Matter Properties Quiz

What is the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element?

• Molecule

• Atom

• Compound

• Solution

Which of the following is a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined?

• Mixture

• Solution

• Compound

• Element

What is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means?

• Compound

• Molecule

• Element

• Mixture

What do you call a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined?

• Compound

• Mixture

• Solution

• Element

Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

• Salad

• Sand and Iron Filings

• Salt Water

• Chocolate Chip Cookies

What is the term for a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom?

• Compound

• Mixture

• Element

• Solution

What is the smallest particle of a compound that still retains the properties of that compound?

• Atom

• Element

• Molecule

• Mixture

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• Only solids and liquids

• Only gases and plasmas

• Anything that is visible

What is the chemical symbol for water?

• W

• Wa

• H2O

• HO2

On the periodic table, what does the atomic number represent?

• The number of protons in the nucleus

• The number of neutrons in the nucleus

• The total number of protons and neutrons

• The number of electrons surrounding the nucleus