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Name:
1.
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A cube has a volume of 8.0 cm3 and a mass of
21.6 grams. The density of the cube, in grams per
cubic centimeter, is best expressed as
A.
2.
Date:
2.7
B.
2.70
C.
0.37
D. 0.370
0.37 g/cm3
B.
2.7 g/cm3
C.
8.1 g/cm3
6.
D. 54 g/cm3
3.
4.
To determine the density of an irregularly
shaped object, a student immersed the object
in 21.2 milliliters of H2 O in a graduated
cylinder, causing the level of the H2 O to rise
to 27.8 milliliters. If the object had a mass of
22.4 grams, what was the density of the object?
A.
27.8 g/mL
B.
C.
3.0 g/mL
D. 3.4 g/mL
A.
Their shapes stay the same in any container.
B.
Their shapes change when they are in di erent
containers.
C.
Their volumes stay the same in any container.
D. Their volumes change when they are in
di erent containers.
The solid block shown here has a mass of
146 grams. What is the block's density?
A.
Which statement correctly describes both gases
and liquids?
On a warm sunny afternoon, ocean water splashed
onto a rock. A short time later, the rock was dry.
Which statement best explains what happened to
the water on the rock?
A.
Heat caused the water to become a gas.
B.
Heat melted the water and it disappeared.
C.
Salt caused the water to become a gas.
D. Salt melted the water and it disappeared.
6.6 g/mL
7.
The picture below shows the melting of an ice
cube.
Which characteristic describes most nonmetals in
the solid phase?
A.
good conductors of electricity
B.
good conductors of heat
C.
malleable
The ice cube changed because it
D. brittle
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A.
cooled.
B.
warmed.
C.
hardened.
D. evaporated.
8.
A scientist uses an instrument to observe the
pattern of molecules in a substance. The picture
below shows what the scientist sees.
11.
Which of the following shows an example of a
chemical change?
A.
What state of matter is the scientist most likely
observing?
A.
gas
B.
liquid
C.
vapor
B.
D. solid
C.
9.
10.
The random molecular motion of a substance is
greatest when the substance is
A.
condensed.
B.
C.
frozen.
D. a gas.
D.
a liquid.
Which procedure correctly describes materials
combining?
A.
Salt and sand are added to hot water and
stirred making a mixture.
B.
Oil and water are placed in a sealed bottle
and shaken making a compound.
C.
Sugar and water are added to our and
cooked in an oven making an element.
D. Soil and water are shaken in a container and
left to separate forming two elements.
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12.
Which graph best represents the relationship
between the density of a substance and its state of
matter (phase) for most Earth material, excluding
water?
13.
A.
Matter is made up of smaller particles. Which
correctly lists the particles of matter from the
smallest to the largest?
A.
cells, molecules, atoms
B.
atoms, cells, molecules
C.
molecules, atoms, cells
D. atoms, molecules, cells
B.
14.
The picture below shows a balloon lled with air.
C.
A teacher carefully pops the balloon with a pin.
The students pick up the pieces of the balloon and
compare them.
Which of the following properties of the pieces
should be most similar?
D.
15.
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A.
color
B.
shape
C.
size
D. weight
Oxygen and iron combine chemically to form rust.
Rust is classi ed as which of the following?
A.
an atom
B.
a compound
C.
an element
D. a mixture
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16.
Which of the following do water (H2 O), rust
(Fe2 O3 ), and salt (NaCl) have in common?
A.
Water, rust, and salt are atoms.
B.
Water, rust, and salt are mixtures.
C.
Water, rust, and salt are elements.
20.
D. Water, rust, and salt are compounds.
Which of these properties changes when the piece
of paper is cut as shown above?
17.
Which of the following statements describes a
di erence between a chemical change and a
physical change in a substance?
A.
A physical change occurs only in elements; a
chemical change occurs only in compounds.
B.
A chemical change occurs only in elements; a
physical change occurs only in compounds.
C.
The result of a physical change is a di erent
composition; in a chemical change, the
composition remains the same.
21.
D. The result of a chemical change is a di erent
composition; in a physical change, the
composition remains the same.
18.
Which shows one example of a physical change
and one example of a chemical change?
A.
boiling water and melting wax
B.
rusting iron and baking a cake
C.
dissolving powder and shredding paper
22.
D. freezing water and burning coal
19.
Which would most likely have a poison warning
shown on its container?
A.
syrup
B.
C.
milk
D. drain cleaner
A.
its color
B.
its total weight
C.
its shape
D. its state of matter
Which of these is a form of matter?
A.
air
B.
heat
C.
light
D. magnetism
A person is standing on a mountain somewhere
on Earth. What is the relationship of the person's
mass and weight on the top of the mountain
versus at sea level?
A.
Mass is the same on top of the mountain and
at sea level, and weight is slightly less on the
mountaintop.
B.
Weight is the same at both locations and
mass is slightly less on the mountaintop.
C.
Weight and mass are the same on level
mountain and at sea level.
D. Mass is the same at both locations, and
weight is slightly higher on the mountaintop.
cooking oil
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23.
Color, odor, density, speci c heat and boiling point
are examples of
A.
chemical properties of matter.
B.
physical properties of matter.
C.
physical changes in matter.
24.
Sharpening a pencil and tearing paper are examples
of physical changes.
Which statement describes why these are physical
changes?
D. chemical changes in matter.
A.
There is a change in how the objects are used.
B.
There is a change in the appearance of the
objects.
C.
There is a change in the materials from which
the objects are made.
D. There is a change in both the appearance of
the objects and the materials from which they
are made.
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