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Science - Properties of Matter Study Guide

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these is true of an ice cube?

a)

It is made of vibrating, closely-packed tiny particles.

b)

It is made of clumps of particles that glide past each other.

c)

It is made of particles that spread out evenly to fill the container they are in.

d)

It is made of tiny particles that are far apart from each other.

2.

How is the mass of an object measured?

a)

with a scale

b)

with a balance

c)

with a graduated cylinder

d)

with a thermometer

3.

What is the measure of the average amount of motion in particles of matter called?

a)

Temperature

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Color

4.

Kool-aide is an example of which of the following?

a)

crystals

b)

a solution

c)

a solid

d)

a solute

5.

Which of idea below describes the atomic theory?

a)

Atoms make up compounds.

b)

Atoms can be rearranged to form new elements.

c)

Most atoms are metals.

d)

Everything is made up of tiny particles called atoms.

6.

Diamonds and graphite are both made of carbon atoms. Why do they have different properties?

a)

The carbon atoms in diamonds contain more protons than those in graphite.

b)

The atoms in diamonds are harder than those in graphite.

c)

They are different compounds.

d)

The carbon atoms are connected differently in diamonds and graphite.

7.

Which of the following will cause a physical change to a slice of tomato?

a)

pouring vinegar on it

b)

cooking it

c)

putting it in a blender

d)

letting it rot

8.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

You melt butter.

b)

You make cookies.

c)

You make a pitcher of orange juice from concentrate.

d)

You blow up a balloon.

9.

What are the properties of metal that make it a useful material for electricians?

a)

good conductor of electricity

b)

bendable without breaking

c)

both a good conductor of electricity and it's bendable without breaking

d)

it's light and strong

10.

A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

11.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

mass

b)

density

c)

volume

d)

matter

12.

A subatomic particle located inside the nucleus of an atom and has a POSITIVE charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

atom

13.

Does not conduct heat or electricity very well

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

gas

d)

atom

14.

The smallest part of an element.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

atom

d)

compound

15.

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

mass

d)

matter

16.

Forms when two or more elements bond together.

a)

nucleus

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

atom

17.

A change when one or more types of matter change into other types of matter with DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.

a)

physical change

b)

electrical change

c)

elemental change

d)

chemical change

18.

The center of an atom.

a)

element

b)

nucleus

c)

compound

d)

electron

19.

A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

element

20.

A subatomic particle located in the nucleus of the atom that has NO ELECTRIC CHARGE.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

plasma

21.

The amount of space an object take up.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

weight

d)

conductive

22.

The surface structure that you can feel by touching a material.

a)

color

b)

texture

c)

weight

d)

temperature

23.

A change in some properties of matter without forming a different kind of matter.

a)

property

b)

chemical change

c)

physical change

d)

compound

24.

A subatomic particle located outside of the nucleus and has a negative charge.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

element

25.

A mixture in which substances are spread out evenly and will not settle.

a)

solvent

b)

solute

c)

solution

d)

compound

26.

Conducts both heat and electricity

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

nucleus

d)

molecule

27.

A state of matter with a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

d)

metal