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Unit 4 (Matter) Test

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ___________?

a)

Move more quickly

b)

Move more slowly

c)

Stop moving

d)

Are unaffected

2.

Fog is an example of a? 

a)

Substance

b)

Solution

c)

Colloid

d)

Compound

3.

Elements that are gasses, are brittle, and are poor conductors at room temperatures are?

a)

Isotopes

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

d)

Metals

4.

Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume is a? 

a)

Liquid

b)

Plasma

c)

Gas

d)

Solid

5.

Shiny, malleable, ductile and good conductors are properties of what kind of elements?

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

All of the above

6.

The following are examples of chemical properties except? 

a)

The ability to be crushed

b)

The ability to burn

c)

The ability to react with oxygen

d)

Toxicity

7.

All ______ except mercury are solids at room temperature.

a)

Metalloids

b)

Mixtures

c)

Metals

d)

Nonmetals

8.

The scattering of light by colloids is called? 

a)

Conservation

b)

Suspension

c)

Tyndall Effect

d)

Air Pollution

9.

All organic compounds contain what element?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Boron

10.

Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called? 

a)

Clusters

b)

Groups

c)

Periods

d)

Families

11.

A cork is able to float on water because it is? 

a)

Less dense than the water

b)

A crystalline solid

c)

Equal in density to water

d)

Small in size

12.

Which element is the most chemically active of the nonmetals?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Bromine

c)

Chlorine

d)

Iodine

13.

A characteristic of matter that allows it to change into something new is a? 

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Change

c)

Chemical Property

d)

Physical Change

14.

Which metalloid is in the third period and the same group as Carbon? 

a)

Silicon

b)

Tin

c)

Boron

d)

Germanium

15.

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance is the? 

a)

Heat

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Temperature

16.

Match the following

a)

Substance made up of atoms that are all alike. 

1.

Element

b)

A substance in which the atoms of two or more elements are chemically combined in a fixed portion.

2.

Compound

c)

Elements created in a lab

3.

Synthetic Elements

d)

Matter that has enough energy to overcome the attractive forces within atoms. 

4.

Plasma

e)

 Any characteristic of a material that you can observe that produces a new substance.

5.

Chemical property

17.

Match the following

a)

Any characteristic of a material that you can observe without changing the identity of the substance.

1.

Physical Property

b)

Means they can be drawn into wire.

2.

Ductile

c)

The resistance of a fluid to flowing.

3.

Viscosity

d)

One in which the nucleus breaks down and gives off particles and energy.

4.

Radioactive elements

e)

Horizontal rows of elements in the periodic table.

5.

Periods

18.

Match the following

a)

Heterogeneous mixture made of a liquid and solid particles that settle.

1.

Suspension

b)

The number of protons in an atom’s nucleus.

2.

Atomic Number

c)

Elements that conduct an electric current under certain conditions.

3.

Semiconductors

d)

A heterogeneous mixture with particles that never settle.

4.

Colloid

e)

The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object immersed in it. 

5.

Buoyancy

19.

Flammability is a chemical property.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The atomic number of an element is determined by its number of protons.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Elements are sorted by their atomic mass on the periodic table.

a)

False

b)

True

22.

In calculations using Charles's Law, temperature is expressed on the Celsius scale.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Substances are either elements or mixtures.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Metals are located on the left side of the periodic table.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

 Neon is a Noble Gas.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The pressure inside the tires is less after an automobile has been driven for a few hours than the tire pressure at the beginning of the trip.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Elements arranged in vertical columns in the periodic table are called groups.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The central core of an atom is called the hub.

a)

False

b)

True

29.

What Element does the symbol H represent?

(a)  

30.

What Element does the symbol He represent?

(a)  

31.

What Element does the symbol Li represent?

(a)  

32.

What Element does the symbol Be represent?

(a)  

33.

What Element does the symbol B represent?

(a)  

34.

What Element does the symbol C represent?

(a)  

35.

What Element does the symbol N represent?

(a)  

36.

What Element does the symbol O represent?

(a)  

37.

What Element does the symbol F represent?

(a)  

38.

What Element does the symbol Ne represent?

(a)  

39.

What Element does the symbol Na represent?

(a)  

40.

What Element does the symbol Mg represent?

(a)  

41.

What Element does the symbol Al represent?

(a)  

42.

What Element does the symbol Si represent?

(a)  

43.

What Element does the symbol P represent?

(a)  

44.

What Element does the symbol S represent?

(a)  

45.

What Element does the symbol Cl represent?

(a)  

46.

What Element does the symbol Ar represent?

(a)  

47.

What Element does the symbol K represent?

(a)  

48.

What Element does the symbol Ca represent?

(a)