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Properties of matter quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the characteristics of an object that can be observed or measured called.
a)
matter
b)
physical properties
c)
volume
d)
states of matter
2.

Melting is a type of ...

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

3.

Color is what type of property?

a)

Chemical property

b)

Physical property

4.

This substance is an example of...

a)

an element

b)

a compound

5.

This substance is an example of...

a)

an element

b)

a compound

6.
Matter may be a gas, a solid, or a liquid.  It can change from one state to another.  Which of the following may cause matter to change form? 
a)
a change in mass
b)
a change in color
c)
a change in volume
d)
a change in temperature
7.

Element, Compound, or Mixture

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

8.

Example of a physical property.

a)

height

b)

flammability

c)

reactivity with oxygen

d)

non-reactive

9.
Examples of physical change include
a)
melting, evaporating, condensing & freezing
b)
melting, burning & fire
c)
melting, freezing & burning
d)
melting, rusting & freezing
10.
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.
11.
The smallest particle of any particular type of matter is known by which of the following terms?
a)
Element
b)
Chemical
c)
Atom
d)
Substance
12.
Which one can be found on the periodic table?
a)
Compound 
b)
Element
13.

Salt has a chemical formula of NaCl. Salt is a(n)...

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Mixture

d)

None of the Above

14.

A change in properties such as size, shape, or appearance, that can typically be reversed or "undone" is called a...

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

phase change

d)

chemical property

15.

A change in which a substance is transformed into a new substance

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

phase change

d)

chemical property

16.

A reversible change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

phase change

d)

physical property

17.

Sublimation is the process of

a)

a gas going to a liquid

b)

a solid going to a gas

c)

a liquid going to a solid

d)

a gas going to a solid

18.

At higher temperatures...

a)

particles in an object have less energy

b)

particles in an object move faster

c)

a gas contracts

19.
The temperature of a substance increases as___.
a)
the substance expands
b)
the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
c)
the substance's volume increases
d)
the substance's mass increases
20.
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
21.

Which of the following is the most dense?

a)

plasma

b)

gas

c)

liquid

d)

solid