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Motion of Particles

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and gas
b)
solid, water, and gas
c)
wood, liquid, and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and helium
2.
The amount of space that matter takes up is its _______.
a)
atom
b)
volume
c)
matter
d)
weight
3.
At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water _________.
a)
evaporates
b)
boils
c)
freezes
d)
remains the same
4.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
5.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
6.
Water in its solid form is _____________.
a)
a vapor
b)
ice
c)
a liquid
d)
boiling
7.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
8.
The amount of matter something contains is its ______________.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
weight
d)
mass
9.
The amount of matter in an object is its ________________.
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
gram
d)
atom
10.
______________ does not have a definite shape or volume.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
11.
Helium is a ____________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
12.
Iron + oxygen = rust. This is an example of a ___________.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
mass
d)
volume
13.
I am the smallest whole particle of matter. 
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
14.
I am 2 or more elements chemically bonded.
a)
atom
b)
molecule
c)
compound
d)
mixture
15.
Texture, color, states of matter, flexibility, freezing & melting points are all
a)
Chemical Properties
b)
Physical Properties
c)
States of Mass
d)
Scientific matterology
16.
Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?
a)
melting
b)
bending a paper clip
c)
rusting
d)
boiling water
17.
The amount of Hydrogen atoms to Oxygen atoms in H2O
a)
ratio is 1 to 1 or 1:1
b)
ratio is 2 to 1 or 2:1
c)
there is no ratio
d)
ratio is 4 to 1 or 4:1
18.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical means. There are about 100 of us shown in the Periodic Table
a)
compound
b)
mixture
c)
molecule
d)
element
19.
Physical or Chemical Property? If copper comes in contact with water, it will turn green.
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Neither
20.
Physical or Chemical Property?  The temperature of boiling water is 100 degrees Celsius.
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Neither
21.
Physical or Chemical Property?  The solid form of water is ice.
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Neither
22.
Can only be separated by chemical means.
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
23.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
24.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
25.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
26.
 A mixture that does NOT appear to be evenly mixed:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
27.
Can a mixture be separated? 
a)
No
b)
Yes
c)
Maybe
28.
An example of a physical change would be a change in...
a)
Color
b)
Shape
c)
Size
d)
All of the above 
29.
Substance with NO definite volume or shape...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
30.
Substance with a DEFINITE volume, but NO definite shape...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
31.
Substance with a DEFINITE shape and DEFINITE volume...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
32.
A homogenous mixture of different materials that spread out evenly and do not settle...
a)
Mixture
b)
Solution
c)
Pure substance
d)
element
33.
Lucky Charms and milk is an example of a...
a)
Mixture
b)
Solution
c)
homogenous solution
d)
compound
34.
Lemonade is an example of a...
a)
Mixture
b)
Solution
c)
pure substance
d)
compound
35.
The particles in a solid are...
a)
vibrating and closely packed together
b)
vibrating and loosely packed together
c)
not moving at all
d)
bouncing around violently from place to place
36.
Temperature measures...
a)
The amount of matter in an object.
b)
How fast or slowly molecules are moving.
c)
The amount of space an object takes up.
d)
How spacious an object is
37.
Heating particles cause them to move
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
remain the same
d)
closer together
38.
One substance dissolves into another in 
a)
mixtures
b)
solutions
c)
solubility
d)
suspension
39.
Salad is an example of this
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solubility
d)
suspension
40.
A penny that has turned from a copper color to a green color after sitting outside in the humid air. 
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
41.
Chopping wood is an example of a ____________.
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
42.
Burning wood for a campfire is an example of a _____.
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
43.
Water in a puddle that evaporates in the sun is an example of a _______________. 
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
44.
The particles in a liquid are ______________ than the particles in a gas. 
a)
closer together
b)
farther apart
c)
moving faster
d)
none of the above