PROPERTIES OF MATTER REVIEW
Name
Date
Physical Science
Score
Period
Perform the following calculations. Write the equation, the substitution step, the correct answer, and the correct
units for the answer.
1. What volume would a 0.871 gram sample of air occupy if the density of air is 1.29 g/mL?
2. Pumice is volcanic rock that contains many trapped air bubbles. A 225 gram sample occupied 236.6 mL. What is the
density of pumice?
3. A cup of sugar has a volume of 237 mL. What is the mass of the cup of sugar if the density is 1.59 g/mL?
4. Which has the greater mass, 1-liter of water or l liter of gasoline? The density of water is 1.00 g/mL and that of gasoline is
approximately 0.68 g/mL.
5. A cookie recipe calls for 175 grams of flour. According to a chef’s data, the density of flour is 0.620 g/mL. How many
mL of flour are needed for this recipe?
6. A rock occupies a volume of 20 cm3 and has a mass of 54 grams. Find the density of this rock.
7. An unknown substance from planet X has a density of 10 g/ml. It occupies a volume of 80 ml. What is the mass of this
unknown substance?
8. A cube made of an unknown material has a height of 9 cm. The mass of this cube is 3645 grams. Calculate the density of
this cube given this information.
Physical Science
Properties of Matter Review
Physical Science
Properties of Matter Review
9. Identify the following as either a substance or a mixture. Then further classify as element, compound, homogeneous or
heterogeneous.
Substance
Element, compound, homogeneous
or Mixture
mixture, or heterogeneous mixture
a. Chicken noodle soup
_________________
_________________________
b. Silicon (Si)
_________________
_________________________
c. Carbon monoxide (CO)
_________________
_________________________
d. Sugar water
_________________
_________________________
e. Sugar (C6H12O6)
_________________
_________________________
f.
_________________
_________________________
g. Rust (Fe2O3)
_________________
_________________________
h. Paint
_________________
_________________________
i.
Lucky Charms Cereal
_________________
_________________________
j.
Tap water
_________________
_________________________
Open soda
10. Label the following as either physical or chemical change.
a.
__________________ Cutting paper
b.
__________________ Two liquids are mixed and a yellow color forms
c.
__________________ A piece of metal is bent in half
d.
__________________ Methanol is burned and leaves a residue
e.
__________________ Mixing a peanut and chocolate trail mix
f.
__________________ Baking cookies
g.
__________________ Iron turns brown when exposed to the environment
h.
__________________ Wax melting
i.
__________________ Frying an egg
j.
__________________ Burning sulfur
k.
__________________ Sugar dissolving
Physical Science
Properties of Matter Review