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Properties of matter

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which state of matter has no definite shape or volume?
a)
Solids have no definite shape or volume.
b)
Liquids have no definite shape or volume.
c)
Gases have no definite shape or volume.
d)
Displacements have no definite shape or volume. 
2.
The illustrations shows the spacing of particles in different types of matter. Which illustration is an example of the spacing of particles in solids?
a)
illustration A
b)
illustration B
c)
illustration C
d)
illustration D
3.
Anything that occupies space and has mass is known as
a)
liquid
b)
air
c)
matter
d)
solid
4.
5. In the diagram, State of Matter C is a gas. This means that which of the following statements is true about this state of matter? 
a)
Its particles can move freely throughout the container
b)
It has a definite volume, but no definite shape
c)
It has a definite shape and volume
d)
The particles are rigid and densely placed 
5.
Melting is the change in state of a
a)
solid to a gas.
b)
 liquid to a gas.
c)
solid to a liquid.
d)
 liquid to a solid.
6.
The measure of the energy of motion in the particles of matter, which we feel as how hot or cold something is.
a)
matter
b)
gas
c)
temperature
d)
atomic theory
7.
A change in which the form or shape of a substance changes but the chemical makeup of the substance remains the same.
a)
chemical change
b)
reaction
c)
physical change
d)
solution
8.
A change in one or more substances, caused by a reaction, that forms new and different substances.
a)
mixture
b)
physical change
c)
element
d)
chemical change
9.
A combination of two or more different substances in which the substances keep their identities. 
a)
reaction
b)
mixture
c)
solution
d)
atom
10.
The smallest unit into which an element can be divided and still retain all the properties of that element.
a)
atomic theory
b)
compound
c)
element
d)
atom
11.
Matter that is made of only one kind of atom.
a)
compound
b)
volume
c)
element
d)
atom
12.
A combination of 2 or more ingredients where each keep their own physical properties and can be easily separated.
a)
solution
b)
dissolve
c)
mixture
d)
saltwater
13.
One or more substances dissolve in another and cannot be easily separated.
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
dissolve
d)
solute
14.

Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?

a)

a bar magnet

b)

filter paper

c)

hot plate

d)

strainer

15.

Which is an example of a solution?

a)

Salt and Sugar

b)

Salt Water

c)

Jelly beans

d)

Concrete

16.

Which phrase describes a physical change?

a)

Cake baking

b)

Torn paper

c)

Gas bubbles rising after chemicals together

d)

The smell of food rotting

17.
Which list includes examples of only solutions
a)
fruit salad, jello and lemonade
b)
lemonade, sugar water, and salt water
c)
tea, lemonade and cookie dough
d)
m&m's and tea
18.
Which is true of both Mixtures and Solutions
a)
Molecules are mixed evenly
b)
They can both be separated
c)
Separated by evaporation
d)
Can be separated with a filter
19.

A chemical change is different than a physical change because in a chemical change...

a)

Chemicals are used

b)

Molecules do not physically touch

c)

A new substance is formed and in a physical change no new substance is formed

d)

The change can be seen but in a physical change it cannot

20.

Burning Wood

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

21.
Which observation(s) might be used as evidence that a chemical reaction occurred?
a)
Color change
b)
Odor change
c)
Properties change
d)
All of the above
22.
_________ is (are) made of more than one atom.
a)
A molecule
b)
Protons
c)
Neutrons
d)
An element
23.
What subatomic particle is electrically neutral (no charge)?
a)
Proton
b)
Ion
c)
Neutron
d)
Electron
24.
What subatomic particle(s) would be found orbiting the nucleus?
a)
Neutrons only
b)
Electrons only
c)
Protons and Neutrons
d)
Protons and Electrons
25.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Law of Conservation of Matter?

a)

Matter cannot be created or destroyed

b)

Matter can be rearranged

c)

Fire converts matter to heat

d)

Matter can change phase; go from a solid to a liquid to a gas

26.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

solid, volume, mass

b)

density, volume, mass

c)

solid, liquid, gas

d)

density, gas, volume

27.

All matter is made of

a)

energy

b)

atoms

c)

air

d)

chemistry

28.

Atoms are made up of what 3 parts?

a)

positive, negative, and neutral

b)

protons, neutrons, and electrons

c)

molecules, atoms, particles

d)

water, hydrogen, oxygen