Properties of Matter Review

Which of these conditions has the greatest effect of how quickly a substance changes from one state to another?

• color

• light

• shape

• temperature

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The higher the ____________________________ in an object, the faster the particles move.

• atom

• temperature

• solution

• compound

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Scientists usually measure ________________________, the amount of matter in an object, in units of grams (g) or kilograms (kg).

• volume

• atomic theory

• molecule

• mass

Solid and liquid materials have a definite __________________________.

• mass

• shape

• volume

• temperature

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Scientists developed the law of ___________________________ which states that in any chemical change or physical change, the total mass of the matter does not change.

• chemical change

• physical change

• conservation of matter

• atomic theory

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The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of the element is called an ____________________.

• molecule

• atom

• compound

• mass

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The idea that everything is made of small particles is known as the ____________________________.

• atomic theory

• conservation of matter

• solution

• temperature

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Most things around you are ________________________, which are matter made of two or more elements.

• atoms

• molecules

• compounds

• solids

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The smallest particle of a compound that still has the properties of that compound is called a ________________________.

• atom

• compound

• molecule

• gas

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Four students recorded how long it took for 1 tsp of sugar to dissolve in 1 cup of water. Their setups and results are shown below.

Stirring

Time (sec)

Zero stirs

28

Two stirs

17

Four stirs

11

Six stirs

7

Which of the following happened as the number of stirs increased?

• The speed of the dissolving increased.

• The speed of the dissolving decreased.

• The amount of sugar dissolved increased.

• The amount of sugar dissolved decreased.

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