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Chapter 2: Kinds of Matter

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a material that always has the same makeup and properties?

a)

substance

b)

symbol

c)

matter

d)

mass

2.

What is the material called that is present in the greater amount in a solution?

a)

substance

b)

solute

c)

cube

d)

solvent

3.

A group of symbols that shows the elements in a compound is a ________.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

chemical symbol

d)

chemical formula

4.

What do linked atoms form in compounds?

a)

molecules

b)

elements

c)

mixtures

d)

solutions

5.

What is the material called that is present in the smaller amount in a solution?

a)

substance

b)

mixture

c)

solute

d)

solvent

6.

What is a solution of two or more metals with properties of its own?

a)

solute

b)

compound

c)

alloy

d)

lanthanum

7.

A mixture in which the different particles of matter are spread evenly throughout is called a _________.

a)

compound

b)

solution

c)

solvent

d)

formula

8.

What are characteristics that can be measured or detected by the senses?

a)

cheical properties

b)

physical properties

c)

atomic properties

d)

compound properties

9.

What is the smallest particle of an element that has the chemical properties of the element?

a)

solute

b)

atom

c)

symbol

d)

molecule

10.

What are characteristics that describe how matter changes when it reacts with other matter?

a)

chemical properties

b)

physical properties

c)

compound properties

d)

atomic properties

11.

One or two letters that stand for the name of an element is a ________.

a)

chemical symbol

b)

chemical formula

c)

chemical compound

d)

chemical element

12.

The different materials in a mixture can almost never be separated from each other by some physical means.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Bronze is a compound composed of copper and tin.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Each block of the Periodic Table of Elements includes information about a particular element.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Temperature has no effect on the rate at which things dissolve.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The Greek philosopher Plate believed the four basic kinds of matter were fire, water, air, and earth.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Color, size, and density are examples of physical properties.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Carbon is an element found in all living things.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The chemical formula for water tells you that water is made up of 2 parts oxygen and 1 part hydrogen.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

a combination of two or more different kinds of matter that can be seperated by physical means

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

21.

an example of which is iron

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

22.

a substance that cannot be broken down by simple means into any other substance

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

23.

an example of which is air

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

24.

a substance made up of two or more elements that are chemically combined

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

25.

an example of which is water

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

26.

How many atoms are in H2O?

(a)  

27.

How would you separate plastic straws from ball bearings? Give 2 different ways! Can't use your fingers.

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