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Matter Basics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anything that takes up space and has mass is known as _______________.

a)

Matter

b)

Molecules

c)

Compounds

d)

Energy

2.
What are the building blocks of MATTER?
a)
Atoms
b)
Cells
c)
Protons
d)
Neutrons
3.

Are dogs made of matter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Are sandwiches made of matter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Is friendship made of matter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

How are atoms like Legos?

a)

They are both colorful.

b)

They are both very big.

c)

They are both building blocks.

7.

What is made of one or more of the SAME kind of atom...

a)

Element

b)

Mixture

c)

Compound

8.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. 
a)
compound          
b)
atom
c)
mixture 
d)
element
9.
A molecule is formed when two or more ____________ chemically join together.
a)
Atoms
b)
Compounds
c)
Mixtures
d)
Solutions
10.

Water is an element.

a)

true

b)

false

11.
What is a compound? 
a)
 the simplest form of a substance 
b)
a combination only of 3 elements 
c)
a combination of 2 or more elements 
d)
a place where people are held 
12.
Salt (Sodium Chloride... NaCl) is a(n)
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
13.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

one atom

b)

one compound

c)

one molecule

14.
This diagram represents a _____.
a)
pure substance that is a compound
b)
mixture of elements and compounds
c)
pure substance that is an element
d)
mixture of compounds
15.

Which of the following is the chemical SYMBOL for an element?

a)

NO

b)

N2O

c)

Na

d)

NaO

16.

Which of the following is the chemical formula for an element molecule?

a)

H2

b)

H2O

c)

He

d)

H+

17.

Which of the following is the chemical formula for an compound molecule?

a)

C4

b)

CO2

c)

Ca

d)

Ca+2

18.

If sodium has 1 stick, it will most likely bond with

a)

Carbon (4 sticks)

b)

Nitrogen (5 sticks)

c)

Oxygen (6 sticks)

d)

Fluorine (7 sticks)

19.

If magnesium has two sticks, it will most likely bond with

a)

Aluminum (3 sticks)

b)

Silicon (4 sticks)

c)

Phosphorus (5 sticks)

d)

Sulfur (6 sticks)

20.

The most unreactive elements are found

a)

on the right-most column of the table

b)

on the left-most column of the table

c)

in the middle of the table

d)

There are no unreactive elements.

21.
What are the positively charged particles in an atom?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
22.
Electrons have what charge?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
c)
Neutral
 (No Charge)
23.
Neutrons have what charge?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
c)
Neutral
 (No Charge)
24.
The nucleus of an atom is made up of...
a)
Protons and Neutrons
b)
Neutrons and Electrons
c)
Protons and Electrons
25.

The stick in the atom model represent

a)

mass.

b)

valence electrons.

c)

protons.

d)

how much I like them.