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Topic 1 and 2 Properties and Changes in Matter

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Matter?

a)

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

b)

A chemical reaction that lets off gasses.

c)

A physical change in state.

d)

Anything that has mass, but only takes the shape of its container.

2.

What are the 3 BEST ways that we can observe matter?

a)

using your senses

b)

measuring its properties

c)

testing its properties

d)

see if it melts

e)

check the state of matter

3.

Fill in the blank using only one word bank below (spelling matters):

solubility, conductivity, thermal, magnetic


The property of a material that refers to how well it dissolves in another material is (a)   .

4.

The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of the element is called a(n)?

a)

positive element

b)

negative element

c)

nucleus

d)

atom

5.

How many atoms make up a compound?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2 or more

d)

2

6.

What are 3 examples of properties of matter

a)

compounds

b)

state of matter

c)

solubility

d)

conductivity

e)

molecules

7.

What are the three states of matter that water can be in?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

chemical

e)

physical

8.

Graduated cylinders are tools to measure substances. What property of liquids do they measure?

a)

solubility

b)

temperature

c)

volume

d)

mass

9.

The amount of matter in a substance is called its?

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

temperature

d)

solubility

10.

In which state of matter would a substance have a definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

mass

11.

In which state of matter would a substance have a definite volume but does not have a definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

mass

12.

In which state of matter would a substance NOT have a definite shape OR volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

mass

13.

A change in some properties of matter that does not form a different kind of matter is...

a)

a chemical change

b)

a physical change

14.

A change that produces one or more NEW substances is...

a)

a physical change

b)

a chemical change

15.

What happens to the particles of a substance when a chemical change occurs?

a)

They disappear but the substance is the same.

b)

They rearrange to form new substances.

c)

They dissolve.

16.

What happens when sugar dissolves in water? Check 2 answers.

a)

It sinks to the bottom.

b)

It forms a solution.

c)

It forms a mixture.

d)

It becomes a new substance.

17.

If you place different materials in a bowl, but each material keeps its own properties, then you have a...

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

element

d)

components

18.

A mixture in which substances are spread out evenly and do not settle to the bottom of the container is a...

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

element

d)

volume

19.

What are the ways you could separate a mixture? Check all that apply.

a)

filter it

b)

sort it

c)

use a magnet

d)

evaporate one of its components

e)

dissolve it

20.

*Ice changing to water.

*A pencil breaking in half.

*Bending a piece of metal.

All of the above are examples of what kind of change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

21.

*Raw eggs being scrambled.

*Iron turning to rust.

*Fireworks exploding

a)

chemical

b)

physical

22.

In which state of matter would the particles be packed tightly together? Select one from the word bank below (spelling matters):


solid, liquid, gas, mass, volume

(a)  

23.

When the particles in a substance are able to move past each other easily they are part of which state of matter.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas