Matter Test Review

A material that always has the same composition and properties is a... 

• Heterogeneous Mixture
• Pure Substance
• Solution
• Homogeneous Mixture

A material that contains two or more elements joined in a fixed proportion is a(n) 

• Atom
• Compound
• Solution
• Element

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Which of the following is malleable?

• Glass
• Ice
• Gold
• Rock

Which has the highest viscosity?

• Maple Syrup
• Milk
• Water
• Soda

A beaker is placed over a burning candle and the flame goes out.  Which element is necessary for a fire to continue burning?

• Hydrogen
• Sulfur
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen

A container of an unknown substance breaks open and the unknown substance spreads to fill the entire room.  What state of matter is the substance?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma

Carbon (C) and (H) are pure substances.  Each is made of only one type of atom, but carbon atoms are different from hydrogen atoms.  Carbon and hydrogen chemically combine to form methane (CH₄).  Based on this information,

• methane is an element and carbon and hydrogen are compounds
• Carbon, Hydrogen and Methane are all compounds
• Carbon, Hydrogen and Methane are all elements
• Carbon and Hydrogen are elements and Methane is a compound

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You walk out to the car on a very cold morning and there is frost on the windshield.  Which phase change created the frost?

• Freezing
• Deposition
• Condensation
• Evaporation

An individual with an excellent sense of smell is handed a bottle of perfume.  After smelling the perfume, he reports that the perfume contains a smell of roses with a hint of vanilla.  If the perfume is made from water, rose essence, and a splash of vanilla, what type of substance is the perfume most likely to be?

• Gas
• Mixture
• Element
• Compound

Kelly has some sand in a bucket, but she thinks that there may be some salt mixed in with her sand.  How can she determine if there is salt in the sand?                  

• If she evaporates the sand the salt will be left behind.
• If she puts water in the bucket, the sand will dissolve.
• If she leaves the bucket alone the salt will rise to the top.
• If she puts water in the bucket, the salt will dissolve.

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