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Matter quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Use the chart to answer the question.
Is condensation endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
c)
It can be either one
d)
none of the above
2.
Use the chart to answer the question.
Is vaporization endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
c)
It can be either one
d)
None of the above
3.
Use the chart to answer the question.
Is freezing endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
c)
It can be either one
d)
None of the above
4.
Use the picture to determine if the object is an element, compound or mixture.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
d)
None of the above
5.
Use the picture to determine if the object is an element, compound or mixture.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
d)
None of the above
6.
Use the picture to determine if the object is going through a physical change or a chemical change.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
7.
Use the picture to determine if the object is going through a physical change or a chemical change.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
8.
Use the picture to determine if the object is going through a physical change or a chemical change.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
9.

Which two listed are examples of a physical change of matter?

a)

Melting butter and a rotting banana.

b)

Cutting paper and freezing water.

c)

A rusting car and freezing water.

d)

Burning paper and melting butter.

10.

Which is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Folding paper into a paper airplane.

b)

Boiling water until it turns into vapor.

c)

Baking a cake in the oven.

d)

Blowing up a balloon with air.

11.

Which describes the particles of matter in a solid?

a)

The particles are moving quickly and are spread far apart.

b)

The particles are sliding past one another inside their container.

c)

The particles are vibrating in place and are tightly packed together.

d)

The particles are bouncing off of one another and are spread far apart.

12.

The particles of matter in a gas do not have a definite shape or ____?

a)

volume.

b)

mass.

c)

density.

d)

shape.

13.
What state of matter has the greatest attraction?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Nothing
14.
What state of matter has the least amount of attraction?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Particles
15.

Between which two points is the gas condensing?

a)

A <---- B

b)

B <---- C

c)

C <---- D

d)

D <---- E

e)

E <---- F

16.
What line segment represents only the solid state?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
17.
In which segment is the kinetic energy remaining constant?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
E-F
18.

From point A to point E, the sample is going through an

a)

exothermic process by releasing heat to the surroundings

b)

exothermic process by absorbing heat from the surroundings

c)

endothermic process by releasing heat to the surroundings

d)

endothermic process by absorbing heat from the surroundings

19.

What type of mixture would coffee be?

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

20.

What type of mixture would fruit salad be?

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

21.

Which contains a solid? (Choose all)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

What type of change is this?

a)

Chemical

b)

Melting

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

e)

Sublimation

23.

What type of change?

a)

Chemical

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Sublimation

e)

Melting

24.
These contain only one kind of atom. 
a)
element 
b)
compound 
c)
mixture 
d)
water 
25.
The air is a _________. 
a)
element 
b)
mixture 
c)
compound 
d)
energy 
26.
These can only be separated by chemical means. 
a)
element 
b)
compound 
c)
mixture 
d)
stuff 
27.
Water is a ___________. 
a)
element 
b)
mixture 
c)
compound 
28.
The things in a mixture always retain their........
a)
smell properties 
b)
physical and chemical properties 
c)
shape 
d)
color 
29.
These are mixtures that are not the same throughout. 
a)
homogeneous mixtures 
b)
heterogeneous mixtures 
c)
solutions 
d)
water 
30.
Sugar water is a 
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
31.
Milk is a 
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
32.
What type of mixture separates upon standing?
a)
Solution
b)
Alloy
c)
Colloid
d)
Suspension
33.

A type of mixture where the particles are larger than those in a solution but not heavy enough to settle out.

a)

Homogeneous mixture

b)

Colloid

c)

Suspension

d)

Compound

34.

brass

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

d)

alloy

35.

What is it called when light passes through a colloid and scatters/spreads out

a)

tyndall effect

b)

fog effect

c)

spreading out effect

d)

substance effect

36.

________ are the starting substances in a chemical equation.

a)

Reactants

b)

Producer

c)

Reaction

d)

Products

37.

The law of conservation of mass states that ________

a)

the total mass of reactants is more than the total mass of products

b)

the mass of a chemical reaction is not constant

c)

the mass of a chemical reaction remains constant

d)

the total mass of reactants is less than the total mass of products

38.

Solve for the unknown mass: 6.1 g + ? g = 9.1 g

a)

15.2

b)

3 g

c)

15.2 g

d)

3

39.

Put the types of mixtures in order based off of size particles (smallest to largest)

a)

solution, colloid, suspension

b)

suspension, colloid, solution

c)

colloid, suspension, solution

d)

solution, suspension, colloid

40.

The tyndall effect can be seen in...

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Colloids

d)

All of the above