Properties of Matter Review DCP 1

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe one of the three classical states of matter?

• Solids have a definite volume.

• Liquids fill the volume of their container.

• Solids are not as easily compressed as gases.

• Gases take the shape of their container.

A liquid sample is brought into the lab for testing. It is determined that the sample is a combination of simpler substances which have been joined together in a definite ratio, and that it can be chemically broken apart into these simpler substances. The sample is –

• an element

• a compound

• a mixture

• a solution

Sheets of ice containing mostly pure water can be formed by decreasing the temperature of saltwater. Which of these best describes this change?

• Chemical change

• Physical change

• Nuclear change

• Atomic change

Which of the following situations contains an example of a chemical change?

• Ice forming after water is placed in a freezer

• Watercolor paint drying on paper

• A sugar cube dissolving in a glass of water

• A bicycle rusting after it is left in the rain

I. Density

II. Color

III. Volume

IV. Boiling Point

V. Mass

Which of the following properties listed above are considered extensive physical properties?

• I, II, and IV

• III, IV, and V

• III and V

• I and II

Magnets can be used to easily remove certain metals from heterogeneous mixtures. These metals are called ferromagnetic metals. Which of the following metals is considered to be ferromagnetic?

• aluminum

• sodium

• lead

• cobalt

Which of the following statements correctly explains the motion of atoms and molecules within the different states of matter?

• Only the particles in liquids and gases are constantly moving.

• The particles of solids and liquids remain motionless.

• The particles of a gas have the least freedom of movement of all three states.

• The particles within all three states of matter are constantly moving.

To remove the sand first and then the salt from a mixture of sand and salt water, one combination of techniques you could use would be to first —

• evaporate and then distill

• evaporate and then condense

• filter and then evaporate

• filter and then condense

Which of these are composed of two or more different substances that are chemically combined in a definite ratio?

• Compounds

• Mixtures

• Elements

• Solutions

The picture above shows samples of aluminum in different sizes and shapes. Which sample demonstrates that aluminum is a ductile metal?

• Q

• R

• S

• T