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CH 4 Environmental Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When two or more substances are combined so each substance can be separated by physical means, the result is a(n)____. 
a)
chemical change
b)
element 
c)
compound
d)
mixture
2.
The scattering of light by colloids is called ____.
a)
air pollution
b)
suspension 
c)
conservation 
d)
The Tyndall effect
3.
Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a ____. 
a)
solid
b)
plasma
c)
liquid 
d)
gas 
4.
Matter in which atoms are tightly held in place is a ____. 
a)
gas
b)
plasma 
c)
solid
d)
liquid 
5.
A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a ____. 
a)
solid
b)
gas 
c)
liquid 
d)
plasma
6.
Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ____.
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas 
d)
plasma
7.
Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a ____.
a)
liquid 
b)
solid
c)
plasma
d)
gas
8.
Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a ____.
a)
plasma
b)
liquid 
c)
solid
d)
gas
9.
Most matter ____ when heated.
a)
 condenses
b)
solidifies
c)
expands
d)
contracts
10.
The theoretical point at which all molecular motion stops is called ____.
a)
the boiling point 
b)
the melting point
c)
 absolute zero 
d)
the frozen point
11.
As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ____. a.  c. b.  d. 
a)
are unaffected
b)
move more quickly
c)
 move more slowly
d)
stop moving
12.
The most common state of matter in the universe is ____.
a)
gas
b)
 plasma
c)
liquid
d)
solid
13.
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called ____.
a)
 isotopes
b)
metalloids
c)
radioactive elements
d)
metals
14.
A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n) ____.
a)
quark
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
electron 
15.
A ____ is used to accelerate protons in the study of subatomic particles.
a)
television
b)
termanite
c)
technology
d)
tevatron 
16.
A certain atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons. Its mass number is ____.
a)
30
b)
26
c)
52
d)
56
17.
______ is a process used  to solve problems of develop an understanding of nature that involves testing possible answers. 
a)
hypothesis 
b)
science
c)
experiments
d)
conclusion
18.
___ have a pH between 7 and 14.
a)
colloid
b)
acid
c)
base
d)
neutral
19.
____ have a pH between 1 and 7.
a)
colloid
b)
acid
c)
base
d)
neutral
20.
Heat that is added or subtracted during a change of state is ____.
a)
hidden
b)
latent
c)
latin
d)
sensible