Properties of Matter Vocabulary Chapter 9

The smallest particle of gold cannot be broken down into simpler substances. Gold is a(n) ____________.

• atom

• element

• nonmetal

• noble gas

What property is being measured when the unit of measurement is cm2

• area

• length

• mass

• volume

A book keeps its shape and volume when it is moved from one bag to another. A book is a(n)

• gas

• liquid

• metal

• solid

What type of element is shiny and can be drawn into a wire

• a metal

• a metalloid

• a noble gas

• a nonmetal

Which classification in the periodic table is most important?

• period

• group

• noble gases

• metalloids

Which item makes up aluminum foil?

• a gas

• a metalloid

• a specific type of atom

• different kinds of atoms

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Measurements of mass and volume can be used to find

• area

• density

• gravity

• volume

Wood floats because it has

• buoyancy

• density

• gravity

• mass

When helium is moved from a tank to a balloon, its shape and volume change. Helium is a

• gas

• liquid

• metalloid

• solid

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Gravity is stronger on Earth than it is on the Moon. On the Moon, an object's

• mass is greater than on Earth

• Mass is less than on Earth

• weight is greater than on Earth

• weight is less than on Earth