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Matter Unit Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A combination that can be separated by physical processes is a .....
a)
Atom
b)
Compound
c)
Element
d)
Mixture
2.
What is a homogeneous mixture?
a)
a mixture that is the same throughout.
b)
a mixture that is made up of one type of atom.
c)
a mixture that is made up of one type of compound
d)
a mixture that cannot be separated through physical changes
3.
A mixture that is NOT evenly distributed is called ....
a)
Compounded
b)
Homogenous
c)
Heterogenous
d)
Salty
4.
Italian Salad Dressing is a . . .
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
c)
Pure Substance
d)
Compound
5.
Kool-Aid
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Heterogeneous Mixture
6.
Aluminum
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Heterogeneous Mixture
7.
NaCl
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Heterogeneous Mixture
8.
Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their
a)
 different melting points
b)
different colours
c)
different densities
d)
different boiling points
9.

The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as

a)

decanting

b)

evaporation

c)

loading

d)

chromatography

10.

Amy and her brother, Sam, were on a school trip to a nearby seashore.Back at school Sam asked Amy, "How can we get the seaweed out?"

What do you think Amy and Sam should do to separate the seaweed and sand from their seawater?

a)

filter it

b)

evaporate it

c)

condense it

11.

"There you are, Sam, that's cleaned the seawater," Amy told her brother.

"But how does it work?" asked Sam.

What do you think Amy told Sam to explain how their apparatus removed the bits of seaweed and sand from the seawater?

Choose the correct combination.

a)

the bits were attracted to the filter paper

b)

the bits were too big to fit through the holes in the paper

c)

gravity held the bits in the filter paper

12.

Identify the method used in separating the following substances?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Decantation

c)

Fractional Distillation

13.

James wants to seperate the salt from the water in his glass of salt water. What seperation method should James use?

a)

Magnets

b)

Evaporation

c)

Filter

d)

Using his hands

14.
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements
d)
mixture of compounds
15.
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements and compounds
d)
mixture of compounds
16.
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements
d)
mixture of compounds and elements
17.
A pure substance...
a)
is an element or a compound
b)
is an element or a mixture
c)
is a compound or a mixture
d)
is a mixture
18.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
19.
These can only be separated by chemical means. 
a)
element 
b)
compound 
c)
mixture 
d)
stuff 
20.

Matter is defined as

a)

has mass

b)

has volume

c)

has mass and volume

d)

everything

21.

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

a)

speed up and move closer

b)

speed up and move farther apart

c)

slow down and move closer together

d)

slow down and move farther apart

22.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
23.

What line segment represents only the solid state?

a)

A-B

b)

B-C

c)

C-D

d)

D-E

24.

When heat is added, particles in a solid, liquid, or gas...

a)

Are not affected

b)

Move faster

c)

Move slower

d)

None of the above

25.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
26.
What state of matter is segment 5?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
27.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
28.
A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph.  What is its boiling point?
a)
100 C
b)
60 C
c)
80 C
d)
20 C
29.
What is #1 on the chart?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
boiling
d)
evaporating
30.
Which of these is an example of sublimation?
a)
water turning to ice
b)
ice cream dripping
c)
a puddle drying up
d)
dry ice being used to make fog
31.
What would cause a decrease in particle movement?
a)
decrease atoms
b)
increase in space between atoms
c)
decrease in temperature
d)
increase in mass
32.
What has to happen in order for a phase change to occur?
a)
take away heat
b)
add heat
c)
either add or take away heat
33.

What happens to the temperature of a substance as it changes phase?

a)

it gets higher

b)

it gets lower

c)

it stays the same

34.

The process by which a liquid changes to a gas at the liquid's surface....

a)

evaporation

b)

melting

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

35.

Frost forming on the outside of a cup is an example of?

a)

sublimation

b)

condensation

c)

deposition

d)

freezing

36.
The Law of _______________ states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed only transferred 
a)
Specific Heat
b)
Conservation of Energy
c)
Exothermic Reaction
d)
Potential Energy
37.
The measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________. 
a)
temperature
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
heat 
38.

As particle motion increases, thermal energy _________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

it depends on the size of a container

39.
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
40.

Phase change going from a liquid to a gas.

a)

condensation

b)

vaporization

c)

freezing

d)

melting

41.

Phase change going from a liquid to a solid.

a)

condensation

b)

sublimation

c)

melting

d)

freezing

42.

condesation is changing from a...

a)

gas to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

gas to solid

d)

gas to plasma

43.

Which phase change is EXOthermic

a)

vaporization

b)

freezing

c)

sublimation

d)

melting

44.

Which phase change is ENDOthermic

a)

condensation

b)

vaporization

c)

deposition

d)

freezing

45.

Definite volume and shape

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

plasma

46.

Separates based on particle size.

a)

filtration

b)

distillation

47.

Separates based on boiling point. Can be used to separate particles from a solution.

a)

filtration

b)

distillation

48.

A solid that forms and separates from a liquid mixture is a(an)

a)

solid

b)

homogeneous mixture

c)

atom

d)

precipitate

49.

When water boils, some of its molecules have enough ________ to overcome the attraction of neighboring molecules.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

power

c)

molecules

d)

space

50.

If you spill bleach on denim jeans, you will observe that the area of the spill no longer has a blue color. Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical