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Matter

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter?

a)

anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

anything that can be felt

c)

anything that can behave in many different ways

d)

anything that exist on Earth

2.
Name the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, gas
b)
mass, volume, density
c)
hardness, odor, taste
d)
texture, color, sound
3.
Explain what is mass?
a)
it measures the weight of matter
b)
it measures the size of matter
c)
it measures how tightly packed the matter is
d)
it measures the hardness of matter
4.
What best explains what volume is.
a)
the amount of space matter occupies
b)
the amount the matter weighs
c)
the measurement of how tightly packed the matter is
d)
the shape it is
5.
If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:
a)
The solid would fly out of the container
b)
The liquid would fly out of the container.
c)
The gas would fly out of the container.
d)
They ALL would fly out of the container.
6.

When we increase (heat) or decrease (cool) temperature of matter...

a)

We're changing the state of matter

b)

We're destroying matter

c)

We're creating matter

d)

We're creating energy

7.

The smallest part of an element is called..

a)

Matter

b)

Weight

c)

Atom

d)

Mass

8.

Jeffrey accidentally knocked over a jar of honey. When he came back into the kitchen, he saw that some of the honey had spilled onto the cabinet. This proves that honey is a __________ because __________.

a)

liquid; the honey had a definite size and shape

b)

solid; the honey expanded to fill up the volume of its new container

c)

liquid; the honey flowed and changed shapes when it spilled out of the jar

d)

gas; the honey had a change in shape and volume

9.

Why do liquids change shape?

a)

The particles in liquids are tightly packed together and only move back and forth in place.

b)

The particles in liquids are loosely held together and can slide past each other.

c)

The particles in liquids are very far apart and move freely in all directions.

d)

none of the above

10.
When a substance is able to dissolve, or mix evenly throughout another substance, this is called:
a)
texture
b)
solubility
c)
conductivity
d)
hardness
11.

solute + solvent =

a)

solution

b)

equation

12.
a)

solvent

b)

solute

13.
a)

solution

b)

solute

c)

solvent

14.
a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

15.
a)

solvent

b)

solute

16.

If you put a tea bag in water, the water is the_____.

a)

Solute

b)

Solvent

c)

Solution

17.
What are the two types of mixtures? 
a)
element and sub-atomic
b)
atoms and compounds
c)
homogeneous and heterogeneous
d)
element
18.
Soup is a Heterogeneous Mixtures?  
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
Is coffee a Homogeneous Mixture? 
a)
YES
b)
NO
20.

It is an example of homogeneous mixture

a)

orange juice

b)

fruit salad

c)

rice and palay

d)

water and oil

21.
Milk is a homogeneous mixture, and scatters light.
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
22.
Sand floating in water, but most of the sand is settled at the bottom this an example of which type of mixture?
a)
A solution
b)
A colloid
c)
A suspension
d)
A compound
23.

gravel and sand

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

24.

What is a mixture?

a)

elements chemically combined

b)

a combination of different substances

c)

composed of one atom only

d)

it is made of chemical

25.

Salad is an example of a _____________.

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

26.
Solubility is defined as
a)
the ability to catch on fire
b)
the ability to be dissolved
c)
the ability to fly.
d)
the ability to get on Mrs. D's nerves.
27.
Sugar water is a 
a)
solution
b)
suspension
c)
colloid
28.
Is melting butter for popcorn a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
29.
Wood burned in a fireplace
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
30.

Physical or Chemical Change? Iron rusting

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

31.

Physical or Chemical Change? Cutting an orange

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

32.

Frying an egg

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change