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Structure & Properties of Matter

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
gas, liquid, mass
b)
solid, liquid, gas
c)
mass, volume, thermal energy
d)
gas, temperature, solids
2.
What is an example of a physical property?
a)
reactivity
b)
 color
3.
Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume and it's molecules move very slowly?
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
4.
In which state of matter are the particles moving the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
onions
5.
A student places a pan of water on the stove. What happens to some of the water as it is heated?
a)
It becomes a gas.
b)
It becomes a liquid.
c)
It gets destroyed
d)
It gets new atomic bonds.
6.

Students took some ice cubes out of the freezer at 1:00pm. An hour later, they observed how the ice cubes had changed. The change that occurred is best described as

a)

chemical because a liquid formed

b)

physical because it happened over time

c)

physical because no new substance was formed

d)

chemical because heat caused the change

7.
What happens to the molecules in a pot of water as it is heated? 
a)
they move faster
b)
they move slower
c)
they gain potential energy
d)
they lose thermal energy
8.

In an element box, the number at top is the

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic name

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic symbol

9.

The number of neutrons in an atom can be found by

a)

adding the number of neutrons and protons together.

b)

adding the atomic mass and the atomic number.

c)

subtratcting the atomic number from the atomic mass.

d)

subtracting the atomic mass from the atomic number.

10.

___________________ are positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Isotopes

11.

Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

number of atoms

d)

atomic number

12.

The elements that touch the zigzag line on the Periodic Table are called

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

gasses

13.

What do atoms of the same periodic group have in common?

a)

They have the same atomic number.

b)

They have the same chemical symbols.

c)

The have similar chemical properties.

d)

They have the same atomic mass.

14.

Protons have a ____________ charge, neutrons have a ____________ charge, and electrons have a ____________ charge.

a)

positive; negative, neutral

b)

positive, neutral, negative

c)

neutral, negative, positive

d)

negative, neutral, positive

15.

The chemical symbol in this element box is

a)

26

b)

Fe

c)

Iron

d)

55.845

16.

The three kinds of elements are

a)

metals, nonmetals, and liquid metals

b)

metals, nonmetals, and metalloids

c)

metals, solids, and liquids

d)

metalloids, asteroids, and nonmetals

17.

All matter is made of

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

atoms

18.

There are different characteristics for each of the states of matter. Which statement describes a difference between liquids and solids?

a)

Temperature can change a solid to a liquid, but it cannot change a liquid to a solid.

b)

Solids have definite volume and liquids do not have definite volume.

c)

The particles in a solid are much closer together than the particles in a liquid.

d)

Solids take the shape of their containers and liquids maintain their own shapes.

19.

Which of the following is not a physical property of matter?

a)

temperature

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

burning

20.

How are the particles in a gas formed?

a)

able to fly around freely

b)

loosely packed

c)

tightly packed together

21.

how are the particles in a liquid packed?

a)

tightly packed together

b)

loosely packed together

c)

able to fry around freely.

22.
An oreo cookie weighs 20 grams.  It gets crushed into crumbs for a recipe.  How much do its crumbs weigh?
a)
15 grams
b)
25 grams
c)
20 grams
23.

a different way to say Law of Conservation of Matter

a)

Law of Conservation of Volume

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

Law of Conservation of Mass

d)

Law of Conservation of Environment

24.

fundamental principle that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a closed system

a)

Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Law of Conservation of Matter

c)

Law of Conservation of Environment

d)

Law of Conservation of Volume

25.

a new material formed in a chemical reaction

a)

coefficient

b)

subscript

c)

reactant

d)

product

26.

a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction

a)

coefficient

b)

subscript

c)

reactant

d)

product

27.

If reaction starts with 20g of reactants, it will produce ---

a)

a total of 40g of product

b)

a total of 10g of product

c)

a total of 80 g of product

d)

a total of 20g of product

28.

How many of each type of atom are in the formula NH3?

a)

1 nitrogen, 3 hydrogen

b)

3 nitrogen, 3 hydrogen

c)

1 neon, 3 hydrogen

d)

1 nitrogen, 3 helium

29.

What will have more mass when a chemical change is complete: the reactants before the chemical reaction or the product after the reaction is complete?

a)

They both will have the same mass

b)

The product always has more mass than the reactant

c)

The reactant will have more mass than the product

d)

They both will lose mass after the reaction

30.

The Law of Conservation of Matter states that the total amount of matter _____ after it undergoes change.

a)

disappears

b)

stays the same

c)

weighs less

d)

explodes

31.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
32.
What type of subatomic particles are found in the cloud?
a)
neutrons
b)
electrons
c)
protons
d)
reactions
33.

On the periodic table Li, Na, K and Rb are found in the same group because

a)

they have the same number of neutrons

b)

they have similar properties

c)

they have the same number of electrons

d)

they are compounds

34.

Which is an electron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

electrons are not labeled in the diagram

35.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called ___.

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

36.

In which state of matter do molecules vibrate at a fixed position?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

All of the above

37.

In which state of matter are the molecules furthest apart?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the above

38.

Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

All of the above

39.

Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the Above

40.

Which state of matter has no definite shape or volume

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the Above

41.

State the order of the states of matter according to their motion or kinetic energy in descending order. (From highest to lowest)

1._________

2._________

3._________

a)

Solids, liquids, gases

b)

Gases, liquids, solids

c)

Liquids, solids, gases

d)

Solids, gases, liquids

42.

State the arrangement of molecules in a liquid.

a)

Tightly packed together in a regular pattern

b)

Move and slide over each other with no particular pattern

c)

Move around freely in all directions

d)

move freely in no direction with a regular pattern

43.

State the arrangement of molecules in a solid.

a)

Tightly packed together in a regular pattern

b)

Move and slide over each other with no particular pattern

c)

Move around freely in all directions

d)

move freely in no direction with a regular pattern

44.
Iron rusts.
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical Change
45.
A tire is inflated with air.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
46.
Milk Sours
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
47.
Food is digested in the stomach
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
48.
Which of the following is a Physical Property 
a)
Toxicity
b)
Flammability
c)
Malleability
d)
Reactivity
49.

What is a chemical change?

a)

Forming a new substance

b)

When two or more substances combine to make a greater one

c)

When two or more substances combine to make a new chemical substance

d)

Combing substances

50.
Flammability
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
51.
Melting point
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
52.
Which is an example of a chemical change?
a)
baking a cake
b)
freezing water
c)
crushing a can
d)
breaking an egg
53.
Boiling point
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
54.
Burning coal
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
55.

While walking to school you notice that the grass is wet but it didn't rain the night before is from?

a)

freezing point

b)

boiling point

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

56.

with the exception of water, when the matter gets hotter it

a)

solidifies

b)

contracts

c)

expands

d)

stays the same

57.

When a gas is cooled to make a liquid.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

deposition

d)

sublimation

58.

When a liquid turns to a gas.

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

deposition

d)

vaporization

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