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Changes of Matter

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solid can change into a liquid. It is called___________________.

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Condenses

d)

Evaporates

2.

Liquids can change into gases. It's called ____________.

a)

Freezing

b)

Condenses

c)

Evaporates

d)

Melts

3.

By cooling a gas, can change it to a liquid. When gas change to liquid, it's called _________________.

a)

Condenses

b)

Evaporates

c)

Melts

d)

Freeze

4.

Choose the picture below that showed the canges of gases to liquids (Condences)

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What happens to a liquid when it is heated?

a)

Boiling and change into gas

b)

Melting and change into liquid

c)

Freezing and change into solid

d)

Condences

6.

What is a reversible change?

a)

Something you can change back.

b)

Something you cannot change back.

7.

Burning of candle wax is a ________change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

8.

Melting of butter is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

9.

Rusting of iron is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

10.

Frying an egg to make an omelette is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

11.

Evaporation of water is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

12.

Boiling of rice is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

13.

What is an irreversible change?

a)

Something you can change back.

b)

Something you cannot change back.

14.

Which of these is NOT a reversible change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
The substances listed on the right side of a chemical equation are the
a)

Solvent

b)
Reactants
c)
Products
d)

Solution

16.

The process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances

a)

Product

b)

Reactant

c)

Chemical Reaction

d)

Solution

17.

The starting materials in a chemical reaction _________

a)
Products
b)
Reactants
c)

Solute

d)

Solvent

18.
In this image, what are the information to the right of the arrow (in black) is called the_______.
a)
Product
b)
Reactant
c)
Chemical Subscript
19.
The law of conservation of mass states that....
a)
Matter can be made
b)
Matter can be destroyed
c)
Matter can neither be made or destroyed
d)
Matter can evaporate
20.
Is glass breaking a chemical or phyiscal change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
21.
Is hammering wood together to build a house a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
22.
Is mixing lemonade powder with water a physical or chemical change?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
23.
What is the left part of a chemical equation called?
H2 + O → H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products 
c)
Yields 
d)
Chemical Equation 
24.
Which is an example of a chemical reaction?
a)
paper cut into small pieces
b)
chocolate melting in a pan
c)
flour and sugar mixed in a bowl
d)
cookies baking in an oven
25.
A white baking soda solution was combined with white calcium chloride. Once combined the temperature increased, the substances bubbled, and were white in color. What indicators of a chemical change were shown?
a)
Temperature increase
b)
Color change
c)
Bubbling/fizzing
d)
Temperature increase and bubbling/fizzing
26.

During a reaction, atoms are

a)

created

b)

destroyed

c)

neither created or destroyed - just rearranged

27.

A chemical reaction is when...

a)

Atoms and molecules are destroyed

b)

Atoms and molecules are created

c)

Atoms and molecules break apart and regroup to form new products

d)

Atoms and molecules go on vacation and relax a little

28.

What are some examples of insulators?

a)

silver, iron, cooper

b)

metal spoon, penny, aluminum

c)

rubber, glass, wood

d)

gold, wire, nails

29.

A student is having a problem getting a light bulb to light up in an electrical circuit. They notice there is a gap in the wiring but there is not enough wire to complete the circuit. What could the student do to fix the problem?

a)

put a rubber handle in the gap

b)

use a piece of of nylon rope to attached the wires together

c)

change the battery or the light bulb

d)

attach a paperclip to the wires in between the gap

30.
What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
a)
An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not
b)
A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.
c)
An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not
d)
A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not
31.
Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because
a)
they are colorful
b)
they are fuzzy
c)
they are conductors
d)
they are insulators
32.

A material that prevents heat or an electric current from flowing

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electric Circuit

33.

This girl is wearing pink wool earmuffs to keep her ears warm in the snowy weather. Differentiate between conductors and insulators. How does the wool affect heat transfer? (wool is a type of fabric)

a)

The wool is a conductor that transfers heat from her ears to the wool earmuffs.

b)

The wool is an insulator that provides heat to keep the girl's ears warm.

c)

The wool is a conductor that transfers heat from the girl's earmuffs to her ears.

d)

The wool is an insulator that keep the girl's ears from loosing heat.

34.

