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Introduction to matter

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Characteristics of substances that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

a)

physical properties

b)

chemical properties

c)

molecular properties

d)

elemental properties

2.

A mixture in which you can usually see the different parts and they can easily be separated out.

a)

heterogenous

b)

homogenous

c)

hemigenous

d)

halogenous

3.

Weight is the measure of the force of _______ on an object.

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

air

d)

molecules

4.

The basic SI unit for measuring the volume of a solid.

a)

cubic meter ( m3 )

b)

milliliter ( mL )

c)

cubic centimeter ( g/cm3 )

d)

gram ( g )

5.

Length x width x height =

a)

volume of a solid

b)

density of a solid

c)

volume of a liquid

d)

density of a solid

6.

Baking a cake is an example of a

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical reaction

c)

homogeneous reaction

d)

heterogeneous reaction

7.

The measure of how hot or cold an object is.

a)

temperature

b)

electrolysis

c)

tarnishment

d)

molecular density

8.

The way a substance feels is called _____________.

a)

texture

b)

soft

c)

squishy

d)

bumpy

9.

Weather a substance is a solid, liquid or gas is a way to describe the substances________________ ___________.

a)

Physical State

b)

Chemical Properties

c)

Physical Change

d)

Ice, water, water vapor

10.

The __________________ at which a substance changes its state of matter is called the freezing, melting or boiling point.

a)

Celsius

b)

Farenheit

c)

Thermometer

d)

Temperature

11.

Luster is a physical property of matter that describes how ______________ the substance is.

a)

fancy

b)

hard

c)

metally

d)

shiny

12.

__________________ describes how tightly packed the particles are within a substance.

a)

Density

b)

Mass

c)

Weight

d)

Volume

13.

___________ is a physical property of matter that describes the smell of a substance.

a)

stinky

b)

fumes

c)

odor

d)

really stinky

14.

____________________- is how well _____________ and heat pass through a substance.

a)

conductivity

b)

heat

c)

radiation

d)

electricity

15.

Magnetism- The ability of a substance to be ______________ and __________ by a magnet.

a)

attracted

b)

pushed

c)

repelled

d)

opposites

16.

A ____________ __________________ of matter is a characteristic that can only be observed by changing the chemical make up of a substance.

a)

Physical Property

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Hydrogen Gas

d)

Chemical Property

17.

A ____________ __________________ of matter is a characteristic that can be observed without changing the chemical make up of a substance.

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

c)

magnetic attraction

d)

new type

18.

Weight measures ________________.

a)

density

b)

gravitational force

c)

pressure

d)

mass

19.

The amount of space that an object occupies.

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

weight

20.

Anything that has a mass and takes up space.

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

volume

21.

Amount of matter in an object

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

weight

22.

Find the mass of an object having 2.75 cm^3 volume and 3.25 g/cm^3 density.

a)

8.38 g

b)

8.94 g

c)

6.37 g

d)

6.38g

23.

How will you measure volume of an irregular shape object?

a)

by using a ruler

b)

by using a weighing scale

c)

by using water displacement

d)

by using a thermometer

24.

Formula used to solve volume?

a)

V= l+w+h

b)

V= lw/h

c)

V= M/D

d)

V = h/lw

25.

Which of the following instrument you will used to measure mass?

a)

ruler

b)

thermometer

c)

triple beam balance

d)

graduated cylinder

26.

Which quantity is not changing in any location?

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

gram

d)

measurement

27.

__________ is a measure of the gravitational force on an object.

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

volume

28.

What happens to a substance with an increase in temperature?

a)

it gains energy

b)

it loses energy

c)

its energy stays the same

29.

Which of the following is not a physical property?

a)

hardness

b)

flammability

c)

texture

d)

malleability

30.

Which of the following is a chemical property?

a)

magnetism

b)

luster

c)

ductility

d)

acidity

31.

