Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

6 term 1 Nov 2022

____ 1. The difference between a physical change and a chemical change is that a chemical change makes a new
substance. For example, when water freezes, it goes through a physical change, but it does not change into a
different substance. Choose the three items that describe physical changes.
a. rusting metal
b. boiling water
c. breaking ice
d. carving a wooden statue
e. baking a cake

____ 2. Which property would help to determine whether matter is a solid or a liquid?
a. volume
b. color
c. shape
d. mass

____ 3. Water, air, buildings, food, and everything visible and invisible has mass and takes up space. What is the
word used to describe anything that has mass and takes up space?
a. atom
b. molecule
c. solid
d. matter

____ 4. Matter can be measured in many ways for specific purposes. Which measurement depends on the force of
gravity and is not a reliable measurement?
a. mass
b. weight
c. volume
d. temperature

5. A pure substance is a single kind of matter. A(n)_______________ is made up of two or more substances
that are together in the same place, but each substance keeps its own properties.

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____ 6. Annie learns that the compound sulfuric acid is called the universal chemical. The acid is used in everything
from gasoline to paper. Annie uses beads in three different colors to model sulfuric acid. Based on the model,
what is the chemical formula of sulfuric acid?

a. S2HO4
b. O2H4S
c. S4O2H
d. H2SO4

____ 7. Jonah and Rachel volunteer at the recycling center sorting and organizing recyclable objects. Jonah is sorting
aluminum cans and crushing the cans to fit more in the bag. Rachel is sorting metal and steel objects into
appropriate bins.

Jonah realizes that even though he is crushing the cans, the amount of material in each can is unchanged.
Which of the following describes the process that is taking place?
a. a change in chemical bonds within the object
b. a change in matter that produces one or more new substances
c. a change in mass of an object
d. a change in form or appearance of matter

____ 8. Jonah and Rachel volunteer at the recycling center sorting and organizing recyclable objects. Jonah is sorting
aluminum cans and crushing the cans to fit more in the bag. Rachel is sorting metal and steel objects into
appropriate bins.

Rachel notices that many objects have rusted. Rusting is a chemical change that some metal and steel objects
undergo when they are exposed to oxygen. Which option best describes a chemical change?
a. a change from solar energy to chemical energy
b. a change in matter that produces one or more new substances
c. a change from a liquid state to a gas state
d. a change in form or appearance of matter

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____ 9. Lauren makes an art piece using the densities of various liquids to create layers of colors. She first
determines the density of each liquid. Then she pours them into a glass container and watches them separate
into layers.

Lauren wants to add in the additional layers shown in the table below. Assuming all layers will have a
volume of 3 mL, which of all the substances will float on top?

a. honey
b. rubbing alcohol
c. corn oil
d. milk

____ 10. Chiara knows that weight is affected by gravitational pull. She is putting together a poster to display in her
classroom.

Since the moon's gravity is less than Earth's, all objects, including mammals, have different weights on the
moon than on Earth. Use the table below to calculate how much a dog weighs on the moon.

a. 25 lbs
b. 30 lbs
c. 40 lbs
d. 45 lbs

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____ 11. Min is conducting an experiment where he compares the properties of water and lemonade. The first stage of
the experiment is focusing only on the physical properties of the water and lemonade. Which comparison
point would Min not use in the first stage?
a. color
b. conductivity
c. flammability
d. boiling point

12. Chiara knows that weight is affected by gravitational pull. She is putting together a poster to display in her
classroom.

She includes a table of her weight on different planetary bodies to include on her poster.

Based on this information, what is her weight on Earth? How would her mass be affected by the different
gravities on each of the planetary bodies? Explain how gravity affects mass.

13. Teresa stays home from school because she has a cold. Her father makes her chicken noodle soup and urges
her to drink lots of orange juice. Both the soup and juice are mixtures, but one is a homogenous mixture and
the other is heterogeneous. Which food item is homogenous and which is heterogeneous? Explain.

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14. Lauren makes an art piece using the densities of various liquids to create layers of colors. She first
determines the density of each liquid. Then she pours them into a glass container and watches them separate
into layers.

Write an answer for the following question in the space provided.

What information did she need to find the density of each liquid? How did she calculate density? Which
liquid sinks to the very bottom, and which floats at the very top? Explain.

