Matter and Properties

Which of the following would measure properties of matter in milliliters?

• graduated cylinder

• ruler

• scale

• magnifying glass

What is a pure substance?

• A substance made up of different types of atoms

• A substance that can be observed without changing its composition

• A substance made up of only one type of atom or molecule

• A substance that can become something else

Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

• Gold

• Seawater

• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

• Distillation

What are chemical properties?

• Characteristics that can be observed without changing the matter

• Characteristics that describe something's ability to become something else

• The basic unit from which all matter is made

• A group of 2 or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

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One particle of table salt (NaCl) is best described as a (a)   .

• atom

• compound

• element

• mixture

Answer explanation

Table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made up of two different elements, sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl), chemically bonded together.

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Match the following

• matter

• a combination of two or more substances physically blended together

• element

• a small particle that is a building block of matter

• atom

• anything that has mass and takes up space

• mixture

• a substance that consists of just one type of atom

What is a molecule?

• A characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter

• A group of 2 or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

• A way to measure volume of an object with an irregular shape

• A substance made up of 2 or more elements that have been chemically combined

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How can volume be measured using water displacement?

• By boiling liquids

• By using a graduated cylinder

• By separating liquids

• By dropping a rock in a beaker with water

This is known as a(n):

• Beaker

• Erlenmeyer flask

• Graduated cylinder

• Test tube

a property of material that refers to how well it dissolves in another material, such as water.

• weight

• crusty

• koolaid

• Solubility