A. Choose the word or group of words that correctly completes the sentence.

Write the letter of the correct answer on the line before each number. ______1. Anything that has mass and occupies space is a. gas c. matter b. liquid d. solid ______2. A change in the state, size, or shape of matter is a a. fission c. physical change b. nuclear change d. chemical change ______3. The process through which a solid changes to liquid is a. boiling c. freezing b. evaporation d. melting ______4. Cutting of wood is an example of a a. phase change c. chemical change b. physical change d. temperature change ______5. Digestion of food is an example of a a. phase change c. chemical change b. physical change d. temperature change ______6. The temperature at which a solid changes into liquid is called a. boiling point c. freezing point b. melting point d. none of these ______7. The process through which a liquid changes into gas is called a. boiling c. evaporation b. condensation d. none of these ______8. The process through which a gas changes to liquid is called a. condensation c. freezing b. evaporation d. none of these ______9. When you combine salt and sugar together in a bowl, you form a a. compound c. solution b. mixture d. none of these ______10. A _____is a mixture of two or more substances in which the molecules of one substance spread out evenly between the molecules of the other substances. a. colloid b. solution b. compound d. suspension ______11. When you ____ a material, a chemical change occurs. a. bend c. cut b. burn d. melt ______12. A chemical change involves a change in a. shape c. size b. composition d. state ______13. Chemical weathering takes place when minerals in rocks a. are frozen c. are broken apart b. are pulverized d. form new substances

______14. The molecules of ______ are far apart. a. gases c. liquids b. solids d. rocks ______15. The process of ____ involves a chemical change. a. melting ice c. boiling water b. stirring milk d. burning paper ______16. Breaking of rocks into smaller particles is brought about by a. condensation c. sublimation b. evaporation d. weathering ______17. Rusting occurs when _______ reacts with oxygen. a. carbon c. iron b. cobalt d. potassium ______18. Rust formation shows a a. phase change c. chemical change b. physical change d. temperature change ______19. Acid rain is formed when sulfur and nitrogen ______ combine with rain. a. carbides c. oxides b. gases d. products ______20. The _____ is a process that brings about a negative effect on the environment. a. water cycle c. weathering of rocks b. evaporation of water d. formation of acid rain B. Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number. ______1. Through which path does electric current flow? a. battery c. resistor b. circuit d. source ______2. Which of these consists of electric charges that do not flow? a. direct current b. current electricity c. static electricity d. alternating current ______3. Why should insulators be used for handles of cooking utensils? a. Charges are all positive. b. Charges are all negative. c. Charges easily flow through them. d. Charges dont flow easily through them. ______4. Which of the following statements is true of an electric circuit? a. A circuit is like a fuse. b. A circuit is protected by a switch. c. Electricity flows in a close circuit. d. Electricity flows in an open circuit.

______5. How many complete circuits are there in a series connection? a. one c. two b. three d. many ______6. Which statements best describes a conductor? a. It blocks the flow of electricity. b. It is composed of molecules. c. It increases the amount of electricity. d. It allows electricity to pass through it. ______7. What happens when an appliance in a parallel connection is disconnected? a. The other appliances will still work. b. The other appliances will not function. c. The other appliances will get an overload of current. d. Overheating may occur in the other appliances. ______8. What charge does an atom have if it has excess electrons? a. negative c. neutral b. opposite d. positive ______9. In a series circuit, what happens when one of the bulbs is removed? a. The other bulbs remain lighted because the circuit is closed. b. The other bulbs remain lighted because the circuit continues. c. The other bulbs will not light because the circuit is closed. d. The other bulbs will not light because the circuit is broken. ______10. What type of energy transformation occurs in an electric stove? a. chemical energy to heat energy b. electrical energy to heat energy c. potential energy to kinetic energy d. electrical energy to chemical energy ______11. Which circuit arrangement is more practical to use in the home? a. parallel c. series b. both d. none of the two ______12. What charge will an atom have if it loses electrons? a. negative c. neutral b. positive d. both a and c ______13. What energy transformation does not occur in a television? a. electrical energy to heat energy b. electrical energy to light energy c. electrical energy to sound energy d. electrical energy to nuclear energy ______14. What device consists of a soft iron core surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is made to pass? a. compass c. electromagnet b. fuse d. switch ______15. How is energy converted in an electric motor? a. from electrical energy to nuclear energy b. from mechanical energy to nuclear energy

c. from electrical energy to mechanical energy d. from mechanical energy to electrical energy ______16. Which of these makes an electromagnet stronger? a. decreasing the size of the core b. increasing the number of turns in the coil c. increasing the number of pins in the core d. decreasing the number of turns in the coil ______17. Who discover the principle behind the electromagnet? a. Thales c. Michael Faraday b. Hans Christian Oerstd d. William Sturgeon ______18. How does the ground fault interrupter (GFI) prevent electric shock? a. by detecting overload b. by shutting off a switch c. by conducting current toward the ground d. by automatically cutting off the flow of electricity ______19. Which of the following circuits is used in buildings? a. open circuit b. series circuit c. closed circuit d. parallel circuit ______20. Which is a way of conserving electricity? a. using an octopus connection b. having the lights on while sleeping c. turning off appliances when not in use d. using incandescent bulbs instead of flourescent

A. 1. c 2. c 3. d 4. b 5.c 6.b 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.c 11.b 12.b 13.d 14.a 15.d 16.d 17.c 18.c 19.c 20.d

Key to correction B. b c d c a d a a d a a c b b c b d d d c