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15. George is writing a newspaper article about the fire at the local library. His introductory paragraph has an
example of conservation of mass. Choose the sentence that illustrates conservation of mass.

Our town library dealt with a terrible fire in one of its rooms over the weekend. The room contained
much-loved books and magazines. Firefighters rushed to the scene, but were too late. All that remained of the
books and magazines were ash, water vapor, and carbon dioxide fumes. The mayor arrived soon afterward
and urged everyone to donate to help rebuild this important community building.

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16. Oliver's science project consists of six sealed and labeled containers. He challenges his classmates to identify
pure substances versus mixtures. Use the graphic organizer to identify each substance as a pure substance or
mixture.

air • smog • oxygen • sugar • coffee • chocolate milk

pure substances mixtures

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17. She is including a graph that shows her weight on various planetary bodies. Her weight on four planets in our
solar system is shown below.

Graph how much Chiara would weigh on each of these solar system bodies.

Chiara’s Weight on Other Planets

____ 18. How do you know that solids (such as ice), liquids (such as water), and gases (such as water vapor) are all
made up of matter? Choose the two statements that apply.
a. They all have mass.
b. You can see all of them.
c. They all have volume.
d. You can feel all of them.
e. They all have colors.
f. You can smell them.

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____ 19. Suppose it is a hot summer day, and a solid ice cube melts, forming liquid water. What kind of change is
involved?
a. chemical
b. kinetic
c. physical
d. potential

____ 20. What happens to a liquid when you keep on cooling it until it changes?
a. It becomes a gas.
b. It becomes a different liquid.
c. It becomes a solid.
d. It stays the same.

____ 21. Why do you fill a basketball, a football, a soccer ball, or a volleyball with a gas (air) instead of a liquid?
Choose the two statements that apply.
a. A liquid would be too messy.
b. A liquid would make the ball too heavy.
c. Gases can be forced into a smaller volume than a liquid can.
d. A liquid would make the ball bounce too much.
e. Gases occupy less space than liquids, which makes the ball bounce.

____ 22. A scout on a hike becomes lost. He does not have a compass, but he does have a small needle, a magnet, and
some water. He magnetizes the needle and then gently places it on the surface of the water, where it points to
the north. What property of the water makes it possible for the needle to lie on the surface of the water?
a. viscosity
b. definite volume
c. surface tension
d. boiling point

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23. Have you ever noticed that some paints, glues, and nail polish remover have a peculiar smell? What you
smell might be acetone. Acetone is a liquid at room temperature. Examine the graph showing what happens
when liquid acetone becomes a gas.

Describe the behavior of the acetone particles during each phase represented by the diagonal and horizontal
portions of the graph.

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____ 24. Would you feel like a superhero if you could melt metal just by holding it? The element gallium is a solid at
room temperature, but it will reach its melting point and melt if you hold it in your hand. If you pour the
liquid gallium into a container at room temperature, it will become solid again. How do the melting point and
the freezing point of gallium compare to each other?
a. The freezing point of gallium is higher than its melting point.
b. The freezing point of gallium is lower than its melting point.
c. The freezing point of gallium equals its melting point.
d. Both the freezing point and the melting point of gallium vary.

____ 25. Nico is sorting foods in his refrigerator for a class project. He is not certain how to classify strawberry jam. A
spoonful of jam has a definite shape and volume, but only if he does not tip the spoon. Which classification
best describes the jam?
a. amorphous solid
b. crystalline solid
c. liquid with high viscosity
d. liquid with low viscosity

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____ 26. The planet Venus is surrounded by a thick layer of gases. In fact, the atmospheric pressure on Venus is over
90 times greater than the atmospheric pressure on Earth. Which statements are true about boiling water on
Venus? Choose the two statements that apply.
a. Water will boil at a higher temperature on Venus than on Earth.
b. Water will boil at a lower temperature on Venus than on Earth.
c. The temperature of water will remain constant while it boils.
d. The temperature of water will increase as it boils.

____ 27. Min was writing about changes in the state of matter for a research paper. Which of these changes might she
include as examples of sublimation? Choose the two statements that apply.
a. Clothing is hung outside on a day when the temperature is below the freezing point of
water. The clothes dry, even though they freeze first.
b. An ice cube melts on the floor, then it evaporates.
c. Bromine is a reddish-brown, liquid element. In a closed container, a reddish-brown gas
exists above the surface of the bromine.
d. Dry ice changes directly to carbon dioxide gas.

