1. A property of an object is something 7.
Which of the 3 Rs means using
that— something again?
a. must be changed before we can a. Reduce
observe it b. Reuse
b. we can observe or measure c. Recycle
c. has no effect on how it is used d. Restore
d. is always the same for every 8. Which statement describes a solid?
object a. Has no definite shape or
2. Which of the following is NOT volume
considered matter? b. Has a definite shape and
a. Air definite volume
b. A coin c. Has a definite volume but no
c. A shadow definite shape
d. Water d. Its particles move freely and far
3. An object floats in water because— apart
a. it weighs more than the water 9. Which statement describes a liquid?
b. it has no mass a. Fills the entire space available
c. of the buoyant force from the b. Has a definite shape
water c. Takes the shape of its container
d. water pushes down on it d. Has particles that cannot move
4. Why are properties useful? at all
a. They tell us how long an object 10. Which is TRUE about gas particles?
has existed a. They are tightly packed
b. They help us decide what an b. They move freely and spread
object can be used for out
c. They tell us what color an c. They stay in one position
object should be d. They form a definite shape
d. They change depending on the 11. Which of the following is a
weather characteristic of ALL matter?
5. Mass is described as— a. It can be stretched
a. the amount of space an object b. It has mass
takes up c. It is visible
b. the amount of matter in an d. It melts at high temperatures
object 12. A physical change ALWAYS—
c. how fast an object moves a. makes a new kind of matter
d. how much heat an object has b. keeps the type of matter the
6. Which action helps REDUCE pollution same
the most? c. changes molecules into new
a. Burning more materials ones
b. Burying trash underground d. releases heat
c. Dumping trash into the ocean 13. Which of the following is a physical
d. Recycling materials instead of change?
throwing them away a. Burning a piece of paper
b. Rust forming on metal
c. Ice melting in a cup b. leaves turn water and CO₂ into
d. A match turning to ash sugar and oxygen
14. Which is an example of a change in c. sunlight makes leaves warm
position or texture? d. plants lose water
a. Melting butter 21. Which statement is TRUE?
b. Crumbling a leaf a. A physical change always makes
c. Baking dough a new material
d. Burning wood b. A chemical change keeps the
15. Why does warm water boil faster than material the same
cold water? c. A physical change keeps the
a. Warm water is heavier type of matter the same
b. Cold water has more particles d. Physical and chemical changes
c. Heat makes particles move are always reversible
faster 22. A prism separates white light because—
d. Warm water has no mass a. it adds colors to the light
16. A compound is made of— b. it absorbs all colors
a. one element only c. it refracts each color at a
b. two or more elements different angle
chemically combined d. it reflects only red light
c. two mixtures 23. Isaac Newton discovered that—
d. something that cannot be a. light travels in a curved line
separated b. white light is a mixture of many
17. Rust is made from— colors
a. sodium and chlorine c. prisms create colors that don’t
b. carbon and hydrogen exist
c. iron and oxygen d. sunlight only contains red and
d. water and salt blue
18. A sign that a chemical change has taken 24. Which of the following is a TRUE
place is— statement about white light?
a. melting a. It is made of only one color
b. dissolving b. It can only be seen at night
c. boiling water c. It contains many colors
d. a color change including red, yellow, and violet
19. Bread baking in an oven is a chemical d. It cannot be separated
change because— 25. Rainbows form because—
a. heat changes dough into a new a. water droplets reflect only red
substance light
b. the dough changes shape b. water droplets absorb sunlight
c. the dough melts c. water droplets act like prisms
d. the heat makes it expand only and refract sunlight
20. Photosynthesis is a chemical change d. clouds block some colors
because—
a. plants grow bigger