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Classify Matter

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
2.
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
3.

A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by physical or chemical means is called —

a)

molecule

b)

mixture

c)

element

d)

compound

4.

Two or more physically put together substances form —

a)

a compoud

b)

an acid

c)

an element

d)

a mixture

5.

NaHCO3 is an example of —

a)

an abbreviation

b)

a compound

c)

a mixture

d)

an element

6.
A substance made of only one type of atom is called —
a)
an element
b)
a mixture
c)
a compound
d)
a salt
7.
Which of these substances is an example of a solution?
a)
milk
b)
sweet tea
c)
mercury
d)
concrete
8.
Which of the following is a way in which elements and compounds are similar?
a)
Elements and compounds are pure substances.
b)
Elements and compounds are both made up of different kinds of atoms.
c)
Elements and compounds can both be broken down by physical means.
d)
Elements and compounds are listed on the periodic table.
9.
Which of the following is an example of a colloid?
a)
Trail mix
b)
Kool-aid
c)
Fog
d)
Oxygen
10.
What is an example of an element?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Pure water
c)
Air
d)
Table salt
11.
Two or more substances in the same place but NOT chemically combined or in a specific ratio is called —
a)
a compound 
b)
a pure substance
c)
an element
d)
a mixture
12.
Examples are milk and gasoline.
a)
elements
b)
mixtures
c)
compounds
13.
What is H2SO4 
 made up of?
a)
2 hydrogen, 1 sulfur, 4 oxygen
b)
1 hydrogen, 2 sulfur, 4 oxygen
c)
2 hydrogen & 4 sodium
d)
1 hydrogen & 6 sodium
14.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of Elements
d)
Mixture of Compounds
15.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of Elements and Compounds
d)
Mixture of Elements
16.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of Elements & Compounds
d)
Mixture of Compounds
17.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Compounds
b)
Mixture of Elements
c)
Mixture of Compounds
d)
Mixture of Elements & Compounds
18.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Mixture of Elements
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of Compounds
d)
Element
19.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of Compounds
d)
Mixture of Elements
20.
Classify the picture with the correct label.
a)
Mixture of Compounds
b)
Mixture of Elements
c)
Compound
d)
Mixture of Elements & Compounds
21.

What is the relationship between molecules and atoms?

a)

Molecules are combinations of two or more atoms.

b)

Molecules are the parts that make up atoms

c)

Molecules are the gaseous parts of atoms

d)

Molecules are atoms that have a positive charge

22.
How many elements are represented in the compound?
Na2CO3
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
How many atoms are there TOTAL in:
H2SO4
a)
6
b)
5
c)
7
d)
3
24.

A snow globe would be an example of a __________________.

a)

colloid

b)

solution

c)

suspension

25.

Fruit Loops, pizza, and Skittles are examples of ____________________ mixtures.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

pure

26.

Coffee, mouthwash, and vinegar are examples of __________________ mixtures.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

pure

27.
substance that dissolves the solute
a)
solution
b)
solvent
c)
saturation
d)
so
28.
Italian dressing is a
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
29.
Sugar water let's light pass through, and is a homogeneous mixture
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
30.
What type of mixture separates upon standing?
a)
Solution
b)
Alloy
c)
Colloid
d)
Suspension
31.
Which are different types of mixtures
a)
suspension
b)
solution
c)
colloid
d)
all the above
32.
Particles are spread throughout a fluid but are too large to stay mixed w/o being stirred or shaken.
a)
suspension
b)
colloid
c)
solution
33.

Which of the following has the largest particles?

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

34.

Which of the following would leave particles on filter paper?

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

35.

True or False - A compound can not be a pure substance because it contains more than one type of element?

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The beaker on the left would be a (both have been recently stirred)

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

d)

Impossible to tell

37.

The beaker on the right is showing the phenomenon of (a)   as light is seen passing though the sample. The particles in the mixture are large enough to be seen by the unaided eye when light strikes them.

38.

The penny in the middle has been coated with zinc. When a material gets coated with zinc, it has been (a)   .

39.

The middle penny was heated, a solution formed. The copper and zinc were mixed together evenly. They formed a(n) (a)   known as brass, as is the penny on the right. This is a solution of metals.

40.

The physically separate portions of a heterogeneous mixture (a.k.a. layers in pop-tart) are known as ____ .

a)

solutions

b)

colloids

c)

phases

d)

tweeners

41.

Where the physically separate portions of the heterogeneous mixture (pop-tart) meet, these are best described as the term (a)   .

42.

Mayonnaise is a mixture of oil and vinegar. These normally won't stay evenly distributed. Egg yolk is added to keep both portions attracted to/dissolved in one another. This link is known as a(n) (a)  

43.

Cooking oil is being added to water. Since the oil doesn't dissolve in the water, oil could be described as ____.

a)

inorganic

b)

phase

c)

polar

d)

nonpolar

44.

Elements colored in as blue are all _____.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

inert

d)

brittle

45.

Elements colored as pink would all be ____.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

malleable

d)

conductors

46.

The region on the periodic table where the elements are all yellow colored would classify these elements as (a)   .

47.

Is this chemical formula Organic or Inorganic?

CH2O

a)

Organic

b)

Inorganic

48.

CO2 is an organic molecule.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

H2O is an organic molecule.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The contents of this can is a(n):

a)

element

b)

solution

c)

compound

d)

heterogeneous mixture

51.

The composition of a diamond would best classify it as a(n)

a)

element.

b)

solution.

c)

compound.

d)

heterogeneous mixture.

52.

The composition of a "tossed" salad would best classify it as a(n)

a)

element.

b)

solution.

c)

compound.

d)

heterogeneous mixture.

53.

The contents of a salt "shaker" would be classified as a(n)

a)

element.

b)

solution.

c)

compound.

d)

heterogeneous mixture.

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