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Unit 1 Matter Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of energy is used to power the device you are using right now?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

2.

A (a)   has a definite volume, but no definite shape of its own.

3.

A force that can either repel or attract certain objects

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Strong nuclear force

4.

(a)   is a measure of the amount of matter in something.

5.

a combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated in some physical way.

a)

solvent

b)

solution

c)

solute

d)

mixture

6.

The system of measurement the rest of the world uses. A decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram.

a)

Metric system

b)

Imperial System

c)

Customary System

7.

(a)   is anything that has mass and takes up space (has a volume).

8.

A conductor is...

a)

a substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it.

b)

A substance or object that allows energy to pass through it easily.

c)

A substance or object that severely limits the amount of energy that can flow through it.

d)

A substance that does not interact with energy.

9.

This state of matter has lots of energy, the molecules or atoms are very excited and are flying all over the place. This state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume.

a)

Solid

b)

liquid

c)

Quantum Condensate

d)

Gas

10.

An (a)   does not allow energy t pass through it easily.

11.

This occurs a 0 degrees celsius or 32 degrees fahrenheit for water. It is the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid or a solid to a liquid.

a)

evaporation/

boiling point

b)

Condensation point

c)

Dew point

d)

Melting/Freezing point

12.

The process by which substances break down into small pieces and spread evenly throughout a liquid.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

dissolving

d)

sublimating

13.

Things that can be observed and measured about a substance, or can be changed without changing the substance itself.

a)

chemical properties

b)

physical properties

c)

atomic properties

d)

beachfront properties

14.

What form of energy controls the motion of atoms and molecules. This form of energy determines the state of matter an object has, and is usually called heat.

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Light energy

d)

Sound energy

15.

This state of matter has a definite size and shape.

a)

solid

b)

plasma

c)

liquid

d)

gas

16.

This type of mixture has one or more substances dissolved in another substance.

a)

solute

b)

fruit salad

c)

mixture

d)

solution

17.

This term refers to the forms that matter can take.

a)

Density

b)

shape

c)

state of matter

d)

temperature

18.

This is a property of matter that says whether or not a substance can dissolve in another substance

a)

solubility

b)

absorption

c)

reflection

d)

mixture

19.

This refers to something being able to float in water ( not really but for now)

a)

relative density

b)

how much mass something has

c)

the volume of something

d)

the material something is made from

20.

(a)   is the best teacher ever.