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Matter Pre-Test 2024

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 36mins

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Class
Date
1.

Solids are described as having a 

a)

definite shape and indefinite volume

b)

indefinite shape and indefinite volume

c)

definite shape and definite volume

d)

indefinite shape and definite volume

2.

Solids are described as having a 

a)

definite shape and indefinite volume

b)

indefinite shape and indefinite volume

c)

definite shape and definite volume

d)

indefinite shape and definite volume

3.

Liquids are described as having a 

a)

definite shape and indefinite volume

b)

indefinite shape and indefinite volume

c)

definite shape and definite volume

d)

indefinite shape and definite volume

4.

Gases are described as having a 

a)

definite shape and indefinite volume

b)

indefinite shape and indefinite volume

c)

definite shape and definite volume

d)

indefinite shape and definite volume

5.

Gas particles have the ________ kinetic energy because they move the fastest.

a)

least

b)

most

6.

Particles that make up a solid have the _____________ attraction toward each other. 

a)

strongest

b)

weakest

7.

When a liquid changes its phase and turns into a solid it is known as

a)

condensation.

b)

melting.

c)

vaporization.

d)

freezing or solidification.

8.

When a gas changes its phase and turns into a liquid it is known as

a)

condensation.

b)

sublimation.

c)

vaporization.

d)

freezing or solidification.

9.

When a gas changes its phase and turns into a solid it is known as

a)

deposition.

b)

sublimation.

c)

condensation.

d)

freezing or solidification.

10.

When a solid changes its phase and turns into a liquid it is known as

a)

deposition.

b)

melting.

c)

condensation.

d)

freezing or solidification.

11.

When a solid changes its phase and turns into a gas it is known as

a)

deposition.

b)

melting.

c)

condensation.

d)

sublimation.

12.

All phase changes are

a)

chemical changes

b)

chemical reactions

c)

physical changes

d)

irreversable

13.

Segment B?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

freezing

d)

melting

14.

Segment D?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

boiling

d)

melting

15.

Segment E?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

boiling

d)

melting

16.

During a phase change, the temperature remains the same

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Substances that are made up of ONLY one type of atom (element) or compound.

a)

Heterogeneous mixture

b)

Pure substance

c)

Suspension

d)

Homogeneous mixture

18.

Substances that are made up of ONLY one type of atom (element) or compound.

a)

Heterogeneous mixture

b)

Pure substance

c)

Suspension

d)

Homogeneous mixture

19.

Which of the following is classified as a pure substance?

a)

Lemonade

b)

Fruit punch

c)

ketchup

d)

Hydrogen

20.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that has mass and occupies space

b)

Anything that has mass

c)

Anything that is made of air

d)

ALL of them 

21.

Which of the following is a pure substance? 

a)

Water

b)

Sugar

c)

Gold

d)

ALL of them

22.

Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a)

milk

b)

lemonade

c)

vegetable salad

d)

carbon

23.

Which of these is an element?

a)

Salt (NaCl)

b)

Water (H20)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

24.

Which of these is a compound?

a)

Aluminium (Al)

b)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

c)

Nitrogen (N)

d)

Sand

25.

True or False: Elements and compounds are pure substances.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Identify which images are HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES! (Check all that apply)

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Max is hungry and he prepares cereal with milk. This is an example of a: 

a)

Homogeneous mixture

b)

Heterogeneous mixture

28.

What are the two types of Mixtures

a)

Elements and Subatomic Particles

b)

Protons and Electrons

c)

Atoms and Compounds

d)

Homogenous and Heterogeneous

29.

Two substances physically combined and that appears the same throughout is classified as

a)

A homogeneous mixture

b)

A heterogeneous mixture

c)

An element

d)

  A compound

30.

What type of mixture does this diagram represent?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

31.

What type of mixture is this?

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

chemical

c)

heterogeneous mixture 

d)

solid mix

32.

A mixture that contains two or more substances uniformly combined

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

homogeneous mixture

c)

suspension

d)

colloid

33.

Matter is classified in...

a)

Elements & Compounds

b)

Homogeneous & Heterogeneous

c)

Colloids & Suspensions

d)

Pure substances & Mixtures

34.

