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Ch. 2 Properties of Matter

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

21.0 g of pure silver have a volume of 2.0 cm3. What is the density of the silver?

a)

42 g/cm3

b)

10.5 g/cm3

c)

0.1 g/cm3

d)

23 g/cm3

2.

Which of these is a physical change, not a chemical change?

a)

A wax candle burns

b)

An old can rusts

c)

An aluminum can melts

d)

A scrambled egg cooks

3.

Which of these is a chemical property, not a physical property?

a)

color

b)

mass

c)

ability to be shaped

d)

ability to burn

4.

Which of these is a chemical change, not a physical change?

a)

a loaf of bread baked in the oven

b)

a piece of paper torn to shreds

c)

a ball of clay rolled out flat

d)

a bowl of ice cream melts into liquid

5.

Which of the following is an example of freezing?

a)

melted wax becomes solid

b)

ice becomes liquid water

c)

ice becomes water vapor

d)

water vapor becomes water droplets

6.

The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid is called

a)

melting point

b)

sublimation

c)

boiling point

d)

condensation

7.

The process of a solid changing directly to a gas is called

a)

freezing

b)

evaportion

c)

condesnation

d)

sublimation

8.

Which of the following is an example of boiling?

a)

Heated water forms bubbles of water vapor inside it.

b)

Gas in a soft drink escapes as bubbles float upward

c)

A puddle of water dries up slowly in sunlight

d)

Water in a freezer becomes an ice cube

9.

When a gas changes into a liquid, the process is called

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

chemical change

d)

sublimation

10.

Iron is attracted to a magnet while tin is not. If a mixture of iron and tin pieces is placed near a magnet,

a)

the iron will separate from the tin

b)

the iron will become more dense than the tin

c)

the iron and tin will dissolve

d)

the tine will become more dense than the iron

11.

Juan has a piece of wood 8 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 2 cm high. What is the volume?

a)

14 cm3

b)

86 cm3

c)

24 cm3

d)

64 cm3

12.

The smallest basic unit of matter is called

a)

an element

b)

a volume

c)

a compound

d)

an atom

13.

Mass can be measured in units of

a)

milliliters

b)

grams

c)

cubic centimeters

d)

newtons

14.

The amount of mater in a desk is the desk's

a)

volume

b)

size

c)

state

d)

mass

15.

In which of the following states can molecules and atoms move?

a)

liquid only

b)

liquid or gas only

c)

solid, liquid or gas

d)

gas only

16.

Ice is different from water because ice has a different

a)

number of molecules in the same mass

b)

type of molecule

c)

number of atoms in every molecule

d)

arrangement and motion of its molecules

17.

Matter is

a)

only materials you cannot see

b)

anything that occupies space and has mass

c)

only large particles that you can see

d)

everything in the universe including light

18.

The particles of a pencil

a)

move easily from one part of the pencil to antoher

b)

vibrate in place but don't change position

c)

don't move at all under any conditions

d)

move quickly when the pencil is shaken ahrd

19.

Air has

a)

no fixed volume or shape

b)

a fixed volume but no fixed shape

c)

a fixed shape but no fixed volume

d)

both a fixed shape and a fixed volume

20.

Which of these substances has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?

a)

syrup

b)

water vapor

c)

grass

d)

paper

21.

If you add lemon juice, sugar, and water together to make lemonade, you are creating

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a mixture

d)

a molecule

22.

Three common states of matter are

a)

mass, weight, volume

b)

atom, element, compound

c)

solid, liquid, gas

d)

length, width, height

23.

Ther volume of a toaster is

a)

how much matter it contains

b)

how much it weighs

c)

how tall it is

d)

how much space it occupies

24.

Jonathan cooked an egg for breakfast. First he broke the shell and put the egg in the bowl where he beat the egg with a fork. He cooked the egg, placed it on his plate, and cut it up into smaller pieces to eat. Which of the following involves a chemical change in the egg?

a)

Beating the egg

b)

Cooking the egg

c)

Breaking the egg shell

d)

Cutting the cooked egg

e)

None of the above

25.

Which of the following describes a chemical change taking place?

a)

Cutting paper with scissors

b)

Perfume evapoarates

c)

milk turning sour after it sits out overnight

d)

making ice cubes with a tray of water in a freezer

e)

None of the above

26.

Which of the following can be separated into its parts by physical means?

a)

molecule

b)

element

c)

atom

d)

mixture

e)

all of the above

27.

The phase change represented by arrow 5 would be called...

a)

sublimation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

melting

e)

freezing

28.

For a change to be classified as a chemical reaction, which of the following MUST occur upon mixing two or more chemicals?

a)

A change in temperature

b)

A change in the volume

c)

Bubbling and fizzing

d)

A new product forms that was not present at first

e)

A color change

29.

Warren completely burned a log that weighed 10 kilograms. When he collected the ashes and weighed them, they weighed only 1.4 kilograms. Which of the following explains this difference in weight?

a)

About 8.6 kilograms of wood was transformed into heat energy

b)

About 8.6 kilograms of wood was transformed into kinetic energy

c)

About 8.6 kilograms of wood was transformed into electromagnetic energy

d)

About 8.6 kilograms of wood was changed into soot, water vapor, and smoke (CO2 and other gases)

30.

Which of the following sets of illustrations best represents the sublimation of iodine molecules?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.
a)

physical

b)

chemical

32.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

33.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

34.

A physical property is a characteristic that can be observed without changing the substance into another.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

John reaches into his backpack and feels around for a pencil. He identifies a pencil by its chemical properties, including its size, shape, and texture.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

A physical property of paper is that it will burn easily.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Compared with 100 g of soap, 200 g of the same soap has the same density.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Louise drops a glass on a tile floor. The glass shatters into tiny pieces. It has undergone a chemical change.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Density is the mass of a substance divided by its volume.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

When you cool a gas, it loses energy, and its particles move more slowly. If you continue to cool the gas, it condenses into a ___________

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

liquid

d)

condenses

e)

evaporation

41.

When the water in a pot on a stove starts to bubble, it has reached its __________

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

condenses

d)

melting point

e)

liquid

42.

Dry ice can change directly from a solid to a gas when _______________ occurs.

a)

evaporation

b)

condenses

c)

sublimation

d)

liquid

e)

melting point

43.

Rock must become very hot, such as it would become inside a volcano, to become a liquid. this means that rock has a high _______________

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

evaporation

d)

melting point

e)

condenses

44.

Dew droplets form when water vapor _______________ from the air.

a)

condenses

b)

sublimation

c)

liquid

d)

evaporation

e)

melting point

45.

A wet towel gradually dries because fast-moving water particles on the surface break away and become gas particles. This process is called _______________

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

melting

e)

boiling

46.

Liquid water becomes solid at 0o C. Therefore, 0o is the ________________ of water.

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

melting point

d)

evaporation