Test your basic knowledge |

Introduction To Matter

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties.






2. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure






3. The change of state from a gas to a liquid






4. The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape






5. One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table






6. A measure of the amount of matter in an object; a fundamental property of an object that is not affected by the forces that act on the object - such as the gravitational force.






7. A mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or gas.






8. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds






9. A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found






10. The ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure; expressed in terms of the amount of solute that will dissolve in a given amount of solvent to produce a saturated solution.






11. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.






12. A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.






13. One of the elements of Group 18 of the periodic table (helium - neon - argon - krypton - xenon - and radon); noble gases are unreactive.






14. The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.






15. A from of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape






16. A substance that cannot be separate or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means






17. The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements.






18. Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals.






19. In physical science - an atom's central region - which is made up of protons and neutrons.






20. The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture - solution - or ore






21. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.






22. The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface.






23. The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process).






24. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance






25. A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed.






26. The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units






27. The change of a substance from one physical state to another






28. A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties






29. A mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in liquid - solid - or gas






30. The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.






31. A sample of matter - either a single element or a single compound - that has definite chemical and physical properties.






32. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element






33. The tendency of an object to resist being moved or - if the object is moving - to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object






34. The law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of a gas when pressure is constant

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


35. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed.






36. An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly and that does not form positive ions in an electrolytic solution.






37. A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.






38. A unit of geologic time that is longer than an epoch but shorter than an era.






39. A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule






40. One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table






41. In a solution - the substance in which the solute dissolves.






42. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically - a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.






43. One of the elements of group 2 of the periodic table






44. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element






45. A property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions






46. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas






47. A measure of the size or region in three-dimensional space.






48. Anything that has mass and takes up space.






49. A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties






50. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge