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Matter

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is matter?
a)
Volume of an object
b)
Anything that has mass and takes up space
c)
Mass of an object
d)
Space of an object
2.
To change a solid to a liquid, what do you add?
a)
heat
b)
water
c)
cold
d)
mass
3.
Changing liquid to a gas is called
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
4.
What is happening in the statement below?
The ice cube melted.
a)
Matter is changing from a liquid to a solid.
b)
Matter is changing from a liquid to a gas.
c)
Matter is changing from a solid to a liquid.
d)
Matter is changing from a gas to a liquid.
5.
To measure length, you would use _____________.
a)
milliliters
b)
centimeters
c)
gallons
d)
pounds
6.
To measure volume, you would use ________________.
a)
milliliters
b)
centimeters
c)
inches
d)
pounds
7.
We use _________________ to describe matter.
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
properties
8.
Burning and baking are examples of __________________ because they are irreversible.
a)
chemical changes
b)
physical changes
c)
melting
d)
freezing
9.
Cutting and mixing are examples of ______________________ because they are reversible.
a)
chemical changes
b)
physical changes
c)
freezing
d)
melting
10.
The picture shows an example of a ______________ change.
a)
chemical
b)
physical
c)
irreversible
d)
freezing
11.
What is a physical property?
a)
color
b)
paper
c)
ice
d)
gas
12.
What is mass?
a)
A solid
b)
Physical properties
c)
The amount of matter something has
d)
states of matter
13.
Which one is NOT a property of matter?
a)
color
b)
size
c)
has mass
d)
atoms
14.
What type of property can be observed without changing the identity of the substance?
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
c)
Conductivity Property 
d)
Reactivity Property
15.
__________ is a materials ability to allow heat to flow .
a)
Matter
b)
Inertia
c)
Conductivity
d)
Malleability 
16.
T/F Metal has high conductivity.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
___________ is the ability to be hammered into a thin sheet. 
a)
Conductivity
b)
Reactivity
c)
Malleability 
d)
Viscosity
18.
What describes a change in appearance, without changing the composition of the material?
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change 
c)
Reactiivty
d)
Flammability 
19.
What is the ability to produce a change in the composition of matter?
a)
Malleability
b)
Chemical property
c)
Physical change
d)
Physical property
20.
_____________ is an example of a chemical property.
a)
Conductivity
b)
Malleability
c)
Viscosity 
d)
Flammability 
21.
___________ is how readily a substance combines chemically.
a)
Reactivity
b)
Inertia
c)
Viscosity
d)
Malleability 
22.
What happens when a substance reacts and forms one or more new substances? 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
c)
Physical Property
d)
Chemical Property
23.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a chemical change?
a)
Wax melting 
b)
Change in color
c)
Formation of a gas
d)
Formation of a precipitate 
24.
Burning and baking are examples of __________________ because they are irreversible.
a)
chemical changes
b)
physical changes
c)
melting
d)
freezing
25.
Melting point is an example of a
a)
physical property
b)
chemical property
c)
physical change
d)
chemical change
26.
An astronaut weighs ____ in space.
a)
less
b)
more
c)
the same
d)
100 Newtons
27.
An astronaut's mass ______ in space.
a)
changes
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
stays the same
28.
True or False:  The density of a specific type of material never changes.  
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What determines the speed of the atoms and molecules of a particular substance?
a)
size of the atoms and molecules
b)
temperature of the substance
c)
A and B
d)
None of the above
30.
The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be
a)
burned
b)
changed in form
c)
created or destroyed
d)
heated or cooled
31.
The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid is the
a)
freezing point
b)
saturation point
c)
boiling point
d)
condensation point
32.
The process of a liquid becoming a solid is called
a)
condensation
b)
freezing  
c)
melting
d)
evaporation 
33.
Ice melting is an example of a
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
physical property
d)
chemical property
34.
Ability to rust is this type of property:
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
35.
Which is an example of a physical property?
a)
ability to react with acid
b)
 color
c)
flammability
d)
ability to react with oxygen
36.
Physical properties are
a)
properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
b)
properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance
c)
properties that we can only observe with our eyes
d)
properties that we need special tools to observe
37.
Which of the following is a chemical property?
a)
how something tastes
b)
ability to explode
c)
ability to float in water
d)
size of an object
38.
Which of the following is a chemical property of water?
a)
Reacts with pure sodium
b)
Boils at 100 oC
c)
Is liquid at room temperature
d)
Has a density of 1 gm/mL
39.
Which is an example of a chemical change?
a)
melting ice to make water
b)
baking cake batter to make a cake
c)
putting cheese on bread to make a cheese sandwich
d)
cutting an orange into slices for a snack
40.
Hammering wood together to build a playhouse
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
41.
Milk turns sour. This is what kind of change?
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Physical Property
d)
Chemical Property
42.
Green bananas turning yellow on their own as they ripen.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
43.
a copper penny turning greenish after a few years.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
44.
Baking a cake by mixing flour, sugar, chocolate powder, eggs, and milk, and then heating them in the oven.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
45.
What is a indicator of chemical change:
a)
fire
b)
a solid becomes a gas
c)
boiling
d)
cooling
46.
What is matter?
a)
a pure substance
b)
anything that occupies space and possesses mass
c)
an element
d)
a compound
47.
A measure of the amount of matter in an object. 
a)
Weight
b)
Mass
48.
Which of the following is not a chemical property? 
a)
rusting 
b)
boiling 
c)
rotting 
d)
burning 
49.
What is reactivity?
a)
how a substance combines physically with another substance
b)
how a substance combines chemically with another substance 
50.
Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?
a)
change in shape
b)
melting
c)
formation of a gas
d)
dissolving
51.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
52.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?
a)
crumpled paper
b)
pencil sharpening
c)
shrunken clothing
d)
sour milk
53.
Salt dissolves in water
a)
physical Change
b)
chemical change
54.
food digested in the stomach
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change