Benchmark Review Questions

Mass is the amount of _______ in an object.

• space

• matter

• gravity

• weight

What is the SI (metric) unit for mass?

Would the mass of a bowling ball change over time?

• Yes

• No

The amount of space taken up by an object is

• mass

• weight

• volume

• inertia

The SI (metric) unit for weight is

What do we measure with this tool?

• mass

• volume

• weight

What do we measure with this tool?

• mass

• volume

• weight

Valence electrons are the number of

• protons in the atom

• electrons in the atom

• protons + neutrons in the nucleus

• electrons in the outside shell of the atom

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

• red

• black

• blue

• orange

a collection of atoms of one type that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical means

• element

• subatomic particle

• electron

• matter