Kinds of Matter – Assessment

 

Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.

 

  1. _____ Gold is made up of    (a) gold and silver atoms   (b) bronze and silver atoms

     (c) only gold atoms  (d) gold atoms and hydrogen

  1. _____ Raisin Bran is an example of a (an)   (a) alloy    (b) mixture      (c) atom

          (d) molecule

  1. _____ The rate a substance dissolves is affected by    (a) the size of the substance   

            (b) stirring     (c) temperature   (d) all of the above

   4.  _____ The smallest particle of matter is      (a) an atom   (b) a molecule   (c) a gas 

             (d) a liquid

   5.  _____ A substance that cannot be broken down by simple means is a (an)      (a) element

            (b) solution           (c) mixture  (d)  chemical compound

6. _____The chemical formula for water is     (a) H20       (b) HO    (c) HO2    (d) Ca

7_____  The elements in the periodic table are listed according to their atoms’

  (a) shape and color   (b) texture and size    (c) weight and properties

  (d) all of the above

8._____  Cooking is an example of a    (a) chemical change   (b) physical change

     (c) the formation of a mixture    (d) chemical formula

     9._____   An element that is found in ALL living things is    (a) cholesterol   (b) carbon  

           (c) sugar   (d) zinc

    10. _____ The original elements in a mixture        (a) can be easily separated   (b) cannot be 

             easily separated         (c) should never be eaten   (d) are poisonous

11._____   An example of an alloy is      (a) bronze         (b) water    (c) cereal 

       (d) all of the  above

12. _____ All matter is either a substance or a   (a) solid    (b) mixture   (c) gas      (d) compound

     13. _____ The building blocks of matter are   (a) elements   (b) solutions     (c) alloys

            (d) particles that have yet to be identified

     14._____  A compound     (a) has the properties of both of its elements    (b) is made up

           of two or more elements that are  chemically combined     (c)  is easily separated  

           into its  original parts   (d)  keeps its original properties

     15._____  Both elements and compounds are  (a) evenly mixed    (b) invisible to the human eye 

          (c) mixtures        (d) substances

    

© Ellen Gabor, 2005

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