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Unit 2 - Matter

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four states of matter?

a)

Solids, liquids, gas & plasma

b)

Solids, liquids, plasma & fission

c)

Solids, liquids, gas & fission

d)

Solids, liquids, proteins & gases

2.

This picture is most likely a picture of a

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

e)

Fission

3.

Which item is an example of a heterogenous mixture?

a)

Milk

b)

Salt water

c)

Chicken Noodle Soup

d)

Brass ( mixture of copper & tin)

4.

Which is an example of a homogenous mixture?

a)

Pure water

b)

Gold

c)

Pizza

d)

Sweet tea

5.

Which of the following is an element?

a)

Fire

b)

Earth

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

6.

Looking at the picture, which box(es) represent(s) a pure substance?

a)

W

b)

X & Y

c)

W & Y

d)

X

e)

X, Y & Z

7.

Mrs. Rejmer explains that aluminum will react when placed in copper chloride solution, forming a gas, changing color and heating up. What she has described is a

a)

physical property

b)

physical change

c)

chemical property

d)

chemical change

8.

Mr. Long explains that pumice (a porous and low density rock) will actually float in water. What he has described is a

a)

physical property

b)

physical change

c)

chemical property

d)

chemical change

9.

Coach Frazier forgot and left some metal equipment outside over a long break. When he came back, the iron parts had reacted with the atmosphere and rusted -- turned from iron gray to rusty orange. What happened is best described as a

a)

physical property

b)

physical change

c)

chemical property

d)

chemical change

10.

Ms. Cavender Was walking across the parking lot when the strap on her sandal broke. This is an example of a

a)

physical property

b)

physical change

c)

chemical property

d)

chemical change

11.

The density of water is

a)

1 g/ml

b)

10 g/ml

c)

1/2 ml/g

d)

1 ml/g

12.

Ethanol has a density of 0.83 g/ml. If an object with a density of .75 g/ml is placed in the ethanol, it will

a)

float

b)

sink

c)

remain suspended

d)

react violently

13.

A bar of copper measuring 25cm x 12cmx 5 cm is found to have a density of 8.96 grams per cubic centimeter. The bar is then sliced in to three equal pieces. The density of each new piece of copper is

a)

now only 1/3 the original density.

b)

now 3 times the original density.

c)

unknown and would have to be recalculated.

d)

still the same as the original density.

14.

Mrs. Rejmer was purchasing glass to make a new pendant with a very irregular shape. To determine the volume of glass needed, she should

a)

place it on a scale to get the weight of the new glass.

b)

use a ruler to measure it's circumference then multiply by pi.

c)

use water displacement to see how much water is displaced.

15.

Coach Strong and Ms. Frix were practicing their archery. Each time Ms. Frix shot she came very close to the center of the bullseye, but missed it by a tiny bit. Ms. Frix was

a)

accurate, because she was very close to the center of the bullseye.

b)

precise, because she hit the same spot every time.

c)

Neither accurate nor precise because she never hit the bullseye.

16.

Coach Strong and Ms. Frix were practicing their archery. Each time coach Strong shot, he hit exactly in the same spot but it was in the top corner of the whole target. Coach Strong was

a)

accurate, because he hit the same spot every time.

b)

precise, because he hit the same spot every time.

c)

Neither accurate nor precise because he never hit the bullseye.

17.

A poisonous gas is reacted with an explosive solid. The resulting compound is most likely

a)

still going to be very dangerous, because each element making it is dangerous.

b)

going to be harmless, because two harmful substances always form something not harmful.

c)

different than either of the elements that form it, but could be harmless or dangerous.

18.

Refer to a PTOE as you look at this model. It is a model of

a)

oxygen

b)

neon

c)

fluorine

d)

carbon

19.

Look at this diagram. From it's valence electrons you can tell that

a)

it is not reactive.

b)

it is highly reactive.

c)

it is slightly reactive.

20.

Refer to a PTOE, then answer: How many dots would be shown on Helium using Lewis Dot structure?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

21.

What are TWO things you can know by looking at the GROUP that an element is located in? (Choose TWO)

a)

How many shells / energy levels it has.

b)

How many valence electrons it has.

c)

How reactive it is.

d)

How many neutrons it will have.

e)

How much mass each proton has.

22.

Periods on the periodic table inform us about

a)

how many shells /energy levels an atom will have.

b)

how reactive the element will be.

c)

how many neutrons are in a normal isotope.

d)

the element's total atomic mass.

23.

The horizontal (that is side to side or left to right) rows on the PTOE are called

a)

families

b)

groups

c)

periods

d)

compounds

24.

Vertical columns (that's up and down or top to bottom) on the PTOE are called

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

isotopes

d)

ions

25.

Look at this periodic table tile. How many protons does this element have?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

22

d)

39.948

e)

40

26.

Look at this periodic table tile. How many neutrons does this element have?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

22

d)

39.948

e)

40

27.

Look at this periodic table tile. How many electrons does this neutral element have?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

22

d)

39.948

e)

40

28.

Look at this periodic table tile. What is this elements average atomic mass?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

22

d)

39.948

e)

40

29.

Locate element #21, Scandium, on your periodic table. How many shells / energy levels does Scandium have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

21

d)

45

30.

Refer to a periodic table then answer: Which of the following elements is a metalloid?

a)

Manganese, Mn, #25

b)

Krypton, Kr, #36

c)

Zinc ,Zn, #30

d)

Silicon, Si, #14

31.

The periodic table is organized

a)

alphabetically, from H to Z.

b)

by reactivity, from least (H) to most (Rn).

c)

by number of protons, from least to most.

d)

by atomic mass, from most to least.

32.

Cations are _____ ions.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

premier

33.

Anions are _____ ions.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

premier

34.

Atoms with an equal number of electrons and protons are

a)

positive.

b)

negative.

c)

neutral.

d)

positrons.

35.

Carbon-12, Carbon-13 and Carbon-14 are ____ Carbon.

a)

isotopes of

b)

ions of

c)

allegories to

d)

nothing like