Physical Property of Matter
What is the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element?
Molecule
Atom
Electron
Compound
What is an atom
What is a lunar eclipse?
When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon
When the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth
When the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon
When the Earth's shadow does not touch the Moon
What is when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon
Complete the comparison by selecting the BEST term.
"Oxygen is to Humans" as "__________ is to Green Plants"
A. Mineral (e.g., Potassium)
B. Carbon Dioxide (CO )
C. Nitrogen (N)
D. Water (H O)
What is carbon dioxide
Give an example of both a physical and chemical change.
What is ice cube melting (answer may vary)
What is wood burning (answer may vary)
A group of students combined the following items in a bowl.
Peanuts, pretzels, M&M’s, and raisins
What type of combination did the students create?
a compound
a solution
an element
a mixture
What is a mixture
Atoms are made up of which three main particles?
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
Electrons, Ions, Molecules
Protons, Alphas, Betas
Neutrons, Ions, Electrons
What are protons, neutrons, electrons
What causes a solar eclipse?
The Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.
The Earth moves into the Moon's shadow.
The Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on the Earth.
The Earth moves between the Moon and the Sun, casting a shadow on the Moon.
What is the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on the Earth.
What role do producers play in a food chain?
A. They make their own food using sunlight
B. They eat other animals
C. They break down dead matter
D. They are at the top of the chain
What is they make their own food using sunlight
When a chemical change occurs, particles that make up the original substances rearrange to form new substances.
Which of the following are characteristics of a chemical change?
[Select only TWO choices]
a new substance is formed
the substance changes its shape
energy is produced or lost
the substance melts
the substance freezes
What is a new substance is formed
What is energy is produced or lost
Emily and her friends are members of the science club at school. They made bird feeders to put in the outdoor classroom as part of an environmental improvement project. They are preparing bird food to place in the feeders. The recipe calls for 1 cup of peanuts, 4 cups of plain birdseed, and 2 cups of sunflower seeds to be placed in a bucket.
Which of the following is the BEST description of the bird food prepared by the science club?
A. It is a mixture because the properties in the bird food have not changed.
B. It is an element because they have created something different from the original ingredients.
C. It is a solution; therefore, the items cannot be separated and returned to their original state.
D. It is a compound because a chemical change took place.
What is it is a mixture because the properties in the bird food have not changed.
Which of the following have particles that are the LEAST capable of moving freely?
[Select only TWO choices]
the surface of a frozen lake
smoke from a campfire
concrete on a sidewalk
wet paint in a paint can
condensation on a glass of iced tea
sprayed water from a fire hose
What is the surface of a frozen lake
What is concrete on a sidewalk
What causes the Moon to appear to move across the sky?
A. the orbit of the Sun and stars
B. the Earth's rotation
C. the orbit of the Moon and Sun
D. the Moon's rotation
What is the Earth's rotation
What gas is released as a by-product during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
What is oxygen
Why does a popsicle melt in the sun?
A. Radiation (energy) is added, causing the molecules to slow down.
B. Radiation (energy) is removed, causing the molecules to speed up.
C. Radiation (energy) is added, causing the molecules to speed up.
D. Radiation (energy) is removed, causing the molecules to slow down.
What is radiation (energy) is added, causing the molecules to speed up
Which of the following are properties of a solution?
[Select only TWO choices]
always transparent (clear) to light
can be physically separated (solute + solvent)
particles (solute) do not settle
most solutes can be filtered out of the solvent appear cloudy when observed
What is always transparent (clear) to light
What is particles (solute) do not settle
Which statements BEST describe the properties of a liquid? (2 points)
[Select only TWO choices]
molecules are in motion
takes the shape of its container
molecules are immovable
unable to take the shape of its container
molecules are so full of energy they bounce everywhere
What is molecules in motion
What is takes the shape of its container
What are the 8 planets in order?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is an organism that eats other organisms
producer
decomposer
consumer
the sun
What is consumer
Jane left her bicycle outside for two months. When she brought her bicycle back into the garage, she noticed that rust had formed in several places.
Which statement BEST explains the type of change she observed?
The metal on the bicycle experienced a ________ change, as indicated by the ________.
A. chemical; change in color
B. chemical; temperature change
C. physical; change in color
D. physical; temperature change
What is a solution?
A mixture of two or more substances that cannot be separated by filtration
A type of chemical reaction
A solid object
A type of energy
What is A mixture of two or more substances that cannot be separated by filtration
Jane had a flat tire on her bicycle. Her dad told her to use the bicycle pump on the tire before she took it for a ride. Jane attached the bicycle pump to the flat tire and watched it inflate.
Choose the statements that BEST explain the properties of air Jane should have observed.
[Select only TWO choices]
Atoms that compose air are too small to see.
Air has particles that can be felt as they move.
Atoms of gas are always moving.
Air has particles that move too fast to be seen.
Atoms that make up air can be compressed.
What is atoms that compose air are too small to see
What is atoms that make up air can be compressed
What are the phases of the moon?
Must be in correct order
What is
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Waning Crescent
What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?
Options:
A. Omnivore
B. Herbivore
C. Carnivore
D. Autotroph
What is omnivore
Ms. Bogan asked her 5th-grade students to place two unknown chemicals into a plastic bag andseal the bag. The students were instructed to observe and record any changes. They recorded the following observations:
The bag began to swell but did not pop.
The chemicals changed from white to yellow.
The bag felt warm.
What do these observations indicate about the chemicals in the bag?
A. A physical change has taken place in the bag.
B. A mixture has been created in the bag.
C. A chemical change did not take place because the bag did not pop.
D. A chemical change has occurred in the bag.
What is a chemical change has occurred in the bag.
What is the solute in a sugar water solution?
Water
Sugar
Salt
Air
What is sugar