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Ch. 9 Comparing Kinds of Matter

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Physical Science is the study of what TWO things?

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Energy

d)

Physics

2.

What are the TWO main categories of Physical Science?

a)

Matter

b)

Physics

c)

Chemistry

d)

Energy

3.

Choose TWO. Matter is anything that has _________ and __________.

a)

Space

b)

Mass

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Volume

4.

The amount of material, or "stuff," in an object:

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Density

d)

Weight

5.

Grams or kilograms are used to measure:

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

6.

Volume is measured in which TWO units?

a)

Newtons

b)

Milliliters

c)

Cubic centimeters

d)

Grams

7.

How do you calculate density?

a)

Mass + Volume = Density

b)

Mass - Volume = Density

c)

Mass x Volume = Density

d)

Mass ÷ Volume = Density

8.

How much space an object takes up is:

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

9.

How much material is in a milliliter of a substance is known as the substance's:

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

10.

Which property is measured in g/mL or g/cm3?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

11.

How strongly gravity pulls on an object is:

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

12.

Weight is measured in which TWO units?

a)

Kilograms

b)

Pounds

c)

Milliliters

d)

Newtons

13.

Buoyancy is:

a)

Resistance to sinking

b)

Ability to sink

c)

Ability to bounce

d)

Resistance to bouncing

14.

Which of these is NOT a state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Kansas

15.

Which state of matter keeps its shape and volume, with particles that vibrate in place?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Connecticut

16.

Which state of matter takes the shape of its container but keeps its volume, and it has particles that are close but flow past each other.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Michigan

17.

Which state of matter takes the shape and volume of its container and has particles that flow freely?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Minnesota

18.

An element is:

a)

A material that cannot be broken down into anything simpler.

b)

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, or Heart.

c)

A skateboarding brand.

d)

What comes before "O" and "P."

19.

Which is NOT a property used to categorize elements?

a)

State of matter at room temp.

b)

Chemical reactivity - how well they combine with other elements

c)

Whether they are metal, nonmetal, or metalloid

d)

How easily they can be found in nature

20.

What are the possibilities for state of matter at room temperature? CHOOSE 3

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Air

21.

Which is NOT a possibility for type of element?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Semimetal

22.

"Reactive" and "nonreactive" describe:

a)

An element's state of matter at room temperature

b)

An element's chemical reactivity

c)

The type of element

23.

Dull, insulator, brittle describes which type of element?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Semimetal

24.

Shiny, conductive, flexible describe which type of element?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Semimetal

25.

Elements that are somewhat shiny and semiconductors are:

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Semimetals

26.

The smallest unit of an element that retains the property of that element is:

a)

An atom

b)

A cell

c)

A neutron

d)

A slice

27.

A particle with one or more atom joined together is:

a)

A molecule

b)

A nucleus

c)

An atom

d)

An element

28.

This is an example of:

a)

A molecule

b)

An atom

29.

What TWO things are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

DNA

30.

Which particle has a negative electric charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

31.

Which particle has a positive charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

32.

The atomic number equals the number of:

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

33.

At room temperature, most elements are:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Heavy

34.

Which TWO elements are liquid at room temperature?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Mercury

c)

Bromine

d)

Beryllium

35.

When you move left or down on the periodic table, the elements become more:

a)

Heavy

b)

Common

c)

Metallic

d)

Slippery

36.

This is an atom of which element:

a)

6 - Carbon

b)

3 - Lithium

c)

8 - Oxygen

d)

4 - Beryllium

37.

What happens when some nonmetals combine with metals?

a)

The nonmetals get broken down or corroded

b)

The metals get broken down or corroded

c)

The nonmetals get stronger or enhanced

d)

The metals get stronger or enhanced

38.

At room temperature Oxygen is in which state?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

39.

The ability to be stretched into a wire is:

a)

Ductility

b)

Malleability

c)

Wiriness

d)

Stretchiness

40.

The ability to be hammered flat or bent without breaking is:

a)

Ductility

b)

Malleability

c)

Hammerability

d)

Bendability