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Unit 2: States of Matter

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
2.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
3.
What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
4.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
5.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
6.

___________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

Molecules

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

7.

________ is the amount of space an object takes up.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

8.

Which state of matter does not have a definite shape but does have a definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

9.

What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

10.

What is the process called when a solid changes to a liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

11.

What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?

a)

Freezing

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

12.

How many elements are in this chemical formula?

NaOH

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

How many elements are in this formula?

Li2O

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is the chemical symbol for Hydrogen

a)

H

b)

He

c)

Hy

d)

Hg

15.

What element has the symbol Al

a)

Argon

b)

Aluminium

c)

Silver

d)

Gold

16.

What is the symbol for Carbon

a)

Ca

b)

C

c)

Co

d)

Cr

17.

What is the symbol for Potassium

a)

P

b)

Po

c)

K

d)

Pt

18.

What is a compound?

a)

A molecule that is formed from two different elements/atoms.

b)

A molecule that is formed from two or more of the same element/atom.

c)

A tiny atom that makes up an atom.

d)

The center of an atom that is formed by neutrons. protons, and electrons.

19.

If a compound has 12 carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms, and 11 oxygen atoms, its chemical formula must be...

a)

12C22H11O

b)

  C12H22O11C_{12}H_{22}O_{11}  

c)

C11H22O12C_{11}H_{22}O_{12}  

d)

2C11H22O122C_{11}H_{22}O_{12}  

20.

CaF2- name?

a)

calcium fluorate

b)

calcium fluoride

c)

fluoride calcite

d)

fluorine calciumate

21.

Na2SO4- name?

a)

sulfur sulfate

b)

sodium sulfide

c)

sodium sulfate

d)

sodium oxygenate

22.

HCl- name?

a)

hydrogen chloride

b)

chlorine hydrogen

c)

hydrogen chlorine

d)

hydrogen chlorate

23.

MgO- name?

a)

oxygen magnesium

b)

magnesium oxide

c)

magnesium oxate

d)

magnesium oxygenate

24.

The change of state from a liquid to a gas at a specific temperature

a)

boiling point

b)

thermal conductivity

c)

malleability

d)

melting point

25.

the change of state from a solid to a liquid at a specific temperature

a)

boiling point

b)

thermal conductivity

c)

malleability

d)

melting point

26.

A substance has a melting point of 25 oC and a boiling point of 235 oC. What state is it at 5oC?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

27.

If the temperature is above the melting point of a substance and above the boiling point of a substance what state will it be in?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

28.

The periodic table is arranged in order of...

a)

increasing atomic number

b)

increasing atomic mass

c)

decreasing atomic mass

d)

decreasing atomic number

29.

Groups on the periodic table are arranged...

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

diagonally

30.

Periods on the periodic table are arranged...

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

diagonally

31.
The curved surface at the top of a column of water is called the __________ . 
a)
arch 
b)
meniscus
c)
bowl
d)
scoop
32.
When reading a graduated cylinder, you should always read at eye level at the ___________ of the meniscus. 
a)
top
b)
middle
c)
bottom
d)
side
33.
a)
22 mL
b)
24 mL
c)
25 mL
d)
21 mL