____ 28. Nakeem and his team were playing basketball in the gym, and all the basketballs were firm and bounced well.
When the team went outside, the same basketballs seemed a bit flat and would not bounce well. Which
statement provides the best explanation for what happened to the basketballs?
a. The temperature outside was colder than the temperature in the gym, so the pressure of
the air in the balls increased.
b. The temperature outside was warmer than the temperature in the gym, so the pressure of
the air in the balls increased.
c. The temperature outside was colder than the temperature in the gym, so the pressure of
the air in the balls decreased.
d. The temperature outside was warmer than the temperature in the gym, so the pressure of
the air in the balls decreased.

____ 29. The pistons in an engine show how gas behavior can be applied to everyday events. Volume, temperature,
and pressure of a gas are all involved in the working of pistons. Which two statements show how these
factors are related in pistons according to Charles’s law and Boyle’s law?
a. As temperature increases, pressure increases.
b. When the temperature is raised, volume increases.
c. The piston moves up, decreasing volume and increasing pressure.
d. Volume remains constant whenever either pressure or temperature changes.

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____ 30. Have you ever noticed that some paints, glues, and nail polish remover have a peculiar smell? What you
smell might be acetone. Acetone is a liquid at room temperature. Examine the graph showing what happens
when liquid acetone becomes a gas.

How many minutes did it take for all of the liquid acetone to become a gas?
a. 10
b. 30
c. 40
d. 56

31. Mandy is an engineer at an oxygen tank supply company. She conducted an experiment to find possible tank
sizes. The maximum pressure in the tank cannot be more than 3000 psi. To model the oxygen tank, she
trapped a 5-hour supply of oxygen gas inside a container fitted with a plunger. As she pressed down on the
plunger, the volume of the chamber decreased. Mandy measured the pressure inside the container with a
pressure gauge and recorded her data in a table.

Volume of Container Pressure in Container

(Liters) (psi)
60 500
50 600
40 750
30 1000
20 1500
10 3000

Identify what type of proportionality is shown by the graph from the previous question. Use evidence from
the data table and graph to support your claim.

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32. Choose the words or phrases that correctly complete the sentences.

Gloria's family built a new deck using building materials made from recycled plastic bottles. As they were
heated, the plastics softened and were formed into new shapes. These plastics were (amorphous / crystalline
/ vibrating / viscosity) solids, and their particles are arranged (far apart from each other / in no regular
pattern / in regular, repeating patterns / so that the particles slide by each other). These solids are
different from (amorphous / crystalline / vibrating / viscosity) solids, which melt at a specific temperature.

33. Fill in the blank with the term that correctly completes the sentence.

People who have certain lung diseases, such as emphysema or lung cancer, often have to use oxygen from
tanks. A large volume of oxygen can be put into a small tank because oxygen is a gas, and gases can
be_______________.

34. Circle the words and phrases that correctly complete the paragraph.

Chase and Bernie were ice-fishing at a frozen pond where the temperature was –4?4°C. As the boys sat on
the ice, the thermal energy of the ice (decreased / increased / stayed the same / decreased, then
increased), and some of the ice (condensed / froze / melted / sublimed). As it sat in the cold air, the thermal
energy of the water on the glove (decreased / increased / stayed the same / decreased, then increased),
and the water on the glove (condensed / froze / melted / sublimed).

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35. Mandy is an engineer at an oxygen tank supply company. She conducted an experiment to find possible tank
sizes. The maximum pressure in the tank cannot be more than 3000 psi. To model the oxygen tank, she
trapped a 5-hour supply of oxygen gas inside a container fitted with a plunger. As she pressed down on the
plunger, the volume of the chamber decreased. Mandy measured the pressure inside the container with a
pressure gauge and recorded her data in a table.

Volume of Container Pressure in Container

(Liters) (psi)
60 500
50 600
40 750
30 1000
20 1500
10 3000

Use the data Mandy collected to graph how the changes in volume affect the pressure.

