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All Things Matter

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that has mass

b)

Anything that takes up space

c)

Made up of atoms

d)

Cannot be detected or measured

2.

True or False:

Physical properties of matter can be observed without changing the makeup or identity of the matter.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False:

Chemical properties of matter describe matter based on its ability to change into a new kind of matter with different properties.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What are atoms?

a)

The building blocks of matter

b)

Can be detected using electron microscopes

c)

Made up of tinier particles called protons neutrons and electrons

d)

Unable to combine to make different substances

5.

How many atoms occur naturally?

a)

90

b)

92

c)

94

d)

100

6.

What are the components that make up the atomic structure of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Nucleus

7.

Protons are...

a)

Positively charged particles located in the nucleus

b)

Electrically neutral and located in the nucleus

c)

Negatively charged particles found outside the nucleus of an atom

8.

Neutrons are...

a)

Positively charged particles located in the nucleus

b)

Electrically neutral and located in the nucleus

c)

Negatively charged particles found outside the nucleus of an atom

9.

Electrons are...

a)

Positively charged particles located in the nucleus

b)

Electrically neutral and located in the nucleus

c)

Negatively charged particles found outside the nucleus of an atom

10.

The Nucleus is...

a)

The center of the atom, made up of protons and neutrons that stick together.

b)

The center of the atom, made up of protons.

c)

The center of the atom, made up of neutrons.

d)

The center of the atom, made up of protons and neutrons that do not stick together.

11.

Around when was the first Atomic Theory proposed?

a)

440B.C.

b)

1802

c)

1898

d)

1913

12.

Who proposed all substances were made out of atoms?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Democritus

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Niels Bohr

e)

J.J. Thomson

13.

Who proposed that atoms had a dense, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Democritus

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Niels Bohr

e)

J.J. Thomson

14.

What is an element?

a)

The simplest form of matter.

b)

The most complex form of matter.

c)

When two or more atoms combine.

d)

Only contains one kind of atom.

15.

What is a compound?

a)

The simplest form of matter.

b)

The most complex form of matter.

c)

When two or more atoms combine.

d)

When two or more elements have combined.

16.

What is a molecule?

a)

The simplest form of matter.

b)

The most complex form of matter.

c)

When two or more atoms combine.

d)

When two or more elements have combined.

17.

What do you call a chart that organizes all known elements according to their properties?

a)

The Periodic Table

b)

The Elements Table

c)

The Molecule Table

18.

The number of protons in an atom of that element is the...

a)

Atomic number

b)

Element symbol

c)

Atomic weight/mass

19.

One or two letters used to represent an element's name is called the...

a)

Atomic number

b)

Element symbol

c)

Atomic weight/mass

20.

The average mass of an atom of that element, measured in atomic mass units (amu) is also known as...

a)

Atomic number

b)

Element symbol

c)

Atomic weight/mass

21.

The regions where electrons surround the nucleus of an atom are called...

a)

energy levels

b)

electron levels

c)

nucleus levels

22.

The energy an object has because its moving.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Potential energy

23.

Temperature can change a substance's state from:

a)

solid to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

solid to gas

24.

True or False:

Pressure is the amount of force exerted by molecules on a given area.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What are the three main states of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

26.

Identify matter based on these properties:

Keeps its shape and volume; particles vibrate in place

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

27.

Identify matter based on these properties:

Takes on shape of its container

Can flow

Particles move even faster and can overcome some of the attraction between them

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

28.

Identify matter based on these properties:

Takes on shape and volume of its container.

Particles of a substance move fastest.

Able to overcome the attraction between them and separate entirely.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

29.

The four types of process change are:

a)

Melting

b)

Vaporization

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

30.

Which Process Change is this?

Change from solid state to liquid state. When a solid is heated the particles in that solid will begin to move faster and eventually the motion will become great enough to overcome the attraction that locks the particles together.

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Condensation

31.

Which Process Change is this?

Change from liquid state to solid state. If you cool a liquid the particles will begin to slow down and eventually the motion of the particles will slow to the point where they cannot overcome the attraction between them.

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Condensation

32.

Which Process Change is this?

Change from liquid state to gaseous state (water vapor), Temperature at which a liquid boils is the boiling point (100C). When a substance is heated its particles begin to move faster and faster. The fastest particles are able to overcome the attraction of the particles around them and break free completely.

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Condensation

33.

Which Process Change is this?

Change from gaseous state to liquid state, Temperature at which a gas condenses is the condensation point (100C). As vapor cools, its particles begin to slow down. Condensation takes place when the particles slow down so much that they cannot overcome the attraction of the particles around them and then they clump together and form a liquid.

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Condensation

34.

The total amount of kinetic energy contained in all the particles of a substance.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Potential energy

35.

Energy an object has because of its position or shape.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Potential energy

36.

Energy contained in the nuclei of atoms.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Potential energy