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Properties, Changes, Mixtures and Solutions

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mixtures are created when two or more ______ are mixed together.

a)

liquids

b)

substances

c)

changes

d)

rocks

2.

Solutions are a special kind of mixture in which __________.

a)

Each object stays the same in the mixture

b)

substances are dissolved together

3.
_____ means to spread out evenly in a liquid. 
a)
melt
b)
mix
c)
dissolve
4.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

5.

Which is an example of a physical change?

a)

tearing a paper

b)

burning a piece of wood

6.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

7.

What is a solution?

a)

A combination of two or more substances that can't be easily separated.

b)

A combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated.

8.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

9.

Which science tools could you use to separate this?

a)

microscope

b)

tweezers

c)

battery

d)

sieve

10.

What is a mixture?

a)

A combination of two or more substances that can't be easily separated.

b)

A combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated.

11.

Which is an example of a solution?

a)

Salt and Sugar

b)

Salt Water

c)

Jelly beans

d)

Concrete

12.

Temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid is called the

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

melting point

13.
What is a physical change?
a)
Describes how it can react in a chemical reaction
b)
Describes the appearance or characteristics of a substance
c)
Creation of a new substance with new properties
d)
Change in appearance of a substance
14.

What can you do to separate salt from water?

a)

Add aditional water.

b)

Take some water out.

c)

Let it stand in the sun for a while.

d)

Decrease the temperature of the water.

15.

What is the best way to get salt to dissolve into water?

a)

Stir the solution.

b)

Leave the solution alone.

c)

Pour out the solution.

16.
Determine if the following properties are physical or chemical. Which is true?
a)
Color is a chemical property
b)
Burning is a chemical property
c)
Weight is a chemical property
d)
Hardness is a chemical property
17.

How can you prevent a conatiner of ocean water from becoming a pile of salt?

a)

Add more plain water.

b)

Increase the temperature of the water in the conatiner.

c)

Separate the water into different containers.

d)

Cover the container to prevent evaporation.

18.

Which phrase describes a physical change?

a)

Cake baking

b)

Torn paper

c)

Gas bubbles rising after chemicals together

d)

The smell of food rotting

19.

Changing from a solid to liquid to a gas is an example of a _____________ change. This is a type of physical change.

a)

energy

b)

paticle

c)

chemical

d)

phase

20.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

21.

The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas is

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

melting point

22.

Which of the following would be examples of a chemical change? Pick all that apply.

a)

Baking cookies

b)

Chopping wood

c)

Burning wood

d)

Food spoiling

e)

Breaking glass

23.

Which of the following would be examples of a physical change? Pick all that apply.

a)

Baking cookies

b)

Chopping wood

c)

Burning wood

d)

Food spoiling

e)

Breaking glass

24.
What is a chemical change?
a)
Describes how it can react in a chemical reaction
b)
Describes the appearance or characteristics of a substance
c)
Creation of a new substance with new properties
d)
Change in appearance of a substance
25.
What is a physical property?
a)
Describes how it can react in a chemical reaction
b)
Describes the appearance or characteristics of a substance
c)
Creation of a new substance with new properties
d)
Change in appearance of a substance
26.
What is a chemical property?
a)
Describes how it can react in a chemical reaction
b)
Describes the appearance or characteristics of a substance
c)
Creation of a new substance with new properties
d)
Change in appearance of a substance
27.
Determine if the following properties are physical or chemical. Which is true?
a)
Reaction with acid is a physical property
b)
Boiling point is a chemical property
c)
Density is a chemical property
d)
Rusting is a chemical property
28.
Determine if the following changes are physical or chemical. Which is true?
a)
Sharpening a pencil is a chemical change
b)
Evaporating water is a chemical change
c)
Rusting steel wool is a chemical change
d)
Mixing sand and water is a chemical change
29.
When a new substance is formed with different properties than the original substance it is called a
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
c)
Freezing
d)
Boiling
30.
Determine if the following changes are physical or chemical. Which is true?
a)
Burning a pencil is a chemical change
b)
Freezing water is a chemical change
c)
Spray painting a car is a chemical change
d)
Melting ice cream is a chemical change
31.
Physical or Chemical?  Water is nonflammable
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
c)
Neither
32.
Which of the following is an example of physical change?
a)
Mixing baking soda and vinegar together, and causes bubbles and foam.
b)
A glass cup falls from the counter and shatters on the ground.
c)
Lighting a piece of paper on fire and the paper burns up and leaves ashes.
d)
Baking a birthday cake for your mother.
33.
Which change can easily be reversed?
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
c)
Both a physical and chemical change
d)
Neither physical or chemical change
34.
In which of these do particles move slowest?
a)
matter
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
35.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

