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Matter and Synthetic Materials

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Elements are made of 
a)
many types of atoms 
b)
the periodic table
c)
one type of atom 
d)
molecules 
2.
All matter is made of 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
3.
How many atoms are there in a molecule?
a)
no atoms
b)
1 or more atoms
c)
2 to thousands of atoms
d)
exactly 18 atoms
4.
How many carbon atoms are there in a methane molecule? 
a)
0
b)
1
c)
4
d)
5
5.
How many hydrogen atoms are there in a water molecule? 
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
6.
What is the total number of atoms in an ammonia (NH3) molecule?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) contains how many atoms of oxygen?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
8.
How many hydrogen atoms are in a molecule of glucose/sugar (C6H12O6)?
a)
6
b)
12
c)
18
d)
24
9.
What chart should you reference to lookup information about elements?
a)
elemental map
b)
periodic table
c)
table of atoms
d)
none of the above
10.
What are these?
a)
Molecules
b)
Compounds
11.
What are these?
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
12.

Natural materials are used and refined to make synthetic materials.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Squirrel!

13.
A common synthetic material that is found almost everywhere is ________.
a)
Coal
b)
Lumber
c)
Plastic
d)
Aerogel
14.
_______ is an example of a synthetic fabric.
a)
Wool
b)
Silk
c)
Cotton
d)
Nylon
15.

What is the difference between natural and synthetic materials

a)

natural are more common than synthetic

b)

there is not a difference

c)

natural materials are made from nature, synthetic is man-made

16.

What are some common natural materials?

a)

cotton, wood, plastic

b)

wood, cotton, wool

c)

wood, plastic, polymers

d)

none of the above

17.

In which of the following state are the particles closest together?

a)

Fluid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

18.

What is the definition of matter?

a)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

A substance that is liquid, solid, or gas

c)

Anything that is pure

d)

Anything that you can see or hold

19.
According to the picture, which one of the following best describes the order the states are shown?
a)
gas, liquid, solid
b)
solid, gas, liquid
c)
solid, plasma, liquid
d)
liquid, gas, solid
20.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
21.
What phase of matter is shown in the diagram?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
physical changes
22.
Which state of matter?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Texas
23.

What is the picture displayed?

a)

atom

b)

element

c)

compound

24.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
How many Hydrogen atoms are in Water (H2O)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.

How would H2O be classified? Check all that apply.

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Compound

27.
Protons and neutrons clump together to form the __________ of an atom.
a)
nucleus
b)
centrosome
c)
outer shell
d)
orbital
28.
This subatomic particle of an atom has a NEGATIVE charge.
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
atom
d)
neutron
29.
A molecule is made up of ____ or more atoms.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.

Which part of an atom is represented by the blue circles?

a)

electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

31.

Which part of an atom is represented by the orange circles?

a)

electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

32.
When there is no subscript after an element's symbol, it means there are how many atoms of that element?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
unknown
33.
What does this image represent?
a)
Atom
b)
Element
c)

Compound Molecule

d)

Elemental Molecule

34.
What are the basic building blocks for all matter?
a)
atoms
b)
elements
c)
compounds
d)
chemicals
35.
Synthetic materials are made by _________.
a)
aliens
b)
humans
c)
farmers
d)
nature
36.

What is a natural resource?

a)

a resource that occurs naturally

b)

a resource that is man-made

37.

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Energy

38.

Which of the following is NOT a natural material?

a)

Wool

b)

Silk

c)

Cotton

d)

Polyester

39.

Which of the following is an example of a compound?

a)

Gold

b)

Oxygen

c)

Iron

d)

Water

40.

Water is made up of

a)

two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

b)

four hydrogen atoms and six oxygen atoms.

c)

one hydrogen atom and three oxygen atoms.

d)

eight hydrogen atoms and ten oxygen atoms.

41.

NH3 has

a)

an atomic composition of 1 atom of nitrogen and 3 atoms of hydrogen

b)

an atomic composition of 3 atoms of nitrogen and 1 atoms of hydrogen

c)

an atomic composition of 4 atoms of nitrogen and 1 atom of hydrogen

d)

this is an extended structure

42.
a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture of elements

d)

mixture of compounds

e)

mixture of elements and compounds

43.
What does this image represent?
a)
Atom
b)
Element
c)
Molecule
d)
Marshmallows
44.
H2O2← ?
This number tells the number of atoms present.
a)
coefficient
b)
molecule
c)
subscript
d)
atom
45.

A substance with two or more different types of atoms bonded together is called...

a)

An element

b)

An atom

c)

A compound

d)

A mixture

46.

Which example is a compound?

a)

N2

b)

O2

c)

Cu

d)

H2O2

47.

Ethyl butyrate, which is responsible for the scent of orange juice is made up of ​ (a)   carbon atoms, ​ (b)   hydrogen atoms, and ​ (c)   oxygen atoms.

Choose from the below words
6
12
2
48.

O2 is considered an ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
element
compound
49.

Match the following vocabulary

a)

Atom

1.

The smallest part of a chemical element

b)

Molecule

2.

2 or more atoms held together by a chemical bond

c)

Element

3.

A pure substance represented by a chemical symbol

d)

Compound

4.

2 or more elements combined chemically

50.

H2O is a compound, pick the elements in this compound.​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
H
O
Ca
C
He

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