Science 8 - Mix and Flow of Matter Unit Exam

Students will…
1. Investigate and describe fluids used in technological devices and everyday materials
2. Investigate and describe the composition of fluids and interpret the behaviour of
materials in solution
3. Investigate and compare the properties of gases and liquids and relate variations in
their viscosity, density and buoyancy
4. Identify and describe technologies based on properties of fluids

Part A: Multiple Choice (1 mark each)

1. A material that has two or more components that are easy to see is called a:
a. Mechanical mixture
b. Pure substance
c. Compound

2. Viscosity is known as a fluids ability to

a. Mix
b. Sink
c. Flow

3. In a solution, a solute is dissolved in

a. Water
b. Solvent
c. Solution

4. Liquids are more dense than gases

a. True
b. False

5. You have engine oil in your car. During the winter there is a cold spell and the
temperature drops to -30 o C. What happens to the viscosity of the oil?
a. Less viscous (flows faster)
b. More viscous (flows slower)
c. Same viscosity as if the temperature is 20oC (flow is the same).
d. Oil is frozen solid
6. Cooking oil normally floats on water. If you fill a jar half full of oil and half full of water
and shake it up, what is going to happen to the oil in two minutes?
a. It will stay mixed up
b. The water will sit on top and the oil will be on the bottom
c. The oil will sit on top and the water will be on the bottom
d. There will be little bubbles of water and oil mixed together

7. Which of the following is a solution?

a. Chunky vegetable soup
b. Demineralized water
c. Pulp-free orange juice from concentrate

8. You are given a milky substance, but notice that the particles are starting to separate. You
have been given a:
a. Pure substance
b. Mechanical Mixture
c. Suspension

9. In which of the following situations is the room the least densely packed?
a. A room filled with basketballs
b. A room filled with marbles
c. A room filled with sand
d. A room filled with concrete

10. Which of the following is not compressible?

a. Air in a bike tire
b. Air in a balloon
c. None of the above

11. A student takes a box filled with white substance out that’s labeled NaCl. She thinks that
the substance might be a(n):
a. Mixture
b. Compound
c. Element
12. Which of the following would NOT speed up the rate of dissolving?
a. Stirring
b. Heating
c. Compressing
d. Breaking it up into small pieces

13. What is the name of the change of state when snow changes into water on a sunny day?
a. Melting
b. Evaporation
c. Freezing

14. Milk is an example of a:

a. Suspension
b. Mixture
c. Colloid

15. At 80 o C how much potassium nitrate can dissolve in 100mL of water?

a. 120g
b. 140g
c. 50g
d. 40g

16. At 40 o C you have 40g of lead nitrate dissolved in 100mL of water. How much MORE
lead nitrate could you dissolve at this temperature?
a. 120g
b. 140g
c. 40g
Part B: Fill in the Blank (1 mark per blank)
1. A fluid that is very thick is highly __________________. A fluid that is not very viscous
is very ____________________.

2. How quickly a fluid flows is called its _________________ _________________.

3. Fluids with a lot of particles in a small amount of space are very ____________.

4. Buoyancy is a word used to describe whether an object will ______________ or

_______________.

5. A fluid is a material that can take the ________________ of its container.

Part C: Short Answer
1. Using the formula D = m/v calculate the density of Jack’s new object with a volume of
500mL that weighs 250g. (3 marks)

2. Your new school friend Joe comes up to you and tells you he learned that temperature
affects viscosity, but he can’t remember why. Now that you’ve learned so much in
Science 8 you can help him. Explain how temperature can affect viscosity. (2 marks)
3. Draw a picture that represents how the densities of solids, liquids and gases are different.
(3 marks)

4. Explain why cement is transported in liquid form (2 marks).

5. You are looking through your house and notice some of the WHMIS and household
symbols learned in class on a bottle of hairspray. (3 marks)
a. What is one of the symbols you see? Draw or explain.

b. Why might hairspray be a hazard with these particular symbols on it?

6. You have two fluids and you are curious about their flow rates. You time each fluid
going down a ramp for 25s. You find that Fluid A travels 100cm and Fluid B travels
65cm. (4 marks)
a. Using the formula FR = d/t, calculate the flow rate of each liquid

b. Which liquid is more viscous? Explain.

c. Which liquid is less viscous? Explain.

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