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Science Concepts and Evidence

Grade 8 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-OSNRY3-1751

1.

What is evidence of a chemical change?A. Formation of a new substance B. Total mass is conserved C. Conduction D. Repel

2.

What is velocity?A. They rearrange into new substances B. Speed with direction C. Total mass is conserved D. Force, mass, and acceleration

3.

What transfers thermal energy by direct contact?A. Conduction B. The number of cycles per unit time C. Total mass is conserved D. They rearrange into new substances

4.

What do like electric charges do?A. Repel B. Total mass is conserved C. They rearrange into new substances D. Formation of a new substance

5.

What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction?A. Formation of a new substance B. Repel C. They rearrange into new substances D. Speed with direction

6.

How is mass affected in a closed-system reaction?A. Total mass is conserved B. Conduction C. Repel D. Formation of a new substance

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What is a wave's frequency?A. Conduction B. They rearrange into new substances C. The number of cycles per unit time D. Total mass is conserved

8.

What does Newton's second law relate?A. Repel B. They rearrange into new substances C. Speed with direction D. Force, mass, and acceleration

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  1. What is evidence of a chemical change?Formation of a new substance
  2. What is velocity?Speed with direction
  3. What transfers thermal energy by direct contact?Conduction
  4. What do like electric charges do?Repel
  5. What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction?They rearrange into new substances
  6. How is mass affected in a closed-system reaction?Total mass is conserved
  7. What is a wave's frequency?The number of cycles per unit time
  8. What does Newton's second law relate?Force, mass, and acceleration

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