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Students were given four unknown substances and asked to observe their characteristics. Their observations are shown in the table.
Which of the unknown substances is MOST likely a metal?
1
2
3
4
In a comparison of metals to nonmetals, metals tend to have
lower melting points and greater conductivity than nonmetals.
lower conductivity and lower density than nonmetals.
higher density and lower melting points than nonmetals.
greater conductivity and higher melting points than nonmetals.
The chart represents properties of ...
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
The chart represents properties of ...
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
The chart represents properties of ...
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
A student is attempting to explain the differences between elements and compounds. Which of the following statements are true for elements? Select TWO correct answers.
Elements are pure substances.
Elements are composed of two or more elements.
H2O is an example of an element.
Elements are represented by a chemical symbol.
Elements are represented by chemical formulas.
What kind of pure substance forms when two or more different elements are chemically combined and are represented by a chemical formula?
Element
Compound
Mixture
Solution
To explain the difference between elements and compounds, a teacher filled clear boxes with balls. Which box best represents a sample of an element?
A
B
C
D
Ryan is using the chemical formulas for various substances to classify them either as a compound or an element. Which of the following should be identify as a compound?
Fe
CO
C
Co
Which element, that is essential for human life, is found in large amounts in both Earth's atmosphere and oceans?
helium
silica
oxygen
calcium
A student entered the following chart in his science journal. Which element could correctly replace the question mark on the chart?
O
Na
H
He
Which element makes up a large portion of the atmosphere and living matter, but NOT the ocean?
oxygen
hydrogen
nitrogen
silicon
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
A _____ change takes place when two or more substances combine and a new substance forms.
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
A _____ change happens when two or more substances combine and no new substance is formed.
Beth had a beaker with a small amount of baking soda. She added a few drops of pickle juice to the baking soda and observed fizzing and bubbling. Based on her observation, which of these can Marie determine about the new substance formed by mixing the baking soda and pickle juice?
A chemical reaction produced a solid.
A chemical reaction produced a gas.
No chemical reaction took place.
Only a physical change happened.
The diagram shows two bowling balls of equal mass. Ball A is resting near the edge of a shelf. Ball B is resting on the ground below.
Which of these statements BEST describes the diagram?
Ball A has more kinetic energy than Ball B.
Ball B has more kinetic energy than Ball A.
Ball A has more potential energy than Ball B.
Ball B has more potential energy than Ball A.
This is energy that is stored in an object due to its position relative to another position. The stored energy depends on the relative position of other objects in the system. Examples include: the stretched elastic in a bow or a rock sitting on the edge of a cliff.
This is _______ energy.
This is the energy of motion and can be observed as the movement of an object. An object in motion uses this type of energy. Examples include: a person walking or a crumb falling off a table.
This is _______ energy.
A skateboarder travels from location 1 to location 4. At which location does the skateboarder have the most kinetic energy and the least potential energy?
1
2
3
4
The diagram shows the path of a student on a sled starting from rest at point W.
The student slides down a frictionless, snow-covered hill past point Z, which is a ground level.
Which of the following statements best describes the energy of the student and sled from point W to point Z?
The total energy at point W is less than at point Z.
The total energy at point W is greater than at point Z.
The potential energy at point W becomes all kinetic energy at point Z.
The kinetic energy at point W becomes all potential energy at point Z.
Four forces are acting on a box shown in the diagram. This box will increase in speed
downward and to the left.
downward and to the right.
upward and to the left.
upward and to the right.
Four students push on a block of wood with the forces shown in the diagram. Assume friction is negligible. The block slides horizontally.
What is the net force acting on the block of wood?
3N to the left
8N to the left
11N to the right
25N to the right
A wooden block is attached to the two spring scales. The numbers on the spring scales show how much force (in newtons) is pulling on the springs.
What amount of force is the block being pulled to the left? ____ Newtons
A wooden block is attached to the two spring scales. The numbers on the spring scales show how much force (in newtons) is pulling on the springs.
What amount of force is the block being pulled to the right? ____ Newtons
A wooden block is attached to the two spring scales. The numbers on the spring scales show how much force (in newtons) is pulling on the springs.
In which direction will the wooden block move?
Left or Right?
A toy car rolls 8 meters in 2 seconds.
The average speed of the toy car is _____ m/s.
Reed, Riley, Ean and Michael want to run a race against each other. They start on the 20 yard line of the football field and finish at the 50 yard line. The times for them to complete the race are listed in the table.
Which of the boys ran the race at an average speed of 5 yards per second?
Reed
Riley
Ean
Michael
The graph shows a car's distance along a straight road at any given time.
What is the average speed of the car?
2.0 m/s
1.0 m/s
0.50 m/s
0.25 m/s
The moon orbits the Earth. During the course of this revolution, the moon's speed remains constant at 3600 km/h.
Which graph below BEST illustrates the moon's speed over time?
Which of the following inclined planes would require the least amount of force to lift a box?
They all require the same amount of force.
Juanita's moving company just bought a new truck. The truck needs a new ramp that will make it easier to push the dollies up into the truck. Which ramp should Juanita avoid because it would require the most amount of force when using the dollies?
Many moving truck companies advertise that their trucks are the easiest to load. If we assume that the height of the truck is the same for each company, which company would have the truck that is actually easiest to load?
The company with the longest ramp included with the truck.
The company with the shortest ramp included with the truck.
The company with no ramp included with the truck.
The company whose truck has the biggest wheels.
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