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Chapter 1: Introduction to Matter

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change of state is a ___________ change.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Cool

d)

N/A

2.

True or False: A rusting nail is an example of a physical property

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Is melting a chemical or physical property?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

4.

Is water a molecule or a compound?

a)

Molecule

b)

Compound

5.

Is the image a molecule or a compound molecule?

a)

Molecule

b)

Compound

6.

What is a mixture of 2 or more substances that are mixed together but not dissolved called?

a)

Element

b)

Homogeneous Mixture

c)

Heterogeneous Mixture

d)

Atom

7.

In a _______ mixture, it is difficult or impossible to see the different substances.

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Substance

c)

Heterogenous

d)

Element

8.

Flammability is the measure of how easily something burns. Is this a chemical or physical property?

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

9.

A _________ is a group of 2 or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

a)

Element

b)

Matter

c)

Molecule

d)

Substance

10.

Characteristics that describes matters ability to become something else is a....

a)

Physical Property

b)

Substance

c)

Chemical Property

d)

Atom

11.

A characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter...

a)

Chemical Property

b)

Matter

c)

Substance

d)

Physical Property

12.

example of chemical change

a)

Tarnishing

b)

A characteristic that belongs to a person or thing

c)

Evaporation

d)

The study of matter and how it changes

13.

states of matter

a)

Solid, Liquid, Gas

b)

Evaporation

c)

Magnetic Attraction

d)

A characteristic that belongs to a person or thing

14.

law of conservation of mass

a)

the fact that matter is not created or destroyed in any chemical or physical change

b)

alters only the form or appearance of matter

c)

Distillation

d)

a change in which energy is absorbed

15.

Temperature

a)

measure of how hot or cold something is

b)

combustion

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

a characteristic that belongs to a person or thing

16.

Which property of matter is a chemical property?

a)

Reaction to oxygen (rust)

b)

Malleability

c)

Magnetic Ability

d)

Odor

17.

Which property of matter is a chemical property?

a)

Flammability

b)

Taste

c)

Melting Point

d)

Boiling Point

18.

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

a)

Atom

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Substance

19.

What is the basic unit of which all matter is made?

a)

Atom

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Substance

20.

What is a characteristic that changes into a new substance?

a)

Substance

b)

Physical Property

c)

Energy

d)

Chemical Property

21.

What is a characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter?

a)

Substance

b)

Physical Property

c)

Element

d)

Chemical Property

22.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Crushing a can

b)

Burning wood

c)

Boiling Water

d)

Mixing trail mix

23.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning Paper

b)

Dissolving salt in water

c)

Baking cookies

d)

Toasting marshmallows

24.

Soil, salad, and salt water are all examples of

a)

Elements

b)

Compounds

c)

Mixture

d)

Atoms

25.

Matter

a)

anything that has mass, and takes up space

b)

a characteristic of a pure substance that does not change into another

c)

a characteristic of a pure substance that does change into other substances

d)

a pure substance that cannot be broken down

26.

Chemistry

a)

anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

a single kind of matter that is pure

c)

the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes.

d)

the study of living things and how they interact with their environment.

27.

Substance

a)

anything that has mass and takes up space.

b)

a single kind of matter that is pure with a specific set of properties.

c)

the basic particle from which everything is made.

d)

a combination of atoms that form larger particles.

28.

Physical Property

a)

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

b)

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

c)

a force of attraction between two atoms.

d)

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

29.

Chemical Property

a)

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

b)

a force of attraction between two atoms.

c)

two or more substances that are together in the same place.

d)

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

30.

Element

a)

a single kind of matter that is pure.

b)

a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substances.

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space.

d)

the basic particle from which all things are made.

31.

Atom

a)

a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substances.

b)

a force of attraction between two particles.

c)

the basic particle from which all elements are made.

d)

a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set.

32.

Chemical Bond

a)

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

b)

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

c)

a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set ratio.

d)

A force of attraction between two atoms.

33.

Molecule

a)

a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substances by chemical or physical means.

b)

Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

c)

the basic particle from which all elements are made.

d)

a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set.

34.