What is the simplest, pure substance that cannot be broken down into another substance?

a)

element

b)

atom

c)

mixture

d)

compound

32.

Coffee is a ___________________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

33.

Chicken broth is a _______________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

34.

Spaghetti and meatballs is a ___________________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

35.

Chocolate milk is a ______________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

36.

George is writing a newspaper article about the fire at the local library. His introductory paragraph has an example of conservation of mass. "Our town library dealt with a terrible fire in one of its rooms over the weekend. The room contained much-loved books and magazines. Firefighters rushed to the scene, but were too late. All that remained of the books and magazines were ash, water vapor, and carbon dioxide fumes. The mayor arrived soon afterward and urged everyone to donate to help rebuild this important community building." Which sentence has an example of the law of conservation of mass?

a)

All that remained of the books and magazines were were ash, water vapor, and carbon dioxide fumes.

b)

Firefighters rushed to the scene, but were too late.

c)

The room contained much loved books and magazines.

37.

Martina is camping and needs wood for a cooking fire as well as for shelter. She gathers a variety of logs and branches from the surrounding area. She chops and shapes some of the larger pieces of wood into uniform shapes to build her shelter. What kind of change is taking place as the wood is chopped?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

38.

Fill in a word that correctly completes the sentence. Martina is camping and needs wood for a cooking fire as well as for shelter. She gathers a variety of logs and branches from the surrounding area. She burns some of the smaller twigs and branches to start a fire in order to cook her dinner. Burning wood is an example of a _______________change.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

39.
Which of the following units provides the best measure for the amount of space that matter occupies?
a)
mL
b)
grams
c)
cm3
d)
Both mL and cm3
40.
What is the volume of the rock? The water level is displaced from 20 mL to 23 mL with the rock.
a)
3 mL
b)
23 mL
c)
20 mL
d)
43 mL
41.
What is the formula for calculating density?
a)
Mass ∗ Volume
b)
Volume ∗ Mass
c)
Mass ÷ Volume
d)
Volume ÷ Mass
42.
What is the most dense metal?
a)
Aluminum 
2.7 g/cm3
b)
Steel
7.14 g/cm3
c)
Nylon
1.2 g/cm3
d)
Copper 
8.14 g/cm3
43.
Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume and it's molecules move very slowly?
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
44.
The boiling point of water is ______________.
a)
0° C
b)
50° C
c)
200° C
d)
100° C
45.
When a gas turns into a liquid, it is called ___________________.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Melting
d)
Freezing
46.
5 grams of salt was mixed with 50 mL of water to form a solution. In the solution, the water was which of the following?
a)
Solvent
b)
Saturate
c)
Solute
d)
Transparent
47.

sharpening a pencil

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

48.

flammability of a substance

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

49.

size of an object

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

50.

freezing point

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

51.

corrosion of a bicycle frame

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

52.

formation of water when hydrogen burns

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

53.

boiling water

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

54.

a burning candle

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

55.

a change in size, shape, or state of matter

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

56.

a characteristic that indicates whether a substance can change to another substance

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

57.

a change of one substance to another

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

58.
What type of property is the ability to combust?
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
59.
Ability to rust is this type of property:
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
60.
Which is an example of a physical property?
a)
ability to react with acid
b)
 color
c)
flammability
d)
ability to react with oxygen
61.
Which is NOT a physical property?
a)
odor
b)
reacts with bleach
c)
sinks in water
d)
density
62.
Physical properties are
a)
properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
b)
properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance
c)
properties that we can only observe with our eyes
d)
properties that we need special tools to observe
63.
What kind of properties can only be observed when a substance changes into a different substance?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical properties
c)
liquid properties
d)
real properties
64.
What is digestion?
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical change
c)
Physical change
d)
Chemical property
65.
Milk sours (goes bad)
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
physical property
d)
chemical property
66.
Salt dissolving in water is an example of what?
a)
A physical change
b)
A chemical change
c)
A physical property
d)
A chemical property
67.
Which is an example of a physical property?
a)
rusting
b)
boiling point
c)
combustion
d)
reactivity with water
68.
Which of the following is a chemical property?
a)
odor
b)
combustibility
c)
solubility
d)
all of the above
69.

