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Properties of Matter Review 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elephant Toothpaste demo creates bubbles showing it undergoes a

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

2.

Cutting up fire wood is an example of a

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

3.

Which of the following are indications of a chemical change? Check all that apply.

a)

bubbles

b)

has color

c)

has an odor

d)

color change

e)

precipiate formed

4.

Magnesium burning is a chemical change because

a)

bubble are formed

b)

it doesn't change color

c)

the odor changes

d)

light is produced

5.
Study the diagram  and carefully read the description below the diagram. Gases have no definite shape or volume. Instead, they take the shape of their container. The particles of a gas spread out within the available space. Which diagram illustrates gas particles? 
a)
Diagram A illustrates gas particles.
b)
Diagram B illustrates gas particles
c)
Diagram C illustrates gas particles.
d)
None of these illustrates gas particles.
6.
Has a definite shape and volume. Particles are very close to one another (dense).They vibrate, but do not move about. 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
mass
7.

A mixture that has the same composition throughout because all the parts are mixed evenly.

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

homogeneous mixture

c)

mixture

d)

atom

8.

Choose Physical or Chem property AND Evidence you observed to make your decision.

You blow dry your wet hair

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

hair is no longer wet

d)

hair is shiney

e)

hair is straightened

9.

Choose Physical or Chem property AND Evidence you observed to make your decision.

In baking biscuits and other quick breads, the baking powder reacts to release carbon dioxide bubbles. The carbon dioxide bubbles cause the dough to rise.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

The bread has risen

d)

The bread has little holes in it where the carbon dioxide gas inflated it and then escaped because it is less dense than the bread dough

e)

The bread is hard and no longer wet

10.

Decide whether a physical or chemical change has occurred and give evidence for your decision.

Chewing food to break it down into smaller particles represents

a)

Physical change

b)

the smaller particles are still the same type of matter even though they look disgusting

c)

starch changing into sugar

d)

chemical change

e)

food changes what it is made of when you break it into smaller pieces

11.

Decide whether a physical or chemical change has occurred and give evidence for your decision.

In a fireworks show, the fireworks explode giving off heat and light.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

breaking up the chemicals stored in the fireworks into a powder

d)

heat given off

e)

colored light given off

12.
Which best describes an element?
a)
It is the simplest form of matter
b)
It can be changed into a compound
c)
It can be broken down into simpler mixtures
d)
It is composed of more than one type of atom
13.

Water, H2O is best described as

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

heterogeneous mixture

14.

Oil and water form a homogeneous mixture.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

You are

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a molecule

d)

a mixture

16.
Which of the following chemical formulas represents a compound? 
a)
C3
b)
O2
c)
CH3CHO
d)
H2
17.
Carbon is considered an element while carbon dioxide is considered a compound. This is because carbon dioxide is –
a)
a gas at room temperature.
b)
made of two different elements.
c)
given off by green plants.
18.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
19.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
20.
What does this image represent?
a)
Atom
b)
Element
c)
Molecule
d)
Marshmallows
21.

How do you think you will do on the test tomorrow?

a)

95 or 100 % Guarenteed!

b)

85 - 94

c)

75 - 84

d)

I think I better study!