Matter Properties and Change Review

Matter Properties and Change Review

Multiple Choice

After a hot sunny day a plant withers and dries up. Which explains how this happens?

• The hot sun causes respiration of the plant's water.

• The hot sun causes precipitation of the plant's water.

• The hot sun causes transpiration of the plant's water.

• The hot sun causes condensation of the plant's water.

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Wall adds 2 g of chalk to 25 g of vinegar in a tightly sealed jar. The chalk and vinegar react, and gas bubbles form. What is the total mass of the jar’s contents after the reaction takes place?

• 23 g

• 27 g

• 25 g

• 50 g

Multiple Choice

When an inflated balloon is exposed to cold air, what happens?

• the temperature inside the balloon rises

• the pressure inside the balloon rises

• the volume of the balloon decreases

• the volume of the balloon increases

Multiple Choice

Keyshawn has a bucket of snow with a mass of 20kg, After the snow melts, what will most likely be the mass of the bucket of water?

• 15 kg

• 30 kg

• 20 kg

• 40 kg

Multiple Choice

One type of cold remedy is an effervescent tablet that breaks down in water. When the tablet is placed in water, it forms gas bubbles. In this example, the formation of a gas

• is a physical property.

• is a chemical change.

• occurs when adding water to acid.

• occurs when water boils.

Multiple Choice

Sam built a rocket using a full set of blocks. How would taking the rocket apart affect the total mass of the blocks?

• The total mass of the blocks would double.

• The total mass of the blocks would be the same apart as together.

• The total mass of the blocks would decrease because they are together.

• The total mass of the blocks would increase because the blocks are apart.

  The total mass of the blocks would increase because the blocks are apart.

Multiple Choice

How would water vapor cooling and forming clouds impact the water cycle?

• by increasing runoff

• by increasing evaporation

• by increasing precipitation

• by increasing transpiration

Multiple Choice

Natalie’s family built a wood fire in the fireplace. The next day, Natalie noticed that there was no wood left in the fireplace, only ashes. Which best explains this?

• Wood is separated from ashes as it burns

• Wood becomes a new substance as it burns

• Ashes have the same properties as wood

• Ashes are the same substance as wood

  Ashes are the same substance as wood

Multiple Choice

Water is boiled and turns to vapor. The vapor cools and changes back into water. Which best describes what has occurred?

• A physical change, because the matter has changed state.

• A chemical change, because matter has changed state.

• A physical change, because a new substance was formed.

• A chemical change, because a new substance was formed.

Multiple Choice

Aaliyah is making a grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich. She uses a 20-gram slice of cheese, 40 grams of sliced ham, and two 15-gram slices of bread. After she heats the sandwich on a griddle, the cheese is melted. What will be the mass of her sandwich?

• 55 grams

• 60 grams

• 75 grams

• 90 grams

Multiple Choice

Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as baking soda. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that can dissolve in water. Under the proper conditions, sodium bicarbonate can release carbon dioxide gas. Which of the following is NOT a physical property of sodium bicarbonate?

• It is white

• It is a solid

• It can dissolve in water

• It releases carbon dioxide

Multiple Choice

A balloon with a mass of 5 grams is blown up and popped. If all the pieces are weighed what would be their total mass?

• 2.5 grams

• 5 grams

• 7.5 grams

• 10 grams

Multiple Choice

How does a decrease in temperature turn water vapor back into a liquid?

• through condensation

• through tranpiration

• through precipitation

• through evaporation

Multiple Choice

How does water from the ocean return to lakes in the mountains?

• Rivers bring water away from the oceans and to the mountains.

• Underground water reservoirs move water from the ocean to the mountains.

• The rotation of the Earth causes evaporation of the ocean’s water, which allows the winds to blow the moisture to the mountains.

• The sun’s energy causes evaporation of the ocean’s water, which condenses into clouds, precipitates, and refills bodies of water in the mountains.

Multiple Choice

Maya adds 6 grams of sugar to a bottle containing 14 grams of warm water. What is the total weight of the sugar and water?

• 6 grams

• 8 grams

• 14 grams

• 20 grams

Multiple Choice

Braxton and Levi are conducting experiments in science class. In which experiment will the students most likely observe a new material being formed?

• Melting ice in containers at different temperatures

• Dissolving different amounts of salt into water

• Boiling the same amount of different liquids

• Burning different types of paper

Multiple Choice

The amount of space that a gas takes up is its

• volume

• mass

• matter

• density

Multiple Choice

The state of matter that has a definite shape and volume is a

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Multiple Choice

The state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Multiple Choice

The state of matter that has no definite shape or volume is a

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Multiple Choice

Burning paper is an example of a

• chemical change

• physical change

Multiple Choice

Baking cookies is an example of a

• chemical change

• physical change

Multiple Choice

Dissolving salt in water is an example of a

• chemical change

• physical change

Multiple Choice

Crushing a can is an example of a

• chemical change

• physical change

Multiple Choice

Rust forming on an iron fence is an example of a

• chemical change

• physical change

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Boiling water is an example of a

• chemical change

• physical change

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Frying an egg is an example of a

• chemical change

• physical change

Multiple Choice

Anything that has mass and takes up space is

• volume

• mass

• matter

• density

Multiple Choice

The amount of matter contained in an object is the

• volume

• mass

• matter

• density