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Matter and Its Properties

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is matter?

a)

A type of mixture

b)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

c)

A characteristic of matter

d)

A type of physical change

2.

What is the definition of volume?

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The ability of matter to dissolve in a liquid

c)

The measure of how much space an object takes up

d)

The way light reflects off an object

3.

Which term describes a characteristic of matter that can be observed and measured?

a)

Chemical property

b)

Physical property

c)

Solubility

d)

Conductivity

4.

What is a chemical property?

a)

A change that produces new matter with different properties

b)

A characteristic that can only be observed when there is a change in the type of matter

c)

The ability of a material to dissolve in a liquid

d)

A characteristic of matter that can be observed without changing it

5.

What does solubility refer to?

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The ability of matter to dissolve in a liquid

c)

The measure of how much space an object takes up

d)

The way light reflects off an object

6.

What is the definition of a solution in terms of matter?

a)

A physical combination of two or more substances that are blended together without forming new substances

b)

A type of mixture in which the particles of one material are scattered through another without settling out

c)

A mixture of substances that are blended so completely that the mixture looks the same everywhere

d)

A change that produces new matter with different properties from the original matter

7.

What is a mixture?

a)

A change that produces new matter with different properties from the original matter

b)

A type of mixture in which the particles of one material are scattered through another without settling out

c)

A physical combination of two or more substances that are blended together without forming new substances

d)

A characteristic of matter that can only be observed when there is a change in the type of matter

8.

What does the conservation of mass state?

a)

Matter can be created and destroyed during a physical or chemical change

b)

Matter is neither created nor destroyed during a physical or chemical change

c)

Matter can only be created during a chemical change

d)

Matter can only be destroyed during a physical change

9.

What is a physical change?

a)

A change of matter in size, shape, or state that does not change the type of matter

b)

A change that produces new matter with different properties from the original matter

c)

A characteristic that can only be observed when there is a change in the type of matter

d)

A physical combination of two or more substances that are blended together

10.

Which of the following is a physical property of matter?

a)

Combustibility

b)

Corrosion

c)

Solubility

d)

Cranberry juice

11.

What is an example of a chemical property?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Conductivity

c)

Combustibility

d)

Reflectivity

12.

Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

Sugar water

b)

Tap water

c)

Salad

d)

Cranberry juice

13.

What type of mixture is muddy water?

a)

Homogeneous solution

b)

Colloid

c)

Suspension

d)

Chemical property

14.

Which of the following is a homogeneous solution?

a)

Salad

b)

Foam

c)

Aerosol

d)

Tap water

15.

What happens to the mass during a physical or chemical change according to the conservation of mass?

a)

The mass increases

b)

The mass decreases

c)

The mass stays the same

d)

The mass is unpredictable

16.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning wood

b)

Folding paper

c)

Rusting iron

d)

Baking a cake

17.

What is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?

a)

The shape of an object changes

b)

The size of an object changes

c)

Formation of a gas

d)

The object is divided into parts

18.

How are the particles in a solid arranged compared to particles in a gas?

a)

Particles in a solid are less tightly packed than in a gas

b)

Particles in a solid are more tightly packed than in a gas

c)

Particles in a solid are the same distance apart as in a gas

d)

Particles in a solid are randomly arranged like in a gas

19.

What happens to particles when energy (temperature) is added to a substance?

a)

Particles move more slowly

b)

Particles do not move

c)

Particles move faster

d)

Particles disappear