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All about Matter

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is matter?
a)
Anything that has mass and volume
b)
The shape of an object
c)
How much an object weighs
d)
The pull of objects on one another
2.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Liquid
d)
Plasma
3.
Two of more substances that are mixed together but can be separated is...
a)
solutes
b)
solutions
c)
liquids
d)
mixtures
4.
The molecules in a gas....
a)
are tightly packed
b)
slide past one another in a flowing manner
c)
vibrate, move freely, and spread
d)
are in a regular pattern
5.
Liquids....
a)
have a definite shape
b)
are always clear
c)
take the shape of their container
d)
are not matter
6.
Which is an example of a mixture?
a)
Salt Water
b)
Water
c)
Oxygen
d)
Ice
7.
Mixtures can always be separated into their parts 
a)
True
b)
False
8.
An example of a solution is....
a)
water
b)
rocks
c)
trail mix
d)
Salt water
9.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
10.
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
11.
1 A substance made up of two or more chemically combinedelements is —
a)
an element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
d)
solution
12.
 A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by ordinarychemical means is called —
a)
molecule
b)
mixture
c)
element
d)
compound
13.
NaHCO3 is an example of —
a)
an abbreviation
b)
a compound
c)
a mixture
d)
an element
14.
Which of these substances is an example of a solution?
a)
milk
b)
sweet tea
c)
mercury
d)
concrete
15.
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.
16.
Blue Color
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
17.
Density
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
18.
Flammability (burns)
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
19.
Solubility (dissolves)
a)
Physical Proeprty
b)
Chemical Property
20.
Supports combustion
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
21.
A student removes a loaf of bread hot from the oven. The student cuts a slice off the loaf and spreads butter on it. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
22.
Your friend decides to toast a piece of bread, but leaves it in the toaster too long. The bread is black and the kitchen if full of smoke. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
23.
You forgot to dry the bread knife when you washed it and reddish brown spots appeared on it. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
24.
You blow dry your wet hair. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
25.
In baking biscuits and other quick breads, the baking powder reacts to release carbon dioxide bubbles. The carbon dioxide bubbles cause the dough to rise. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
26.
Food color is dropped into water to give it color. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
27.
In a fireworks show, the fireworks explode giving off heat and light. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
28.
Chewing food to break it down into smaller particles represents a _________ change, but the changing of starch into sugars by enzymes in the digestive system represents a ___________change. 
a)
Chemical then Physical 
b)
Physical then Chemical
c)
Both Physical
d)
Both Chemical
29.

Properties that DO depend on the amount of matter present.

a)

Mass

b)

Hardness

c)

Extensive

d)

Intensive

30.

Properties that depend on the identity of substance.

a)

Mass

b)

Hardness

c)

Extensive

d)

Intensive

31.

What kind of physical property is this? Color

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

32.

What kind of physical property is this? Temperature

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

33.

What kind of physical property is this? Density

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

34.

What kind of physical property is this? Volume

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

35.

What kind of physical property is this? Mass

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

36.

What kind of physical property is this? Melting Point

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

37.

What kind of physical property is this? Length

a)

intensive

b)

extensive