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6th Grade Matter Review



Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 1. 

The melting point of ice is a(n) ____________________ property.
 

 

 2. 

Density is a(n) ____________________ property.
 

 

 3. 

____________________ changes produce new substances.
 

 

 4. 

The total ____________________ of original and new substances is the same after a chemical change.
 

 

 5. 

Stainless steel’s ability to resist rust is a(n) ____________________ property.
 

 

 6. 

The unit for measuring density is ____________________.
 

 

 7. 

The ____________________ point of water is 100°C.
 

 

 8. 

Natural gas for cooking has the property of ____________________.
 

 

 9. 

The particles of a gas have ____________________ between them.
 

 

 10. 

Ductility is a(n) ____________________ property of copper.
 

 

 11. 

An ice cube changes to a liquid at the ____________________ of water.
 

 

 12. 

A state of matter that occurs at very high temperatures is ____________________.
 

 

 13. 

When a match burns, the wood shows the property of ____________________.
 

 

 14. 

The reacting substances of a chemical reaction and the products both have a mass of 25 grams. This is an example of the law of ______________________________.
 

 

 15. 

When a sculptor uses a chisel on a rock, the rock undergoes a(n) ____________________.
 

 
 
Classify the following changes as physical or chemical.
 

 16. 

Dew on a windshield changes to frost.
 

 

 17. 

A pencil becomes shorter after sharpening.
 

 

 18. 

Magnesium metal burns and becomes a white powder.
 

 

 19. 

A pine log is cut into boards.
 

 

 20. 

Apple cider becomes vinegar.
 

 

 21. 

a balloon expands as it becomes warmer
 

 

 22. 

a soda bubbles and foams when you open it
 

 

 23. 

milk sours
 

 

 24. 

a substance changes color
 

 

 25. 

developing a photograph
 

 

 26. 

butter hardens after being in the refrigerator
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match each term with the correct definition.
a.
length
i.
mass
b.
solid
j.
matter
c.
boiling point
k.
melting point
d.
chemical change
l.
dichotomous key
e.
chemical property
m.
physical change
f.
conservation of mass
n.
physical property
g.
density
o.
state of matter
h.
malleability
p.
volume
 

 27. 

change in the identity of a substance
 

 28. 

a substance with this physical property can be rolled into a sheet
 

 29. 

process that does not change the identity of a substance
 

 30. 

the distance between two points
 

 31. 

temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
 

 32. 

mass can’t be created or destroyed
 

 33. 

characteristic that determines how a substance will react
 

 34. 

state of matter with particles vibrating in a fixed position
 

 35. 

solid, liquid, gas, or plasma
 

 36. 

uses physical properties to classify
 

 37. 

characteristic that can be observed and measured
 

 38. 

mass per unit volume
 

 39. 

anything that has mass and takes up space
 

 40. 

temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
 

 41. 

amount of space an object takes up
 

 42. 

amount of material an object has in it
 
 
Match the appropriate unit of measure with the correct object.
a.
gram
d.
meter
b.
centimeter
e.
cm3
c.
g/cm3
 

 43. 

length of a soccer field
 

 44. 

volume of a bottle of soda
 

 45. 

mass of a hamburger
 

 46. 

length of your shoe
 

 47. 

density of gold
 

Short Answer
 

 48. 

What physical property could you use to separate sand and sugar? How would you do it?
 

 49. 

Use the law of conservation of mass to explain why a rusty nail weighs more than the original nail.
 

Essay
 

 50. 

What properties would you use to describe an apple? What kind of properties are these?
 

 51. 

Explain how the disappearance of gasoline from a lawn mower’s tank demonstrates the law of conservation of mass.
 

 52. 

Read the following description of silver. List each of the underlined properties as either chemical or physical.

A white metal, malleable and ductile. Density is 10.5 g/cm3. Melting point is about 960°C; boiling point is about 2000°C. Does not react with water; does not react with oxygen in the air. Does not react with most acids; reacts with nitric acid.

a. Physical:
b. Chemical:
 

 53. 

Explain how you can use physical properties to separate iron filings from sawdust.
 

 54. 

Describe the physical properties of a tire and a donut.
 

 55. 

Why are physical changes preferable to chemical changes for separating two substances?
 

 56. 

What is the relationship between chemical properties and chemical changes?
 

 57. 

How would you find the volume of a stone by using water displacement?
 

 58. 

You have two clear solutions. You put a drop of a red liquid in each solution. The first solution turns red. The second solution turns yellow. What do you know about the solutions?
 



 
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