Glencoe Science Level Red

Chapter 3: Matter and Its Changes

Section 1 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
What are the two senses you should use to observe materials in a laboratory?
A)touching and smelling
B)seeing and tasting
C)touching and hearing
D)seeing and hearing
2
What is a physical property of water?
A)reacts with sodium
B)pH of 7
C)not flammable
D)liquid at room temperature
3
What are the four states of matter?
A)heat, temperature, length, and mass
B)solid, liquid, vacuum, and plasma
C)color, shape, size, and density
D)solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
4
An example of a change of state is __________.
A)paper burning
B)exposing photographic film
C)ice cubes melting
D)liquid filling a glass
5
The boiling point of water is __________.
A)100°C
B)-195.8°C
C)357°C
D)0°C
6
What is a property of many metals?
A)liquid at room temperature
B)dull appearance
C)soft
D)shiny appearance
7
Density is defined as __________.
A)the shape of a certain mass
B)the amount of mass in a given volume
C)the amount of volume to a certain shape
D)the length of a certain mass
8
Which state of matter does not occur at room temperature?
A)solid
B)liquid
C)plasma
D)gas
9
Malleability is __________.
A)the ability to be hammered, pressed, or rolled into thin sheets
B)the ability to be drawn out into a wire
C)the shininess of an object
D)the hardness of an object
10
Why does a liquid fill the shape of a container?
A)because the particles of the liquid are constantly moving
B)because this is a chemical property
C)because the particles do not move
D)because the matter has changed state
11
The amount of a substance does not affect its __________.
A)mass
B)volume
C)length
D)boiling point
12
If you have an unknown liquid in a laboratory, how might you identify it?
A)test its boiling point
B)taste it
C)smell it
D)touch it
13
What substance does not have the property of ductility?
A)copper
B)water
C)silver
D)platinum
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