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Matter

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

The amount of space something takes up

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

rocks

d)

volume

e)

texture

2.

Something that has mass and volume. Cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

matter

b)

weight

c)

rocks

d)

volume

e)

texture

3.

Colour, odor, texture are examples of what?

a)

properties of matter

b)

properties of volume

c)

properties of abstraction

d)

properties of space

4.

The measure of the energy of motion of particles in matter.

a)

temperature

b)

volume

c)

mass

d)

particles

5.

Density is the measure of mass in a given volume. Which has the greatest density?

a)

bowling ball

b)

balloon

c)

football

d)

plastic ball

6.

Density is found by...

a)

dividing mass by volume

b)

multiplying mass by volume

c)

dividing temperature by mass

d)

multiplying mass by texture

7.

What state of matter has a definite volume, but not a definite shape?

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

temperature

8.

The particles in what state of matter move slowly and slide by each other?

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

temperature

9.

The particles in what state of matter move quickly and are far apart from each other?

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

temperature

10.

solid, liquid and gas are the three most common what?

a)

states of matter

b)

temperatures

c)

textures of matter

d)

volumes

11.

The amount of energy in matter affects...

a)

how fast the particles move and how close they are together

b)

how heavy the matter will be

c)

what kind of matter it is

d)

the elements in the matter

12.

When a sample of gas is put into a container, it will... (2 answers)

a)

take the shape of the container

b)

keep the same volume

c)

will take up the same volume as the container

d)

will not take the shape of the container

13.

When a gas continues to lose energy it will...

a)

change state and condense

b)

change state and get hot

c)

not change state

d)

evaporate

14.

When a liquid continues to gain energy it will...

a)

change state and condense

b)

do nothing

c)

freeze

d)

evaporate or boil

15.

When a solid continues to gain energy it will...

a)

change state and melt

b)

change state and get hot

c)

not change state

d)

change state and evaporate

16.

Which of these processes are very similar?

a)

boiling

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

melting

e)

solidifying

17.

When a sample of matter takes or loses enough energy, it will...

a)

change state

b)

start to smell

c)

weigh less

d)

change element

18.

When a gas releases enough energy it will...

a)

condense to a liquid

b)

freeze to a solid

c)

boil to a gas

d)

melt to a liquid

19.

When a liquid releases enough energy it will...

a)

condense to a liquid

b)

freeze to a solid

c)

boil to a gas

d)

melt to a liquid

20.

The temperature at which water changes to ice is...

a)

mostly the same

b)

always different

21.

The temperature that water freezes and melts is...

a)

100°C

b)

0°C

c)

50°C

d)

150°C

22.

The temperature that water condenses and boils is...

a)

100°C

b)

0°C

c)

50°C

d)

150°C

23.

which of these can flow from place to place?

a)

gases

b)

solids

c)

liquids

24.

which of these can be compressed in to a small space??

a)

gases

b)

solids

c)

liquids

25.

which of these can have different textures

a)

gases

b)

solids

c)

liquids

26.

liquids can be easily compressed?

a)

yes

b)

no

27.

1 cubic meter of ice has a mass of around 900kg. What is the density?

a)

900kg/m3

b)

500kg/m3

c)

0.00111kg/m3

d)

0.5kg/m3

28.

What results in a change in the identity of matter?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

conversation of mass

29.

A change that does not affect the type of matter is called a...

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

conversation of mass

d)

chemical reaction

30.

"The total mass of the matter before and after the reaction stays the same" is called...

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

conservation of mass

d)

chemical reaction

31.

"The total mass of the matter before and after the reaction stays the same" is called...

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

conservation of mass

d)

chemical reaction

32.

The definition of the conservation of mass is...

a)

The total mass of the matter before and after the reaction stays the same

b)

The total mass of the matter before and after the reaction changes

c)

Decreasing temperature will increase the rate of reaction

d)

Increasing temperature will increase the rate of reaction

33.

Slicing apples, cracking eggs and cooking things are all examples of...

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical changes

c)

conservation of matter

d)

chemical reactions

34.

Iron rusting, a strawberry rotting, gasoline burning in an engine, are all examples of...

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical changes

c)

conservation of matter

35.

The process in which new substances are formed during a chemical change...

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical explosions

c)

conservation of matter

d)

chemical reactions

36.

The total mass of the matter before and after the change remains the same...

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical changes

c)

conservation of matter

d)

chemical reactions

37.

When you eat and digest food. What kind of changes take place?

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical changes

c)

chemical changes and physical changes

d)

no changes

38.

Most matter when it is heated does what?

a)

Expands (gets bigger)

b)

Contracts (gets smaller)

c)

stays the same size

39.

When water freezes it...

a)

expands (gets bigger)

b)

contracts (gets smaller)

c)

stays the same size

40.

When ice melts it...

a)

expands (gets bigger)

b)

contracts (gets smaller)

c)

stays the same size

41.

The density of ice is...

a)

more than water

b)

less than water

c)

the same as water

42.

Ice placed in water will...

a)

float because it is less dense than water

b)

sink because it is more dense than water

c)

float because it is more dense than water

d)

sink because it is less dense than water

43.

If water flows into cracks in rocks and then freezes, what can happen?

a)

the water expands and can break the rock apart

b)

the water will freeze then contract, making the crack smaller

c)

nothing will happen

d)

the water will fall out of the rock and do nothing

44.

A balloon of air at room temperature is then cooled down to -80°C

a)

It will contract (get smaller)

b)

It will expand (get bigger)

c)

it will stay the same size

d)

it will change shape