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CH. 14 & 15 Properties of Matter

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A physical property is a characteristic of something that allows it to change to something new.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The freezing of water is a chemical change.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Color is a physical property.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Tarnish is formed when silver combines withi sulfur atoms in the air.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A suspension is a homogeneous mixture.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The loss of beachfront due to erosion of sand by the ocean is an exampel of physical weathering.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A substance is a type of matter without a fixed composition.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Flammability is a chemical property.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A heterogeneous mixture contains two or more gases, liquids, or solid substances blended evenly throughout.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A fruit salad is a homogeneous mixture.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Smoke is a colloid.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When two or more substance are combined so each substance can be separated by physical means, the result is a(n) ____.

a)

chemical change

b)

compound

c)

element

d)

mixture

13.

A(n) ____ is a mixture that settles upon standing.

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

d)

element

14.

The scattering of light by colloids is called ____.

a)

The Tyndall effect

b)

air pollution

c)

conservation

d)

suspension

15.

Cleaning tarnished silver is an example of which of the following?

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

16.

Any characteristic of a material that you can observe without changing the identity of the substances that make the material is a(n) _____.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

17.

Baking soda is considered to be a _____.

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

homogeneous mixture

c)

compound

d)

element

18.

All of the following are examples of chemical weathering EXCEPT ____.

a)

acid rain

b)

cave formations

c)

rocks breaking because of ice

d)

pollution

19.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

bending a soda can

b)

evaporation of milk

c)

melting wax

d)

burning paper

20.

How many elements are found naturally on Earth?

a)

103

b)

90

c)

99

d)

114

21.

Three examples of physical change are ____.

a)

freezing water, evaporation of gas, rusting of a nail

b)

boiling water, popping a balloon, melting of a candle

c)

sawing wood, crushing a can, burning a marshmallow

d)

burning gas, rotting of an egg, exploding fireworks

22.

Two or more elements combine to form a ____.

a)

solution

b)

heterogeneous mixture

c)

compound

d)

substance

23.

The process for separating substances in a mixture by evaporating a liquid and recondensing its vapor is called ___.

a)

precipitation

b)

distribution

c)

sifting

d)

distillation

24.

A solution is another name for a ______.

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

substance

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

pure substance

25.

A solid that forms from two liquids is a ____.

a)

compound

b)

precipitate

c)

solution

d)

suspension

26.

Which of the following are the two types of substances?

a)

compounds, mixtures

b)

elements, mixtures

c)

suspensions, mixtures

d)

elements, compounds

27.

How do you tell the difference between a colloid and a suspension?

a)

Colloids have particles that will settle and suspension do not

b)

colloids will scattter light and suspensions will not

c)

colloids are not easily separated and suspensions are

d)

colloids are a type of heterogeneous mixture and suspensions are not

28.

Hydrogen peroxide is which of the following?

a)

compound

b)

suspension

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

element

e)

colloid

29.

Caclium is which of the following?

a)

compound

b)

suspension

c)

element

d)

colloid

e)

homogeneous mixture

30.

Paint is which of the following?

a)

element

b)

suspension

c)

compound

d)

colloid

e)

homogeneous mixture

31.

Flammability of a substance is which of the following?

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

chemical change

d)

physical change

32.

Freezing Water is which of the following?

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

33.

Burning toast is which of the following?

a)

physical property

b)

physical change

c)

chemical property

d)

chemical change

34.

The state of matter of an object is which of the follwing?

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

35.

The resistance of a substance to flow is ____?

a)

density

b)

viscosity

c)

precipitate

d)

fluid

36.

Organize these options into either a heterogenous or homogeneous mixture:

Categorize the following

pizza

milk

lemonade

coffee

itallian dressing

Brass

air

denim

liquid antibiotics

Heterogeneous
Homogeneous
37.

Organize these options into either physical or chemical changes:

Categorize the following

shredding paper

Fireworks

baking cake

dyed hair

ice melting

Dry ice sublimating

vinegar and baking soda

statue of liberty turning green

Physical Change
Chemical Change
38.

What type of matter is this?

39.

Label the Matter Flow Chart