Physical Science – Pre-test

Name: ________________________________ Date: ________

Class: _______________ Grade: / 25

Directions: Answer the following questions to the best of your ability – if

there is a question that you need more time on, skip it and come back to it
after finishing the other questions (have an answer for each question).

1. What are the branches of science that 2. Which unit is an SI base unit?
make(s) up physical science?
A. Liter
A. Physics B. Cubic Meter
B. Chemistry C. Kilogram
C. Astronomy D. Centimeter
D. All the above
E. A and B

3. Which science deals most with energy and 4. Written in Scientific notation, 0.000060 s
forces? is

A. Biology A. 60 s
B. Physics B. 6.0 x 10-5 s
C. Botany C. 6.0 x 10-6 s
D. Agriculture D. 6.0 x 104 s

5. A balance is a scientific tool used to 6. The maximum depth of a certain lake is

measure 244m. What is the depth of the lake in
kilometers?
A. Temperature
B. Time A. 0.0244 km
C. Volume B. 0.244 km
D. Mass C. 24,400 km
D. 244,000 km
7. Write the following measurements in 8. Round the following measurements to the
scientific notation. number of significant figures shown in
parentheses.
A. 22,000 mg
A. 7.376 m (2)
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B. 0.0000037 kg B. 362.00306 s (5)

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9. The three states of matter are: 10. Name the following element: Ca

A. ________________ ________________________

B. ________________

C. ________________

11. What is the chemical symbol for 12. What is the formula for speed?
Potassium?

___________ _________ = ____________

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13. What is the formula for velocity? 14. What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?

_________ = ____________ ____________________________________

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15. The ______________ is the closest star

to Earth. ____________________________________