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Ch. 4 Test Review - Matter and Change

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that has color and shape

b)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

c)

Anything that can move

d)

Anything that produces light

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Sound

d)

A rock

3.

The amount of matter in an object is called its _____.

a)

volume

b)

density

c)

mass

d)

weight

4.

The space that an object takes up is its _____.

a)

density

b)

volume

c)

shape

d)

matter

5.

Which tool is used to measure mass?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Graduated cylinder

c)

Balance scale

d)

Ruler

6.

Which tool is used to measure volume of a liquid?

a)

Beaker or graduated cylinder

b)

Scale

c)

Thermometer

d)

Stopwatch

7.

Which unit is commonly used to measure volume?

a)

Grams

b)

Liters

c)

Meters

d)

Kilograms

8.

Which is an example of a physical property of matter?

a)

Ability to rust

b)

Color

c)

Ability to burn

d)

Reactivity with acid

9.

Density can be found by dividing an object’s mass by its _____.

a)

temperature

b)

volume

c)

weight

d)

energy

10.

Which object is most dense?

a)

An object with high mass and small volume

b)

An object with low mass and large volume

c)

An object that floats in water

d)

An object that is made of gas

11.

If an object floats in water, it is _____.

a)

less dense than water

b)

more dense than water

c)

heavier than water

d)

the same density as water

12.

Which of the following is a chemical property?

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Flammability (ability to burn)

d)

Texture

13.

The ability of iron to rust is a _____.

a)

physical property

b)

physical change

c)

chemical property

d)

state of matter

14.

What is an element?

a)

A substance made of two or more types of atoms

b)

A substance made of only one kind of atom

c)

A mixture of several compounds

d)

A substance that cannot exist naturally

15.

Which of the following is an example of an element?

a)

Water

b)

Salt

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugar

16.

A compound is made up of _____.

a)

Only one kind of atom

b)

Two or more elements chemically combined

c)

Two or more substances physically mixed

d)

One element and one mixture

17.

Which of the following is a compound?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

d)

Iron

18.

What is a mixture?

a)

A substance that has the same composition throughout

b)

A combination of substances that can be separated physically

c)

A chemical combination of atoms

d)

A single element

19.

Which of the following is a mixture?

a)

Table salt

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Carbon dioxide

20.

Trail mix is an example of a _____.

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

mixture

d)

molecule

21.

A physical change does NOT change an object’s _____.

a)

shape

b)

size

c)

state

d)

identity

22.

Which of these is a physical change?

a)

Ice melting

b)

Iron rusting

c)

Wood burning

d)

Baking a cake

23.

Which of these is a chemical change?

a)

Cutting paper

b)

Melting butter

c)

Burning wood

d)

Boiling water

24.

A new substance is formed during a _____.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

change of state

d)

temperature change

25.

Which clue shows a chemical change has happened?

a)

Change in shape

b)

Change in temperature or color

c)

Melting

d)

Freezing

26.

The three main states of matter are _____.

a)

Cold, warm, and hot

b)

Solid, liquid, and gas

c)

Hard, soft, and sticky

d)

Water, ice, and steam

27.

In a solid, particles are _____.

a)

very close together and vibrate in place

b)

far apart and move freely

c)

close together but slide past one another

d)

arranged randomly

28.

In a liquid, particles _____.

a)

vibrate in place

b)

move freely and spread far apart

c)

slide past each other but stay close together

d)

do not move at all

29.

In a gas, particles _____.

a)

stay in fixed positions

b)

are close together

c)

move fast and spread out

d)

don’t have any energy

30.

Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

31.

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

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

32.

Which state of matter has no definite shape or volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Mixture

33.

When a liquid changes to a gas, the process is called _____.

a)

freezing

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

melting

34.

When water vapor cools and turns into liquid water, this process is called _____.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

freezing

d)

sublimation

35.

When a solid changes directly into a gas, it is called _____.

a)

condensation

b)

sublimation

c)

evaporation

d)

freezing

36.

Dry ice turning into carbon dioxide gas is an example of _____.

a)

condensation

b)

sublimation

c)

melting

d)

evaporation

37.

What happens to the particles of a substance when it is heated?

a)

They slow down

b)

They stop moving

c)

They move faster and spread apart

d)

They become heavier

38.

What happens to the particles of a substance when it cools?

a)

They move faster

b)

They move slower and come closer together

c)

They disappear

d)

They expand

39.

When ice melts, it changes from a _____.

a)

solid to a gas

b)

liquid to a solid

c)

solid to a liquid

d)

gas to a liquid

40.

Which statement about matter is TRUE?

a)

Matter cannot be created or destroyed, only changed

b)

Matter disappears when it burns

c)

Matter can be created from nothing

d)

Matter does not have mass