A combination of substances that can be physically separated from one another

a)

mixtures

b)

compound

c)

element

d)

molecule

70.

a substance in which the parts are clearly different shapes and colors; different throughout

a)

mixture

b)

homogeneous

c)

heterogeneous

d)

element

71.

a substance in which all of the parts are the same throughout

a)

homogeneous

b)

element

c)

heterogeneous

d)

pure substance

72.

A substance that can be dissolved by a solvent to create a solution.

a)

solvent

b)

solute

c)

solution

d)

mixture

73.

An _______________ is made up of one or more of the same kind of atom chemically combined.

a)

atom

b)

element

c)

molecule

d)

compound

74.

A ______________ is made up of different kinds of atoms chemically combined.

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

d)

molecule

75.

Elements are broadly classified as metals, nonmetals, and _________________.

a)

compounds

b)

organic

c)

metalloids

d)

Metallica

76.

In a ______________, one substance is dissolved in another substance.

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

77.

Fruit Loops, pizza, and Skittles are examples of ____________________ mixtures.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

pure

78.

Coffee, mouthwash, and vinegar are examples of __________________ mixtures.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

pure

79.

Which of these is an element?

a)

Salt (NaCl)

b)

Water (H20)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

80.
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a)
a bar magnet
b)
filter paper
c)
chromatography paper
d)
alum
81.
Distillation uses two changes of state. what are they?
a)
Evaporation and condensation
b)
Evaporation and freezing
c)
melting and boiling
d)
sublimation and condensation
82.

How to separate pebbles and water?

a)

Decantation

b)

Filtration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sieving

83.

How to separate salt and water?

a)

Decantation

b)

Filtration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sieving

84.

How to separate needles and toothpicks?

a)

Decantation

b)

Distillation

c)

Magnetic Attraction

d)

Sieving

85.

How to separate sugar and water?

a)

Decantation

b)

Distillation

c)

Filtration

d)

Evaporation

86.

How to separate coffee beans and coffee liquid?

a)

Distillation

b)

Filtration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sieving

87.

Which is not one of the main factors that determine the state of matter?

a)

particle size

b)

particle forces

c)

particle motion

88.

In which state of matter do particles vibrate in place?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

89.

In which state of matter do molecules interact to create surface tension?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

90.

In which state of matter are the particles furthest apart?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

91.

A (a)   is matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.

92.

Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape is a (a)   .

93.

A (a)   is matter with no definite shape and no definite volume.

94.

The energy an object has due to its motion.

a)

thermal energy

b)

temperature

c)

kinetic energy

95.

Change from a liquid to a gas.

a)

condensation

b)

vaporization

c)

sublimation

96.

Change from a gas to a liquid.

a)

condensation

b)

vaporization

c)

sublimation

97.

Deposition is a change from a

a)

gas to a solid.

b)

solid to a gas.

c)

liquid to a gas.

98.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
99.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
100.
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
101.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
102.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
103.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
104.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
105.

What is condensation?

a)

water vapor turns to gas

b)

Gas turning into liquid

c)

Liquid turning into a water vapor

d)

Solid turning into gas

106.

The colder the temperature, the _______ the particle's motion.

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

Smaller

d)

Larger

107.

When the temperature increases, the pressure ____.

a)

Decreases

b)

Stays the Same

c)

Increases

d)

Need more information

108.

Two or more materials mixed together that can be easily separated are

a)

solvents

b)

mixtures

c)

compounds

d)

density

109.

A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

solute

d)

solvent

110.

What is a substance that is made of only one atom?

a)

element

b)

solution

c)

compound

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