Which is TRUE about an insulator?

a)

It can be a good conductor.

b)

It allows heat to pass through easily.

c)

It slows energy transfer.

d)

It provides heat to keep materials warm.

35.

Which of the following is a group of items that can be used to conduct electricity?

a)

paper clip, nail and penny

b)

paperclip, nail and cardboard

c)

rubber-band, eraser, and cotton ball

d)

rubbe- band, paperclip and nail

36.

When sublimation occurs, what is the change in the state of matter?

a)

Gas to liquid

b)

Gas to solid

c)

Solid to gas

d)

Solid to liquid

37.

What happens to the energy of the particles during sublimation?

a)

Gain energy

b)

Lose energy

38.

What happens to the speed and spacing of the particles in the dry ice during sublimation?

a)

Faster, closer together

b)

Faster, farther apart

c)

Slower, closer together

d)

Slower, farther apart

39.

Which phase changes GAIN energy as they happen?


SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

e)

Sublimation

40.

Which phase changes LOSE energy as they happen?


SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

e)

Sublimation

41.

Dry ice and water ice both melt when they are heated.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

42.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

43.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
44.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
45.

What is D?

a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
46.

What tool would best help you sort iron from sand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

What tool would best help you sort coffee?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

Mixtures are created when two or more ______ are mixed together.

a)

liquids

b)

changes

c)

substances

d)

rocks

49.

_____ means to spread out evenly in a liquid.

a)

melt

b)

dissolve

c)

mix

50.

______ means to combine together.

a)

stir

b)

distribute

c)

mix

d)

solute

51.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

52.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

53.

A substance that dissolves another substance is called ….

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

d)

substances

54.

Hot coffee is the mixture of coffee powder, sugar, and water. The correct statement of the mixture is ….

a)

A. water is solute, sugar and coffee powder are solvent

b)

B. sugar and water are solutes, coffee powder is solvent

c)

C. coffee powder and water are solutes, sugar is solvent

d)

D. sugar and coffee powder are solutes, water is solvent

55.

The substance in label a is as the ....

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

d)

mixture

56.
In which of these do particles move slowest?
a)
matter
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
57.

Jacob added 50mL of salt to 250mL of water. He stirred it until it completely dissolved. He was asked by Mr. Lopez to separate the salt from the water. After the water evaporated how much salt was left in the beaker?

a)

There was 300mL left in the beaker.

b)

There was 50mL left in the beaker.

c)

There was 200mL left in the beaker.

d)

There was no salt left in the beaker.

58.

Isabella accidentally left the beaker full of salt water boiling on a hot plate. When she came back she shut it off and this is what was left. What is it?

a)

It is salt that was placed in there after she left.

b)

It is salt that was left behind due to evaporation.

c)

It is the excess salt that did not evaporate with the water.

d)

It is an unknown substance.

59.

10 g of lemon powered was added to a bottle of water. What physical properties have changed?

a)

smell, taste, mass, color

b)

smell, density, state of matter

c)

smell, color, taste, length

d)

smell, color, taste, width

60.
Sand and gravel may be separated from each other by using..
a)
a filter funnel
b)
a sieve
c)
an evaporating basin
d)
a distillation
61.
Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?
a)
hand separation
b)
filtering
c)
screening
d)
evaporation 
62.

What happens when water mixes with sugar?

a)

the appearance of sugar changes

b)

the shape of water changes

c)

the taste of sugar changes

d)

the state of water changes

63.

I have a mixture of Wood chips, sand, iron filings, and gravel. Here is a way to separate them:


  1. Use a sieve to separate the the sand and iron filings from the gravel and wood chips.


What would be step 2?

a)

Use the sieve again to separate the iron filings and the sand

b)

Use a magnet to separate the iron filings from the sand

c)

Use a tweezers to pick out the iron filings

d)

use a filter and water to separate the sand from the iron filings

64.

Students collected data on the appearance of four substances and how they reacted when mixed with water.

Which substances dissolved when mixed with water?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

B and C

d)

C and D

65.
A solution is a mixture of one or more substances _________ evenly into another substance.
a)
dissolved
b)
evaporated
c)
carried
d)
split
66.

What's easier to separate, a mixture or a solution?

a)

mixture

b)

solution