Properties and Changes of Matter
Practice Test
1. When sandpaper smooths a piece of wood, this is an example of a __________.
a. change of state
b. physical change
c. change of matter
d. chemical change
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2. A __________ is a solid that forms in a solution.
a. soliditate
b. dusting
c. settling
d. precipitate
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3. When a liquid changes to a gas, this is called __________.
a. condensing
b. vaporization
c. burning
d. melting
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4. During a chemical change, a substance __________.
a. changes into another substance
b. loses chemical properties
c. loses physical properties
d. remains the same
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5. Color and shape describe the __________ of matter.
a. chemistry
b. chemical properties
c. feel
d. appearance
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6. An example of a physical property is __________.
a. acidic
b. color
c. ability to rust
d. flammability
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7. An example of a chemical property is __________.
a. mass
b. ability to burn
c. density
d. color
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8. What is not a possible sign of a chemical change?
a. heat given off
b. a change of state
c. color change
d. light given off
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9. Mass and volume depend on the __________ of matter present.
a. flammability
b. chemical properties
c. physical properties
d. amount
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10.When salt dissolves in water, it has changed __________.
a. form
b. state
c. shape
d. density
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11.Color is a __________.
a. state of a substance
b. chemical change
c. chemical property
d. physical property
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12.During all changes, physical and chemical, mass is __________.
a. gained
b. lost
c. destroyed
d. conserved
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13.What is an example of energy being released?
a. changing mass
b. changing density
c. melting
d. light
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14.__________ do (does) not change based on how much matter is present.
a. Volume
b. Melting point and boiling point
c. Weight
d. Mass
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15.An example of a chemical change is __________.
a. a car rusting
b. candle wax melting
c. water boiling
d. a window shattering
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16.An odor being given off can indicate a __________.
a. change of density
b. change of state
c. chemical change
d. physical change
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17.A banana browning in the air is an example of __________.
a. energy being released
b. a change of state
c. a physical change
d. a chemical change
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18.Ice melting is an example of a change of __________.
a. vapor
b. state
c. physical property
d. chemical property
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19.When you observe a chemical property, the substance __________.
a. remains the same
b. burns
c. changes
d. melts
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20.A chemical change __________.
a. cannot be reversed easily
b. never will change state
c. always can be reversed
d. never can be reversed
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