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WorksheetsProperties of Matter and Change
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
The ability to conduct heat or electricity
The smallest unit of an element
A measure of the amount of matter
Which property of matter is not affected by temperature or location?
Volume
Weight
Mass
Density
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter, while weight is a measure of the gravitational force on a body
Mass and weight are the same thing
Mass is a measure of the gravitational force on a body, while weight is a measure of the amount of matter
Mass and weight are not reliable ways to measure matter
Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
Which state of matter has a definite volume but no fixed shape?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
Which state of matter has neither a definite shape nor volume?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
What is solubility?
The ability to conduct heat or electricity
A measure of how easily something burns
A measure of how easily a substance dissolves in another substance
The ability to change from one phase to another
What is flammability?
The ability to conduct heat or electricity
A measure of how easily something burns
A measure of how easily a substance dissolves in another substance
The ability to change from one phase to another
What are physical properties and physical changes?
Descriptions of the substance and how it changes without any chemical change; it still has the same properties
How the substance interacts and forms new substances with different properties
The substances that go into a chemical reaction
The substances made at the end of the chemical reaction
What are chemical properties and chemical changes?
Descriptions of the substance and how it changes without any chemical change; it still has the same properties
How the substance interacts and forms new substances with different properties
The substances that go into a chemical reaction
The substances made at the end of the chemical reaction
What is the term for the amount of space that matter occupies?
Mass
Weight
Volume
Density
What is the smallest unit of a compound that still retains the properties of that compound?
Atom
Molecule
Element
Compound
What is the term for a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means?
Compound
Molecule
Element
Atom
__________ is a reliable way to measure matter
volume
mass
weight
Smallest unit of an element
compound
molecule
mixture
atom
Which of the following is NOT a group of matter?
compound
element
volume
mixture
A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances
element
compound
mixture
molecule
What is the chemical symbol for Cadmium?
Ci
Cm
Ca
Cd
Which of the following is an example of a compound?
copper
water
hydrogen
titanium
True or False: The elements making up a compound are combined in a definite proportion by mass.
True
False
True or False: Compounds can be formed from simpler substances by physical changes.
True
False
True or False: Mixtures are held together physically.
True
False
True or False: The composition of compounds are fixed, but mixtures can var.
True
False
A mixture with uniform characteristics
heterogeneous
element
compound
homogeneous
A mixture that has parts with different compositions
compound
heterogeneous
homogeneous
mixture
Milk is a ___________________ mixture.
homogeneous
heterogeneous
A sandwich is a ______________________ mixture.
homogeneous
heterogeneous
Process of passing a mixture through a porous device
decanting
filtration
paper chromatography
evaporation
When the liquid part of a mixture is changed into a gas and the solid(s) are left behind.
evaporation
centrifuge
paper chromatography
filtration
Excess liquid is poured off so only solid particles at the bottom remain.
filtration
centrifuge
evaporation
decanting
Machine used to spin samples rapidly and separate solid particles to the bottom.
evaporation
centrifuge
filtration
paper chromatography
Separates mixtures of dyes
paper chromatography
decanting
filtration
evaporation
Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
liquid
gas
mixture
solid
True or False: When a substance changes state, only the distance between the particles is changing.
True
False
Type of change that produces a new substance.
filtration
physical change
evaporation
chemical change
Which of the following is a physical change?
boiling water
iron rusting
souring of milk
burning paper
Which of the following is a chemical change?
grinding granite
cutting aluminum
burning paper
boiling salt water
True or False: The mass of the products is always equal to the mass of the reactants.
True
False
Which element has the following chemical symbol "Cl"?
californium
chlorine
chromium
curium
What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
Pb
P
Pt
K
