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intro to matter review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter?

a)

anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

a single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties

c)

the basic particle from which all elements are made. 

2.

What is a substance?

a)

a neutral group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.

b)

a single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

3.

What is a physical property?

a)

 a property that describes its ability to change into different substances.

b)

a property that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

4.

What is a chemical property?

a)

a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.

b)

a substance that contains one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form.

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

5.

What is an atom?

a)

 a neutral group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.

b)

the basic particle from which all elements are made. 

c)

a substance that contains one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form.

6.

What is a compound?

a)

one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form.

b)

two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio or proportion.

7.

What is a mixture?

a)

a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

b)

two or more substances that are together in the same place but not chemically combined.

c)

the basic particle from which all elements are made. 

8.

What is an element?

a)

a substance that contains one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form.

b)

 a substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio or proportion.

c)

 two or more substances that are together in the same place but not chemically combined.

9.

What is a molecule?

a)

anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

a neutral group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.

c)

the basic particle from which all elements are made. 

10.

Water can exist as solid, liquid or gas. Which picture shows water as a liquid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and gas
b)
solid, water, and gas
c)
wood, liquid, and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and helium
12.

A particular kind of matter is called a ________.

a)

chemical

b)

substance

c)

bottle

d)

balloon

13.

15 grams of water will have a mass of _____ when it is frozen.

a)

20 grams

b)

10 grams

c)

15 grams

14.

Which of the following is a CHEMICAL change?

a)

boiling water

b)

crushing a cracker

c)

burning a log

d)

deflating a basketball

15.

Which of the following is a PHYSICAL change?

a)

frying an egg

b)

breaking a glass

c)

metal rusting

d)

baking a cake

16.

True or False: Ice, water, and water vapor are the SAME substance.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Matter is anything that has ____ and takes up space.

a)

Feelings

b)

Mass

c)

Needs

18.

____ is the amount of matter in an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

19.

Mass is the amount of ____.

a)

Space an object takes up

b)

Matter in an object

20.

____ is the amount of space an object takes up.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

21.

Volume is the amount of ____.

a)

Space an object takes up

b)

Matter in an object

22.

____________ is a measure of the force of gravity on an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

23.
Which of the following is a unit of mass?
a)
kilogram
b)
liter
c)
meter
d)
pound
24.

_______________ is a measure of the mass of a material in a given volume.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

25.
What is measured with a graduated cylinder?
a)

time

b)

distance

c)

weight

d)

liquid volume

26.

What is the formula to find density?

a)

Density = mass / volume

b)

Density = volume / mass

c)

Density = weight / mass

d)

Density = matter / mass