SOCORRO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & SPED CENTER

Socorro, Surigao del Norte

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE

Name: _________________________________________ Score: _____________________

Grade/Section: ________________ Date: _____________________

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

1. What is matter?
a. Everything around us
b. Anything that has mass and volume
c. Anything that has mass
d. Anything that has volume
2. Which of the following is a physical feature of matter?
a. age b. beauty c. shape d. location
3. An example of a gas is:
a. a rock b. a pencil c. milk d. carbon dioxide (CO2)
4. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. mass
5 .Burning a match is an example of a
a. chemical change b. physical property c. physical change d. chemical property.
6. Mother was cooking spaghetti last night. The water got so hot that steam floated up from the pan.
Steam is an example of a . a.gas b. food c. solid d. liquid
7. A brick is an example of a. a liquid b. a solid c. plasma d. a gas
8. Which TWO properties best describe the eggs?
a. soft c. bendable
b. smooth d. breakable
9. Most elements are metals. Which of the following is a physical property of metals?
a. shiny b. bendable c. conducts heat d. all of the above
10. Which of the following is NOT considered a solid?
a.pen b. comb c. water d. ball
11. What happens as liquid water becomes ice?
a. It does not change states.
b. It changes from a liquid to a solid.
c. It changes from a solid to a gas.
12. An example of a chemical change is
a. an old car rusting
b. throwing a rock
c. cutting a piece of paper
d. crushing a can
13. Consumers are encouraged to reduce their waste by
a. Purchasing in bulk
b. Switching to re-useable
c. Buying items with less packaging
d. All of the above
14. This means to make less garbage. For example, instead of buying juice boxes for lunch, buy a large
container of juice and use a washable single serving container to take it to school.
a. Reduce c. Recycle
b. Reuse d. Rebuild
15. Which of the following shows the correct hierarchy?
a. Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
b. Reuse, Recycle, Reduce
c. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
d. Refuse, Refuge, Rufuse
16. Reuse of stuff would
a. Minimize the strain on the environment
b. Help municipal waste management
c. Both a and b option
d. Be difficult and time consuming.
 17. Which of the following is recyclable material?
a. Aluminum
b. Glass
c. Cardboard
d. All of the above
18. Which is an example of physical change?
a. freezes to ice
b. Naphthalene balls turn to vapor
c. Wood turns to alcohol
d, Both a and b
19. It is the change of matter in form only not in composition
a. Physical change b. Chemical change c. Environmental change d. None of the above
20. Physical change happens when materials undergo a change in
a. size b. shape c. phase d. all of them

21-30 TRUE OR FALSE. Write True if the statement is True and False if not.

_____21.Physical properties are the characteristics of matter that can be seen or measured through direct
observation.
_____22. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
_____23. A change of matter in size, shape, or state without any change in identity is called a physical change.
_____24. When water boils it changes from a liquid to a gas.
_____25. In chemical change, the appearance of the matter changes and new material is formed.
_____26. Materials like water, ice, egg and vegetables undergo physical change when heated.
_____27. When water boils and bubbles appear on the sides, steam or water vapor goes up.
_____28. Water, when applied with heat, turns to water vapor.
_____29. Application of heat can cause physical change.
_____30. The rubber that is used to cover an electric wire protects not
only the wire but also those handling the wire.

31-40 Classify each change as physical or chemical.

_____ 31. drying of wet laundry
_____ 32 sewing of lumber
_____ 33. burning of paper
_____ 34.melting of ice
_____ 35. solidifying of wax
______36. souring of milk
_____ 37. electrolysis of water
_____38.corrosion of metals
_____39.explosion of gun powder
_____ 40.expansion of air

41-45. Match the original materials with its product after the chemical change.

____41.burned wood a. vinegar

____42.left over food for a week b. cold water
____43.coconut water in a bottle left for a week c. ash
____44.wet iron nails d. spoiled food
____45. melting of ice e. rust

46-50. Fill in the blanks.

46. means a trait that can describe matter.

47. is anything that has mass and takes up space
48. Matter that does not have a certain size or shape is a
49. is the flow of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler one.
50. A change of matter in size, shape, or state without any change in identity is called a ______ change.