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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Being able to burn wood is an example of wood’s ___.
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

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

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

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

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