Physical Science: Unit 2 - States of Matter

Matter is defined as anything that...

• can be seen and touched

• has mass and takes up space

• can be weighed

• contains kinetic or potential energy

Knowing the chemical properties of a substance will tell you how the substance

• looks

• smells

• breaks down electrons

• reacts with other substances

Which of the following is not an example of a physical property?

• freezing point

• boiling point

• flammability

• density

Which of the following is not a suspension?

• vegetable soup

• Italian dressing

• ice cream

• snow globe

Which of the following is not a colloid?

• suntan lotion

• milk

• orange juice with pulp

• Cool Whip

Black coffee would be classified as a(n)

• compound

• element

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

An ice cube (frozen water) would be classified as a(n)

• compound

• element

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

Carbon would be classified as a(n)

• compound

• element

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

When leaves are burned, it is a

• chemical property

• physical property

• chemical change

• physical change

Color, shape, and size are examples of a

• chemical property

• physical property

• chemical change

• physical change