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Matter and Measurements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a physical change?

a)

grinding

b)

cutting

c)

boiling

d)

burning

2.

A state of matter in which a material has no definite shape but has a definite volume is the ____ state.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

3.

The SI base units for length and time are

a)

centimeter and second

b)

meter and hour

c)

centimeter and hour

d)

meter and second

4.

The unit cm3 measures

a)

length

b)

area

c)

volume

d)

time

5.

Which pair of quantities determines the density of a substance?

a)

mass and weight

b)

volume and weight

c)

volume and concentration

d)

volume and mass

6.

The number of grams equal to 0.5kg is

a)

0.0005

b)

0.005

c)

500

d)

5000

7.

The number of significant figures in the measurement 2010 is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of that matter is

a)

a molecule

b)

a compound

c)

a mixture

d)

an atom

9.

Which statement best describes an element?

a)

any combination of two or more atoms of different types

b)

a pure substance made up of only one kind of atom

c)

a substance containing only carbon atoms

d)

any kind of crystal

10.

How many centimeters are in a meter?

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1

11.

What is mass?

a)

how much space something takes up

b)

the amount of matter (stuff) in an object

c)

a synonym for weight

d)

how much density an object has

12.
What SI unit is used to measure electric current?
a)
seconds
b)
amperes
c)
Kelvin
d)
mole
13.

SI stands for ___.

a)

Sports Illustrated

b)

Scientific Notation

c)

International System (of measurements)

d)

Instructional System (of measurements)

14.

What is not a clue to a chemical reaction?

a)

Formation of a precipitate

b)

Change in color

c)

Production of gas

d)

Drying out and cracking

15.

What is difference between a substance and a mixture?

a)

A substance is sometimes heterogenous.

b)

A mixture is made up of one element.

c)

A mixture's composition may vary.

d)

A substance can be seperated physically.

16.

Compounds can be broken down physically?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Why does any sample of a given substance have the same intensive properties?

a)

Because they all have the same physical properties.

b)

Becasue they all have the same composition.

c)

Because they all have the same extensive properties.

18.

What word is used to describe how close an object's atoms are to one another?

a)

Weight

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Density

19.

How close my measurements are to one another is a measure of?

a)

Accurracy

b)

Percision

20.

What is not a rule for significant figures?

a)

Always count leading zeros.

b)

Always count trapped zeros.

c)

Count all non zero numbers.

d)

Only count trailing zeros if there is a decimal.