Matter Unit 6 lesson 9 test
1. What is matter?
a. Anything that has mass and occupies space
b. Anything that is made of atoms
c. Anything that is solid
d. Anything that is visible
2. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. Light
3. What is the process of changing a substance from a solid to a liquid called?
a. Freezing
b. Melting
c. Condensation
d. Evaporation
4. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
a. Ice melting into water
b. Mixing baking soda and vinegar to produce gas
c. Cutting a piece of paper in half
d. Boiling water to produce steam
5. What is a physical property of matter?
a. Ability to react with other substances
b. Color
c. Smell
d. Density
6. A substance that has a definite shape and volume is a:
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. Plasma
7. Which of the following is a pure substance?
a. Saltwater
b. Air
c. Gold
d. Lemonade
8. What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?
a. Atom
b. Molecule
c. Compound
d. Electron
9. Which of the following is NOT a physical change?
a. Burning wood
b. Breaking a glass
c. Melting ice
d. Mixing salt and water
10. What is the measurement of the amount of matter in an object?
a. Weight
b. Volume
c. Density
d. Mass
Answer key:
1. a. Anything that has mass and occupies space
2. d. Light
3. b. Melting
4. b. Mixing baking soda and vinegar to produce gas
5. b. Color
6. a. Solid
7. c. Gold
8. a. Atom
9. a. Burning wood
10. d. Mass