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MATTER Test Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Particles of matter...

a)

Are motionless if they are a solid

b)

Are always in motion

c)

Do not actually move at all

d)

Are only in motion if they are gases

2.

Why would a balloon shrink when you put it in the freezer?

a)

Its particles move faster and push apart

b)

Its particles move faster and closer together

c)

Its particles slow down and push apart

d)

Its particles slow down and move closer together

3.

Why is water a pure substance?

a)

It can be broken down physically

b)

It's a mixture, not a pure substance

c)

Every water molecule is identical

d)

Water molecules are made of many types of atoms

4.

Which of these is a physical property?

a)

a penny being able to tarnish

b)

the shape of a piece of candy

c)

the effect of acid rain on statues

d)

fuel burning in car engines

5.

What change of state is happening here?

a)

Plasma to gas

b)

Gas to solid

c)

Liquid to solid

d)

Liquid to gas

6.

When ice melts, it is a

a)

physical change, because it is a state change

b)

chemical change, because new substances are formed

7.

This balance is used to measure

a)

gravity

b)

weight

c)

density

d)

mass

8.

In this chemical reaction, what is being formed in box C?

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

mixture

d)

atom

9.

A rock is dropped into a graduated cylinder of water. What is its volume?

a)

30 cm3

b)

40 cm3

c)

10 cm3

d)

5 cm3

10.

If you put a magnet near a pile of different substances and a few iron chips separate and move toward the magnet, what do you know about the pile?

a)

It is a solution

b)

It is all one magnetic element

c)

It is a compound that contains iron

d)

It is a heterogeneous mixture that contains iron

11.

What is something that ALL states of matter have in common?

a)

Particles are spaced far apart

b)

Particles are constantly moving

c)

Shape depends on container

d)

Does not take shape of container

12.

As you heat something up, what happens to its particles?

a)

They melt

b)

They move faster

c)

They grow

d)

They join together to make larger ones

13.

What property is the SAME for the water in these beakers?

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

density

d)

volume

14.

Which of these is a physical change?

a)

burning

b)

rusting

c)

dissolving

d)

digesting

15.

What is true about a substance's particles in the solid state vs. its particles in the gaseous state?

a)

Solid particles are warmer

b)

Gas particles are warmer

c)

The same

d)

You can't measure the temperature

16.

Why does a puddle dry up on a hot day?

a)

The water boils and becomes a gas

b)

The water evaporates to water vapor

c)

The water forms tiny blocks of ice

d)

The water turns into oxygen

17.

What type of substance is ALWAYS made up of ONE single type of atom?

a)

mixture

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

molecule

18.

Which of these is a compound?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

chlorine

d)

water

19.

If a substance takes both the volume AND shape of its container, it is

a)

gas

b)

ice

c)

liquid

d)

solid

20.

How should models of a substance's solid, liquid, and gas states be different?

a)

Different sizes of atoms

b)

Different numbers of atoms

c)

Different arrangement and motion of atoms

d)

They should all be identical

21.

When a solid turns into a liquid,

a)

the particles move faster

b)

its mass increases

c)

its identity changes

d)

the particles expand to fill the container completely

22.

Which change involves particles slowing down and moving closer together?

a)

Boiling

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Condensation

23.

If ice melts inside an insulated container, what happens to its mass?

a)

It gains mass

b)

It loses mass

c)

Mass remains the same

d)

You can't measure the mass

24.

Which is a PHYSICAL property of hydrogen?

a)

It is found in acids and reacts with bases

b)

It is highly combustible

c)

It reacts with oxygen

d)

In gas form, it is less dense than oxygen gas

25.

Which is a chemical property of a piece of wood?

a)

It can be burned

b)

It cannot be crumpled into a ball

c)

It does not attract a magnet

d)

It does not conduct electricity

26.

An object has these properties. Which is a CHEMICAL property?

a)

It is white

b)

It has a powdery texture

c)

Its density is 3.98 g/cm3

d)

It reacts with acid to form water

27.

A safety pin, a knife, and a bucket are made of the same metal. Which is NOT a physical property that is identical for all of them?

a)

mass

b)

magnetism

c)

melting point

d)

electrical conductivity

28.

Which of these is a physical change?

a)

Chopping vegetables for a salad

b)

Tacos are digested

c)

A metal and a gas combine to form table salt

d)

Sodium metal reacts violently with water

29.

Which is a chemical change?

a)

A bike rusting

b)

Hot chili cooling down

c)

Glass heated until it melts

d)

Dropping and breaking an iPhone X

30.

If you rip up your report card into a hundred pieces, what kind of change is it?

a)

a change in total mass

b)

a physical change

c)

a chemical change

d)

a change in energy

31.

What substance demonstrates sublimation when exposed to room temperature conditions?

a)

Balloon helium

b)

Regular ice

c)

Dry ice

d)

Oobleck