Quiz about Staar Properties of Matter

Question 1

Characteristics of matter used to identify a substance.

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properties

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matter

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measurement

Question 2

Anything that takes up space and has mass

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matter

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shape

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texture

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property

Question 3

The amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas

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mass

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density

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texture

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volume

Question 4

The amount of space matter takes up

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volume

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density

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texture

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mass

Question 5

How easily a substance dissolves in a liquid describes the property of

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solubility

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density

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volume

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color

Question 6

How easily light bounces off a substance is

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reflectivity

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thermal conductivity

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magnetism

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electric conductivity

Question 7

which one is a homogeneous mixture?

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water and sugar

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Iron and sand

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water and oil

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fruit salad

Question 8

A property of substances made of iron or steel is

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magnetism

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reflectivity

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electric conductivity

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texture

Question 9

Physical properties are observable and ________.

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measurable

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changeable

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moveable

Question 10

An electric conductor allows electricity to flow through it freely.

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true

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false

Question 11

Which of the following could be classified as a substance that has the physical property of magnetism?

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iron

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aluminum

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wood

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plastic

Question 12

Which property determines whether one substance will sink or float in another substance?

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density

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texture

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volume

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temperature

Question 13

At room temperature helium does not have a definite shape or volume. Which state is it in?

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gas

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solid

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liquid

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plasma

Question 14

Elise wants to classify matter based on a physical property. She uses a triple beam balance. What property is she measuring?

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mass

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volume

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density

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magnetism

Question 15

Which type of mixture is water and oil?

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heterogeneous

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homogeneous

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cotton

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plastic

Question 16

Salt dissolves in water. This is an example of

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solubility

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texture

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density

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color

Question 17

_______ is dissolved in a solvent to make a solution.

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solute

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Solvent

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heterogeneous

Question 18

Sand is soluble in water.

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false

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true

Question 19

What property do a steel screw, an iron nail, and a paperclip have in common?

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magnetic

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nonmagnetic

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soluble in water

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insulators

Question 20

The state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but no definite shape.

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liquid

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gas

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solid

Question 21

The state of matter in which a substance does not have a definite shape or volume.

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gas

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liquid

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solid

Question 22

A change in which the form or shape of a substance changes but the chemical makeup of the substance remains the same.

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physical change

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chemical change

Question 23

A change in one or more substances, caused by a reaction, that forms new and different substances.

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chemical change

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physical change

Question 24

A combination of two or more different substances in which the substances keep their identities.

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mixture

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atom

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reaction

Question 25

A mixture that has the same composition throughout because all the parts are mixed evenly.

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solution

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reaction

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mixture

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atom

Question 26

Color, smell, and density are examples of what type of property?

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physical

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chemical

Question 27

Is mold growing on cheese a physical or chemical change?

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Chemical

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Physical

Question 28

What happens in ALL chemical changes?

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A new substance is formed

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Change in state of matter

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An explosion

Question 29

What phase change can happen if enough heat energy is added to a solid?

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it melts

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it condenses Particles slow down

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it condenses

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it freezes

Question 30

a change of state when a gas becomes a liquid

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condensation

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melting

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freezing

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boiling

Question 31

change of state when a liquid becomes a solid

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freezing

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evaporation

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condensation

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melting

Question 32

What happens to particles of a substances when heat energy is added?

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particles speed up and move apart

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particles speed up and move closer

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particles slow down and move apart

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particles slow down and move closer

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