8th grade matter final

What is matter?

• a.     Anything that takes up space and has mass

• a.     A substance that stores energy

• a.     The force exerted by a massive object

• a.     An electrically charged material

1.       Matter is made of:

• a.     Atoms

• a.     Large particles

• a.     Energy

• a.     Either positively or negatively charged particles

Which state of matter is made of tightly packed atoms that cannot move around freely?

• a.     Solid

• a.     Liquid

• gas

• plasma

 

1.       Which state of matter has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container?

• a.     Solid

• Liquid

• a.     Gas

• a.     Plasma

1.       Which state of matter takes the shape and volume of its container?

• a.     Solid

• a.     Liquid

• Gas

• a.     Plasma

Match the following

• The change of a solid to a liquid

• Freezing

• The change of a gas to a liquid

• Melting         

• adding energy to a gas

• Evaporation

• The change of a liquid to a gas

• plasma

• The change of a liquid to a solid

•  Condensation

1.       Complete the statement. _________ and _________ take place when a substance is warmed (heat is added).

• a.     Melting, freezing

• a.     Melting, evaporation

• a.     Evaporation, freezing

• a.     Condensation, freezing

1.       Which of the following is NOT a qualitative property of matter?

• Color

• Taste

• Mass

• Texture

Touch describes what properties of matter?

• The hardness of an object

• The texture of an object

• a.     How easily an object bends without breaking

• a.     All of the above

Which property of matter reflects how much mass takes up a certain amount of space?

• Density

• Temperature

• Solubility

• Viscosity