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WorksheetsSOL 5.4 Matter
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the diagrams best shows the arrangement of molecules in a solid?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
Which picture shows a liquid at room temperature?
a)
picture A
b)
picture B
c)
picture C
d)
picture D
3.
The circles in the bottles represent the same particles of matter. Which pattern of particles represents a gas in a bottle?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Gallium is a metal that melts at about 30°C. If a person, whose body temperature is 37°C, held a cube of gallium for five minutes, what will most likely happen to the gallium?
a)
It will change to a gas.
b)
It will change to a liquid.
c)
It will become a solution.
d)
It will become a mixture.
5.
What will happen if the lid is removed from a container that holds helium gas?
a)
The gas will expand and escape from the
container.
b)
The gas will slowly change back into a liquid.
c)
When light hits the gas, it will change colors.
d)
Gravity will keep the gas in the container.
6.
When ice cream is left out of a freezer, the ice cream changes from a —
a)
solid to a gas
b)
gas to a liquid
c)
solid to a liquid
d)
liquid to a gas
7.
The smallest part of matter that is identifiable as an element is the —
a)
atom
b)
molecule
c)
cell
d)
compound
8.
Oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide may be grouped together because at room temperature they are all a —
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
colloid
9.
Which of these shows how frozen water changes as the temperature of the air increases?
a)
Gas → liquid → solid
b)
Solid → gas → liquid
c)
Liquid → gas → solid
d)
Solid → liquid → gas
10.
Which of these will happen if the temperature of a metal pan is increased?
a)
The pan will begin to lose heat.
b)
The molecules of the pan will move faster.
c)
The metal will change into another metal.
d)
The pan will contract.
11.
The process shown would be classified as —
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
transpiration
d)
evaporation
12.
Which of these will change solid iron to a liquid?
a)
Raising the air pressure
b)
Increasing its temperature
c)
Crushing the solid iron
d)
Adding water to the iron
13.
Which of these is a mixture?
a)
Salt
b)
Water
c)
Lemonade
d)
Sugar
14.
Which of the following changes is possible with the addition of heat?
a)
Liquid water changes to ice.
b)
Water vapor changes to ice.
c)
Water vapor changes to liquid water.
d)
Ice changes to liquid water.
15.
People put sugar in their tea to make it sweet. The sugar will dissolve fastest when the tea —
a)
is hot
b)
is cold
c)
is in a tall glass
d)
has lemon in it
16.
Water, ice, and steam are alike because they —
a)
are the same compound
b)
have the same shape
c)
look the same
d)
feel the same
17.
In which beaker of water will sugar dissolve the fastest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
The smallest quantity of an element is —
a)
a compound
b)
an atom
c)
a solution
d)
a molecule
19.
A student makes a fruit drink by stirring a powdered mix into cold water. Why is the fruit drink a solution?
a)
The powder dissolves in the water.
b)
The water changes color
c)
The student stirs the water.
d)
The water is the proper temperature.
20.
Which set of pictures shows what happens to a glass of salt water when it is left out on a counter for several weeks?
a)
C → D → A → B
b)
A → C → B → D
c)
B → A → C → D
d)
D → B → A → C
21.
Which of these will most likely happen to the balloon as the chemicals react?
a)
It will float.
b)
It will break.
c)
It will inflate.
d)
It will change color.
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