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SC.912.P.8.2 Pre-test
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  • 1. What characteristic best describes what happen during a physical change?
A) Mass is lost
B) Composition stays the same
C) Form stays the same
D) Composition changes
  • 2. Which of the following does NOT indicate that a chemical change has occurred?
A) formation of a precipitate
B) formation of a gas
C) color change
D) melting of a solid
  • 3. If the chemical properties of a substance remain unchanged and the appearance or shape of an substance changes what is it called?
A) Neither a physical or chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Both a physical and chemical change
D) Chemical change
  • 4. Which of the following situations represents a chemical change?
A) A strip of magnesium ribbon is broken into many small pieces.
B) A blue solution is mixed with a yellow solution and a green solution results.
C) A blue solution is mixed with a yellow solution and a brown solid is formed.
D) Ice is placed in a beaker and heated until it melts.
  • 5. Which of the following is NOT a physical process?
A) melting ice
B) melting ice
C) an explosion of dynamite
D) sharpening a pencil
  • 6. Alexis is comparing the substances and hot water inside a ceramic cup, and the water vapor above the cup. What can she say about the motion of the particles in all of the substances?
A) They do not move.
B) They move past each other slowly.
C) They are always moving.
D) They move very fast in all directions.
  • 7. To observe a chemical property, you must attempt to change its identity. Which of these statements describes an example of a chemical property?
A) A painter coats a building with red paint.
B) A metal turns to liquid at a certain temperature.
C) A freshly waxed floor has a bright shine.
D) A silver statue begins to tarnish.
  • 8. What type of change occurs when one or more substances are converted into new substances?
A) Chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Nuclear reaction
D) Chemical fusion
  • 9. Luis often leaves his bicycle outside, even when it rains. Luis' bicycle has now begun to rust. How quickly a substance rusts is an example of which of the following?
A) a physical property
B) a state of matter
C) a chemical property
D) a physical change
  • 10. Which change can be easily be reversed?
A) Chemical Change
B) Physical Change
C) Both a physical and chemical change
D) Neither a physical or chemical change
  • 11. Chemical changes result in new substances, but physical changes do not. Which process is an example of a physical change?
A) lettuce rotting in the refrigerator
B) metal melting in very high heat
C) charcoal burning in a grill
D) scrap iron rusting over time
  • 12. Matter is everything around you. All matter has mass and volume. Which of these choices is an example of matter?
A) magnetism
B) air
C) sound
D) light
  • 13. There are several differences between chemical and physical changes. Which process is a sign of a chemical change?
A) A rotting potato gives off a bad smell.
B) A plaster statue breaks when it falls onto the floor.
C) A melting block of ice leaves a large puddle.
D) A cloud quickly changes shape when blown by wind.
  • 14. Which of the following is an example of physical change?
A) Lighting a piece of paper on fire and the paper burns up and leaves ashes.
B) A glass cup falls from the counter and shatters on the ground.
C) Baking a birthday cake for your mother.
D) Mixing baking soda and vinegar together, and this causes bubbles and foam.
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