Properties of Matter 4th Grade

Open Ended

Describe one way that the outside shell different than the ice cream on the inside.

Multiple Choice

A property of matter is a _______ that can be observed or measured.

• Mass

• Characteristic

• Matter

• Volume

Multiple Choice

Mass is -

• the amount of matter in an object

• the density of a material

• the amount of force a material has

• the concentration of matter in an object.

Multiple Choice

The mass of the beaker and the liquid is 325 grams. If the mass of the beaker is 110 grams, what is the mass of the liquid inside the beaker?

Which answer choice best explains how to find the mass of only the liquid?

• Add the mass of the beaker and the liquid with the mass of the beaker

• Subtract the mass of the beaker from the mass of the beaker and the liquid combined.

• Subtract the mass of the beaker from the volume of the liquid

• Add the mass of the beaker to the volume of the liquid.

Multiple Choice

Determine the mass of the object.

• 1 kg

• 2 kg

• 3 kg

Multiple Choice

Determine the mass of the crab.

• 7 g

• 70 g

• 40 g

• 43 g

Open Ended

List five properties that describe this banana.

Multiple Choice

What is the volume of Spongebob Squarepants based on the displacement of the water in the graduated cylinder.

• 50 ml

• 52 ml

• 102 ml

• 2 ml

Multiple Choice

What is the volume of the hammer? (Remember: first find the scale, then find the difference between the two measurements.)

• The hammer doesn't have a volume because it's a solid.

• 4 mL

• 69 mL

• 65.4 mL

Multiple Choice

The original volume of the water is 50 mL. A gold nugget is placed into the graduated cylinder. The volume rises to 58 mL. What is the volume of the gold nugget?

• 58 mL

• 60 mL

• 8 mL

• 108 mL

Multiple Choice

What is the formula to find the volume of a rectangular solid?

• Length x Width x Height

• Length + Width + Height

• Length - Width - Height

• Length / Width / Height

Multiple Choice

Objects that are more dense than water would.

• Evaporate water

• Destroy water

• Float in water

• Sink in water

Multiple Choice

Group the following items by their texture: Sandpaper, Silk, Cotton, Rock.

• Rough: Sandpaper, Rock; Smooth: Silk, Cotton

• Rough: Silk, Cotton; Smooth: Sandpaper, Rock

• Rough: Cotton, Silk; Smooth: Sandpaper, Rock

• Rough: Rock, Silk; Smooth: Sandpaper, Cotton

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 be same as 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.

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 denser than water while the cork is less dense than 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 and the cork are both less dense than water.

Multiple Choice

A student was working with 50 mL of water in an experiment. Which of the following statements can be concluded from the picture?

• The volume of a liquid changes when the shape of its container changes.

• The mass of a liquid changes when the shape of its container changes.

• The volume of a liquid stays the same when poured from one container to another container.

• The temperature of the liquid changes as the shape of the container changes.

Multiple Choice

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

• Picture A

• Picture B

• Picture C

• Picture D

Multiple Choice

The amount of space matter takes up is its -

• mass

• volume

• temperature

• state

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is made of matter?

• ice cream

• helium

• lemonade

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which state of matter can hold its size and its shape?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Multiple Choice

Temperature is measured with a -

• thermometer

• spring scale

• meter stick

• pan balance

Multiple Choice

When we sort things by small, medium, or large, what property of matter are we using to sort?

• color
• texture
• size
• shape

Multiple Choice

What is the texture of an object?

• What the surface looks and feels like
• how much mass it has
• The ability of an object to bend back and forth
• The color of an object

Multiple Choice

Properties of matter can be used to ______

• Organize objects into groups with similar properties

• Show how valuable a piece of matter is

• Create pieces of matter

• Destroy pieces of matter