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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) Form stays the same
B) Composition stays the same
C) Composition changes
D) Mass is lost
  • 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) Both a physical and chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Chemical change
D) Neither a physical or chemical change
  • 4. Which of the following situations represents a chemical change?
A) Ice is placed in a beaker and heated until it melts.
B) A blue solution is mixed with a yellow solution and a brown solid is formed.
C) A blue solution is mixed with a yellow solution and a green solution results.
D) A strip of magnesium ribbon is broken into many small pieces.
  • 5. Which of the following is NOT a physical process?
A) an explosion of dynamite
B) melting ice
C) melting ice
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 move past each other slowly.
B) They do not move.
C) They move very fast in all directions.
D) They are always moving.
  • 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 silver statue begins to tarnish.
C) A freshly waxed floor has a bright shine.
D) A metal turns to liquid at a certain temperature.
  • 8. What type of change occurs when one or more substances are converted into new substances?
A) Nuclear reaction
B) Physical change
C) Chemical fusion
D) Chemical change
  • 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 state of matter
B) a chemical property
C) a physical property
D) a physical change
  • 10. Which change can be easily be reversed?
A) Physical Change
B) Chemical 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 plaster statue breaks when it falls onto the floor.
B) A cloud quickly changes shape when blown by wind.
C) A melting block of ice leaves a large puddle.
D) A rotting potato gives off a bad smell.
  • 14. Which of the following is an example of physical change?
A) A glass cup falls from the counter and shatters on the ground.
B) Baking a birthday cake for your mother.
C) Lighting a piece of paper on fire and the paper burns up and leaves ashes.
D) Mixing baking soda and vinegar together, and this causes bubbles and foam.
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