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Properties and Changes of Matter

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which substance seems to be more soluble in water?

a)

Left

b)

Right

2.

A graduated cylinder is filled with 150 mL of water. A 93 g rock is dropped into the graduated cylinder. The water rises to 180 mL.

What is the density of the rock? d = m/v

a)

3.1 g/mL

b)

0.62 g/mL

c)

0.32 g/mL

d)

2.4 g/mL

3.

Hannah wants to make some toast for breakfast, but she has 3 minutes before she must leave for school. She knows toasting bread is a chemical change so what is the best way for Hannah to increase the rate of this chemical change?

a)

change the type of bread she uses

b)

change the size of bread she uses

c)

increase the temperature of the toaster oven

d)

decrease the temperature of the toaster oven

4.

Solubility is the ability of one substance to dissolve in another. A(n) ___________ is the substance being dissolved in a solution.

a)

solute

b)

suspension

c)

solvent

d)

salt

5.

Imagine you have a 500 g bar of chocolate that you chop up to make chocolate chip cookies. After chopping the bar into small pieces, you put all the pieces on a scale. The scale measures . . .

a)

Less than 500 g

b)

More than 500 g

c)

500 g

d)

It is impossible to know

6.

Match the following

a)

solute

1.

the substance being dissolved

b)

solvent

2.

the substance doing the dissolving

c)

solution

3.

homogeneous mixture

d)

solubility

4.

the ability of a substance to dissolve

7.

What happens in all chemical changes?

a)

a change in state of matter

b)

bubbles are produced

c)

a new substance is formed

d)

an explosion

8.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Rusting iron

b)

Burning wood

c)

Baking a cake

d)

Melting ice

9.
Question Image

Match the following evidence with the observation

a)

1.

Physical Change - because it is melting.

b)

2.

Chemical Change - because it is burned.

c)

3.

Physical Change - because it is bent.

d)

4.

Physical Change - because size changes.

e)

5.

Chemical change - because acids/bases.

10.

Which of the following are ALL considered properties that DO NOT depend on the size or amount of a substance?

a)

Weight, mass, volume

b)

Conductivity, size, volume

c)

Density, magnetism, boiling point

d)

Melting point, mass, weight

11.

If the temperature of the hot plate was changed to 35°C which of the following would occur?

a)

The chemical change would stop.

b)

The chemical change would speed up.

c)

The chemical change would slow down.

d)

The chemical change would not be influenced.

12.

What will happen to the mass of a closed system if a physical change occurs inside it?

a)

The mass will increase

b)

The mass will decrease

c)

The mass will stay the same

d)

The mass will disappear

13.

Ice cubes melting into water is an example of:

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

14.

The amount of mass in a given volume is defined as . . .

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

matter

15.

When a chemical change occurs, if the temperature drops, what effect will this have on the rate of the chemical reaction?

a)

The rate of reaction would decrease

b)

The rate of reaction would increase

c)

The rate of reaction would be the same

d)

The temperature would increase

16.

When a substance in a closed system changes from a liquid to a gas, which of the following describes the mass of the substance?

a)

The mass increases.

b)

The mass decreases.

c)

The mass becomes zero.

d)

The mass does not change.

17.

Smelting is a process of heating up metal until it becomes molten (like a liquid).  If a metal has a melting point of 1000o Celsius, which metal is it?

a)

Brass Red

b)

Cast Iron

c)

Stainless Steel

d)

Titanium

18.

Classify the following as Chemical Change or a Physical Change.

Categorize the following

Chopping wood

Heating soup

Steam from a shower

Burning marshmellow

A bike rusting

baking soda and vinegar

Physical Change
Chemical Change
19.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2