States of Matter

Which of the following is a COMPOUND?

• dirt
• baking soda
• zinc
• lead

Which of the following is a MIXTURE?

• Zinc
• water
• air
• carbon

Which of the following is a ELEMENT?

• carbon
• sugar
• water
• salt

The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be

• heated or cooled
• created or destroyed
• changed in form
• burned

Matter is defined as anything that

• contains kinetic or potential energy
• can be seen and touched
• has mass and takes up space
• can be weighed

Which of these warnings refer to the chemical property of the material?

• flammable
• fragile
• shake well
• handle with care

Burning of a candle (both wick part and wax portion) is a(n)_______change.

• chemical
• physical
• both

Three examples of chemical changes are ____.

•  sawing of wood, crushing a can, and toasting a marshmellow
• burning of gasoline, rotting of an egg, and exploding of fireworks
•  boiling of water, bursting of a balloon, and melting of a candle
• freezing of water, evaporation of gasoline, and rusting of a nail

The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold juice on a warm day are an example of?

• sublimation
• condensation
• evaporation

In a solid, the particles

• vibrate in place
• slide past one another
• overcome the strong attraction