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Matter

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of matter?

a)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

A substance that is liquid, solid, or gas

c)

Anything that is pure

d)

Anything that you can see or hold

2.

What term means "take up space"

a)

Volume

b)

Matter

c)

Mass

d)

Substance

3.

What term refers to "two or more substances combined physically, but are still able to be separated?"

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

c)

Matter

d)

Combination

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Air

c)

Tree trunk

d)

Sponge

5.
A(n) ________ is the single smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical identity of that element.
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
compound
d)
particle
6.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
7.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
8.

Vaporization/ evaporation is the change of physical state from _______ to _______.

a)

gas to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

solid to gas

d)

gas to solid

9.
Substance with a DEFINITE volume, but NO definite shape...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
10.
The particles in a solid are...
a)
vibrating and closely packed together
b)
vibrating and loosely packed together
c)
not moving at all
11.
Temperature measures...
a)
The amount of matter in an object.
b)
how fast or slowly molecules are moving.
c)
the amount of space an object takes up.
12.

When we sweat, our sweat evaporates and cools our body because ___________________________

a)

part of the heat is removed from our body

b)

sweat removes heat energy from the skin

c)

air surrounding our body is colder

d)

air movement is faster

13.

Evaporation is a process where liquid changes to gas_____________________

a)

at the surface

b)

throughout whole water

c)

at any temperature

d)

at boiling point

14.

The higher humidity, the ________________________ the rate of evaporation of water

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

no change

d)

changes

15.

The higher the surrounding temperature, the __________________ the rate of evaporation of water.

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

same

d)

changes

16.

The larger exposed surface area of water, the _________________ rate of evaporation of water.

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

changes

d)

same

17.

The correct application of water evaporation is everyday life are :

a)

Using hair dryer to dry wet hair.

b)

Fold the cloth half when hanging to dry.

c)

Seafood like fish, squids and prawns are dried under the sun

d)

Close the fan while we sweating

18.

The reversed process of melting is

a)

freezing.

b)

condensation.

c)

sublimation.

19.

The temperature at which a liquid turns to a gas is

a)

called the freezing point

b)

called the boiling point

c)

100 degrees Celsius

d)

the same for an amorphous or a crystalline solid

20.
When a gas forms directly into a solid, skipping the liquid phase
a)
deposition
b)
sublimation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
21.
Sublimation is
a)
when solid turns into gas
b)
when gas turns into plasma
c)
when liquid turns into gas
d)
when gas turns into solid
22.
Which item is not made of matter?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
a pencil
d)
a shadow
23.
The total amount of mass in a system does not change during a chemical reaction
a)
Chemical Reaction
b)
Counting Atoms
c)
Law of Conservation of Mass
d)
Law of Conservation of Volume
24.
Which state of matter has the highest amount of energy?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
25.
When a solid turns into a liquid
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
evaporating
d)
condensing