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Matter: Pre-test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following phases of matter is highly compressible?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

2.
What are the smallest parts that make up matter?
a)
Atoms
b)
Elements
c)
Molecules
d)
Compounds
3.
Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
a)
A piece of cloth is cut into strips.
b)
A glass of milk turns sour.
c)
A piece of wood burns.
d)
A metal nail rusts.
4.

Which of these is most likely a sign that a substance had a chemical change?

a)

Its volume changes

b)

Its shape changes

c)

Its color changes

d)

Its state changes

5.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
6.

Freezing is changing _____________.

a)

Solid to gas

b)

Liquid to solid

c)

Gas to solid

d)

Liquid to gas

7.

Which state of matter has particles that slide past each other or flow?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

8.

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

9.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
10.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
11.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
12.

What phase of matter is illustrated in the diagram?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

13.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called __.

a)

element

b)

matter

c)

mass

d)

compound

14.

Which of the following describes the structure of particles in a solid?

a)

particles are close together but there is enough space to move past each other

b)

particles are tightly packed together forming nice columns and rows

c)

particles tend to be far apart from each other

15.

Which of the following describes the structure of particles in a gas?

a)

particles are close together but there is enough space to move past each other

b)

particles are tightly packed together forming nice columns and rows

c)

particles tend to be far apart from each other

16.

What process is involve when water vapor becomes snow or frost?

a)

condensation

b)

freezing

c)

deposition

d)

evaporation

17.

The state of matter that has indefinite shape and volume is ______________.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

18.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
19.

Condensation is a process of changing __________.

a)

gas to solid

b)

gas to liquid

c)

liquid to solid

d)

solid to liquid

20.

Which is a non matter?

a)

heat

b)

air

c)

water

d)

sand