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Unit 1 - Matter

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Matter that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance – building blocks of life.
a)
neutron
b)
atom
c)
electron
d)
quarks
2.

Combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

a)

compound

b)

atom

c)

mixture

d)

element

3.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. 
a)
compound          
b)
atom
c)
mixture 
d)
element
4.
A mixture that is uniform and well mixed is _____.
a)
homogeneous
b)
hetergeneous
c)
pure substance
d)
compoud
5.
Muddy water is an example of what type of mixture?
a)
colloid
b)
solution
c)
suspension
d)
homogeneous
6.
Which of the following is a pure substance? 
a)
Water
b)
Salad
c)
Chocolate milk
d)
All of them 
7.
What is matter?
a)
Anything that has mass and occupies space
b)
Anything that has mass
c)
Anything that is made of air
d)
ALL of them 
8.
Miss Pamela is thirsty and she prepares a lemonade. This is an example of a:  
a)
Pure substance
b)
Mixture
9.
Max is hungry and he prepares cereal with milk. This is an example of a: 
a)
Homogeneous mixture
b)
Heterogeneous mixture
10.
Gold
a)
Pure Substance
b)
Mixture
11.
Coffee
a)
Heterogenous
b)
Homogeneous 
12.
Beach Sand
a)
Mixture
b)
Pure Substance
13.
Nitrogen (N)
a)
Element
b)
Compound
14.
Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)
a)
Compound
b)
Element
15.
Chunky Spagehtti Sauce
a)
Homogenous
b)
Heterogenous
16.
Oxygen (O)
a)
Mixture
b)
Pure Substance
17.
Potassium (K)
a)
Element
b)
Compound
18.
Kool-Aid
a)
Heterogenous
b)
Homogenous
19.
substance that dissolves the solute
a)
solution
b)
solvent
c)
saturation
d)
so
20.
Sugar water is a 
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
21.
Milk is a 
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
22.
Italian dressing is a
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
23.
What type of mixture separates upon standing?
a)
Solution
b)
Alloy
c)
Colloid
d)
Suspension
24.
type of mixture that doesn't separate on its own but still contains undissolved particles
a)
solution
b)
colloid
c)
suspension
25.
Two classifications of a pure substance are
a)
homogeneous and heterogeneous
b)
atoms and elements
c)
elements and compounds
d)
solutions and colloids
26.

The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as

a)

decanting

b)

evaporation

c)

loading

d)

filtering

27.

Compounds are made of...

a)

mixtures

b)

one element

c)

two or more elements

28.
Blue Color: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
29.
Flammability (burns): Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
30.
Sour Taste: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
31.

Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

32.

This is an example of _____ change.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

33.
Can result from adding or removing thermal energy
a)
explosion
b)
change of conservation
c)
change of state of matter
d)
Change of Newton's law
34.
Temperature at which a solid state changes to a liquid state
a)
boiling point
b)
melting point
c)
freezing point
d)
absolute zero
35.
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
a)
condensation
b)
deposition
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
36.
Temperature at which matter changes from liquid to solid
a)
freezing point
b)
melting point
c)
boiling point
d)
absolute zero
37.
Vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid
a)
vaporization
b)
deposition
c)
sublimation
d)
evaporation
38.
Gas becomes solid without first becoming liquid
a)
sublimation
b)
deposition
c)
vaporization
d)
evaporation
39.
Solid becomes gas without first changing to liquid
a)
deposition
b)
sublimation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
40.
What is an example of sublimation?
a)
Ice cream melting
b)
Dry ice
c)
Fog
d)
Smoke
41.
What is the main reason a substance changes from one state of matter to another?
a)
The substance turns into a different kind of matter.
b)
The substance's temperature changes.
c)
The substance's size changes. 
d)
The substance's shape changes. 
42.
What happens when the motion of particles slows?
a)
The particles split.
b)
The particles move further apart.
c)
The particles move closer together
d)
The particles no longer move randomly.
43.
Which phrase best describes the particles in a solid?
a)
not moving
b)
very far apart
c)
vibrating in place
d)
able to slip past one another
44.
A gas has a no definite shape and ________.
a)
a definite shape
b)
a definite volume
c)
no definite shape
d)
no definite volume
45.
A liquid has no definite shape and ________.
a)
a definite shape
b)
a definite volume
c)
no definite shape
d)
no definite volume
46.
A solid has ________ and a definite volume.
a)
a definite shape
b)
a definite volume
c)
no definite shape
d)
no definite volume