Physical Science Pretest

What is the word for anything that has mass and takes up space?

• Volume

• Weight

• Matter

• None of the Above

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which of these is a sample of matter?

• An element

• A compound

• A mixture

• All of the above are samples

What is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means?

• Element

• Atom

• Molecule

• Compound

What is the smallest unit of an element that keeps the element's chemical properties?

• Molecule

• Atom

• Compound

• None of the Above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the smallest unit of a substance that behaves like the substance?

• Atom

• Element

• Compound

• Molecule

What is a substance made up of atoms of different elements?

• Molecule

• Compound

• Substance

• None of the Above

What does a chemical formula represent?

• A molecule

• A compound

• A substance

• An element

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is matter that has a fixed composition and definite properties?

• Pure substance

• Pure compounds

• Pure elements

• None of the Above

What is a combination of substances that are not chemically combined?

• Mixture

• Compound

• Element

• None of the Above

How are mixtures classified?

• How fast the substances mix

• How poorly the substances mix

• How well the substances mix

• How slow the substances mix