Physical Science

​SC.5.P.8.1 Compare and contrast the basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases, such as mass, volume, color, texture, and temperature.

Multiple Choice

What is the amount of matter in an object?

• density

• shape

• volume

• mass

Multiple Choice

Which property of a rubber band will stay the same when the rubber band is stretched?

• length

• mass

• shape

• width

Multiple Choice

Diego carefully places ten marbles into a graduated cylinder filled with water, making sure no water splashes out. He then measures how high the water level rises and divides this value by ten. He then repeats this process using ten pennies. What property of the marbles and the pennies can Diego now directly compare?

• mass

• shape

• temperature

• volume

Multiple Choice

The picture shows examples of water in its solid, liquid, and gas forms.

Which statement about the temperature of the different forms of water is true?

• The ice must be cooler than the liquid water.

• The ice must be warmer than the liquid water

• The steam must be cooler than the ice.

• The liquid water must be warmer than the steam.

​On Earth, matter can be found in three main states, or phases.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following phases of water has a definite volume but not a definite shape?

• solid

• none of these

• gas

• liquid

Multiple Choice

A substance is round in one container and has a volume of one liter. In a much larger container, the substance is rectangular but still has a volume of one liter.

What state of matter is the substance in?

• magnetic

• solid

• liquid

• plasma

​Atoms are the smallest units of a substance that still have all the properties of that substance. Atoms are represented on the Periodic Table of Elements by the chemical symbols. For example, H is hydrogen and O is oxygen

​Atoms can be joined together to form molecules or compounds, such as water.

Multiple Choice

All matter, both living and nonliving, is made up of tiny parts that are too small to be seen without a high-powered microscope. These tiny parts are called _______.

• bacteria

• atoms

• dust

• cells

​A pure substance is made up of only one kind of material. A mixture is made up of two or more materials mixed together.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is considered a pure substance:

• A bowl of salad with lettuce, carrots, and tomatoes.

• A glass of saltwater.

• A cup of plain water.

• A bag of mixed candy.

Multiple Choice

A beaker contains a mixture of sand and salt. Which of the following procedures will best separate this mixture?

• placing a magnet in the beaker

• heating the beaker on a hot plate

• pouring the contents of the beaker through a filter

• adding warm water to the beaker and pouring through a filter

​A solution is a special kind of mixture that is evenly mixed so that the individual parts cannot be seen.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a good example of a solution?

• A salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

• Sand mixed with water.

• Saltwater, where the salt dissolves completely in the water.

• Oil floating on top of water.