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6.6 Matter Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

What are the characteristics of solids?

a)

Particles flow and change shape

b)

Particles are spread out and move quickly

c)

Particles tightly packed and vibrate; definite shape and volume

d)

Particles are randomly arranged

2.

What are the characteristics of liquids?

a)

Particles loosely packed; flow past each other; changing shape; definite volume

b)

Particles tightly packed; definite shape

c)

Particles move very fast in all directions

d)

Particles have no volume

3.

What are the characteristics of gases?

a)

Particles vibrate in place; definite shape

b)

Particles flow with definite volume

c)

Particles spread out; move quickly; changing shape and volume

d)

Particles stay in one spot

4.

What is a pure substance?

a)

A mix of different substances

b)

Made of one type of element or compound; cannot be separated physically

c)

Changes state easily

d)

Made only of gases

5.

What is an element?

a)

One type of substance

b)

Two or more substances mixed

c)

A combination of gases

d)

A chemical reaction

6.

What is a compound?

a)

One type of atom

b)

2 or more elements chemically combined

c)

A type of mixture

d)

Only solids

7.

What is a homogeneous mixture?

a)

Mixtures that are the same throughout

b)

A mixture with visible parts

c)

A mix of solids and gases

d)

A mix of elements only

8.

What is a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

Mixtures that are not the same throughout

b)

Mixtures that are identical

c)

Pure substances

d)

Only liquids

9.

What are the properties of metals?

a)

Malleable, shiny, good conductors

b)

Brittle and dull

c)

Non-conductive and soft

d)

Always gases

10.

What are the properties of nonmetals?

a)

Shiny and malleable

b)

Brittle, dull, insulators

c)

Semiconductors

d)

Only found in the center of the periodic table

11.

What are the properties of metalloids?

a)

Semiconductors; can be shiny/dull, malleable/brittle

b)

Always shiny and malleable

c)

Non-conductive and always dull

d)

Gases with no mass

12.

What are rare Earth metals known for?

a)

Fluorescent and magnetic

b)

Low density and dull

c)

Only found in gas form

d)

Brittle and transparent

13.

What does malleable mean?

a)

Able to be hammered or shaped without breaking

b)

Breaks easily

c)

Stays in one place

d)

Cannot be reshaped

14.

What does brittle mean?

a)

Can be drawn into wire

b)

Breaks easily

c)

Reflects light

d)

Conducts electricity well

15.

What does ductile mean?

a)

Breaks when bent

b)

Able to be drawn into a wire

c)

Reflects no light

d)

Does not conduct heat

16.

What is a conductor?

a)

Blocks all heat

b)

Moves heat and electricity easily

c)

Breaks under pressure

d)

Has no electrons

17.

What is a semiconductor?

a)

Moves heat/electricity but not as well as metals

b)

Blocks all energy

c)

Only works with solids

d)

Reflects light

18.

What is an insulator?

a)

Does not move heat or electricity well

b)

Conducts heat fast

c)

Glows in the dark

d)

Forms only in gases

19.

What is luster?

a)

Ability to reflect light; shininess

b)

A soft texture

c)

Being brittle

d)

High density

20.

What does it mean if an object floats?

a)

It is less dense than the fluid

b)

It is heavier than the fluid

c)

It is a gas

d)

It conducts heat

21.

What does it mean if an object sinks?

a)

It is lighter than the fluid

b)

It is more dense than the fluid

c)

It is changing state

d)

It is a compound

22.

What is a sign of a chemical change?

a)

Color change, gas production, precipitate, temperature change

b)

Freezing and melting

c)

Dissolving

d)

Breaking apart physically

23.

What is a precipitate?

a)

A solid that forms during a chemical reaction

b)

A gas that evaporates

c)

A change in size

d)

A mix of gases

24.

What is the difference between physical and chemical changes?

a)

Physical changes do not create new substances; chemical changes do

b)

Chemical changes melt the object

c)

Physical changes are always cold

d)

They are the same