Classifying Matter/Periodic Table vocab quiz

What is the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure?

• 90°C

• 100°C

• 110°C

• 120°C

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Which of the following materials is most likely to be brittle?

• Rubber

• Glass

• Copper

• Plastic

Classify the following as either a conductor or an insulator: Copper wire.

• Conductor

• Insulator

Which of the following substances is an element?

• Water

• Carbon

• Salt

• Sugar

If a substance has a high luster, how would it most likely appear?

• Dull

• Shiny

• Transparent

• Rough

Explain why metals are generally good conductors of electricity.

• They have high density.

• They have free electrons that allow electricity to flow.

• They are malleable.

• They are magnetic.

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Which property would you use to classify a material as an insulator?

• High density

• Low conductivity

• High luster

• High malleability

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A material that can be hammered into thin sheets without breaking is said to have high what?

• Conductivity

• Malleability

• Density

• Magnetism

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

• Rusting of iron

• Boiling of water

• Burning of wood

• Baking a cake

How does magnetism differ from conductivity?

• Magnetism involves the flow of electrons, while conductivity does not.

• Conductivity involves the flow of electrons, while magnetism does not.

• Both involve the flow of electrons in the same way.

• Neither involves the flow of electrons.

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