Describing and Classifying Matter

Describing and Classifying Matter

Lesson 1

Multiple Choice

Matter is

• anything that has mass

• anything that has mass and takes up space.

• anything that has weight and takes up space

Multiple Choice

A single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup or composition is known as a

• matter

• molecule

• substance

• atom

Multiple Choice

A property that's observed by the breaking apart or combining substances is a

• physical property

• chemical property

• an element

• chemistry

Multiple Choice

A characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter is a

• physical property

• chemistry

• chemical property

• molecule

Multiple Choice

The study of matter and how it changes is

• Biology

• Anatomy

• Chemistry

• Physics

Multiple Choice

The basic unit from which all matter is made is

• a nucleus

• a cell

• a molecule

• an atom

Multiple Choice

Substances that are made of only one type of atom are called

• molecules

• atoms

• elements

• mixtures

Multiple Choice

A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds is a

• atom

• molecule

• element

• mixture

Multiple Choice

A substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio is a

• element

• compound

• mixture

• atom

Multiple Choice

A _ is made of two or more substances together in one place, but their atoms are not chemically bonded.

• molecule

• element

• mixture