Science 4

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer. Write your answer before each number

______1. Which of the following materials can absorb liquids?

a. Plastic c. Rubber
b. Cloth d. Paper

______2. Which of the following examples do not decay?

a. Leaves c. Paper
b. Metal d. Fruits

______3. Which of the following objects is porous?

a. Mirror c. Nail
b. Bottle d. Sponge

______4. Hazel Joyce cuts a piece of paper. Describe what changes may happen in the
property of the piece of paper when it was cut.
a. Change in size and shape c. Change in texture
b. Change in color d. Change in odor

______5. Which of the following solid materials cannot be cut?

a. Paper c. rock
b. marble d. plastic bottle

______6. Which of the following materials can float on water?

a. Coin c. Rubber slipper
b. Metal stick d. Stone

______7. How would you recognize a hazardous product?

a. If they have the ability to float or c. If they can undergo decay
sink d. If they have greater density
b. If they have hazard symbols
appear on containers

______8. Which of the following statements explains what will happen to an object that is
denser than water?
a. The object will float c. The object will change its shape
b. The object will change its size d. The object will sink

______9. What happens to a nail when a carpenter beats and strikes it with a hammer?
a. It will be broken c. It will be melted
b. It will turn into ashes d. It will be bent

______10. Which of the following may change when a solid material is hammered?
a. Odor b. Shape c. color d. weight

_______11. How can we change the appearance of solid material?

a. by coloring, painting, pressing
b. by cutting, hammering, bending
c. by cooking, heating, cooling
d. all of the above
______12. Which of the following statements explains what will happen to a butter exposed in
high temperature?
a. The butter will change its texture c. The butter will melt
b. The butter will turn into an oil d. The butter will evaporate

______13. Which of the following statements best explains why an ice turns into water?
 a. There is no heat d. The water reaches its boiling
b. Heat is present point
c. The temperature reaches the
freezing point

______14. Which of the following statements is the best reason why we feel hot when we leave
the door of an air-conditioned room opened?

a. The cold air from the aircon goes b. The heat from outside will come
out inside the room
c. The aircon is not functioning well
d. It is summer season

______15. Joey is watching his father cook. First, he puts liquid raw eggs in a hot pan, and the
eggs get stiff. Then, he adds solid cheese to the pan and the cheese gets gooey.
What does the egg and cheese illustrate?

a. different substances can have different densities

b. different substances can react differently to heat
c. different substances can react differently to light
d. different substances can have different volumes

______16. How should non-decaying wastes be disposed?

A. by composting B. reusing C. recycling D. both B and C

______17. What should people do with the garbage to prevent oneself from getting sick?
A. dispose waste materials properly
B. take medicine
C. throw the waste materials anywhere in your surroundings.
D. drink untreated water.

______18. Which of the following practices is not helpful to the environment?

A. using eco bag when buying groceries.
B. using both sides of paper
C. using pesticides in killing insects.
D. using plastic bag when shopping

______19. Which of the following changes in the materials is useful to the environment?
A. throwing garbage in the canal
B. using paper bags when shopping
C. throwing hospital waste into river
D. using plastic bags when shopping

______20. If you are going to dispose waste materials commonly found at home, what are you
going to do with the decaying materials?
A. make a compost
B. mix them with the non-decaying
C. throw them in the river
D. keep them in the cabinet and use them again

II. Write YES if the situation has a GOOD EFFECT in the environment and NO if it has
a HARMFUL EFFECT.

YES 1. Patching up torn towel out of old clothes. ____________

YES 2. Making chair out of old tire. ____________ _________________
YES 3. Making toys out of paper. ____________
NO 4. Burning garbage. ____________
NO 5. Cutting of trees. ____________
NO 6. Throwing plastic bags in the rivers. ____________
YES 7. Selling the empty/used bottles of patis. ____________
YES 8. Collecting old newspapers and magazines then sell. ____________
NO Placing left-over food in trash can. ____________
YES 10. Making doormats using old sacks and strips of cloth. ____________