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Understanding Matter Terminology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An individual particle of an element is a(n) _____

a)

electron

b)

atom

c)

cell

d)

mass

2.

______ measures the mass of a single atom.

a)

chemical equation

b)

density

c)

atomic mass

d)

volume

3.

A _________ is a shorthand notation of one, two, or three letters that represent the name of the element.

a)

chemical symbol

b)

product

c)

molecule

d)

atomic mass

4.

A(n) is a unique particle of matter that is a fundamental building block of matter.

a)

cell

b)

atom

c)

molecule

d)

element

5.

The ______ is a table that lists all of the known elements and groups them into columns by important shared properties.

a)

Periodic Table of Molecules

b)

Periodic Table of atoms

c)

Periodic Tables of Elements

d)

Periodic Table of Chemicals

6.

____ includes the types of elements that make up a substance, as well as the specific ratios of atoms of each kind of element that make it up.

a)

Atomic composition

b)

chemical structure

c)

atomic mass

d)

chemical name

7.

A _______ is the connection between atoms in more complex particles.

a)

Atomic composition

b)

Chemical bond

c)

Chemical structure

d)

Molecule

8.

______ is the specific way in which the bonds and atoms are arranged within the molecules of a substance.

a)

Atomic composition

b)

Chemical structure

c)

Atomic mass

d)

Chemical name

9.

_____ is a representation of an object which makes important aspects easier to see.

a)

a molecule

b)

macroscopic

c)

microscopic

d)

a model

10.

A _____ is a group of two or more atoms that are held together by chemical bonds.

a)

Atom

b)

chemical property

c)

molecule

d)

physical property

11.

_____ is a property that describes the mass of a certain volume of matter.

a)

Matter

b)

Density

c)

Volume

d)

Mass

12.

If something is ____, it is on a scale that people can see with their eyes.

a)

Microscopic

b)

Atomic

c)

Macroscopic

d)

Subatomic

13.

______ is the amount of matter in an object or sample, and is usually measured in kilograms.

a)

Mass

b)

Density

c)

Volume

d)

Matter

14.

A _______ is a characteristic of matter.

a)

Model

b)

Fire

c)

Property

d)

Molecule

15.

The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas as thermal energy is added to it is known as the ______.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Boiling Point

c)

Melting Point

d)

Freezing Point

16.

____ is the state of matter in which atoms or molecules are completely separated from one another by empty space and can move around independently of one another.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Condensation

17.

____ is the state of matter in which atoms or molecules are closely packed and touching one another but are not held in fixed positions.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Evaporation

18.

The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid as thermal energy is added to it is known as the ____.

a)

Boiling point

b)

Melting point

c)

Freezing point

d)

Condensation

19.

____ is the amount of force exerted over a certain area.

a)

Pressure

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Density

20.

_______

is the state of matter in which atoms or molecules are closely packed and touching one another in fixed positions.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Freezing

21.

The physical form matter takes as determined by the arrangement and motion of its atoms or molecules is called its ____.

a)

Shape

b)

Mass

c)

State of matter

d)

Volume

22.

____ is the change in state from a gas to a liquid.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

23.

____ is the change in state from a liquid to a solid

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

24.

____ is the change in state from a liquid to a gas at the surface of the liquid.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

25.

A ____ is a process in which one or more new substances form from one or more other substances.

a)

Product

b)

Reactant

c)

Chemical property

d)

Chemical reaction

26.

A ___ is a new substance that forms during a chemical reaction.

a)

Product

b)

Reactant

c)

Chemical property

d)

Chemical reaction

27.

A _____ is a substance that exists before a chemical reaction takes place and changes as a result of the reaction.

a)

Product

b)

Reactant

c)

Chemical Property

d)

Chemical Reaction

28.

_____ is data that can be used to support a scientific claim or argument.

a)

Scientific theory

b)

Scientific inquiry

c)

Scientific evidence

d)

Scientific investigation

29.

A ____ is a shorthand notation made up of arrows and chemical formulas for reactants and products that summarizes what happens during a chemical reaction.

a)

Product

b)

Reactant

c)

Chemical equation

d)

Chemical reaction

30.

The scientific law stating that matter cannot be created or destroyed is called the (law of conservation of matter).

a)

Law of thermodynamics

b)

Law of conservation of energy

c)

Law of conservation of matter

d)

Law of heat conduction