GMAS Review

Chemical and Physical Changes

100

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

A. Burning wood   B. Rusting iron.                            C. Freezing water D. Baking a cake 

What is freezing water?

200

What happens during a chemical change?                                                           A. Matter changes into a new kind of matter                                                       B. The shape changes but the material stays the same                                           C. The temperature drops without any reaction          D. Water evaporates

What is Matter changes into a new kind of matter?

300

Which is a clue that a chemical change has occurred? A. Water turns into ice       B. Paper is torn into pieces   C. A gas is produced          D. Metal is bent

What is a gas is produced?

400

Melting chocolate is an example of:                             A. Chemical change            B. Reversible change       C. Non-reversible change   D. Formation of a new substance

What is a Reversible change?

500

Which process shows a chemical change?                  A. Crushing a can                 B. Mixing salt into water C. Burning a candle              D. Breaking glass

What is burning a candle?

Earth Processes

100

Which landform is created by constructive forces? A. Sinkhole B. Mountain C. Earthquake crack D. Landslide

What is a mountain?

200

Which of these is an example of a destructive force? A. Volcano forming new land B. Deposition of sediment C. Erosion by wind D. River delta building up

What is erosion by wind?

300

A canyon is most likely formed by: A. Earthquake shaking B. River erosion C. Deposition of sand D. Lava flow

What is river erosion?

400

Which force both destroys and builds land? A. Earthquake B. Tornado C. Volcano D. Wind

What is a volcano?

500

What is the main cause of a landslide? A. Gravity pulling soil downhill B. Ice freezing in cracks C. Volcano building up lava D. Earth’s rotation

What is Gravity pulling soil downhill?

Electricity and Magnetism

100

What material is a good conductor of electricity? A. Rubber B. Plastic C. Copper D. Wood

Who is copper?

200

What is needed for an electric circuit to work? A. An open wire B. A battery and light bulb only C. A switch and broken wire D. A complete loop with a battery and a bulb

What is a A complete loop with battery and a bulb?

300

​Which object is most likely to be attracted to a magnet? A. Wooden spoon B. Aluminum can C. Steel nail D. Plastic toy

What is a steel nail?

400

Which energy change happens in a flashlight? A. Heat to light B. Chemical to light C. Sound to heat D. Electrical to motion

What is chemical to light?

500

What does a switch do in an electrical circuit? A. Changes the direction of the current B. Stores energy C. Starts or stops the flow of electricity D. Increases the voltage

What is Starts or stops the flow of electricity?

Inherited and Accquired

100

Which of these is an inherited trait? A. Playing piano B. Blue eyes C. Riding a bike D. Speaking a language

What is blue eyes?

200

What is an acquired trait? A. Trait passed from parents B. Trait that is learned C. Trait that cannot be changed D. Trait you are born with

What is a Trait that is learned?

300

Which of these is an example of an acquired trait? A. Eye color B. Natural hair color C. Reading skill D. Blood type

What is reading skill?

400

How are inherited traits passed to offspring? A. Through learning B. Through DNA from parents C. From environment D. Through education

What is Through DNA from parents?

500

Which is a learned behavior in animals? A. A dog rolling over on command B. A bird building a nest C. A spider spinning a web D. A baby crying

What is a A dog rolling over on command?

Traits and Variations

100

​Why do animals of the same species look slightly different? A. They all have the same traits B. They are different species C. They inherit different genes D. Their environments are exactly the same

What is They inherit different genes?

200

Which of these is a trait shared by all mammals? A. They lay eggs B. They have fur or hair C. They fly D. They have feathers

What is they have fur or hair?

300

​​Some giraffes have longer necks than others. What is this an example of? A. Acquired trait B. Variation C. Mutation D. Extinction​

What is variation?

400

If two tall parents have a short child, what explains this? A. The child is an alien B. Height is always inherited C. There was a change in environment D. Genes from both parents can result in different outcomes

What is genes from both parents can result in different outcomes?

500

Which of these shows how traits are inherited? A. A tree growing toward the sun B. A baby having dimples like one parent C. A student learning math D. A bird singing a learned tune

What is a baby having dimples like one parent?