1. Matter Practice Quiz
2011

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?
air
heat
smoke
water vapor
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3. All of the following are physical properties of matter EXCEPT ____.
mass
color
melting point
ability to rust
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4. Which state of matter has a definite volume and definite shape?
solid
liquid
gas
both b and c
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5. Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?
salt water
beef stew
sand and water
soil
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6. Which of the following items is NOT a compound?
baking soda
salad dressing
sugar
table salt
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7. Which of the following processes does NOT involve a change in chemical properties?
rusting
fermenting
boiling
burning
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8. A golf ball has more mass than a tennis ball because it ____.
takes up more space
contains more matter
contains different kinds of matter
has a definite composition
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9. Separating a solid from a liquid by evaporating the liquid is called ____.
filtration
condensation
solution
distillation
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10. A substance that can be separated into two or more substances only by a chemical change is a(n) ____.
solution
element
mixture
compound
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11. CO2,carbon dioxide, is a(n)
Element
Compound
Homogeneous mixture
Heterogeneous mixture
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12. Which of the following is NOT a way to separate a homogeneous mixture?
chromatography
distillation
evaporation
filtration
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13. Distillation is a separating technique that takes advantage of differences in
melting point
boiling point
freezing point
liquids
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14. Each is a sign of a chemical reaction EXCEPT
Gas released
State of matter change
Heat exchange
Light emitted
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15. During a chemical reaction there is
Less mass at the end than when you start
More mass at the end than when you start
Equal mass at the beginning and end
No way to tell how much mass at the end
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16. Magnetism is what type of property?
Chemical
Physical
Both physical and chemical
Neither physical nor chemical
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17. Why can mixtures be separated easily?
They are chemical combinations of elements.
They are only made of one type of atom.
They are made of only 2 types of atoms.
They are not chemically combined.
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18. To successfully separate a mixture of sand and sugar you should
Dissolve the sugar and filter the sand
Dissolve the sand and filter the sugar
Distill the sugar from the sand
Evaporate water from the sand and sugar
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