PROPERTIES OF MATTER: Multiple Choice

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up ___.

• gravity

• weight

• space

• volume

A property of a substance that is observed when the substance undergoes a change in identity is known as ___.

• a mixture

• physical property

• chemical property

• chemical reaction

Which of the following statement is false?

• Odor is a physical property of matter.

• Magnetism is a chemical property of matter.

• Flammability is a chemical property of matter.

• Boiling point is a physical property of matter.

The amount of matter an object has is known as its ____.

• weight

• density

• volume

• mass

A property of a substance that can be observed without the substance changing identity is known as a ___.

• chemical property

• physical reaction

• physical property

• mixture

Which of the following statement is TRUE?

• Density is a chemical property of matter.

• Boiling point is a physical property of matter.

• Melting point is a chemical property of matter.

• Magnetism is a chemical property.

Silver reacts with sulfur in the air and over time a black tarnish forms. This is a form of a ___.

• chemical property

• physical property

• chemical reaction

• mixture

A skull and crossbones symbol on a lab bottle indicates the substance is toxic. This is a form of a ___.

• mixture

• chemical property

• physical property

• chemical reaction

Fog begins to form when water vapor condenses into tiny liquid water droplets. This is a form of a ___.

• physical property

• chemical property

• chemical reaction

• mixture

An engine overheats and causes a car to catch on fire. This is a form of a ___.

• physical property

• mixture

• chemical reaction

• chemical property