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Matter Vocab

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A combination of 2 or more substances that cannot be easily separated is called-

a)

a mixture

b)

a solution

c)

a solute

d)

a solvent

2.
Water and Kool-Aid are mixed together. Hot water, coffee and sugar are mixed together. Which substance is the solvent in both?
a)
Water
b)
Coffee
c)
Kool-aid
d)
Sugar
3.
A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
4.

If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution by distillation, what amount of salt would be left behind?

a)

20 grams

b)

0 grams

c)

27 grams

d)

10 grams

5.
What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 
a)
solution
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
compound
6.

To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation tool/method is used?

a)

Filter

b)

Screenings

c)

Magnetism

d)

Distillation

7.
Pizza
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
8.
Soup
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
9.

What kind of mixture is shown in the picture?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

10.
Chocolate milk is an example of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
11.
M&M's is an examples of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
12.
Salad is an example of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
13.
Lemonade is an example of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
14.
a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What kind of mixture is shown in the picture?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

18.
 blue berry muffin
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
19.
The tool used to measure the mass of a substance or object is a ______________.
a)
balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
ruler
d)
thermometer
20.
I have two objects with the same volume but different masses.  Which object will be more dense?
a)
The object with less weight.
b)
The object with more weight.
c)
The object with more mass.
d)
The object with less mass.
21.
Which box is more dense?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
22.
What does buoyant mean?
a)
float
b)
push
c)
flying, yeah!!!!!!
d)
sink
23.

When one object moves out of the way to make room for another it is called

a)

Volume

b)

Displacement

c)

Mass

24.

An object _____________ when no part of it is above the water.

a)

Sinks

b)

Floats

c)

Breaks apart

25.

The amount of space an object takes up is called

a)

Properties

b)

Displacement

c)

Volume

26.

The amount of matter in an object is its

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Cargo

27.

When an object is placed in water, the water level

a)

Rises

b)

gets lower

c)

Stays the same

28.

A unit used to determine the heaviness of something is

a)

Height

b)

Weight

c)

Mass

29.
A solid is
a)
a substance that does not have a definite shape or volume
b)
a substance with a definite volume, but no definite shape
c)
a substance with a definite shape and volume
d)
a substance whose particles glide past one another
30.
A liquid is
a)
a substance that does not have a definite shape or volume
b)
a substance with a definite volume, but no definite shape
c)
a substance with a definite shape and volume
d)
a substance whose particles vibrate
31.
Which of the following is a characteristic of liquids?
a)
molecules are tightly packed
b)
takes the shape of its container
c)
constantly keeps its shape
d)
molecules are spread far apart
32.
Mass is the measurement of the amount of
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
matter
33.
Molecules in a solid are
a)
close together
b)
glide past each other
c)
far apart
34.
Changes can usually be reversed
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
35.
A gas is
a)
a substance that does not have a definite shape or volume
b)
a substance with a definite volume, but no definite shape
c)
a substance with a definite shape and volume
d)
a substance whose particles glide past one another
36.
a change in which one kind of matter changes into a different kind of matter with different properties
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
37.
melting is an example of
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
38.
Blue Color: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
39.
Flammability (burns): Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
40.

Reacts with Acid: Chemical or Physical Property

a)

Chemical Property

b)

Physical Property

41.

What 3 variables effect the rate of dissolving?

a)

temperature, stirring, & particle size(surface area)

b)

temperature, buoyancy, & matter

c)

temperature, conservation of matter, & mixtures

42.
In this state of matter, molecules are close together and vibrate in place.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
43.
Which state of matter has a fixed shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
44.
When a liquid is heated to its boiling point, it will begin to
a)
condensate.
b)
evaporate.
c)
sublimate.
45.
Which phase of matter is most likely shown in the picture?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
46.
Which phase of matter is most likely shown in the picture?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
47.
In a solution of salt water, what is the solute?
a)
Salt
b)
Water
c)
Salt water
48.
The substance that dissolves into the solvent is called the ____________
a)
Solute
b)
Solution
49.

_____________ is the process of separating substances in a solution through evaporation and condensation.

a)

Distillation

b)

Conservation

c)

Displacement

d)

Physical properties

50.
If 25 grams of sugar dissolves into 150 grams of water, what is the new weight of the liquid?
a)
125 g
b)
150 g
c)
25 g
d)
175 g
51.
As the balloon collects gas, what happens to the weight reading on the scale?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
goes to zero
52.
As this candle burns it gets shorter. Where does the wax go?
a)
wax goes into the air
b)
disappears
c)
melts into the candle
d)
burns and releases gases into the air
53.

An oreo cookie has a mass of 20 grams. It gets crushed into crumbs for a recipe. What is the mass of the crumbs?

a)

15 grams

b)

25 grams

c)

20 grams