Physical Science Chapter 1 Flashcards
Heather wants to buy apples at the store. She wants dark red apples that are firm, not soft. Which of her body parts will Heather use to choose these apples?
her eyes and her hand
What do a glass of milk, a salad, and a book all have in common?
a. They are all mixtures.
b. They are all solids.
c. They are all matter.
d. They are all solutions.
c. They are all matter.
What is one way to describe ALL matter?
a. It is attracted to magnets.
b. It has a definite shape.
c. It is a mixture.
d. It has mass.
d. It has mass.
There are two metal chairs in a classroom. What is true about the chairs?
a. The chairs cannot have the same size or mass.
b. The chairs cannot be attracted to magnets.
c. The chairs cannot be the same color.
d. The chairs cannot be in the same place at the same time.
d. The chairs cannot be in the same place at the same time.
Nicole puts some strawberry ice cream in the freezer for three hours. She then leaves the ice cream out in the sun for three hours. What property of the ice cream will MOST LIKELY stay the same?
a. shape
b. color
c. texture
d. hardness
b. color
A scientist wants to look at the texture of a material. She cannot see the details by just looking at the material. What would MOST help the scientist see the texture of the material?
a. using a ruler to measure the details in the material
b. using a magnet to see if the material is attracted to it
c. using a hand lens to observe the details in the material
d. using a balance to determine the mass of the material
c. using a hand lens to observe the details in the material
What is the BEST tool for measuring mass?
a. ruler
b. beaker
c. balance
d. spring scale
c. balance
Which of these mixtures is made of only solids?
a. salad dressing
b. pizza toppings
c. chocolate milk
d. cooked oatmeal
b. pizza toppings
Michael has a mixture of dirt, marbles, and water. What would be the BEST way to separate the marbles from this mixture?
a. hold a magnet near the mixture
b. put the mixture in the freezer
c. pour the mixture through a strainer
d. let the mixture dry
c. pour the mixture through a strainer
A bowl contains salt, pennies, and rocks. Tom pours water into the bowl. What will MOST LIKELY happen?
a. Nothing in the bowl dissolves in the water.
b. Everything in the bowl dissolves in the water.
c. Only the salt dissolves in the water.
d. Only the salt and rocks dissolve in the water.
c. Only the salt dissolves in the water.
What can be used to measure the volume of a liquid?
a. liters
b. grams
c. meters
d. ounces
a. liters
Ben adds water to dirt to make mud. What is the BEST way to describe the mud?
a. It is a solid.
b. It is a liquid.
c. It is a solution.
d. It is a mixture.
d. It is a mixture.
What does a balance tell us?
a. the weight of an object
b. the mass of the object
b. the mass of the object
Daniel has a lump of clay that has a mass of 400 grams. He breaks the clay into four smaller lumps. What happens to the TOTAL MASS of all four lumps of clay?
a. The total mass increases.
b. The total mass decreases.
c. The total mass is the same.
d. The total mass is unknown.
c. The total mass is the same.
Anna has a marble, a toy car, and a graduated cylinder with water in it. How can Anna BEST find the volume of the marble and the toy car?
a. pour out the water, put each object in the graduated cylinder, and see which mark it reaches.
b. put both objects in the graduated cylinder, look at how much the water rises, and divide this number by two.
c. put each object in the graduated cylinder and see how much the water rises
d. put each object in a beaker, add water from the cylinder, and see how much water it took to cover the object
c. put each object in the graduated cylinder and see how much the water rises
