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Matter Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
2.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
3.
______________ does not have a definite shape or volume.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
4.
The amount of matter something contains is its ______________.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
weight
d)
mass
5.
What is one way matter change states?
a)
matter loses mass
b)
heat is added
c)
it doesn't change
d)
by doing nothing
6.
Since the _______________ molecules can move they will take the shape of their container. 
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
atom
7.
Increased temperature means greater average energy of motion so most substances _______________ when heated. 
a)
expand
b)
contract
8.

In what way are liquids different from solids?

a)

Liquid molecules are lighter than solid molecules

b)

Liquids are made of atoms; solids are made of molecules

c)

Liquids don't have a fixed shape; solids do

d)

Liquids are always denser than solids

9.

What happens to the chemical structure of water when it changes state?

a)

Water molecules break apart to form individual atoms

b)

Water molecules harden into ice molecules

c)

Water molecules melt into gas molecules

d)

Nothing happens to the chemical structure

10.

What will happen if you keep increasing the temperature of a liquid?

a)

It will boil & become a gas

b)

It will transpire

c)

It will remain a liquid

d)

It will solidify

11.

What do lightning & stars have in common?

a)

Both have no electrical charge

b)

Both contain plasma

c)

Both have a fixed volume

d)

Both contain all three states of matter

12.

How can you remove energy from matter?

a)

By increasing its volume

b)

By lowering its temperature

c)

By increasing its pressure

d)

By boiling it

13.

Gases have a tendency to expand. What's the best synonym for "expand"?

a)

Collide

b)

Spread out

c)

Shrink

d)

Boil

14.

Where would you find a Bose-Einstein condensate?

a)

Inside stars

b)

At the North Pole

c)

In a science lab

d)

Bose-Einstein condensates exist only in theory

15.

A physical property that measures mass per unit volume

a)

density

b)

flammability

c)

physical property

d)

element

e)

reactivity

16.

characteristic/trait that can be seen through direct observation of a substance.

a)

mixture

b)

physical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical property

e)

chemical change

17.

an example of a chemical change

a)

breaking glass

b)

boiling water

c)

stretching copper into wire

d)

rusting

18.

a change to a substance that does NOT change the identity of the substance

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

19.

matter that has no fixed volume or shape - it takes the shape and volume of its container

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

20.

This state of matter has its own shape and its own volume.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

21.

This state of matter has its own shape and it takes on the shape of its container.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Bose-Einstein Condensate

22.

This state of matter fills the volume of its container and it takes on the shape of its container.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Bose-Einstein Condensate

23.

This state of matter is considered the highest energy form of matter.

a)

Solid

b)

Plasma

c)

Gas

d)

Bose-Einstein Condensate

24.

This state of matter is void of all energy.

a)

Solid

b)

Plasma

c)

Gas

d)

Bose-Einstein Condensate

25.

State of matter in which particles are far enough apart to slide past each other.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

26.

State of matter in which particles are very far apart and moving at extremely high speeds with tremendous amounts of energy.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

27.

The process of a solid becoming a liquid.

a)

vaporization

b)

condensation

c)

melting

d)

freezing

28.

The process of a liquid becoming a gas.

a)

vaporization

b)

condensation

c)

melting

d)

freezing

29.

The process of a gas becoming a liquid

a)

vaporization

b)

condensation

c)

deposition

d)

freezing

30.

The process of a gas becoming a solid

a)

vaporization

b)

condensation

c)

deposition

d)

freezing

31.

The process of a solid becoming a gas

a)

vaporization

b)

condensation

c)

melting

d)

sublimation

32.

The process of a liquid becoming a solid

a)

freezing

b)

condensation

c)

melting

d)

sublimation

33.

A physical characteristic which has to do with the thickness of a liquid.

a)

malleability

b)

conductivity

c)

boiling/ freezing point

d)

viscosity

e)

Rockwell Hardness

34.

A physical characteristic which has to do with how well electricity or heat flows through a material.

a)

malleability

b)

conductivity

c)

boiling/ freezing point

d)

viscosity

e)

density

35.

A physical characteristic which has to do with how well a material can be reshaped my hammering without shattering into pieces.

a)

malleability

b)

conductivity

c)

boiling/ freezing point

d)

viscosity

e)

density

36.

Which of the following substance below has the highest viscosity?

a)

honey

b)

cooking oil

c)

water

d)

air

37.

Applying heat to an oil makes its _______decrease.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

particle motion

c)

tempering

d)

viscosity

38.
How many states of matter are there?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
4
d)
.g7
39.
Which of these is not a state of matter?
a)
Plasma
b)
Bose-einstein condensate
c)
Light
40.
Which state of matter makes up most of the universe?
a)
Light
b)
Plasma
c)
Water
d)
Solid
41.
Dry ice melting is an example of?
a)
Melting
b)
Condensating
c)
Sublimination
42.
Which state of matter is the Sun?
a)
Plasma
b)
Gas
c)
Fire
d)
Ligh
43.
In an exothermic reaction, heat is ...
a)
taken in
b)
given out
44.
In an endothermic reaction the system is releasing energy.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Baking bread and cooking an egg are examples of....?
a)
Endothermic processes
b)
Exothermic processess
c)
None of these 
46.

Which of the following process is exothermic?

a)

Candle was melting

b)

A puddle evaporating

c)

Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) subliming to form gaseous carbon dioxide

d)

Water freezing to form ice

47.
A change that alters the physical properties of a substance without changing its composition.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
48.
Water freezing into ice is an example of a...
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
49.
Which of the following is an example of sublimation?
a)
Dry Ice
b)
Water boiling into steam
c)
Ice cream melting
d)
Water freezing into ice
50.
Ice melting
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
51.
Water freezing
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
52.
Wood burned in a fireplace
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
53.
Cake batter baked in an oven
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
54.
Baking soda and vinegar combine to make carbon dioxide
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
55.
Glass bottle that is shattered
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
56.
Students observed as small drops of water collected on the outside of a glass.
Which statement BEST describes why the water vapor in the air formed liquid water on the outside of the glass?
a)
The humidity outside the glass turns the vapor to liquid water.
b)
The water vapor pulls the water from inside the glass to outside the glass.
c)
The temperature of the water inside the glass is colder than the air outside the glass.
d)
The temperature of the water inside the glass is warmer than the air outside the glass.
57.
Odor
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
58.
Boiling point
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
59.
Luster
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
60.
Red color
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
61.
Density
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
62.
Can neutralize a base
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
63.
Hardness
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
64.
Flammability
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
65.
Bitter taste
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
66.
Supports combustion
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
67.
Melting point
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
68.
Reacts with water to form a gas
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
69.
Reacts with a base to form water
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
70.
Reacts with acid to form hydrogen
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
71.
Solubility
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
72.

High viscosity is when particles are closer together and the cohesive force is stronger.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

73.

Surface tension is the property of water in which...

a)

water molecules at the surface tend to stick together.

b)

water spills easily.

c)

water tends to be see-through.

74.

Refer to the picture of water sticking to a leaf; this is occurring because of:

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

75.

Describe COHESION.

a)

Water molecules attracted to other substances.

b)

Water molecules climbing upwards against the force of gravity.

c)

Water molecules dissolving many substances because of its polarity.

d)

Water molecules attracted to other water molecules.

76.
Water droplets take a spherical shape (as pictured) because of ____________
a)
adhesion
b)
cohesion
c)
capillary action
d)
solubility

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