Compound

a)

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

b)

two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

c)

the basic particle from which all elements are made.

d)

a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set.

35.

Chemical Formula

a)

a formula that gives the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms

b)

a formula that is used to create elements

c)

a formula that gives atoms their charge

d)

a formula that gives elements the properties needed to exist

36.

In a heterogeneous mixture you can see the different parts.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

In a homogeneous mixture you can see the different parts.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Physical Change

a)

any change in matter that produces one or more new substances.

b)

any change in which energy is taken in.

c)

any change that alters the form or appearance of matter but does not make any substance in the matter into a different substance.

d)

any change in matter in which energy is given off

39.

Chemical Change

a)

any change that alters the form or appearance of matter but does not make any substance in the matter into a different substance.

b)

any change in matter that produces one or more new substances.

c)

any change in which energy is taken in.

d)

any change in which energy is given off.

40.

The fact that matter is not created or destroyed in any chemical or physical change.

a)

Law of conservation of motion

b)

Law of conservation of distance

c)

Law of conservation of mass

d)

Law of conservation of volume

41.

Endothermic Change

a)

any change that alters the form or appearance of matter but does not make any substance in the matter into a different substance

b)

any change in matter that produces one or more new substances.

c)

any change in which energy is taken in.

d)

any change in which energy is given off.

42.

Exothermic Change

a)

any change in matter when energy is given off

b)

any change in matter when energy is taken in.

c)

any change in matter that produces one or more new substances.

d)

any change that alters the form or appearance of matter but does not make any substance in the matter into a different substance.

43.

A positively charged sub-atomic particle

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

44.

A negatively charged subatomic particle

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

45.

The center of an atom

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

46.

The building blocks of matter

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Atom

d)

Cell

47.

A ___________________ is a group of atoms that are stuck together.

a)

Proton

b)

Nucleus

c)

Molecule

d)

Bond

48.

Anything that takes up space and has mass is ____________________

a)

An Element

b)

Matter

c)

An Atom

d)

A Compound

49.

A characteristic that can be changed without changing the matter into a different kind of matter is called a ___________________________

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

c)

Atomic Property

d)

Changeable Property

50.

A ______________ is a single kind of matter

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Substance

d)

Atom

51.

A ____________________ is a characteristic that describes something's ability to become something else.

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

c)

Property of Matter

d)

Atomic Property

52.

Substances that are made of one type of atom are called ______________

a)

Oxygen

b)

Compounds

c)

Molecules

d)

Elements

53.

Hydrogen is an example of a

a)

Mixture

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Physical Property

54.

A ______________ is a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically bound.

a)

Chemical Property

b)

Element

c)

Atom

d)

Compound

55.

A _________________ is made up of two or more substances that are NOT chemically bonded.

a)

Mixture

b)

Atom

c)

Substance

d)

Element

56.

Trail mix is an example of a _____________

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

c)

Substance

d)

Element

57.

Flammability is a measure of how easily something burns. This is a _____________________________

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

c)

Burnable Property

d)

Atomic Property

58.

When iron is exposed to Air and Water, it can produce Rust. This is a _________________.

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

c)

Compound Property

d)

Atomic Property

59.

Carbon Dioxide is an example of a ______________________

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

c)

Element

d)

Atom

60.

When a plant photosynthesizes Carbon Dioxide and Water into Sugar and Oxygen, this is a ___________________________.

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

c)

Atomic Property

d)

Molecular Property

61.

When you use an eraser and some of the rubber comes off on the paper, this is a ________________________.

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

c)

Friction Property

d)

Molecular Property

62.

Ethanol is a molecule. If you combined many ethanol molecules together, you would have a __________________

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

c)

Element

d)

Atom

63.

A bowl of cake mix is an example of a ______________________

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Molecule

d)

Mixture

64.

In a homogenous mixture ___________________

a)

The parts are physically bonded

b)

it is easy to separate the parts

c)

it is difficult to separate the parts

d)

the parts are chemically bonded

65.

In a heterogenous mixture ________________

a)

it is difficult to separate the parts

b)

it is easy to separate the parts

c)

the parts are chemically bonded

d)

the parts are physically bonded