Classification of Matter

What is matter?

• anything that you can see

• anything that has gravity

• anything that has mass and volume

• anything that can move

How would you separate a homogeneous mixture of seawater?

• filtration

• distillation

• sieving

• weathering

A metal being malleable is an example of a _____________

• physical property

• visible property

• real property

• chemical property

H2SO4 is an example of which type of material?

• compound

• element

• solution

• mixture

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According to the gas laws, if we decrease the temperature of a gas in a balloon what will happen to that gas?

• nothing

• the volume will increase

• the volume will decrease

• the number of particles will decrease

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is burning a table an example of?

• a reversable change

• a physical change

• a chemical change

• a change of state

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Which is unlikely to contain plasma?

• a star

• a neon light

• a glass of water

• a lightning bolt

Which of the following is a compound?

• air

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• coca cola

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

There are 3 naturally occurring isotopes of carbon. Which of the following describes the relationship of these isotopes?

• same mass, different atomic number

• same mass, same atomic number

• different mass, different atomic number

• different mass, same atomic number

Which of the following statements is wrong?

• a proton is made up of 3 quarks

• a neutron is made up of 3 quarks

• an electron is made up of 3 quarks

• there are 6 different quarks identified