Classifications of Matter

Open Ended

Name one object for each: P (porous); NP (nonporous)

Open Ended

Name an object that can: F (float); S(sink)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following materials will absorb water the most?

• cotton

• glass

• rock

• rubber

Multiple Choice

What property is common to a rubber band, glass, and plastic?

• They are all soft.

• They are poisonous.

• They all absorb water.

• They do not absorb water.

Multiple Choice

The sponge can absorb water and other liquids because -.

• it has dark spaces

• it has many spaces

• it has no space

• it has a single space

Multiple Choice

What is the upward push of a liquid on an object?

• buoyant force

• gravity

• density

• malleability

Multiple Choice

If an object is denser than water, what will happen to it?

• It will dissolve.

• It will float on water.

• It will sink in water.

• It will change its shape.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the amount of matter an object has?

• length

• mass

• buoyancy

• density