PHYSICAL SCIENCE REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A student determined the mass and volume of a gold ring. What physical property
of the gold can be determined by using these two measurements?
A. Reactivity C. Expansion rate
B. Density D. Boiling point
B
Which of the following has a definite volume and takes the shape of the container
that it is placed inside?
A. solid C. liquid
B. gas D. vapor
C
The Kinetic Theory of Matter suggests...
A. Molecules of solids, liquids, and gases all move
B. Molecules of solids do not move
C. Only molecules of gases move
D. Only molecules of liquids have random movement
A
Which of these cannot be separated into its parts by an ordinary chemical or
physical process?
, A. A mixture of salts (NaCl, KI)
B. An acid of chlorine (HCl)
C. An atom of carbon (C)
D. A compound of nitrogen (NH3)
C
Gases are much more compressible than liquids. According to the particle model
of matter, gases are more easily compressed into smaller volumes because the
particles in gases are:
A. Smaller C. more active
B. farther apart D. filled with air
B
Matter with definite volume and indefinite shape is a _________.
A. plasma C. liquid
B. solid D. gas
C
A student first dissolves sugar in water, then evaporates the water to make rock
candy. The sugar water is an example of:
A. an element C. a mixture
B. a compound D. an atom
C
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A student determined the mass and volume of a gold ring. What physical property
of the gold can be determined by using these two measurements?
A. Reactivity C. Expansion rate
B. Density D. Boiling point
B
Which of the following has a definite volume and takes the shape of the container
that it is placed inside?
A. solid C. liquid
B. gas D. vapor
C
The Kinetic Theory of Matter suggests...
A. Molecules of solids, liquids, and gases all move
B. Molecules of solids do not move
C. Only molecules of gases move
D. Only molecules of liquids have random movement
A
Which of these cannot be separated into its parts by an ordinary chemical or
physical process?
, A. A mixture of salts (NaCl, KI)
B. An acid of chlorine (HCl)
C. An atom of carbon (C)
D. A compound of nitrogen (NH3)
C
Gases are much more compressible than liquids. According to the particle model
of matter, gases are more easily compressed into smaller volumes because the
particles in gases are:
A. Smaller C. more active
B. farther apart D. filled with air
B
Matter with definite volume and indefinite shape is a _________.
A. plasma C. liquid
B. solid D. gas
C
A student first dissolves sugar in water, then evaporates the water to make rock
candy. The sugar water is an example of:
A. an element C. a mixture
B. a compound D. an atom
C
