Unit 4 (Matter) Test

As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ___________?

• Move more quickly

• Move more slowly

• Stop moving

• Are unaffected

Fog is an example of a? 

• Substance

• Solution

• Colloid

• Compound

Elements that are gasses, are brittle, and are poor conductors at room temperatures are?

• Isotopes

• Metalloids

• Nonmetals

• Metals

Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume is a? 

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Gas

• Solid

Shiny, malleable, ductile and good conductors are properties of what kind of elements?

• Nonmetals

• Metals

• Metalloids

• All of the above

The following are examples of chemical properties except? 

• The ability to be crushed

• The ability to burn

• The ability to react with oxygen

• Toxicity

All ______ except mercury are solids at room temperature.

• Metalloids

• Mixtures

• Metals

• Nonmetals

The scattering of light by colloids is called? 

• Conservation

• Suspension

• Tyndall Effect

• Air Pollution

All organic compounds contain what element?

• Oxygen

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Boron

Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called? 

• Clusters

• Groups

• Periods

• Families