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Matter and It's Interactions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following involves a change in chemical properties?

a)

Boiling water to make steam

b)

mixing vinegar and baking soda to make bubbles of CO2

c)

melting a bar of solid gold to make liquid gold

d)

tearing a piece of paper into smaller pieces

2.

If you are given 2 unknown samples of gray metals, how can you use physical properties to determine if they are the same?

a)

you can use their masses

b)

compare their densities

c)

compare their ability to react with acid

d)

you can identify the elements that they are made of

3.

How are solids different from liquids?

a)

Solids have a definite mass, liquids do not

b)

Solids have a definite shape but liquids do not

c)

Solids have a lower density than liquids do.

d)

Solids have a greater volume than liquids do.

4.

A student has sand, water, and chalk. Which 2 could the students combine to make a mixture?

a)

Only water and chalk can form a mixture.

b)

Only water and sand can form a mixture.

c)

Only chalk and sand can form a mixture.

d)

Any 2 of the 3 together can form a mixture.

5.

Where are protons and neutrons located?

a)

outside the nucleus

b)

inside the electron cloud

c)

inside the nucleus

d)

inside the ion cloud

6.

Which of the following is classified as a compound?

a)

Pb2

b)

CO2

c)

Na

d)

H2

7.

Which of the following is NOT a physical property of matter?

a)

color

b)

density

c)

acidity

d)

solubility

8.

______ means that a solid can dissolve into water or another liquid.

a)

oxidation

b)

pH

c)

solubility

d)

melting

9.

Which of the following is a chemical property of matter?

a)

weight

b)

combustibility

c)

odor

d)

electrical conductivity

10.

A piece of chalk becomes shorter as it is used. Which is not true of the shorter piece of chalk?

a)

its mass has changed

b)

its shape has changed

c)

its physical properties have changed

d)

its chemical properties have changed

11.

Which is NOT a subatomic particle of an atom?

a)

electron

b)

molecule

c)

proton

d)

neutron

12.

How are elements and compounds related?

a)

Compounds make up elements. An element and its compounds have different properties.

b)

Elements make up compounds. A compound and its elements have different properties.

c)

Compounds make up elements. An element and its compounds have the same properties.

d)

Elements make up compounds. A compound and its elements have the same properties.

13.

How can water change from one state of matter to another?

a)

Liquid water is heated to make ice, and ice is heated to make steam.

b)

Ice is heated to make steam, steam is heated to make liquid water.

c)

Ice is heated to make liquid water, liquid water is heated to make steam.

d)

Liquid water is heated to make steam, steam is heated to make ice.

14.

A student claims that a rock, a class of juice, and air are made of atoms. Is this student correct?

a)

No, only the rock and glass of juice ore made of atoms. The air is not because it is a gas.

b)

No, only the rock is make of atoms. The glass of juice and air are not made of atoms because they are not solids.

c)

Yes, they are all made of the same type of atom.

d)

Yes, they are all made of different types of atoms.

15.

Matter changing from a solid to a liquid is called...

a)

sublimation.

b)

melting.

c)

vaporization.

d)

freezing.