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Nature of Matter

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do gases behave in a container?
a)
Cluster together
b)
form a solid
c)
They take the shape of their container
d)
leak out 
2.
Which states allow easy flow of particles
a)
Gas and Solid
b)
Gas and Liquid
c)
Solid and Liquid
d)
Gas only
3.
How do materials change from one state of matter to another?
a)
They gain or lose energy
b)
They break appart
c)
The particles get stickyer
d)
They are magnetised to themselves
4.
What sorts of things are made of particles?
a)
Everything in the universe
b)
Anything solid
c)
Water 
d)
Most solids, liquids and gases. 
5.
Can Solids be compressed?
a)
No
b)
Yes
c)
Sometimes (it depends what it's made of)
d)
Generally no
6.
Which state of matter can be compressed?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid 
c)
Gas
7.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
8.

Which state of matter has particles that move the least/slowest?

a)

solid

b)

water

c)

gas

9.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
10.
Which description best matches this particle model?
a)
Particles are closely packed, vibrate fixed position, strong intermolecular forces.
b)
Particles are closely packed, no movement, strong intermolecular forces
c)
Particles are closely packed, move around each other, medium intermolecular forces
11.
Which description best matches this particle model?
a)
Particles move fast in specific directions, weak intermolecular force
b)
Particles have a lot of space between them and move fast in random directions.
c)
Particles have lots of energy and have a medium intermolecular forces between them. 
12.
An increase in temperature does what to diffusion?
a)
Speeds it up
b)
Slows it down
c)
Has no effect
d)
I wish i knew. Really I do.
13.
Ice Melting is an example of.......
a)
A liquid turning into a gas
b)
A solid turning into a liquid
c)
Gas turning into a liquid.
d)
A ssolid turning into a liquid
14.

True or False: A substance will diffuse faster at low temperatures.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What physical change of matter explains why build materials must be flexible and moveable?

a)

diffusion

b)

thermal expansion

c)

thermal compression

d)

Both thermal expansion and compression

16.

What does DENSITY measure?

a)

The weight of an object.

b)

The mass of an object.

c)

The amount of mass per volume of an object.

d)

The length of an object.

17.

What physical change does this model represent?

a)

Solubility

b)

Thermal Expansion

c)

Diffusion

d)

Conductivity

18.

Which object is LESS DENSE?

a)

Object B

b)

Object A

19.

All matter is made up of

a)

Matticles

b)

Atoms

c)

Only protons

d)

Helium

20.

When multiple atoms join together to make matter we call it a...

a)

Carbon

b)

Really big atom

c)

Oxygen

d)

Molecule

21.

What are the three subatomic particles that make up all atoms?

a)

Protons, neutrons and electrons

b)

Pringles, Nandos and Eclipse Mints

c)

Hydrogen, helium and lithium

d)

Oxygen, nitrogen and helium

22.

The element carbon has an atomic number of 6. This means that Carbon has...

a)

3 protons and 3 electrons

b)

4 protons and 8 neutrons

c)

6 protons and 6 electrons

d)

6 neutrons

23.
The majority of an atom's mass exists where?
a)
In the nucleus
b)
In the electron cloud
c)
In the space between the nucleus and the electrons
d)
In the neutrons
24.
What are electrons?
a)
Positively charged particles
b)
Neutrally charged particles
c)
Negatively charged particles
d)
Uncharged particles
25.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RNA
26.
How are neutrons different from protons and electrons?
a)
They are massive than protons and electrons
b)
they have no electrical charge
c)
They are less massive than protons and electrons
d)
Protons and electrons exist in atomic nuclei; neutrons orbit the nucleus in a "cloud"
27.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
28.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
29.
The atomic mass is dependent on which two subatomic particles?
a)
Protons and electrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrons and electrons
d)
Electrons and the nucleus
30.

How many protons does an atom of nitrogen contain?

a)

14

b)

7

c)

15

d)

18

31.
What is the ATOMIC NUMBER of Cobalt?
a)
58.933
b)
4
c)
27
d)
32
32.
How many PROTONS are in an atom of  Titanium?
a)
48
b)
26
c)
22
d)
47.88
33.

a collection of atoms of one type that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical means

a)

element

b)

subatomic particle

c)

electron

d)

matter

34.

an arrangement of the elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same column and properties repeat from row to row

a)

Periodic Table of Elements

b)

Atomic Theory

c)

Isotopes

d)

Subatomic Particles

35.

one or two letters that represent the name of an element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

36.

the mass of an atom, calculated by adding the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

37.
What does the C represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
38.
Which of the following chemical formulas represents a compound? 
a)
C3
b)
O2
c)
CH3CHO
d)
H2
39.
Which of the following atomic symbols for bromine is written correctly?
a)
bR
b)
BR
c)
Br
d)
br
40.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

41.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
42.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
43.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

44.

what is the biggest group on the table

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metaloids

d)

halogens

45.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
46.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
47.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids

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