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Review Unit 2 Changes in Matter

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

Melting ice

b)

Burning wood

c)

Dissolving sugar in water

d)

Breaking a glass

2.

True or False: Dissolving salt in water is a physical change.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In a solution of saltwater, what is the solute?

a)

Water

b)

Salt

c)

Both salt and water

d)

Neither salt nor water

4.

Which of the following describes a concentrated solution?

a)

A solution with a small amount of solute

b)

A solution with a large amount of solute

c)

A solution with no solute

d)

A solution with equal amounts of solute and solvent

5.

How does increasing the temperature affect the rate of dissolution of a solid solute in water?

a)

It decreases the rate

b)

It has no effect

c)

It increases the rate

d)

It stops the dissolution

6.

Which factor does NOT affect the rate of dissolution of a solid solute in an aqueous solution?

a)

Temperature

b)

Surface area

c)

Agitation

d)

Color of the solute

7.

True or False: Rusting of iron is a physical change.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following is an example of a diluted solution?

a)

A cup of coffee with a lot of sugar

b)

A glass of water with a pinch of salt

c)

A saturated sugar solution

d)

Pure water

9.

What happens to the rate of dissolution when the surface area of a solute is increased?

a)

The rate decreases

b)

The rate remains the same

c)

The rate increases

d)

The solute does not dissolve

10.

Which of the following is a physical change?

a)

Baking a cake

b)

Freezing water

c)

Digesting food

d)

Burning paper

11.

In a lemonade solution, what is the solvent?

a)

Lemon juice

b)

Sugar

c)

Water

d)

Ice

12.

How does stirring affect the rate of dissolution of a solid solute in water?

a)

It decreases the rate

b)

It has no effect

c)

It increases the rate

d)

It stops the dissolution

13.

Water is the (a)   in an aqueous solution.

14.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

15.
If you change a substance into a new substance...
a)
Partial Change
b)
Physical Change
c)
Chemical Change
d)
Freezing
16.

Select all of the following images that show a physical change:

a)

broken pencil

b)

broken egg shell

c)

cut paper

d)

rusty nail

e)

color change

17.
In a sample of salt water, NaCl would be considered the ______.
a)
Solution
b)
Solute
c)
Solvent
d)
Solvation
18.
The substance in a solution that is of the greatest amount is the __________.

a)
solvent
b)
content
c)
solute
d)
salt
19.

When making a solution the solid that is dissolved is called the ___________ and the liquid doing the dissolving is called the __________.

a)

solute, solvent

b)

solvent, solute

c)

acid, base

d)

hydrogen, oxygen

20.
Ernesto and Amanda fill two cups with water. They use hot water in one cup and cold water in the other cup. Next, they will stir a spoon of salt into each cup.     

In which cup will the salt dissolve more slowly?
 
a)
The salt will not dissolve in either cup
b)
The salt dissolves more slowly in the hot water
c)
The salt dissolves more slowly in the cold water
d)
The salt dissolves at the same speed in both cups
21.
Anna filled a ​cup with hot tea. Then she added a sugar cube. ​Which of these will help to make the sugar cube dissolve more quickly? 
a)
stirring the hot tea
b)
adding more sugar cubes
c)
adding ice to the tea
d)
pouring more tea into the cup
22.

Stirring the solution increases the rate of dissolution (rate of dissolving).

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What combination would dissolve a solid solute the fastest?

a)

high temperature, no stirring

b)

no heat, no stirring

c)

sugar cube, no heat

d)

high temperature, stirring

24.

Jackson is making dinner and is trying to dissolve salt into a pot of water. The salt is dissolving slowly. What should Jackson do to speed up the rate of dissolving?

a)

He should put larger salt particles in the water.

b)

He should heat the water to a higher temperature.

c)

He should completely stop stirring the pot of water.

d)

He should slow down the speed he is stirring the pot.

25.

The smaller the particle size the faster the rate of dissolution (rate of dissolving).

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A solution with high amount of solute

a)

concentrated

b)

saturated

c)

unsaturated

d)

diluted

27.

What kind of mixture is shown in the picture?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

28.

What kind of mixture is shown in the picture?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

29.
Which cube(s) has the most surface area?
a)
left cube
b)
middle cubes
c)
right cubes
30.

What are the 3 factors that affect rate of dissolution (how fast things dissolve)?

a)

temperature, wind, surface area

b)

temperature, agitation, surface area

c)

emotions, attitude, language

d)

temperature, sound, surface area

31.

