Matter Unit Review

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

• true

• false

An element is a substance that is made up of one type of atom.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Evaporation is the change of state from a gas to a liquid.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A solid has a definite volume and shape.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A physical property can be measured without changing the identity of the substance.

• true

• false

One chemical property that can be measured in a substance is its reactivity with water. What is another chemical property?

• density

• flammability

• malleability

• solubility

Matter is made up of particles. Which of the following statements is true about these particles?

• The particles that make up solids do not move.

• The particles that make up liquids do not move.

• The particles that make up all matter are constantly in motion.

• Only the particles that make up gases are constantly in motion.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following statements describes a liquid?

• A liquid has both a definite shape and a definite volume.

• A liquid has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.

• A liquid has a definite shape but not a definite volume.

• A liquid has a definite volume but not a definite shape.

A beaker containing a certain substance has heat applied to it. The particles that make up the substance begin to move farther apart from each other. What change of state could be occurring to the substance in the beaker?

• The substance is changing from a gas to a liquid.

• The substance is changing from a gas to a solid.

• The substance is changing from a liquid to a solid.

• The substance is changing from a liquid to a gas.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be created or destroyed. To what type of change does this law apply?

• physical changes only

• chemical changes only

• both physical and chemical change

• only mass that is not undergoing change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5