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Ch 2 - Matter and Change

Matching (Value 10)
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
mixture
d.
reactant
b.
product
e.
heterogeneous mixture
c.
phase
f.
vapor
 

 1. 

gaseous state of substance that is a liquid or solid at room temperature
 

 2. 

a physical blend of two or more components
 

 3. 

part of a sample having uniform composition and properties
 

 4. 

not uniform in composition
 

 5. 

starting substance in a chemical reaction
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
distillation
d.
compound
b.
mass
e.
element
c.
chemical reaction
f.
homogeneous
 

 6. 

amount of matter an object contains
 

 7. 

describes mixture with a uniform composition
 

 8. 

a process in which a liquid is boiled to produce a vapor that is condensed again into a liquid
 

 9. 

composed of two or more substances chemically combined in a fixed proportion
 

 10. 

process in which substances are changed into different substances
 

Multiple Choice (Value 24)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 

Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?
a.
air
c.
smoke
b.
heat
d.
water vapor
 

 12. 

A golf ball has more mass than a tennis ball because it ____.
a.
takes up more space
c.
contains different kinds of matter
b.
contains more matter
d.
has a definite composition
 

 13. 

All of the following are physical properties of matter EXCEPT ____.
a.
mass
c.
melting point
b.
color
d.
ability to rust
 

 14. 

Which of the following are considered physical properties of a substance?
a.
color and odor
c.
malleability and hardness
b.
melting and boiling points
d.
all of the above
 

 15. 

Which state of matter expands when heated and is easy to compress?
a.
gas
c.
solid
b.
liquid
d.
all of the above
 

 16. 

All of the following are physical properties of a substance in the liquid state EXCEPT ____.
a.
indefinite volume
c.
not easily compressed
b.
definite mass
d.
indefinite shape
 

 17. 

Which of the following is a physical change?
a.
corrosion
c.
evaporation
b.
explosion
d.
rotting of food
 

 18. 

Which of the following CANNOT be classified as a substance?
a.
table salt
c.
nitrogen
b.
air
d.
gold
 

 19. 

Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?
a.
air
c.
steel
b.
salt water
d.
soil
 

 20. 

Which of the following CANNOT be considered a single phase?
a.
a pure solid
c.
a homogeneous mixture
b.
a pure liquid
d.
a heterogeneous mixture
 

 21. 

Separating a solid from a liquid by evaporating the liquid is called ____.
a.
filtration
c.
solution
b.
condensation
d.
distillation
 

 22. 

An example of a homogeneous mixture is ____.
a.
water
c.
noodle soup
b.
stainless steel
d.
oxygen
 

 23. 

Which of the following is true about compounds?
a.
They can be physically separated into their component elements.
b.
They have compositions that vary.
c.
They are substances.
d.
They have properties similar to those of their component elements.
 

 24. 

A substance that can be separated into two or more substances only by a chemical change is a(n) ____.
a.
solution
c.
mixture
b.
element
d.
compound
 

 25. 

Which of the following is used for chemical symbols today?
a.
drawings
c.
letters
b.
icons
d.
numbers
 

 26. 

The chemical symbol for iron is ____.
a.
fe
c.
Fe
b.
FE
d.
Ir
 

 27. 

Which of the following represents a compound?
a.
H
c.
H2O
b.
H-3
d.
O-16
 

 28. 

Which substance has a chemical symbol that is derived from a Latin name?
a.
calcium
c.
oxygen
b.
hydrogen
d.
potassium
 

 29. 

In the chemical reaction in which sucrose is heated and decomposes to form carbon dioxide and water, which of the following is a reactant?
a.
sucrose
c.
water
b.
carbon dioxide
d.
heat
 

 30. 

What must occur for a change to be a chemical reaction?
a.
There must be a change in chemical properties.
b.
There must be a change in physical properties.
c.
The change must involve a change in mass.
d.
The change must involve a change in volume.
 

 31. 

All of the following changes to a metal are physical changes EXCEPT ____.
a.
bending
c.
rusting
b.
melting
d.
polishing
 

 32. 

Which of the following does NOT involve a physical change?
a.
mixing
c.
grinding
b.
melting
d.
decomposing
 

 33. 

Which of the following is true for all chemical reactions?
a.
The total mass of the reactants increases.
b.
The total mass of the products is greater than the total mass of the reactants.
c.
The total mass of the products is less than the total mass of the reactants.
d.
The total mass of the reactants equals the total mass of the products.
 

 34. 

When an iron nail is ground into powder, its mass ____.
a.
stays the same
c.
increases
b.
decreases
d.
cannot be determined
 

Numeric Response (Value 4)
 

 35. 

What is the melting point of water in degrees Celsius?

 

 36. 

In how many physical states does water commonly exist?

 



 
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