36. Choose the words and phrases that correctly complete the sentences.

Ruth’s birthday celebration included several party balloons that were filled with helium. As afternoon
sunlight filled the room over time, the room became warmer. As the temperature in the room increased, the
volume of the gas in the balloons (changed randomly / decreased / increased / stayed the same), because
gas temperature and volume are (not related / directly proportional / indirectly proportional / opposites).

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6 term 1 Nov 2022

Answer Section

1. ANS: D PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: D PTS: 1
4. ANS: B PTS: 1
5. ANS: mixture

PTS: 1
6. ANS: D PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-1
7. ANS: D PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-5
8. ANS: B PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-2
9. ANS: B PTS: 1
10. ANS: A PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS2-4 | PS-MS-PS2-5
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-2
12. ANS:
Sample: Chiara would weigh 100 pounds on Earth. Chiara’s mass would not change on each of the planetary
bodies. Mass is a constant value anywhere you are in the universe, as it is a measure of how much “stuff” a
person or object is made up of. Gravity does not affect the amount of mass.

PTS: 3 NAT: PS-MS-PS2-4 | PS-MS-PS2-5

13. ANS:
Sample: The homogenous mixture is the orange juice, and the heterogeneous mixture is the chicken noodle
soup. The juice is homogenous because it is almost impossible to see the individual parts of the juice. The
soup is heterogeneous because the different ingredients in the soup like the noodles, chicken pieces, and
vegetable can be seen and are not combined in a set ratio.

PTS: 3
14. ANS:
Sample: Lauren needs to know the mass and volume of each liquid to find the density. She can calculate
density by dividing mass by volume. The honey sinks to the very bottom, because it has the highest density of
1.36 g/mL, and the oil floats to the top, because it has the lowest density of 0.91 g/mL.

PTS: 1
15. ANS:
All that remained of the books and magazines were ash, water vapor, and carbon dioxide fumes.

PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-5

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16. ANS:

pure substances mixtures

• oxygen • air
• sugar • smog
• coffee
• chocolate milk

PTS: 1
17. ANS:

PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS2-4 | PS-MS-PS2-5

18. ANS: A, C PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-2 | PS-MS-PS1-4
19. ANS: C PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-2 | PS-MS-PS1-4
20. ANS: B PTS: 1 NAT: PS-MS-PS1-2 | PS-MS-PS1-4
21. ANS: B, C PTS: 1
22. ANS: C PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-2
SKL: SCI.1901

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23. ANS:
Sample: On the diagonal line that starts at 0, the liquid acetone starts to warm, so the particles are speeding
up and sliding by each other more rapidly. During the time represented by the horizontal line, the acetone is
changing state, from liquid to gas. Individual acetone particles speed up enough to enter the gas phase. By the
end of the horizontal line, all of the acetone particles are in the gas phase. They are moving more quickly and
are far away from each other. On the diagonal line on the right side of the graph, the gas is warming more,
and the only change is that the particles continue to move more quickly.

PTS: 3 NAT: MS-PS1-A-3 | MS-PS1-A-6| MS-PS3-A-5 | MS-SEP-2.f | PS-MS-PS1-4

SKL: SCI.1901| SCI.2395
24. ANS: C PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-6 | MS-PS1-A-2
SKL: SCI.1901| SCI.2395
25. ANS: C PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-4
SKL: SCI.1901
26. ANS: A, C PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-6 | MS-PS1-A-3
27. ANS: A, D PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-6
28. ANS: C PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-6 | MS-SEP-6.d
29. ANS: B, C PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-6
30. ANS: B PTS: 1 NAT: MS-SEP-4.d | MS-PS1-A-6
31. ANS:
Sample: The relationship is inversely proportional, which means that the product of the pressure and volume
at any point on the graphed line is the same.

PTS: 3 NAT: 6-8-CCC-1.b | MS-SEP-4.a

32. ANS:
amorphous, in no regular pattern, crystalline

PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-2 | MS-PS1-A-5

33. ANS: compressed

PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-4

34. ANS:
increased, melted, decreased, froze

PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-6

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35. ANS:

PTS: 1 NAT: 6-8-CCC-1.d | MS-SEP-4.a

36. ANS:
increased, directly proportional

PTS: 1 NAT: MS-PS1-A-6

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D
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C
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D
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D
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B
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A 10.
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B
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C 19.
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B 20.
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A, D 27.
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B, C 21.
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C 28.
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C 22.
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B, C 29.
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C 25.
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