What is the definition of temperature?

a)

The measure of hotness or coldness

b)

A homogeneous mixture

c)

stirring

d)

the area of the chemical components used in a reaction

32.

What is the definition of agitation?

a)

The measure of hotness or coldness

b)

A homogeneous mixture

c)

stirring, shaking, mixing

d)

the area of the chemical components used in a reaction

33.

What is the definition of surface area?

a)

The measure of hotness or coldness

b)

A homogeneous mixture

c)

stirring, shaking, mixing

d)

the area of the chemical components used in a reaction

34.

How does temperature affect rate of dissolution?

a)

high (hot) temperature dissolves slowly

b)

high (hot) temperature dissolves faster

c)

low (cold) temperature dissolves faster

35.

How does agitation affect rate of dissolution?

a)

It does not affect it

b)

agitation increases the rate of dissolution (dissolves faster)

c)

agitation decreases the rate of dissolution (dissolves slower)

36.

How does surface area affect rate of dissolution?

a)

It does NOT affect rate of dissolution

b)

higher surface area (more little pieces) dissolves faster

c)

lower surface area (more big pieces) dissolves faster

37.

What is the best definition of rate of dissolution?

a)

the measure of hotness or coldness

b)

stirring

c)

the area of the surface of the solute

d)

the speed at which a solute dissolves in a solvent to form a solution

38.
Solutions are composed of __________ .
a)
salts and solutes
b)
solvents and salts
c)
solutes and alloys
d)
solutes and solvents
39.
When water is added to a solution it is called a ______________
a)
dilution
b)
concentration
c)
heterogeneous solution
d)
dissociation
40.

You can make a solution more concentrated by adding more __________.

a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
water
d)

solution

41.
When one of the parts of the solution is water we call it _________. 
a)
water stuff 
b)
water mixture 
c)
aqua-man
d)
aqueous 
42.
If we are making Kool-aid with sugar, Kool-aid powder, and water, which part is the solvent?
a)
water
b)
powder
c)
sugar
d)
powder and sugar
43.

Avery is conducting a science experiment. When water is added to a solution it is called a ______________

a)

dilution

b)

concentration

c)

heterogeneous solution

d)

dissociation

44.
A solution is a kind of ________. 
a)
mixture 
b)
compound 
c)
element 
d)
stuff 
45.

Aria is making lemonade. She adds sugar to the water. The sugar is a

a)

solute

b)

solution

c)

science

46.

What is a chemical change?

a)

A change that produces a new substance

b)

A change that alters the shape

c)

A change that alters the state of matter

47.

What is a physical change?

a)

A change that forms a new substance

b)

A change that alters the properties but not chemical makeup

c)

A change that forms a precipitate

48.
Is frying an egg a physical or chemical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
49.
Salt dissolves in water
a)
physical Change
b)
chemical change
50.
what is the definition of physical change?
a)
any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances. 
b)
rusting
c)

changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical identity.

d)
any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system
51.

What is a chemical change?

a)

How two chemicals react with one another when combined

b)

A property that we can measure or observe with our 5 senses or other tools

c)

When two chemicals react with one another to form a new substance

d)

When a change occurs but it does not result in the formation of a new substance

52.

A student mixes yellow powder with water. Which observation would prove a CHEMICAL change occurred?

a)

The powder DISSOLVED in the water

b)

The water turned the COLOR yellow

c)

The bag's TEMPERATURE changed

d)

The STATE OF MATTER changed

53.

Which of the following examples provides evidence of a PHYSICAL change?

a)

Wood is burned and releases ash and smoke

b)

Iron rusts over time

c)

When mixed, baking soda and vinegar form gas bubbles

d)

Boiling water bubbles when heated

54.

Which observations prove a chemical change occurred ?

a)

Dissolving and expected color change

b)

Mixing and dissolving

c)

State of matter change and boiling water bubbles

d)

Unexpected color change and temperature change

55.

When mixing milk and vinegar, a white, chunky, solid substance is formed. What has occurred?

a)

Physical change: state of matter

b)

Chemical change: precipitate

c)

Physical change: freezing

d)

Chemical change: rust

56.

You mix two liquids together, bubbles form and the temperature decreases. This is a....

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical Change

57.

You mix a red liquid and a white solid together. They turn yellow and the temperature increases. This is a...

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical Change

58.

Digesting food

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

59.

Apple rotting

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

60.

Does the following picture represent a chemical or physical change?

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

c)

Both