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Grade Four Science Assessment
Physical Science/Matter
Second Quarter
1.Which element below has properties that are the MOST different from the other three? Why?
oxygenheliumcalciumhydrogen
2.Katie blew into a red balloon in class one day during an experiment. She kept blowing until the balloon burst. Katie concluded that air is matter because…
a.it is a liquid.
b.it takes up space.
c.it does not take up space.
d.it is a solid.
3.Jason is given the following materials to make a bridge for his toy trucks.
Materials: paper, wooden ruler, popsicle sticks, tape, cotton balls
Which materials could he use? Tell why they would work.
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4.Which material(s) can Jason not use to build the bridge? Why?
5.What is true about heated particles?
a.They are pulled down by gravity.
b.They do not transfer energy.
c.They rise.
d.They move slowly.
6.Matter C is probably…
a.water in a cup.
b.gas in a balloon.
c.pages in a book.
d.snow on the ground.
7.If you continually heat ice to a temperature above 30 degrees C, it will change from a…
a.liquid to a solid to a gas.
b.gas to a liquid to a solid.
c.liquid to a gas to a solid.
d.solid to a liquid to a gas.
8.A new substance can be formed by…
a.grinding matter.
b.burning matter.
c.freezing matter.
d.boiling matter.
9.Common table salt is made up of chlorine and sodium. Chlorine is normally a poisonous, green-ish colored gas. Sodium is a metal. Is table salt the result of a physical or chemical change? WHY?
10.Which is a chemical change?
a.Spilling water on the floor.
b.Bending a fork.
c.Crushing a sugar cube.
d.Burning a piece of wood.
11.Odor, color, shape and texture are…
a.chemical properties.
b.physical properties.
c.standard properties.
d.metric properties.
12.Kevin has been asked to sort the following objects into two groups. Tell which objects go together and why.
baseballfootball frisbee kitebeach ball
Group 1:
Why?
Group 2:
Why?
13.A chemical change always results in a .
a.different kind of matter
b.change in size
c.decrease in temperature
d.loss of matter and energy
14.A gas is a kind of matter that has a .
a.varied shape and fixed size
b.fixed size and shape
c.varied size and shape
d.fixed shape and varied size
15.A solid is a kind of matter that has.
a.a varied shape and size
b.a fixed shape and size
c.a varied size and weight
d.a fixed shape and varied size
16.A liquid is a kind of matter that has .
a.a size and shape of its own
b.a fixed size but no shape of its own
c.a shape but a varied size
d.a fixed shape only
17.What is shown in the picture?
- only a solid
- a solid and a liquid
- only a liquid
- a liquid and a gas
18.A salad is made up of lettuce and a variety of other vegetables. Is making a salad a physical change or a chemical change? Why?
19.If you had a solid piece of metal and wanted to change it to a liquid, what would you need to do? Why?
Use these pictures to answers questions 20-24. Match each description with the correct picture. Write the letter next to the question. Letters will be used more than once.
20.In which state does matter not have definite volume or shape?
21.In which state does matter have a definite volume and a definite shape?
22. ______In which state does matter have a definite volume but not definite shape?
23.______In which state of matter are particles packed closely together and vibrate in a very small space?
24. ______In which state of matter do the particles spread out in all directions, filling their container?
25.Which of the following statements is true?
a.When water boils, the tiny particles it is made of move closer together.
b.For water to cool to its freezing point, it must gain energy.
c.For melting or boiling to occur, energy is needed.
Decide if the following changes are physical or chemical. Write the correct letter on the line.
a.physicalb.chemical
26.The change that occurs when water freezes to become ice.
27.The change when modeling clay is reshaped.
28.The change that occurs when iron rusts.