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8 Matter

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state of matter does this model represent?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

2.

Which state of matter does this model represent?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

3.

Which state of matter does this model best represent?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

4.
How do gases behave in a container?
a)

They hold their own shape in the container

b)

They fill the bottom of the container

c)

They take the shape of the container

5.

A pure substance is:

a)

an element or a compound

b)

an element or a mixture

c)

a compound or a mixture

d)

an element only

6.

A substance made up of two or more chemically combined elements is:

a)
an element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
d)
solution
7.

 A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by ordinary chemical means is called:

a)

a molecule

b)

a mixture

c)

an element

d)

a compound

8.

Two or more physically combined substances form:

a)

a compound

b)

a molecule

c)
an element
d)
a mixture
9.
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.
10.
What is an example of an element?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Pure water
c)
Air
d)

Salt

11.
Elements can be broken down into simpler substances. 
a)

False 

b)

True 

12.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
13.

This model represents:

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a mixture of elements

d)

a mixture of compounds

14.

This model represents:

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a mixture of elements and compounds

d)

a mixture of elements

15.

This model represents:

a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture of Elements & Compounds
d)
Mixture of Compounds
16.

This model represents:

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a mixture of compounds

d)

a mixture of eements

17.
When elements form mixtures, the elements keep their original properties. 
a)
True
b)
False
18.

Beatriz wants to make a mixture out of her bowl of blueberries. Which of the following would turn her bowl of blueberries into a mixture?

a)

adding more blueberries to the bowl

b)

adding raspberries to the bowl

c)

cutting up the blueberries

d)

mashing the blueberries

19.

These can be separated physically, usually with little energy:

a)

mixtures 

b)

elements 

c)

compounds 

20.

Write the name for the following elements from their symbols:

a) hydrogen​ (a)  

b) helium​ (b)  

c) nitrogen​ (c)  

d) sodium ​ (d)  

e) fluorine (e)  

21.
In general, metals are _____. 
a)

poor conductors of electricity

b)
brittle
c)

good conductors of electricity

d)

dull

22.

An element is shiny. It is probably a:

a)

metal

b)

non-metal

c)

metalloid

23.

When a metal is hit and it changes shape, this property is called:

a)

conductivity

b)

evaporation

c)

malleability

d)

sublimation

24.

Metalloids can be described as elements that:

a)

Metalloids are always gases

b)

Metalloids conduct electricity better than metals

c)

Metalloids have properties of both metals and non-metals

d)

Metalloids share no properties with metals or non-metals

25.

A substance has the formula MgO. This tells us it contains - in order - the elements​ (a)   and​ (b)  

26.

The pop test is for ​ (a)   gas, while the gas that relights a glowing splint is​ (b)   .