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Unit 4:Properties of Matter

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________________ is (are) all of the “stuff” that exists in the universe. It has both mass and volume.

a)

Matter

b)

Substance

c)

Compounds

d)

Molecules

2.

_________________ measures the amount of matter in a substance or an object.

a)

Density

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Flammability

e)

Reactivity

3.

The basic SI unit for mass is the .

a)

meters (m)

b)

kilograms per milliliters (kg/mL)

c)

milliliters (mL) or cubic meters (m3)

d)

kilogram (kg)

e)

pounds (lbs)

4.

_________________ measures the amount of space that a substance or an object takes up.

a)

Density

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Flammability

e)

Reactivity

5.

The basic SI unit for volume is the

a)

meters (m)

b)

kilograms per milliliters (kg/mL)

c)

cubic meters (m3)

d)

kilogram (kg)

e)

pounds (lbs)

6.

_________________ of matter are properties that can be measured or observed without matter changing to an entirely different substance.

a)

Law of Conservation

b)

Chemical properties

c)

Physical properties

d)

Flammability

7.

Examples of the _________________ of matter include melting point, color, hardness, state of matter, odor, and boiling point.

a)

law of Conservation

b)

chemical properties

c)

physical properties

d)

flammability

8.

_________________ is an important physical property of matter. It reflects how closely packed the particles of matter are.

a)

Density

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Flammability

e)

Reactivity

9.

The density of matter can be calculated by dividing its 1)_________________ by its 2)_________________ .

a)

1) flammability

2) volume

b)

1) volume

2) mass

c)

1) mass

2) volume

d)

1) hardness

2) mass

e)

1) mass

2) hardness

10.

_________________ of matter are properties that can be measured or observed only when matter undergoes a change to become an entirely different kind of matter. They include reactivity, flammability, and the ability to rust.

a)

Law of Conservation

b)

Chemical properties

c)

Physical properties

d)

Hardness

e)

Density

11.

_________________ is the ability of matter to react chemically with other substances.

a)

Density

b)

Reactivity

c)

Mass

d)

Flammability

e)

Volume

12.

_________________ is the ability of matter to burn.

a)

Density

b)

Reactivity

c)

Mass

d)

Flammability

e)

Volume

13.

A 1)_________________ in matter is a change in one or more of matter’s 2)_________________ properties. During this, matter may change its size, shape, or state, but its 3)_________________ do not change.

a)

1) physical change

2) physical

3) chemical properties

b)

1) physical change

2) chemical

3) physical properties

c)

1) chemical change

2) chemical

3) physical properties

d)

1) chemical change

2) physical

3) chemical properties

14.

Because the chemical properties of matter remain the same in a physical change, a _________________ is often easy to reverse.

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

15.

A _________________ occurs whenever matter changes into an entirely different substance with different chemical properties. Burning is an example.

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

16.

Signs of _________________ include the release of bubbles, a change of color, production of an odor, release of heat and light, and production of loud sounds.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

17.

Because _________________ result in different substances, they often cannot be undone. Some can be reversed, but only by another [same answer as in the blank].

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

18.

Burning and other changes in matter do not 1)_________________ matter. The 2)_________________ of matter is always the same before and after the changes occur.

a)

1) mass

2) destroy or create

b)

1) destroy or create

2) mass

c)

1) change the

2) properties

d)

1) destroy or create

2) properties

e)

1) change the

2) mass

19.

The _________________ of mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

Law of Conservation

b)

Chemical properties

c)

Physical properties

d)

Flammability

20.

States of matter are different phases in which any given type of matter can exist. There are four well-known states of matter—solid, liquid, gas, and plasma—but only _________________ are common on Earth.

a)

solids, gases, and plasma

b)

liquids, gases, and plasma

c)

solids, liquids, and gases

d)

plasma and gases

e)

liquids and solids

21.

_________________ have a fixed volume and a fixed shape.

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Plasma

22.

_________________ have a fixed volume but take the shape of their container.

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Plasma

23.

_________________ take both the volume and the shape of their container.

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Plasma

24.

A 1)_________________ occurs whenever matter changes from one state to another. They are physical changes in matter. They are reversible changes that do not change matter’s 2)_________________.

a)

1) change of state

2) physical makeup or physical properties

b)

1) state of matter

2) physical makeup or physical properties

c)

1) change of state

2) chemical makeup or chemical properties

d)

1) state of matter

2) chemical makeup or chemical properties

25.

_________________ is always involved in changes of state. Particles of matter either absorb or lose [answer] when matter changes from one state to another.

a)

Energy

b)

Mass

c)

Density

d)

Matter

26.

1) is _________________

a)

Deposition

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Vaporization

e)

Melting

27.

2) is _________________

a)

Freezing

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Vaporization

e)

Melting

28.

3) is _________________

a)

Freezing

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Vaporization

e)

Deposition

29.

4) is _________________

a)

Freezing

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Vaporization

e)

Melting

30.

5) is _________________

a)

Freezing

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Deposition

e)

Melting

31.

6) is _________________

a)

Vaporization

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Deposition

e)

Melting