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5th Grade Physical Science Practice 1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Water is an example of a
a.
liquid
c.
solid
b.
gas
 

 2. 

The helium in a balloon is called a
a.
liquid
c.
solid
b.
gas
 

 3. 

A brick is considered to be a
a.
solid
c.
gas
b.
liquid
 

 4. 

Water below the freezing level is considered a
a.
solid
c.
gas
b.
liquid
 

 5. 

The water that rises out of a pot of boiling water is a
a.
gas
c.
solid
b.
liquid
 

 6. 

Molecules in a gas move
a.
much faster than in a solid
c.
about the same in a liquid
b.
about the same as a solid
d.
much slower than a liquid
 

 7. 

Molecules in a liquid move
a.
faster than a solid and slower than a gas
c.
about the same as a solid and a gas
b.
slower than a solid and faster than a gas
d.
faster than a solid and a gas
 

 8. 

Molecules that are the closest together form a
a.
solid
c.
gas
b.
liquid
 

 9. 

mc009-1.jpg

Compare the three diagrams, which diagram would be the best choice for a solid if the other two represent gas and liquid?
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
 

 10. 

mc010-1.jpg

Compare the three diagrams, which diagram would be the best choice for a liquid, if the other two diagrams represent gas and liquid.
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
 

 11. 

Given that all conditions are the same, which of the following would fill a glass container with the greatest number of  molecules?
a.
solid
c.
gas
b.
liquid
 

 12. 

When water boils to form steam it changes from one state to another
a.
liquid to gas
c.
gas to liquid
b.
liquid to solid
d.
solid to gas
 

 13. 

When water freezes it changes from one state to another
a.
liquid to gas
c.
solid to liquid
b.
liquid to solid
d.
solid to gas
 

 14. 

Which one of the following contains only one type of atom?
a.
element
c.
mixture
b.
compound
 

 15. 

Which one of the following contains two or more elements chemically combined?
a.
element
c.
mixture
b.
compound
 

 16. 

Which one of the following can easily be separated into the original substances
a.
element
c.
mixture
b.
compound
 

 17. 

If you pour sand into a container of water and shake it up you will have a(n)
a.
element
c.
mixture
b.
compound
 

 18. 

If you combine two hydrogens with one oxygen to make water it is considered to be a(n)
a.
element
c.
mixture
b.
compound
 

 19. 

Pure gold is not chemically combined with other substances and that is an example of a(n)
a.
element
c.
mixture
b.
compound
 

 20. 



Which one of these items is transparent?
mc020-1.jpg
a.
a
c.
c
b.
b
d.
d
 



 
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