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1

The volume of a sample of water is 20 cm3. The mass of this sample is
A)20 kilograms.
B)20 grams.
C)20 milligrams.
D)20 ounces.
2

If a cube of jello is cut into two pieces, what property of the pieces did not change?
A)mass
B)volume
C)density
D)surface area
3

A scientific law describes
A)how things must happen in nature.
B)an important relationship that is supposed to happen in nature, but only if the law is obeyed.
C)an observed pattern of a relationship between variables.
D)a hypothesis that has been proven to be true.
4

If you consider a very small portion of a material that is the same throughout, the density of the small sample will be
A)less than the larger sample.
B)the same as the larger sample.
C)more than the larger sample.
D)dependent on the shape of the larger sample.
5

Quantities, or measured properties, that are capable of changing values are called
A)data.
B)variables.
C)constants.
D)impossible.
6

The property of volume is a measure of
A)how much matter an object contains.
B)the compactness of matter in a given space.
C)the extent of the surface of an object.
D)how much space an object occupies.
7

A tentative scientific explanation which may or may not be rejected upon further experimentation is called a
A)theory.
B)hypothesis.
C)model.
D)principle.
8

Imagine a 10 g block of aluminum (ρ = 2.7 g/cm3) and a 10 g block of iron (ρ = 7.9 g/cm3). Which of the following is true?
A)The block of iron is smaller than the block of aluminum.
B)The block of iron is more massive than the block of aluminum.
C)The block of aluminum is smaller than the block of iron.
D)Both objects have the same volume.
9

A controlled experiment has
A)all factors tightly regulated.
B)a known outcome every time the experiment is run.
C)all the influencing factors identical except one.
D)no practical value.
10

Equations are used to
A)describe a property.
B)define a concept.
C)describe how quantities change together.
D)All of the above.







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