NAME: DATE:
GRADE & SECTION: RATING:
TEST I.
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s). Write your answers in the blank.
1. A ________________________ involves a change in one or more physical ________, but no change
in the fundamental components that make up the substance. The most common physical
solid ⇔ ___________ ⇔ gas.
changes are changes of state:
2. A _______________________ involves a change in the fundamental components of the
substance; a given substance changes into a different substance or substances. _____________
changes are called reactions: silver tarnishes by reacting with substances in the air; a plant
forms a leaf by combining various substances from the air and soil; and so on.
3. Pure substances are of two types: ___________, which cannot be broken down chemically into
simpler substances, and ____________, which can be broken down chemically into elements.
4. A ___________ has variable composition. A ______________ mixture has the same properties
throughout; a _______________ mixture does not. A pure substance always has the same
composition.
TEST II.
DIRECTIONS: Classify each molecular picture as a pure substance or a mixture. If it is a pure
substance, classify it as an element or a compound. If it is a mixture, classify it as
homogeneous or heterogeneous. Put your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. _______________________ 3. ______________________
_______________________ ______________________
2. _______________________ 4. _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
TEST III.
DIRECTIONS: Think back of a recent breakfast or lunch. Describe two physical and two
chemical changes that were involved in the meal and explain why you think each was a physical
and chemical change. (4 points)
TEST IV.
1. When a piece of ice is taken out from the freezer to a warmer place, it _________ (gains/loses)
heat from its surrounds. This process is called ____________.
2. A solid cannot flow because the particles are in __________ and are not free to move.
3. A liquid cannot be compressed because there __________________.
4. A gas can flow because the _______________ each other.
5. __________ is the building blocks of all matter.