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Composition of Matter

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Substances formed from atoms of two or more elements are called

a)

mixtures

b)

compounds

c)

colloids

d)

elements

2.

A heterogeneous mixture in which visible particles settle is called a

a)

colloid

b)

solution

c)

suspension

d)

Tyndall effect

3.

Freezing, boiling, and evaporation are all examples of _______.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

4.

According to the ______________, matter is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical change.

a)

Tyndall effect

b)

law of conservation of mass

c)

law of mass

d)

chemical property law

5.

A mixture in which different materials are easily identified is a _________.

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

6.

Compounds are made from the atoms of two or more ______.

a)

elements

b)

colloids

c)

substances

d)

solutions

7.

Distillation is a process that can separate two liquids using _________.

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

Tyndall effect

d)

law of conservation of mass

8.

Bending a copper wire is an example of what type of property?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

c)

conservation

d)

element

9.

which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

boiling

b)

evaporation

c)

burning

d)

melting

10.

What type of substance is gelatin?

a)

colloid

b)

compound

c)

substance

d)

suspension

11.

A visible sunbeam is an example of which of the following?

a)

an element

b)

a suspension

c)

a solution

d)

the Tyndall effect

12.

You start to eat some potato chips from an open bag you found in your backpack and notice they taste unpleasant. What do you think might cause this unpleasant taste?

a)

combustion

b)

chemical change

c)

physical change

d)

melting

13.

How would you classify the color of a rose?

a)

chemical change

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

physical property

14.

How would you describe the process of evaporating water from seawater?

a)

chemical change

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

physical property

15.

Sharpening a pencil is an example of _____.

a)

chemical change

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

physical property

16.

The formation of water when hydrogen burns is an example of ______.

a)

chemical change

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

physical property

17.

Which of these warning refers to a chemical property of the material?

a)

fragile

b)

flammable

c)

handle with care

d)

shake well

18.

Which of the following is a substance?

a)

colloid

b)

mixture

c)

element

d)

solution

19.

A soda is an example of _____.

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

c)

colloid

d)

suspension

20.

Copper is an example of _______.

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a colloid

d)

a suspension

21.

A river delta is an example of _____.

a)

a colloid

b)

an element

c)

a suspension

d)

a homogeneous mixtue

22.

A _______ is a homogeneous mixture of particles so small they cannot be seen and will not settle to the bottom of their container.

a)

colloid

b)

solution

c)

element

d)

compound

23.

All substances are build from _______.

a)

elements

b)

atoms

c)

metal

d)

salt

24.

All substances are build from _______.

a)

elements

b)

atoms

c)

metal

d)

salt

25.

Which of the following are physical properties?

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

flammable

d)

melting point

e)

light-sensitivity

26.

Which of the following are physical changes?

a)

cutting paper

b)

rotten food

c)

burning logs

d)

melting ice

27.

Which of the following are chemical changes?

a)

roasting a marshmallow

b)

rust on a metal fence

c)

boiling water

d)

burning logs

e)

cutting paper

28.

When gasoline is burned in an engine, ______.

a)

gasoline evaporates

b)

new substances are formed

c)

mass is lost

d)

mass is gained

29.

Weathering is caused by _____.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

the conservation of mass

d)

the Tyndall effect

30.

According the the graph, which element makes up greater than 50% of the elements dissolved in seawater?

a)

sodium

b)

sulfur

c)

magnesium

d)

chlorine