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Matter 1

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matter is anything that has:

a)

energy

b)

volume

c)

mass and volume

d)

style

2.

How would you find the mass of an object?

a)

Measure its dimensions with a ruler, and then multiply length x width x height

b)

Water displacement

c)

use a balance/scale

d)

use a timer

3.

How would you find the volume of an irregular shaped object?

a)

use a ruler to measure its dimensions

b)

water displacement

c)

use a balance/scale

d)

use a timer

4.

How could you determine if a gold colored coin is made of gold?

a)

You wouldn't be able to figure it out.

b)

If it looks like gold, it's gold.

c)

You could test the properties of the gold coin, like density and compare those to the properties of gold.

d)

You would guess.

5.

What is the density of a liquid if its volume is 100 mL and its mass is 50 g?

a)

2.0 g/mL

b)

175 g/mL

c)

0.5 g/mL

d)

6000 g/mL

6.

True or False:  The density of a specific type of material is an intensive property  

a)
True
b)
False
7.

Put the layered liquids in order from most dense to least dense:

a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
8.
Why does ice float?
a)
Liquid water is less dense than solid water.
b)
Solid water is less dense than liquid water.
c)
Gaseous water is less dense than solid water.
d)
Liquid water is less dense than gaseous water.
9.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
10.

A rock has a mass of 14 g and a volume of 2 cm3. What is the density of the rock?

a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
11.

What type of mixture is chocolate chip ice cream?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

12.

Which of the following are pure substances?

a)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

Chocolate Milk

c)

Salt water

d)

Nitrogen (N2)

e)

Magnesium

13.

Which of the following are mixtures?

a)

Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)

b)

Steel (alloy of Fe + C)

c)

Salt water (NaCl + H2O)

d)

Gold (Au)

e)

Beach Sand

14.

Which of the following are compounds?

a)

Ammonia (NH3)

b)

Lemonade

c)

Sugar (C12H22O11)

d)

Blood

e)

Jewelry Gold (gold and platinum)

15.

Which of the following is an element?

a)

Lead

b)

Iron rust

(Iron oxide)

c)

Aluminum

d)

Silver sulfate

16.

Which of the following is/are evidence of a chemical change?

a)

Change of color (unintended)

b)

Change of shape

c)

Change of size

d)

Change of odor

17.

What is the best evidence that a chemical change has occurred?

a)

Change of color

b)

Production of Bubbles

c)

Change of state/phase

d)

a new substance is made

18.

Which of the following is/are just physical changes?

a)

Change of size

b)

Reaction with acid

c)

Change of state of matter

d)

Change of how something smells

19.

Which of the following are examples of intensive properties?

a)

Conductivity

b)

Mass

c)

Length

d)

Density

e)

Volume

20.

Which of the following are examples of chemical properties?

a)

Conductivity

b)

Flammability

c)

Reactivity

d)

Malleability

21.

Which of the following are examples of chemical changes?

a)

Burning paper

b)

Cutting paper

c)

Iron rusting

d)

Wrinkling paper

22.

Which of the following are physical changes?

a)

Cutting your hair

b)

Fruit rotting

c)

Water boiling

d)

Dropping an alka-seltzer in water

23.

Which of the following are extensive properties?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Temperature

24.

Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?

a)

Sunglasses

b)

Beach Towel

c)

Sunlight

d)

Water

25.

The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element is called a(n)

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Atom

d)

Molecule

26.

Solids, liquids, and gases are three phases of matter that

a)

Have mass

b)

Take up space

c)

Are made up of atoms

d)

All of the above

27.

Which of the following is NOT a pure substance?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Molecule

28.

Which property of a substance is not affected by a physical change?

a)

Reactivity

b)

Size

c)

Position

d)

Shape

29.

The different substances in a mixture

a)

keep most of their physical properties

b)

cannot be separated

c)

combine chemically

30.

Which of the following causes a chemical change?

a)

Moving

b)

Melting

c)

Burning

d)

Shattering

31.

Unlike a mixture, a pure substance has

a)

Atoms

b)

Molecules

c)

A specific size

d)

A fixed composition

32.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Ice melting

b)

Iron rusting

c)

Pounding gold into a thin foils sheet

d)

A puddle evaporating

33.

Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

a)

Diamond

b)

Sugar Water Solution

c)

Hydrochloric Acid

(HCl)

d)

Iron

34.

Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

Ammonia

b)

A dog

c)

Bronze

d)

Carbon dioxide

35.

Which of the following is an example of a compound?

a)

Titanium

b)

Solid CO2

(dry ice)

c)

Radium

d)

Helium

36.

How does filtration work?

a)

The stickiest dyes travel up the shortest distance.

b)

Holes in the paper only allow the smaller particles through.

c)

The lower boiling point liquid travels furthest.

d)

Magnetic particles cling to the paper.

37.

Which of the following are all pure substances?

a)

Salt, sugar, milkshake

b)

Gold, air and chocolate

c)

Aluminium, Iron, carbon dioxide

d)

Tap water, sea water, cocoa powder

38.

