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Classification Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When potassium and bromine atoms form chemical bonds, which of these is produced?
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
2.
When potassium and bromine atoms form chemical bonds, which of these is produced?
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
3.
Which molecule is produced by the transferring of electrons?
a)
glocuse
b)
caffeine
c)
carbon
d)
sodium chloride
4.
In which state of matter will the atoms of an element be tightly packed together?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
5.
Sodium chloride (NaCl) is formed in a chemical reaction between sodium (Na) and chlorine (). What is sodium chloride?
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
6.
In order to form water, two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom must be
a)
divided
b)
bonded
c)
dissolved
7.
Which best describes a heterogeneous mixture?
a)
1 type of atom
b)
2 or more elements in fixed pattern
c)
It contains two or more types of particles which are easily distinguished.
8.
What aspect of the missing elements did the periodic table help predict?
a)
electron clouds
b)
gravity
c)
chemical properties
9.
Sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) combine to form table salt (NaCl). How many sodium (Na) atoms are there for every chlorine atom (Cl)?
a)
two sodium (Na) atoms for every one chlorine (Cl) atom
b)

one sodium (Na) atom for every one chlorine (Cl) atom
c)

one sodium (Na) atom for every two chlorine (Cl) atoms
10.
Which substance is a compound?
a)
Salt Water
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Salt
d)
Orange Juice
11.
Which substance is a compound?
a)
Salt Water
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Salt
d)
Orange Juice
12.
Which do elements of the same vertical column on the periodic table have in common?
a)
Proton Number
b)
Neutron Number
c)
Chemical Properties
d)
Electron Number
13.
Which is an example of a mixture?
a)
Fruit Punch
b)
Sodium chloride
c)
Water
14.
Which represents the simplest form of the main component of all living organisms?
a)
Carbon Monoixide - Compound
b)
Pizza - Mixture
c)
Carbon - Compound
d)
Carbon - Element
15.
Which chemical formula is an example of a compound?
a)
O2
b)
2Cl
c)
H2SO4
16.
How are the properties of elements related to the properties of the compounds they make?
a)
The properties of the compound are completely different than the properties of the elements.
b)
The properties of the compound are always the same as the properties of the elements.
c)
The element in the compound with the largest number of atoms gives the compound its properties.
17.
Which particle type can be identified as being from a specific element?
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
atom
18.
Which drawing is of a single compound.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Anything that takes up space and has mass is...
a)
Matter
b)
Work
c)
Power
d)
Newton's 1st Law
20.
If a spoonful of salt is mixed in a glass of water, what is the water called?
a)
solute
b)
solution
c)
solvent
d)
element
21.
Why can salt dissolve in water?
a)
salt is the solvent
b)
salt is a solution
c)
salt is soluble
d)
salt is an element
22.
Combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solvent
d)
solute
23.
Substance that dissolves in a solvent.
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
solution
d)
concentration
24.
If an unknow substance cannot be broken down into simpiler substances, it is ...
a)
a compound
b)
an element
c)
a suspension
d)
a solution
25.
You are about to open an iced coffee, and notice the label says to "shake well", the drink must be a...
a)
solution
b)
colloid
c)
suspension
d)
compound
26.
Italian Salad Dressing
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
27.
What is Kool-aid?
a)
element
b)
Heterogeneous Mixture
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Compound
28.
When a liquid turns into a gas, the molecules gain more energy and move...
a)
slower
b)
space 
c)
faster
d)
in a circle
29.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
sticky, soft, and short
b)
solid, liquid, gas
c)
solid, liquid, oil
d)
sticky, solid, liquid
30.
Which object would a magnet pick up?
a)
aluminum can
b)
iron nail
c)
rubber duck
d)
plastic bottle
31.
The picture shows an ice cube melting. What phase change is occurring?
a)
a liquid becomes a gas
b)
a solid becomes a gas
c)
a gas becomes a liquid
d)
a solid becomes a liquid
32.
What are the physical properties of all solids?
a)
made of mass, definite shape and definite volume
b)
has mass, definite shape, no definite volume
c)
has mass, hard, has a definite shape
33.
What state of matter can be measured using a graduated cylinder?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
sticky
34.
Which state of matter that has a definite volume but has no definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
sticky
35.
Observations of an object: mass, magnetism, physical state, sink/float, color, shape, and size are all .....
a)
Physical State
b)
Matter
c)
Physical Properties
36.
Which item is not made of matter?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
a pencil
d)
a shadow
37.
When a liquid becomes a solid
a)
Melting
b)
Boiling
c)
Condensation
d)
Freezing
38.
The color red is a ____________ of an apple.
a)
property
b)
matter
c)
variable
d)
all of the above
39.
A _______ is/are an example(s) of matter.
a)
shoe
b)
pencil
c)
computer
d)
all of the above
40.
The tool being used here is best for finding out which of the following?
a)
Which block has a greater mass?
b)
Which block has a higher temperature?
c)
Which block is a solid?
d)
Which block is harder?
41.
solid, liquid, and gas are three ____ of matter
a)
options
b)
states 
c)
mixtures
d)
compounds
42.
separating solids from liquids by pouring the mixture through a filter
a)
flammability
b)
filtration 
c)
distillation
d)
flexibility
43.
a mixture where you can see the different parts and they can easily be separated out
a)
heterogeneous 
b)
homogeneous
c)
filtration
d)
distillation
44.
a mixture so evenly mixed that you cannot see the different parts and are difficult to separate
a)
filtration
b)
distillation
c)
homogeneous 
d)
heterogeneous
45.
Has exactly the same composition
a)
pure substance
b)
elements
c)
compounds
d)
molecules
46.
substance that cannot be broken down
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
47.
Gold is an example of a(an)________
a)
element 
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
gem
48.
Elements contain only _____ type(s) of atoms. 
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three 
d)
zero
49.
made of two or more simpler substances
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
gold
d)
silver
50.
Compounds are always joined in a _______ proportion. 
a)
fixed
b)
changing
c)
fluctuating
d)
increasing