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Matter - Properties and Changes

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a physical property of matter? 
a)
Flammability
b)
Reactivity
c)
Solubility
d)
Combustability 
2.

Which of the following are compounds?

a)

Silver nitrate (AgNO3)

b)

Bronze (Cu + Sn)

c)

Sugar (C12H22O11)

d)

Blood

3.

Which of the following are examples of chemical changes?

a)

Burning paper

b)

Cutting paper

c)

Iron rusting

d)

Wrinking paper

4.

Which of the following are physical changes?

a)

Cutting your hair

b)

Fruit rotting

c)

Water boiling

d)

Dropping an alka-seltzer in water

5.
Water (H2O) and table salt (NaCl) can be combined to form salt water. How can this combination be classified?
a)
As a compound because the water and table salt are chemically combined
b)
As a compound because the water and table salt form a new pure substance
c)
As a mixture because the water can be evaporated and physically separated from the table salt
6.
Which best describes an element?
a)
It is the simplest form of matter
b)
It can be changed into a compound
c)
It can be broken down into simpler mixtures
d)
It is composed of more than one type of atom
7.

I am mystery matter. I change shape, but my volume stays at 45 mL. What am I?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

none of the above

8.

I am mystery matter. I change shape easily. I grow and shrink in volume. I spread out to fill an entire space. What am I?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

9.

I am mystery matter. My size doesn't change. I am 2 feet in length and 3 feet in width. I do not break easily. What am I?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

10.
True or False: You can create and destroy matter
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Blue Color
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
12.
Density
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
13.
Flammability (burns)
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
14.
Solubility (dissolves)
a)
Physical Proeprty
b)
Chemical Property
15.
Reacts with acid
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
16.
Supports combustion
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
17.
Sour taste
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
18.
Melting point
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
19.
Reacts with water
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
20.
Hardness
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
21.
Burning wood to ash is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
22.
Water freezing to ice is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
23.
Chopping wood is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
24.
Smashing a piece of candy into smaller pieces is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
25.
Element or Compound?
H2O
a)
Element
b)
Compound
26.
Element or Compound?
H2SO4
a)
Element
b)
Compound
27.
Element or Compound?
Au
a)
Element
b)
Compound
28.
Element or Compound?
As
a)
Element
b)
Compound
29.

Freshly brewed black coffee

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogeneous

30.

Lucky Charms

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogeneous

31.

Dirt

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogeneous

32.

Air

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogeneous

33.

Matter is neither created nor destroyed, it is ____

a)

lost

b)

gained

c)

irrelevant

d)

conserved

34.

Which is NOT evidence of a chemical change?

a)

gas produced

b)

precipitate produced

c)

change of state

d)

color change

35.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?

a)

change of state

b)

crushing

c)

tearing

d)

rusting

36.

What separation technique would you use to separate sand and water?

a)

filtration

b)

chromatography

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