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States of Matter Exam

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct order of the states of matter?
a)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
b)
Gas, Liquid, Solid
c)
Liquid, Gas, Solid
d)
Solid, Gas, Liquid
2.
If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:
a)
The solid would fly out of the container
b)
The liquid would fly out of the container.
c)
The gas would fly out of the container.
d)
They ALL would fly out of the container.
3.

This state of matter has a constant volume, but fits the space of the container holding it.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

4.

This state of matter has a firm, unchanging physical structure.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

5.

Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen are this state of matter at room temperature.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

6.

Which is not true about the liquid state of matter?

a)

The liquid state has a definite volume and a definite shape.

b)

The liquid state takes on the shape of its container.

c)

The liquid state has a definite volume and an indefinite shape.

d)

The particles in a liquid can easily move past each other.

7.
How is a gas defined?
a)
no shape, no volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, no shape
8.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
9.

The particles in a gas are very ____________________ packed together.

a)

shapely

b)

tightly

c)

loosely

10.

The amount of space that matter takes up.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

11.

Anything that takes up space.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

12.

Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms and molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

It is everything that is around you

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Properties

d)

Volume

14.

It is the amount of matter in an object.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

density

15.

What is a gas?

a)

Matter that has fixed shape but no fixed volume

b)

Matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume

c)

Matter that has no fixed shape but fixed volume

d)

compounds

16.

What percentage of your atoms are replaced each year

a)

99%

b)

98%

c)

100%

d)

0%

17.

A rock has a mass of 210 grams and occupies a volume of 70 cm3.  What is its density? *Remember the formula for density is mass/volume=density^3

a)

3g/cm^3

b)

4g/cm^3

c)

5g/10cm^3

18.

An unknown liquid occupies a volume of 5 ml and has a mass of 40 grams.

*remember the formula mass/volume=density

a)

8g/cm^3

b)

8g/cm^2

c)

16g/cm^3

19.

The (a)   theory of matter states that "particles that make up matter are in continual random motion

20.

Plasma has no definite shape or volume and is (a)  

21.

______________ refers to the way a metal can be hammered or rolled into thin sheets.

a)

Luster

b)

Malleable

c)

Metalloids

d)

Solid

22.

ability of matter to drawn into thin wires

a)

malleability

b)

ductility

c)

porosity

d)

bouyancy

23.

ability of matter to compressed , hammered, and flattened

a)

brittleness

b)

malleability

c)

ductility

d)

porosity

24.

ability to dissolve in liquid

a)

solubility

b)

porosity

c)

buoyancy

d)

tenecity

25.

 the ability to pass electricity or heat through a substance

a)

conductivity

b)

ductility

c)

oxidation

d)

malleability

26.

a resistance to being scratched or dented.

a)

Luster

b)

Flammability

c)

conductivity

d)

hardness

27.
Flammability (burns): Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
28.
Density: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
29.

What was though to be the reason of the Hindenburg crash?

a)
Oxygen
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
30.

Positive(+) Charges are called

a)

Protons

b)

Ions

c)

Electrons

d)

Neutrons

e)

Positrons

31.

Negative Charges are called

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Negativtrons

e)

Ions

32.

The number of ____ determines the element

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Protons & Neutrons

33.

What is the atomic number of the element shown?

a)

8

b)

15.99

c)

7.99

d)

23.99

34.

How protons does this element have?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

4

d)

24

35.

What is the atomic mass of this element?

a)

35

b)

80

c)

115

d)

45

36.

Has a definite/fixed shape and definite/fixed volume. It holds its shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

37.

Has an indefinite shape. It takes the shape of its container.

Has a definite/fixed volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

38.

Has an indefinite shape and volume. It takes the shape of its container.

It has the volume of its container.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

39.

When heat is added -- water changes into steam or water vapor

a)

evaporation

b)

freezing

c)

deposition

d)

condensation

40.

When heat is removed -- water changes into ice

a)

evaporation

b)

freezing

c)

deposition

d)

condensation

41.

When heat is removed -- water vapor changes into water. Drops form on the outside of the glass.

a)

evaporation

b)

freezing

c)

deposition

d)

condensation