Matter - Properties

Matter- Properties

Name some of the properties you see in the pictures - with a quiet hand!

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​Properties of matter

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Multiple Choice

Which property of an object can you identify using your sense of of sight?

• color

• odor

• temperature

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best represents the three states of matter?

• Picture A

• Picture B

• Picture C

• Picture D

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE "Liquids don't have a fixed shape; solids do"

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The mass of a rock is measured with a balance. The rock is then broken into many smaller pieces and the total mass of all the pieces is measured again. Which of the following sentences about the mass is TRUE?

• The mass of the rock will be greater than the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will be less than the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will not be the same as the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will be same as the total mass of the smaller pieces.

Multiple Choice

A balance measures

• mass

• volume

• density

• temperature

Multiple Choice

Which box shows the particles of an object that is the MOST DENSE?

• A

• B

• C

• They are all the same

Multiple Choice

A glass marble and a piece of cork of the same shape and size are dropped in water. Which of the following explains correctly why the glass marble sinks while the cork piece floats on water?

• The glass marble is less dense than water while the cork is denser than water.

• The glass marble and the cork are both denser than water.

• The glass marble is denser than water while the cork is less dense than water.

• The glass marble and the cork are both less dense than water.

Multiple Choice

What does density measures?

• how much liquid is in an object

• how tightly packed an objects particles are

• The amount of space an object takes up

• the amount of matter contained in an object

Multiple Choice

Which food has more mass?

• The burger, ice cream and chicken

• The vegetables

Multiple Choice

Which property do you use your hands to observe

• color

• texture

• shape

• volume

Multiple Choice

Which thermometer has the highest temperature

• A

• B

• C

• D