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Chapter 1 Pre-AP: Prop. of Matter and PT

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is matter made of?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Atoms
2.
The characteristics or properties of metals include
a)
shiny and solid
b)
ductile and malleable
c)
lose electrons
d)
all of the above
3.
Element or compound?
O2
a)
Element
b)
Compound
4.
Which of the following is a compound?
a)
Co
b)
O2
c)
C
d)
CO2
5.
Name the separation method that causes wet clothes on a clothes line to dry
a)
Chromatography
b)
Filtration
c)
Distillation
d)
Evaporation
6.

How can we separate an insoluble solid from a liquid?

a)

chromatography

b)

evaporation

c)

filtration

d)

condensation

7.
Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their
a)
different densities
b)
different boiling points
c)
different colours
d)
different melting points
8.

Dyes in water soluble markers may be separated by means of

a)

Distillation

b)

Filtration

c)

Chromatography

d)

Evaporation

9.
Two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined is a ___
a)
compound
b)
mixture
c)
keratin
d)
chromatography
10.
Two or more substances that are chemically combined is a ___
a)
compound
b)
mixture
c)
solvent
d)
solute
11.

Ink can be separated by a method of -----------------------------------------------

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

chromatography

d)

sedimentation

12.

Properties that DO depend on the amount of matter present.

a)

Mass

b)

Hardness

c)

Extensive

d)

Intensive

13.

Which of the following is an extensive property?

a)

Color

b)

Mass

c)

Odor

d)

Luster

14.

Which of the following is an extensive property?

a)

Hardness

b)

Boiling Point

c)

Density

d)

Weight

15.

How shiny a substance is.

a)

Luster

b)

Conductivity

c)

Hardness

d)

Volume

16.

The ability of a substance to be beaten into thin sheets.

a)

Malleability

b)

Hardness

c)

Weight

d)

Density

17.

The ability of a substance to be drawn into thin wires.

a)

Hardness

b)

Color

c)

Conductivity

d)

Ductility

18.

The ability of a substance to allow the flow of energy or electricity.

a)

Conductivity

b)

Odor

c)

Hardness

d)

Ductility

19.

The mass of a substance divided by its volume.

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Length

20.

Which of the following is an intensive property?

a)

Color

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Weight

21.
Intensive property is dependent on the amount of a substance. 
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Density is an...
a)
Extensive Property
b)
Intensive Property
23.
The word "property" im the statement properties of matter means...
a)
asset
b)
possession
c)
characteristics
24.
Name group 1 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens
25.
Name group 2 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
d)
transition metals
26.
Name group 18 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
27.
Name groups 3 - 12 on the periodic table.
a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
metalloids
d)
transition metals
28.
Name group 17 on the periodic table.
a)
transition metals
b)
metalloids
c)
halogens
d)
alkali metals
29.
Which group has the most reactive nonmetals?
a)
alkali metals
b)
noble gases
c)
metalloids
d)
halogens
30.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table?
a)
top left corner
b)
bottom left corner
c)
top right corner
d)
bottom left corner
31.
Name the group that contains inert (nonreactive) elements.
a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
alkali metals
d)
alkaline earth metals
32.
Why are there two groups separated at the bottom of the periodic table?
a)
These groups have very special properties
b)
These groups are not true elements
c)
Simply for printing purposes
d)
Because Mendeleev said so.
33.
What do the numbers down the side tell us about the atoms in each row?
a)
number of protons
b)
number of electrons
c)
number of energy levels
d)
absolutely nothing
34.
Which of the following is an Alkali Metal? 
a)
Magnesium
b)
Chromium
c)
Sodium
d)
Fluorine 
35.
Which of the following is an Alkaline Earth Metal? 
a)
Calcium
b)
Lithium
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Copper 
36.
Which of the following is the most reactive group of metals? 
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkaline Earth
c)
Halogen
d)
Transition Metals
37.
How many valence electrons does an alkaline earth metal have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
38.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
metalloids
d)
Both metals and metalloids
39.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
40.
One property of a nonmetals is that it is a good conductor of electricity?
a)
true
b)
false
41.
Metalloids are weak conductors of heat and electricity. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
42.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
43.
How are solids different from liquids?
a)
particles in solids are moving freely around each other.
b)
particles in solids have no motion.
c)
particles in solids are vibrating in place.
d)
particles in solids have more motion than in liquids
44.
5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Liquid
45.
7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Change from Gas to Solid is called........
a)
Sublimation
b)
Deposition
c)
Fusion
d)
condensation
47.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
48.
How is a gas defined?
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
49.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid