Describing Matter Question Preview (ID: 22813)


Review Your Knowledge Of The Properties Of Matter. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

14. Silver reacts with ___ in the air to form a new chemical called tarnish.
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Sulfur
d) Hydrogen

13. The property that makes metal pots good for cooking is called ___.
a) Reactivity
b) Malleability
c) Flammability
d) Conductivity

11. Making rolls and sheets of aluminum foil demonstrates the property of ___.
a) Reactivity
b) Malleability
c) Flammability
d) Conductivity

12. An old car’s bumper that was coated with chromium does not rust because chromium is ___.
a) Malleable
b) Ductile
c) Not reactive with oxygen
d) Reactive with oxygen

10. Being able to burn wood is an example of wood’s ___.
a) Reactivity
b) Malleability
c) Flammability
d) Conductivity

9. Iron combines with ___ in the air to form a new chemical called rust.
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Sulfur
d) Hydrogen

8. Flammability, solubility, and reactivity are ____ of a substance.
a) Internal properties
b) Physical properties
c) External properties
d) Chemical properties

7. Color, odor, mass, and volume are ____ of an object.
a) Internal properties
b) Physical properties
c) External properties
d) Chemical properties

6. A characteristic of a material that can be observed without changing it into a different material is called a(n) ___.
a) Internal property
b) Physical property
c) Chemical property
d) External property

5. The ability to transfer heat from one area to another is called ___.
a) Reactivity
b) Malleability
c) Conductivity
d) Flammability

4. A favorable chemical property of iron is its ___.
a) Malleability
b) Strength
c) High melting point
d) Nonreactivity with oil and gasoline

3. Which of the following is NOT a physical property of matter?
a) Ductility
b) Color
c) Thermal conductivity
d) Reactivity to water

2. Which of the following is NOT a chemical property?
a) Reactivity with oxygen
b) Malleability
c) Flammability
d) Reactivity with acid

1. The study of matter and how it changes is called ___.
a) Biology
b) Physics
c) Chemistry
d) Astronomy

15. A characteristic of a material that describes its ability to change into different materials is called a(n) ___.
a) Internal property
b) Physical property
c) Chemical property
d) External property

16. The total amount of “stuff” that makes up a material is called ___.
a) Capacity
b) Density
c) Mass
d) Volume

17. The amount of space that matter takes up is called ___.
a) Elasticity
b) Density
c) Mass
d) Volume

18. Water and table salt are two examples of ___ because they always have the same composition and properties.
a) Solids
b) Substances
c) Liquids
d) Metals

19. When a fuel burns it combines with ___ in the air and changes into the substances water and car-bon dioxide.
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Sulfur
d) Hydrogen

Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 22813 in the upper right hand corner or click here.

TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In
| Sign Up / Register