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Matter (Composition and Properties)

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 8hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Substances that are made up of ONLY one type of atom (element) or compound.

a)

Heterogeneous mixture

b)

Pure substance

c)

Suspension

d)

Homogeneous mixture

2.

Which of the following is classified as a pure substance?

a)

Lemonade

b)

Fruit punch

c)

ketchup

d)

Hydrogen

3.
What is matter?
a)
Anything that has mass and occupies space
b)
Anything that has mass
c)
Anything that is made of air
d)
ALL of them 
4.

Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a)

milk

b)

lemonade

c)

vegetable salad

d)

carbon

5.

Which of these is an element?

a)

Salt (NaCl)

b)

Water (H20)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

6.

Which of these is a compound?

a)

Aluminium (Al)

b)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

c)

Nitrogen (N)

d)

Sand

7.

True or False: Elements and compounds are pure substances.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Identify which images are HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES! (Check all that apply)

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Solutions are ___________ mixtures.

a)

Solid

b)

Homogenous

c)

Heterogeneous

d)

Gas

10.
Max is hungry and he prepares cereal with milk. This is an example of a: 
a)
Homogeneous mixture
b)
Heterogeneous mixture
11.
What are the two types of Mixtures
a)
Elements and Subatomic Particles
b)
Protons and Electrons
c)
Atoms and Compounds
d)
Homogenous and Heterogeneous
12.
Two substances physically combined and that appears the same throughout is classified as
a)
A homogeneous mixture
b)
A heterogeneous mixture
c)
An element
d)
  A compound
13.

What type of mixture does this diagram represent?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

14.

Which method can you use to separate sand and iron filings?

a)

Distillation

b)

Magnetism

c)

Filtration

d)

Evaporation

15.
What type of mixture is this?
a)
homogenous mixture
b)
chemical
c)
heterogeneous mixture 
d)
solid mix
16.

A mixture that contains two or more substances uniformly combined

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

homogeneous mixture

c)

suspension

d)

colloid

17.

Matter is classified in...

a)

Elements & Compounds

b)

Homogeneous & Heterogeneous

c)

Colloids & Suspensions

d)

Pure substances & Mixtures

18.

Which of the diagrams below represent a mixture?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

An element is a ___ that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means.

a)

pure substance

b)

mixture

c)

solution

d)

compound

20.

Where can you find examples of elements?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Periodic table of compounds

c)

Periodic table of elements

d)

Your neighbor

21.

Which letter represents a mixture?

a)

D

b)

G

c)

E

d)

A

22.

[check all that apply] Mixtures are

a)

chemically combined

b)

composed of two or more types of matter that can be present in varying amounts

c)

One or more elements chemically combined

d)

can be separated by physical changes

23.

What is air?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

24.

Which picture shows a pure substance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

A combination of substances that dissolve into one another--they are evenly mixed so that individual parts cannot be seen or separated.

a)

solutions

b)

mixtures

c)

observations

26.

It shows a Tyndall effect when light is passed through

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

27.

In which of the following do particles sit at the bottom

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

None of the above

d)

Colloid

28.

Milk

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

29.

Sand in Water

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

30.

Fog

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

31.
Flammability (burns): Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
32.
Reacts with Acid: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
33.
Melting Point: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
34.

A chemical change is a change in

a)

an item's properties such as size, shape, density

b)

an item that creates a new substance, releases light or heat

c)

an item's sound

d)

an item's look or state of matter

35.

A physical change is a change

a)

in an item's properties like its shape, size or density.

b)

that creates a new substance or emits light or heat

c)

that creates a smell

d)

that cannot be undone

36.

Bending metal

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

37.

Ice cream melting

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

38.

Is a rusting bicycle a chemical or physical change?

a)
chemcial
b)
physical
39.

When salt dissolves is water, that is a _____.

a)
physical Change
b)
chemical change
40.
Physical changes can be brought about by
a)
Cutting
b)
Bending
c)
Dissolving
d)
All of the following are correct.
41.
Which one of these is a chemical property?
a)
melting point
b)
boiling point
c)
color
d)
flammability
42.
Physical properties are
a)
properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
b)
properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance
43.

What is a chemical change?

a)

Forming a new substance

b)

When two or more substances combine to make a greater one

c)

When two or more substances combine to make a new chemical substance

d)

Combing substances

44.
If reaction starts with 20g of reactants it should produce 
a)
a total of 40g of products
b)
a total of 10g of products
c)
a total of 80 g of products
d)
a total of 20g of products
45.

The Law of Conservation of Mass States

a)

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only change form.

b)

Mass cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only change form.

c)

Mass can be created or destroyed, it cannot change form.

46.

Which of the models of a chemical reaction best represents the Law of Conservation of Mass?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

A student pours hydrochloric acid (HCl) into an open beaker that contains a piece of magnesium (Mg). A chemical reaction occurs, and the data for the reaction is shown in the image. Was there a total mass increase or a total mass decrease for this experiment?

a)

There was a increase in mass.

b)

There was a decrease in mass.

c)

There was no change in mass.

48.

A student dissolved 25 grams of salt into 1,000 grams of water. What should the mass of the saltwater mixture be?

a)

975 grams

b)

1,000 grams

c)

1,025 grams

d)

2,500 grams