Matter

One example of a physical change is

• burning paper

• baking cookies

• heating table sugar

• dissolving salt in water

One example of a chemical change is

• filtering

• burning wood

• boiling water

• crushing a can

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The energy of matter in motion is called

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• chemical energy

• electromagnetic energy

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Substances that cannot be broken down chemically into other substances are

• elements

• compounds

• mixtures

• solutions

The measurement of how much matter an object contains is its

• volume

• weight

• mass

• melting point

All elements are composed of extremely small particles called

• compounds

• mixtures

• atoms

• molecules

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a chemical change?

• gas burning on a stove

• rust forming on an iron fence

• salt dissolving in a glass of water

• using electricity to break down water into hydrogen and oxygen

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Anything that has mass and takes up space is called

• matter

• energy

• heterogeneous

• homogeneous

How do liquid water, ice, and water vapor differ from each other?

• They are different states of matter

• They are different compounds.

• They are made of different kinds of molecules.

• They are made of different kinds of atoms.

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Soil, salad, and sugar water are all examples of

• elements

• compounds

• mixtures

• atoms