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You are given a task to explain matter to a younger student. How will you best define it so they can easily understand the concept?
Matter is anything that is only in liquid form.
Matter is anything that has mass and does not take up space.
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
Matter is anything that has no mass and takes no space.
If you cut a piece of paper into four unequal pieces, which of the following changes occur?
color change shape change
chemical change size change
physical change
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A mixture can physically be separated into the substances that make up the mixture. Below is an illustration of a process commonly used in the lab to separate liquid and solid mixtures.
Which of the following substances could be used in this example?
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A group of students conducted an experiment. They crushed chalk into powder, then added water to make a thick paste. Next, they rolled the paste into the shape of a piece of chalk and let it dry.
Upon drying, they realized the chalk’s original properties had been reproduced.
What is this reversible change called? a physical change a chemical change a composition change a temporary change
Which of the following is described as two or more solid substances that are combined, but once together do not form a new substance?
solution
sedimentation
floatation
mixture
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Which of the following is the correct order of the sedimentation process as seen in the illustration?
solid settles > liquid poured off -> liquid-solid mixture > liquid separated from the solid
liquid poured off —-> liquid-solid mixture —-> solid settles —> liquid separated from the solid
liquid-solid mixture
-> solid settles —> liquid poured off —-> liquid separated from the solid
liquid-solid mixture —-> liquid separated from the solid —-> solid settles —> liquid poured off
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Which of the following methods could be used to separate a mixture of sugar and water?
boiling the mixture pouring the mixture through a sieve dissolving the sugar in the water the mixture cannot be separated
Manny’s teacher created a mixture of sugar, sand, and water. Which would most likely be the order of steps Manny uses in order to separate the parts of the mixture?
STEP 1: filter the water and sugar solution
STEP 2: allow the sand to settle
STEP 3: dissolve the sugar in the water
STEP 4: use heat to evaporate the water
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Physical changes cause the physical properties of matter to change. A group of students must examine each of the following investigations to choose the one that results in physical changes in a mixture.
Which procedure best demonstrates a physical change?
1 create a mixture of yeast, sugar, and hot water in a bottle
2 gently shake the bottle and watch bubbles form as the liquid expands
1 create a mixture of water, clay, and soil
2 place the mixture in the sun and observe the clay that remains over time
1 place a dirty penny in a glass of lemon juice
2 observe the penny as it becomes shiny and clean
1 create a mixture of vinegar and eggshells in a jar
2 observe the eggshells disappear from the mixture
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Mixtures are often separated using a variety of methods. A group of students have decided to compile a list of methods that can be used to separate different mixtures.
Which of the following will probably be listed as one of the methods used for separating dry and liquid materials?
Filtration separates liquids from solids by causing the fluid to pass through the pores of a substance, called a filter. The liquid which has passed through the filter is called the filtrate.
Which of the following substances can be used as a filter?
filtration
evaporation
sedimentation
magnetic separation
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Which of the following best classifies salt water?
Salt water has a different concentration of its parts throughout the solution and therefore cannot be separated using ordinary means.
Salt water has the same concentration of each of its parts throughout the solution, but can be separated by using a physical process.
Salt water has a different concentration of its parts throughout the solution and therefore can be separated using a physical process.
Salt water has the same concentration of each of its parts throughout the solution, and therefore cannot be separated by using a physical process.
Marcelina conducted an investigation to observe what happened to an ice cube placed in a cup and left on a windowsill. After an hour, the frozen liquid changed into a substance that took on the shape of the cup. After 7 days, the cup was completely empty.
What change in phases did the frozen liquid pass through?
liquid, then gas, then solid
solid, then liquid, then gas
gas, then liquid, then solid
solid, then gas, then liquid
Mixtures are made up of two or more combined substances. For example, cement is a mixture made of sand , gravel, and water.
Which of these statements is true about the substances that make up mixtures?
chemically changed and can be physically separated
chemically changed and cannot be physically separated not chemically changed and can be physically separated not chemically changed and cannot be physically separated
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Jacques had two beakers with the same amount of water at the same temperature. In one beaker, he added 20 grams of sugar. In the second, he added 20 grams of soil.
Which of these most likely represents the observation that Jacques made immediately following his steps described above?
The soil and sugar floated to the top of the water.
The soil floated to the top, but the sugar dissolved.
The sugar nor the soil dissolved.
The soil dissolved, but not the sugar.
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Which term is used to describe a magnetic influence on moving electric charges and magnetic materials? electric current temporary magnet electromagnetic field magnetic field
You have a magnet and a metal object. You want to break the magnetic attraction between them.
Which of the following objects can be used?
foam board
steel screws nickel coin iron filling aluminum pan
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Students are trying to connect two oversized magnets. They are having a difficult time because the north poles of the two magnets are turned towards each other.
Which of these explanations can explain why this is impossible to accomplish?
This is not possible because the two south poles should be facing each other.
This is not possible because the two north poles are both electromagnets.
This is not possible because the north pole of one magnet should face the south pole of the other magnet.
This is not possible because the two students don’t have enough strength to bring the magnets together.
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A student experiments with passing an electric current through a wire, wrapping it around a core made of a magnetic material.
Which of these is most likely the outcome of this experiment?
a magnetic field is created around the wire, turning the core into a temporary magnet
no magnetic field is created around the wire
a magnetic field is created around the wire but the core is not converted into a temporary magnet
none of the above
Which of the following shows an attraction to a magnet’s south pole?
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What effect will stacking two disc magnets have on the surrounding magnetic field?
the magnetic field becomes stronger, exerting a greater magnetic attraction the magnetic field becomes weaker, exerting a lesser magnetic attraction the magnetic field remains the same as a single magnet the two disc magnets repel each other
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Some of the characteristics of a magnet are shown below:
CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGNETS
attracts some materials can also repel other magnets usually made of iron has two ends called magnetic poles
Which of the following is responsible for the magnetic capabilities of a magnet? the attraction of the magnet’s north pole with the earth magnetic substances that are nearby the motion of electric charges the internal generator within the magnet
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of magnets?
