Chemistry Assessment

1. What is matter?
a. Matter is anything that flies.
b. Matter is anything that occupies space.
c. Matter is anything that has definite shape.
2. What are the basic building blocks of matter?
a. particles
b. atoms
c. compounds
3. What is the state of matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume?
a. solid
b. liquid
d. gas
4. What is the common property of solid, liquid and gas?
a. They are all living things.
b. They have definite shape.
c. The atoms are always moving.
5. What do you call the change in a state of matter from a gas to a liquid?
a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. freezing
6. What is a chemical change?
a. when you change the chemical youre using in a lab
b. a change that does not alter the substance
c. any change that makes a new substance

7. What is a product?

a. the substance you have before the chemical reaction

b. the substance you have after the chemical reaction
c. a substance that affects the atoms
8. What is a reactant?
a. the substance you have before the chemical reaction
b. the substance you have after the chemical reaction
c. a substance that affects the atoms
9. Describe the difference between a physical change and a chemical change.
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. Describe the movement of particles in a substance that has been heated until it boils.
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II. Categorize the following items as solid, liquid or gas.
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pencil
water
soda
nitrogen
ice cream
shampoo
steam
table
wallet
car