Choose which one is a physical property

a)

Flammability

b)

Solubility

c)

Water Reaction

d)

Magic

35.

The melting point of a substance is the temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

36.

Choose the one that is a chemical property

a)

Magnetism

b)

Size

c)

Color

d)

Reactivity with water

37.

Flammability is the ability of a substance to _________

a)

Burn

b)

Transfer heat

c)

Transfer electricity

d)

Cook

38.

The characteristics of a substance depends on its size.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

If you describe a substance as being corrosive, you have given a __________ property of that substance

a)

Chemical

b)

Large

c)

Physical

d)

Thermal

40.

Electrical conductivity is an example of what kind of property?

a)

Chemical

b)

Large

c)

Physical

d)

Boiling

41.

Choose the 3 that are physical properties of aluminum foil

a)

Malleable

b)

Luster

c)

Oxidation

d)

High melting point

42.

What is the outcome of observing a chemical property?

a)

Nothing

b)

A new substance is formed with different properties

c)

NaCl

d)

A rise in thermal conductivity

43.

Describe the physical and chemical properties of an emergency raft that will take you to safety

a)

Reacts with exposure to water

b)

Less dense than water (floats)

c)

Corrosive

d)

Solid at room temperature

44.

If you had two different substances that looked exactly the same, which properties would you use to tell them apart?

a)

Sound

b)

Size

c)

Color

d)

Density

45.

Which of these statements best describes a chemical property of a substance?

a)

It reacts with an acid to form water

b)

The object has a blue color

c)

The substance has a powdery texture

d)

It has a density of 2.11 g/cm3

46.

Choose whether the following is a physical or chemical property: Malleability

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

47.

Choose whether the following is a physical or chemical property: Reacts with oxygen

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

48.

Choose whether the following is a physical or chemical property: Magnetic

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

49.

Choose whether the following is a physical or chemical property: Non-flammable

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

50.

Choose whether the following is a physical or chemical property: Oxidation

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

51.

A Chemical Change is also known as what?

a)

Physical Change

b)

Physical Property

c)

Chemical Reaction

d)

Chemical Property

52.

Which of the following could indicate that a chemical change took place?

a)

Change in color

b)

Change in temperature

c)

Formation of Gas

d)

All are correct

53.

A green powder is heated & a gas is given off while it turns into a black solid.


This describes...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

c)

Change in State

d)

Change in Temperature

54.
A copper penny turning greenish after a few years is an example of ...
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
55.
A change in which NEW substances are formed.
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Casual change
d)
Formal change
56.
Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical change?
a)
sour milk
b)
burning wood
c)
breaking a pencil
d)
rust
57.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?
a)
crumpled paper
b)
pencil sharpening
c)
shrunken clothing
d)
sour milk
58.

Which of the following is a physical change?

a)

Getting a haircut

b)

Rusty metal

c)

sour milk

d)

A compound

59.
Is melting butter for popcorn a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
60.
Is a rusting bicycle a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemcial
b)
physical
61.
Ripping up paper ...
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
62.
An explosion occurs ...
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
63.
Ice melting
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
64.

Wood burned in a fireplace.

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

65.

Cake batter baked in an oven.

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

66.

Glass bottle that is shattered.

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

67.

Scrambling eggs is an example of

a)

A physical change

b)

A chemical change

c)

Solution

68.

Is mixing chocolate syrup into milk a chemical or physical change?

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

69.

During a chemical change, atoms...

a)

Are rearranged to form something new

b)

Stay the same

c)

Arranged to become a liquid

70.

Check all the different forms of matter

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Density

e)

Atoms

71.
A change that alters the physical properties of a substance without changing its composition.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
72.
Which of the following indicates a chemical change?
a)
Change in state of matter
b)
Temperature change
c)
Change in size 
d)
Change in shape
73.

What does it mean when there is a physical change?

a)

Matter has change from one substance into another.

b)

Matter has change on the molecular level

c)

A new substance has been formed.

d)

Matter has changed size, shape or form.

74.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change