
the results need to be presented in a graph and analyzed.
the metal rods should all be the same size.
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6. During an experiment, a student boils a liquid for 30 minutes to determine how much
mass is lost during that time. The results of this experiment should be reported in
A.
B.
C.
D.
kilometers.
pounds.
grams.
meters.
7. A passenger riding in the front seat of a car is not wearing a seat belt. The car is moving
forward in a straight line. If the car stops very suddenly, what will happen to the passenger?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The passenger will stop very suddenly.
The passenger will bump into the driver.
The passenger will be thrown into the windshield.
The passenger will be thrown into the back seat.
8. Which statement is correct concerning the mass of a ball of clay?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The mass changes as the altitude of the ball of clay changes.
The mass changes as the shape of the ball of clay changes.
The mass of the ball of clay is unchanged by altitude or shape.
The mass is doubled when the ball of clay is divided into two equal pieces.
9.
Use the picture below to answer this question.
The picture shows the wing of an airplane. Which statement best describes what will happen
as the air flows around the wing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The wing will fall because of Bernoulli's principle.
The wing will rise because of Bernoulli's principle.
The wing will fall because of Archimedes's principle.
The wing will rise because of Archimedes's principle.
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10. On Earth, an astronaut has a mass of 140 kg. When the astronaut goes into space, she
A.
B.
C.
D.
will have a mass of 140 kg, but will have less weight.
will have less mass and weight.
will have a mass of 140 kg, and have a weight of 140 kg.
will have less mass and a weight of 140 kg.
11.
Use the picture below to answer this question.
Which simple machine is a pair of scissors?
A.
B.
C.
D.
wheel and axle
lever
inclined plane
pulley
12. Which formulas represent compounds?
A.
B.
C.
D.
O2, H2O2
CO2, H2O
H2, CO2
H2, O2
13. Which particles of an element orbit the nucleus?
A.
B.
C.
D.
protons
electrons
neutrons
ions
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14. For frost to be on the grass in the morning, the water vapor in the air must
A.
B.
C.
D.
evaporate and freeze.
boil and condense.
condense and freeze.
boil and evaporate.
15. Sulfuric acid, used in car batteries, has a chemical formula of
A.
B.
C.
D.
HCl.
H2CO3.
H2SO4.
CH3COOH.
16. When ice cream is left out of the freezer on a table for a long time, it melts. This
change in state is caused by the
A.
B.
C.
D.
ice cream absorbing heat.
ice cream giving up heat.
air absorbing heat.
table absorbing heat.
17. Which of the following best explains why the end of a spoon sticking out of a cup of
hot water also gets hot?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The hot water causes a chemical reaction to take place in the spoon.
The heat from the hot water is conducted to the spoon handle.
The hot water heats the air surrounding the upper part of the spoon.
The hot water causes a physical change in the spoon handle.
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