Prentice Hall Physical Science Quiz

What is an element?

• A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances

• A mixture of two or more substances

• A particle of an atom

• A solution of two or more elements

What is a compound?

• A substance made of two or more simpler substances

• A single element

• A type of mixture

• A solution

What is a heterogeneous mixture?

• Parts of a mixture are noticeably different from one another

• A mixture that is uniform throughout

• A solution

• A type of compound

What is a homogeneous mixture?

• Substances are so evenly distributed that it is difficult to distinguish one substance in the mixture from another

• A mixture with visible different parts

• A type of element

• A type of compound

What is a solution?

• Substances that dissolve to form a homogeneous mixture

• A type of compound

• A mixture of two or more elements

• A heterogeneous mixture

What is a physical property?

• Any characteristic of a material that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substance

• A property that changes the substance

• A chemical property

• A type of mixture

What is viscosity?

• The resistance of a fluid to flowing

• The ability to conduct heat

• The ability to be hammered

• The temperature at which a substance boils

What is malleability?

• The ability of a solid to be hammered without shattering

• The ability to conduct electricity

• The ability to dissolve in water

• The ability to change state

What is boiling point?

• Temperature at which a substance boils

• Temperature at which a substance freezes

• Temperature at which a substance melts

• Temperature at which a substance evaporates

What is a chemical property?

• Any ability to produce a change in the composition of matter

• A property that can be observed without changing the substance

• A physical property

• A type of mixture