solid, volume, mass

b)

density, volume, mass

c)

solid, liquid, gas

d)

density, gas, volume

36.
If the chemical properties of a substance remain unchanged and the appearance or shape of a substance changes it is called a
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Both a physical and chemical change
d)
Neither a physical or chemical change
37.
Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
a)
Filling up a balloon with hot air
b)
Taking a glass of water and freezing it by placing it in the freezer.
c)
A plant collecting sunlight and turning it into food.
d)
Your dog ripping up your homework.
38.
What is the difference between mass and weight?
a)
Mass is the total matter in an object, and weight is the downward pull of an object.
b)
Mass is the downward pull of gravity on an object, and weight is the total matter making up an object.
c)
Mass is Batnan, Weight is Spider-Cam
d)
I don't know 😭
39.
How many states of matter are there?
a)
4
b)
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470938446095505822317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091456485669234603486104543266482133936072602491412737245870066063155881748815209209628292540917153643678925903600113305305488204665213841469519415116094330572703657595919530921861173819326117931051185480744623799627495673518857527248
c)
3
d)
SPIDER-CAM
40.
A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more
a)
mass
b)
eat
c)
solid
d)
greater
41.
How many states does a solid go through before it is a plasma?
a)
3: Liquid, Gas, Plasma
b)
2: Plasma, Gas
c)
4: Solid, Gas, Liquid, Plasma
d)
600: Spider-Cam, Thor, Hulk, etc.
42.
The amount of matter something contains is its ______________.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
weight
d)
mass
43.
A student was asked to help pass out cups of hot chocolate to two other students.  A teacher poured the steaming liquid into cups.  Once cup was made of stainless steel and the other was made of thick plastic.  As the student walked across the room, he suddenly put one of the cups on a desk and exclaimed "Ouch".  Which cup did he put down and why?
a)
He put down the plastic cup because the contents were spilling everywhere.
b)
He put down the steel cup because it was conducting thermal energy from the liquid to his hand.
c)
He put down the steel cup because it was insulating thermal energy from the liquid to his hand.
d)
He put down the plastic cup because it was insulating thermal energy from the liquid to his hand.
44.
One hot summer, you remember you left a cup of water outside. A few weeks later, you saw that the cup was empty and you remember the cup having water. What happened to the water?
a)
It evaporated
b)
It underwent deposition
c)
It melted
45.
A description of objects that can be measured and observed.
a)
gas
b)
mustangs
c)
physical properties
d)
melting point
46.
Water in its solid form is _____________.
a)
a vapor
b)
ice
c)
a liquid
d)
boiling
47.
An example of a physical property is 
a)
flammability
b)
acidic
c)
color
d)
ability to rust
48.
Which physical property is measured in liters?
a)
color
b)
length
c)
mass
d)
volume
49.
Which liquid has the greatest density?
a)
lamp oil
b)
karo syrup
c)
water
d)
honey
50.
a type of matter that can be found on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas
a)
gold
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
rock
51.
Example for Physical Property
a)
Taste
b)
explodes
52.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
53.
What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?
a)
The air.
b)
The cold.
c)
Shape
d)
Heat
54.
A physical property can be observed with your
a)
Eyes
b)
Ears
c)
Tastes
d)
All of the above
55.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
56.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
57.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
58.
The amount of matter something contains is its ______________.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
weight
d)
mass
59.
What is the measure of gravity on an object?
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
volume
60.
What causes a change in the state of matter?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical energy
c)
temperature