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5th Grade Physical Science Practice Test 3



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

 1. 

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

 2. 

Pure oxygen is not chemically combined with other substances, it is an example of a(n)
a.
element
c.
mixture
b.
compound
 

 3. 

mc003-1.jpg
Which number on the diagram above represents the simple machine known as a lever?
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 4. 

If you had a glass of water and you left it outside in the winter, its physical properties would most likely change from ______ to ________.
a.
gas to solid
c.
solid to gas
b.
liquid to solid
d.
gas to liquid
 

 5. 

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Which item above has its molecules closest together?
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 6. 

Which item below has the ability to assume the shape and volume of its container?
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a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 7. 

Which word below is defined as: “a substance that is made entirely of one type of atom”?
a.
gas
c.
compound
b.
element
d.
atom
 

 8. 

Which of the items below is an element?
a.
Water - symbol H2O
c.
hydrogen dioxide - symbol H2O2
b.
Table salt - symbol NaCl
d.
Iron - symbol Fe
 

 9. 

A substance made from two or more different elements that have been chemically joined is called:
a.
a substance
c.
a mixture
b.
a compound
d.
an element
 

 10. 

A mixture is:
a.
many items joined together through a chemical reaction that creates a new substance
c.
a substance made by combining two or more different materials in such a way that no chemical reaction occurs
b.
a feature of most chemicals that has two or more elements working together to form a new substance
d.
items that work together to form a unit
 

 11. 

Which of the items below is a mixture?
a.
a bowl of M & M’s
c.
a glass window
b.
drop of water
d.
a piece of peanut brittle candy
 

 12. 

What is the difference between a compound and a mixture?
a.
the number of elements involved
c.
a source of chemicals
b.
whether or not heat is applied
d.
a chemical reaction
 

 13. 

Which of the items below is an element?
a.
sulphur dioxide - SO2
c.
CO - carbon monoxide
b.
chlorine gas -Cl
d.
HS2 -  hydrogen sulfide
 

 14. 

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Which of the items above is NOT a mixture?
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 15. 

1) mc015-1.jpg    2) mc015-2.jpg  3)  mc015-3.jpg  4) mc015-4.jpg
Which of the items above is a compound?
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 



 
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