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Unit 2 Matter

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

2.

a subatomic particle, contained in the nucleus of an atom, having the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

3.

a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

4.

an arrangement of the elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same column and properties repeat from row to row

a)

Periodic Table of Elements

b)

Atomic Theory

c)

Isotopes

d)

Subatomic Particles

5.

one or two letters that represent the name of an element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

6.

a unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

7.

a row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

8.
GOLD
a)
Al
b)
Ag
c)
Ar
d)
Au
9.
CHLORINE
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
10.
CALCIUM
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
11.
CARBON
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
12.
COPPER
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
13.
SULFUR
a)
Su
b)
S
c)
Sf
d)
Si
14.
SILVER
a)
Au
b)
Ag
c)
Al
d)
Ar
15.
SILICON
a)
S
b)
Si
c)
Su
d)
Sc
16.
SODIUM
a)
S
b)
So
c)
N
d)
Na
17.
POTASSIUM
a)
P
b)
Ka
c)
K
d)
Pt
18.
Which of the following atomic symbols for bromine is written correctly?
a)
bR
b)
BR
c)
Br
d)
br
19.
What is the chemical symbol for mercury?
a)
Hg
b)
Mc
c)
My
d)
C
20.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

21.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
22.
Sodium (Na) is found in period 
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
23.
Sodium (Na) is found in group 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
25.
What does 12.011 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
26.
What does the C represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
27.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
28.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

29.

what is the biggest group on the table

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metaloids

d)

halogens

30.

how many rows are on the table

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

31.

how many groups/families are on the table

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

32.

what is the name of group number 1

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali

d)

alkaline earth

33.

what is the name of group number 2

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth

34.

where are the metaloids found

a)

far left, vertical

b)

stair step/diagonal

c)

far right horizontal

d)

at the bottom

35.

what group number are the halogens

a)

18

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17

36.

what group number are the noble gases

a)

17

b)

18

c)

14

d)

15

37.
What is the symbol for Potassium?
a)
P
b)
K
c)
Pb
d)
Pd
38.
What is the symbol for Carbon?
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
H
39.
What is the name of this element?
a)
Helium
b)
Rubidium
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Mercury
40.
What is the atomic number of Rubidium?
a)
37
b)
44
c)
45
d)
86
41.
What is the atomic number of Oxygen?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
42.
Which one of these is the symbol for lead?
a)
Rb
b)
Pb
c)
Li
d)
Au
43.
Silicon is a 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Halogen
44.
What element is this?
a)
Silver
b)
Silicon
c)
Sulfur
d)
Selenium
45.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
46.
Which is a proton?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
47.
Which is a neutron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
48.
Which item on this element square is the chemical symbol?
a)
Copper
b)
29
c)
Cu
d)
63.546
49.
Which item on this element square represents the atomic number?
a)
13
b)
Al
c)
Aluminum
d)
26.981538
50.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
51.
What is the atomic mass of "F"
a)
9
b)
18
c)
17
d)
19
52.
Evidence of Chemical Change.
a)
New Substance 
b)
Size change
c)
State change
d)
Mixture 
53.
Evidence of a physical change.
a)
New substance
b)
Shape Change
c)
Light produced
d)
Gas released.
54.
Water boiling is a _______ change. 
a)
Physical Change 
b)
Chemical Change 
55.
Fireworks Exploding are a ________ change.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
56.
A substance that has mass and takes up space. 
a)
Energy
b)
Matter
c)
Protery
d)
Endothermic 
57.
What is a physical property of this table? 
a)
Brown
b)
Flammable
c)
Reactive to Acid
58.
A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substance. 
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
c)
Chemical Property
d)
Physical Property
59.
Blow drying my hair is an example of a physical change. What is the evidence of this? 
a)
State Change
b)
Fire
c)
New substance
d)
Color Change 
60.

Which is NOT a solute in a cup of coffee?

a)

coffee

b)

milk

c)

sugar

d)

water

61.

Salt is dissolved in water. How can you separate the salt from water?

a)

add more salt

b)

filter the water

c)

dispose the water

d)

boil the water and let it evaporate

62.
This is similar to a solution, but the particles that are in it are able to be seen by the naked eye.
a)
compound
b)
suspension
c)
catalyst
d)
solution
63.
What are the two types of Mixtures
a)
Elements and Subatomic Particles
b)
Protons and Electrons
c)
Atoms and Compounds
d)
Homogenous and Heterogeneous
64.
One specific type of homogeneous mixture is
a)
An atom
b)
An element
c)
A solution
d)
A compound
65.
Two elements chemically combined defines
a)
A homogeneous mixture
b)
A heterogeneous mixture
c)
An element
d)
A compound
66.
A pure substance made up of only one type of atom e.g. oxygen or carbon
a)
element
b)
emulsion
c)
pure substance
d)
compound
67.
Something made up of two or more substances is called a 
a)
mixture
b)
element
c)
compound
d)
natural
68.
A substance that is made up of two or more different types of atoms bonded together e.g. water
a)
compound
b)
solvent
c)
element
d)
solution
69.
A ________ is something that dissolves in a liquid (solvent)
a)
solute
b)
salt
c)
sugar
d)
solution
70.
Any liquid that dissolves another substance or substances 
a)
solvent
b)
solute
c)
solution
d)
substance
71.
A cloudy liquid that contains insoluble particles
a)
suspension
b)
solvent
c)
solute
d)
salt
72.
A type of mixture that always looks cloudy because clumps of insoluble particles remain suspended throughout it - they do not settle as sediments after a period of time
a)
colloid
b)
sedimentation
c)
suspended
d)
crystallisation
73.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

74.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

75.

The amount of space that matter takes up.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

76.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

77.

The particles in a gas are very ____________________ packed together.

a)

shapely

b)

tightly

c)

loosely

78.

a. Mom is boiling water for spaghetti. What state of matter is the water when she puts the pot on the stove?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

79.

a. The glass now has less water in it. What happened to the water?

a)

condensation

b)

gas

c)

evaporation

d)

solid

80.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
81.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
82.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
83.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
84.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
85.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
86.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
87.
A physical change is...
a)
a change that doesn't change the identity
b)
a change that makes something new.
c)
a chemical reaction
88.
Molecules vibrate the slowest in a ...
a)
solid
b)
gas
89.
Molecules move most quickly in a ...
a)
solid
b)
gas