Physical Characteristics of Matter PQs

Which describes a property of all elements?

• All elements are metals.

• All elements have six electrons.

• All elements exist in the solid phase.

• All elements are pure substances.

Aluminum is an element. Which of the following best describes the smallest particle of aluminum that retains all the properties of aluminum?

• a molecule

• a proton

• an atom

• an electron

A student put 200 milliliters (mL) of water into a pot, sets the pot on a burner, and heats the water to boil. When the pot is taken off the burner, it contains only 180 milliliters (mL) of water. What happened to the rest of the water?

• It condensed.

• It turned into water vapor.

• It was absorbed by the heat.

• It was used up.

Define Atom

• a unit of matter, the smallest unit of an element that has all the characteristics of that element

• describes forces acting on an object that cancel each other

• smallest, basic unit of structure and function in a living thing; building block of life.

• process in which particles of a liquid change to gas, travel to the surface of the liquid and then into the air.

Matter is anything that has ___________ and takes up _____________.

• weight and mass

• weight and space

• mass and space

• volume and space

Which of the following is true about matter?

• It is a solid that takes us space

• It has mass and takes us space

• it has mass and is usually a liquid

• It is always a substance

The state of matter where vibrating atoms are packed tightly together.

• Element
• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid

The state of matter where slow moving atoms are loosely joined; the substance takes the form of its container.

• Liquid
• Solid
• Gas
• Element

The state of matter where fast moving atoms can pull apart and spread out; it has no definite volume or shape.

• Liquid
• Gas
• Solid
• Molecule

What are the characteristics of a solid?

• Definite shape and volume, closely packed particles, not easily compressible, high density

• Indefinite shape and volume, loosely packed particles, easily compressible, low density

• Indefinite shape and volume, closely packed particles, easily compressible, low density

• Definite shape and volume, loosely packed particles, not easily compressible, low density