Magnets attract magnetic substances. Poles of a magnet are always in pairs.
Similar poles of magnets repel each other.
Magnets attract wood and plastic.
Iron filings were scattered across a sheet of notebook paper. Two bar magnets were placed on the paper in the middle of the scattered filings with their opposite poles facing each other. Below is a diagram of the line pattern created by the magnetic field around the magnets.
Which of the following indicates the strongest point in the magnetic field ?
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
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Which of the following is a property of certain types of materials that allows them to attract or repel other objects?
A group of students were given the task of cutting a magnet into two pieces to determine if each part will keep its original magnetic properties.
Which of the following describes each individual piece of the magnet?
you will have two pieces that each contain one magnetic pole
each of the pieces will have a north and south pole
both pieces of the magnet become demagnetized
each piece will become a north or south piece
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A group of students were investigating how compasses work. They learned that compasses work by responding to Earth’s iron core. They decided to place four compasses around a thin iron rod that are five centimeters away from each other to represent the Earth. Which of the following best explains the reaction of the compass needles?
A compass needle will not respond to the iron rod unless there is a current passing through.
A compass needle will move randomly depending on the position of the Earth.
A compass needle will move when placed next to the iron rod to either attract or repel.
A compass needle’s north end will always point toward the rod, no matter the position of the compass.
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A magnetic field is the force produced by a magnet and the reason why magnetic objects are attracted to each other.
Which of the following statements best explains magnetic attraction?
The negative and positive poles will repel each other.
The positive and negative poles will attract each other.
Two positive poles will neither attract nor repel each other.
The positive and negative poles will create gravity and attract other objects.
Which of these pictures is the correct explanation of what happens when two bar magnets are placed next to each other?
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Which of the following electromagnets would create the strongest magnetic field?
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There are many similarities in animal and plant cells, including their physical structure and cellular organization.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding plant and animal cells?
A cell wall is present in both an animal and plant cell.
A nucleus is only present in an animal cell.
Cytoplasm is only present in a plant cell.
Chloroplasts are only present in plant cells.
Which of the following organelles are only found in plant cells?
nucleus vacuoles cell wall chloroplast cytoplasm
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Plant and animal cell models are often created to learn about their functions. Models are commonly used because isolating and studying the cells of organisms can be difficult.
After evaluating plant and animal cell models, which statement would the evaluator most likely make?
Many of the plant cell's major organelles have the same structure and function as many organelles in the animal cell.
All of the plant cell's organelles have the same structure and function as organelles in the animal cell.
None of the plant cell's organelles have the same structure and function as organelles in the animal cell.
Organelles are not specific to any type of cell.
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The cell diagram below has a nucleus, chloroplast, cell wall, and vacuole.
Which of the following is most likely represented by the cell diagram?
This is an animal cell diagram.
This is a plant cell diagram.
This diagram can be either a plant or animal cell.
This diagram is neither a plant or animal cell.
Respiration is the function of one of the organelles in plant cells.
Which of the following best defines the process of respiration in plant cells?
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the process of making its own food through photosynthesis
the process of controlling all the chemical processes in the cell
the process to separate the cell’s interior from exterior environment
the process of using nutrients to create energy for the cell
Which Venn diagram below is an accurate representation of organelles found in plant and animal cells?
PLANT CELL ANIMAL CELL nucleus chloroplast cell wall cell membrane cytoplasm
PLANT CELL ANIMAL CELL chloroplast cell wall cell membrane nucleus cytoplasm
PLANT CELL ANIMAL CELL cell membrane nucleus chloroplast cell wall cytoplasm PLANT CELL ANIMAL CELL nucleus chloroplast cell wall cell membrane cytoplasm
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Which of the following is defined as the control center of the cell?
Which of the following controls the movement of waste products in and out of the cell?
nucleus
cytoplasm mitochondria vacuoles
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cytoplasm cell membrane vacuoles
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The cytoplasm is the fluid within the cell membrane of plant and animal cells.
Which of the following are found in the cytoplasm?
chromosomes enzymes fatty acids sugars
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Which of the following is made of cellulose and functions to support and maintain the plant cell’s shape?
cytoplasm
cell membrane chloroplasts
cell wall
Which organelle found in plant cells is responsible for the color of the green leaves on plants?
cell wall
cell membrane chloroplasts cytoplasm
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There are a variety of habitats found on Earth that include many species of plants and animals. Which of the following do the plants and animals found in the desert have in common with those found in the ocean?
All plants and animals found in the desert and ocean are made of respiratory organs that use chlorophyll to give them their green color.
All plants and animals found in the desert and ocean are made of cells that have organelles which include a cytoplasm, cell membrane, and nucleus.
All plants and animals found in the desert and ocean are made of cells that have organelles which include a chloroplast, cell wall, and nucleus.
The plants and animals found in the desert are made of cells that have organelles which include a cytoplasm, cell membrane, and nucleus; the plants and animals found in the ocean do not have cells.
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The nucleus of a cell is involved in which of the following functions?
separating the cell from its environment
controlling the cell's movement
reproduction within the cell food
intake into the cell
powering the cell
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Plant and animal cells are similar in which of the following ways?
physical size
physical composition
outer covering cellular organization
VERTEBRATE ANIMALS INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS PLANTS
tigers spiders conifers
rabbits jellyfish mosses
dogs butterflies oak trees
Many animals and plants have many things in common. What do the following organisms have in common? they are all animals they all have backbones they are all vascular organisms they are all made of cells
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