Which statement is False

a)

Compounds can be separated by chemical methods.

b)

Heterogeneous mixtures are made of more than one substance.

c)

Compounds are not mixtures.

d)

Elements can be separated by chemical means

39.

Melting point is

a)

an extensive property

b)

The time it takes for something to melt

c)

The temperature at which a solid substances melts

d)

The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere on the liquid.

40.

If an object floats in water, it means the object is ________ than the water.

a)

more dense

b)

more massive

c)

less massive

d)

None of the above

41.

Which best represent a compound?

a)

F and E and H

b)

A and D and I

c)

G and D

d)

B and I and G

42.

__________ assume the shape of a closed container

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

43.

Which best represent an Element

a)

F and E and H

b)

A and E and I

c)

G and D

d)

B and I and G

44.
A combination that can be separated by physical processes is a .....
a)
Atom
b)
Compound
c)
Element
d)
Mixture
45.
What is a homogeneous mixture?
a)

a mixture that looks the same throughout

b)
a mixture that is made up of one type of atom.
c)
a mixture that is made up of one type of compound
d)
a mixture that cannot be separated through physical changes
46.
A mixture that is NOT evenly distributed is called ....
a)
Compounded
b)
Homogenous
c)
Heterogenous
d)
Salty
47.
Italian Salad Dressing is a . . .
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
c)
Pure Substance
d)
Compound
48.
Kool-Aid
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Heterogeneous Mixture
49.
NaCl
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Heterogeneous Mixture
50.
Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their
a)
 different melting points
b)
different colours
c)
different densities
d)
different boiling points
51.

James wants to seperate the salt from the water in his glass of salt water. What seperation method should James use?

a)

Magnets

b)

Evaporation

c)

Filter

d)

Using his hands

52.
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements and compounds
d)
mixture of compounds
53.
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements
d)
mixture of compounds and elements
54.
A pure substance...
a)
is an element or a compound
b)
is an element or a mixture
c)
is a compound or a mixture
d)
is a mixture
55.

Which best represent a mixture?

a)

F and E and H

b)

A and D and I

c)

G and B and C

d)

B and I and G

56.

If something looks homogeneous, what might it be?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Heterogeneous Mixture

57.

Which is two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed ratio?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Heterogeneous Mixture

58.

True or False: Chemical changes can not be reversed

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Which is not a method that can be used to separate a substance from a mixture without altering the identity substances?

a)

Filterring

b)

Distillation using Boiling Point

c)

Magnetic Separation

d)

Reactivity with acid

60.

Which contains particles that are arranged in a crystalline structure and only have vibrational KE?

a)

H2O(l)

b)

Fe(s)

c)

He(g)

d)

NaCl(aq)

61.

Which would have a defined volume and shape?

a)

H2O(l)

b)

Fe(s)

c)

He(g)

d)

NaCl(aq)

62.

Which is a mixture?

a)

H2O(l)

b)

Fe(s)

c)

He(g)

d)

NaCl(aq)

63.

Which has translational, rotational and vibrational KE, and has a defined volume?

a)

H2O(l)

b)

Fe(s)

c)

He(g)

d)

NaCl(aq)

64.

Which of the following would have the largest distance between the particles if they are all the same substance?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

65.

A sample of pure water from Venezuela as compared to a sample of water from the USA will be

a)

Exactly the same chemically

b)

Different given the amount of dissolved substances in each

c)

Similar but the composition of Hydrogen to Oxygen will not be exactly the same

66.

Which is not a compound?

a)

N2

b)

MgO

c)

C6H12O6

d)

NaCl

67.

Which is a single substance?

a)

Air

b)

Salt water

c)

Ammonia

d)

Steel

68.

Two different samples are heated and both decompose into substances with different properties. One of the original samples is soluble in water and the other is not. Both look homogeneous. What can you conclude?

a)

Both are elements but they are not the same

b)

Both are the same compound

c)

Both are compounds but they are not the same

d)

Both are mixtures but they are not the same

69.

What type of property is electrical conductivity?

a)

physical and intensive

b)

physical and extensive

c)

chemical and intensive

d)

chemical and extensive

70.

What type of property is reactivity to acid?

a)

physical and intensive

b)

physical and extensive

c)

chemical and intensive

d)

chemical and extensive

71.

What type of property is mass?

a)

physical and intensive

b)

physical and extensive

c)

chemical and intensive

d)

chemical and extensive

72.

You perform paper chromatography using water on two different black inks. One stays put and the other separates into yellow , red and blue dyes. The blue travels furthest then red then yellow. Which is true?

a)

Both dyes are soluble in water

b)

The blue dye molecules are the smallest

c)

The yellow dye molecules are the smallest

d)

Chapnick is the smallest

73.
These can only be separated by chemical means. 
a)
element 
b)
compound 
c)
mixture 
d)
stuff 

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