Describing Matter

Front

Which of these terms is a measurement of how much matter is in an object? Mass, Weight, Volume, Density

Back

Mass

Front

Julia picks up a sponge and says it feels soft, like a pillow. Which property is she comparing?

Back

Texture

Front

A group of students tested nails, coins, and aluminum cans with magnets. They noticed that the magnets did not attract every object. What question should they ask next?

Back

What kinds of metals are magnetic?

Front

Sam places a rock and a shell on opposite sides of a balance scale. The rock side moves down. What does this tell him?

Back

The rock has more mass than the shell.

Front

Lila mixes 100 mL of juice and 50 mL of water in a cup. What is the total volume of the mixture?

Back

150 mL

Front

Max tears a sheet of paper into 4 pieces and weighs all the pieces together. What will his result show?

Back

The total mass stayed the same.

Front

A clay ball has a mass of 24 g. Maria cuts it into two equal pieces. What is the combined mass of both pieces?

Back

24 g

Front

A student mixes 30 g of sugar with 70 g of water. What is the mass of the mixture?

Back

100 g

Front

A teacher cuts an orange into eight equal pieces. Which statement is true about the orange’s mass?

Back

The orange’s total mass stayed the same.

Front

Four students built toy towers from plastic cubes. They weighed the towers before and after taking them apart. Which result would be correct?

Back

The tower has the same mass together or apart.