Waves
Forces
Physical Properties
Periodic Table
Elements & Compounds
100

Sound moves at different speeds through different materials. What type of material will sound move the fastest through?

Solid

100

When two objects reach the same temperature, they are in ____________?

Thermal equilibrium

100

Solids, liquids, and gases are three states of matter. Which state of matter includes particles that hold a fixed volume, but not a fixed shape?

Liquid

100

Elements in the periodic table are grouped into columns and rows. What is the name given to columns in the periodic table?

Groups

100

What type of substance is always made up of a single type of atom?

Element

200

Petra is measuring sound waves as they travel through different materials. Which of the following will Petra find to be true about sound waves?

A. they travel the fastest through solids

B. They travel the fastest in very dense solids

C. They travel move slowly in solids than in liquids

D. They will speed up as they travel from a solid to the air

They travel the fastest in very dense solids

200

What is the direction of heat flow?

Hot to cold

200

What term is used to describe how much mass is packed into a given space?

Density

200

The periodic table is used to organize the elements based on the similarity of their properties. Sulfur (S) is in a column next to fluorine (F). Which different explains why sulfur and fluorine are grouped in different columns?

A. sizes

B. properties

C. atomic masses

D. atomic numbers 

properties

200

According to atomic theory, elements are made up of small units. What is the name for the smallest unit of an element that can still be classified as that element?

Atom

300

The diagram demonstrates how a magnifying lens can make a penny appear larger. What property of the magnifying lens is most responsible for allowing it to magnify the penny? 

Refraction


300

You and your friend are pushing a bin of books in the same direction. You are pushing with a force of 10 N and your friend is pushing with a force of 15 N. What is the net force applied on the bin?

25 N

300

Marcie wanted to find the density of a silver bracelet She found that its mass was 21 grams and its volume was 2 cm cubed. What was the density of the silver bracelet?

10.5 grams/ centimeters cubed

300

Elements in the periodic table are grouped into columns and rows. What is the name given to columns in the periodic table?

A. Clusters

B. Groups

C. Periods

D. Stages

Groups

300

A substance contains an arrangement of different types of atoms joined together by chemical bonds. This statement best describes which of the following classes of substances?

Compounds

400

The medium through which a mechanical wave passes can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Properties of a wave might change when it moves from one medium to another. What happens to the speed of a wave when it moves from a gas to a solid?

A. It speeds up

B. It slow down

C. It remains the same

D. It speeds up and then slows down 

it speeds up
400

If an object is moving at a constant speed, and a force pushes it in the same direction, the object will 

Accelerate

400

Matthew has six cubes of different materials. Each cube has a mass of 10 grams (g). Matthew sorts the cubes into two groups using one physical property. Which physical property did Matthew most likely use to sort the cubes into two groups? 

A. Density

B. Electrical conductivity 

C. Magnetism

D. Melting point

Electrical conductivity

400

Mario discovered that sodium (Na) is found in Group 1, Period 3 on the periodic table. Where should Mario look for another element that has similar properties?

A. In Group 1

B. In Period 3

C. On the opposite side of the periodic table

D. For any other element that begins with the letter N

In Group 1

400

Carbon monoxide detectors protect people from being poisoned by carbon monoxide gas. A molecule of carbon monoxide is made up of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom. Which of the following best describes the properties of carbon monoxide?

A. It has half of the properties of carbon and half of the properties of oxygen. 

B. It has mostly the properties of oxygen and a few properties of carbon

C. It has a unique set of properties that are different from carbon and oxygen

D. It has the same properties as all other gases that are made of carbon and oxygen

It has a unique set of properties that are different from carbon and oxygen

500

Sunlight is composed of energy that is visible to humans and energy that is not visible to humans. Which statement describes how the visible energy from the Sun is different from the nonvisible energy?

A. It travels at a different speed through space

B. It travels at a different distance through space

C. It has different wavelengths

D. It has different amplitudes

It has different wavelengths 
500

Mrs. Aldaco added a room- temperature copper (Cu) cube and an aluminum (Al) cube that she just removed from the freezer to a beaker of boiling water. She left the cubes in the water for three hours. Which of the following describes a heat flow that took place during those three hours?

A. from the aluminum cube to the beaker

B. from the copper cube to the boiling water

C. from the aluminum cube to the copper cube

D. from the boiling water to the aluminum cube

From the boiling water to the aluminum cube

500

Erin makes a sugar solution by adding 1 teaspoon of sugar at a time to 100 mL of water until no more sugar dissolves. Then she makes a salt solution by adding 1 teaspoon of salt at a time to 100 mL of water until no more salt dissolves. She observes that she addes fewer teaspoons of salt before it stops dissolving. What does she conclude about the solubility of sugar and salt in water?

A. They have no solubility

B. They have the same solubility

C. Salt has a higher solubility than sugar

D. Sugar has a higher solubility than salt 

Sugar has a higher solubility than salt

500

Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs), and Francium (Fr) are in the same column on the periodic table. Why are these elements in the same column in the periodic table?

A. They have similar properties

B. They have atoms of the same size

C. Thye have the same number of protons

D. They have the same number of neutrons

They have similar properties

500

Look closely at the illustration below showing where the compound sodium hydroxide falls on the pH scale. What type of compound is sodium hydroxide?

Base