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Classifying Matter

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter made of?

a)

Stuff

b)

Atoms

c)

Molecules

d)

Tiny Particles

2.

Choose all of the statements below that are parts of the particle theory.

a)

Particles have empty spaces between them.

b)

Even though you cannot see them, particles are moving randomly all the time.

c)

Particles move slower and closer together when they are heated.

d)

Particles attract each other, so they tend to stay together rather than fly apart.

3.

Matter is...

a)

a tow truck in cars.

b)

anything that takes up space.

c)

anything that has mass.

d)

anything that takes up space and has mass.

4.

Chemistry is...

a)

the study of love!

b)

cool.

c)

the study of matter and its changes.

d)

EXPLOSIONS!

5.

Which image shows particles when they are heated?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What does this image show?

a)

A solid.

b)

Tiny spaces between particles.

c)

Particles move faster and farther apart when heated.

d)

MONKEYS!

7.

Volume is...

a)

what you use to turn up the bass!

b)

a measure of the quantity of space occupied by an object.

c)

big.

d)

L x W.

8.

Which state of matter has a definite volume and shape?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

d)

MONKEYS!

9.

Which state of matter has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

WALRUSES!

10.

Which state of matter has no definite shape or volume?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

UNICORNS!

11.

Mixtures...

a)

are matter that contains only one kind of particle.

b)

are matter that contains two or more pure substances mixed together.

c)

are weird.

d)

are magical.

12.

Choose all of the items that are mixtures:

a)

steel

b)

juice

c)

aluminum

d)

concrete

13.

Mechanical mixtures are...

a)

Mixtures made with different parts you can see.

b)

Mixtures that look like a single pure substance.

14.

Solutions are...

a)

heterogeneous.

b)

homogeneous.

15.

Examples of solutions are...

a)

seawater

b)

milk

c)

gravel

d)

air