Matter Assessment

Matter can attract some __________ objects.

• plastice
• cloth
• metal 
• glass

How can you show that your desk is always the same height?

• measure your desk several times with the same measuring stick and record your answer
• choose your favorite number and say that number is the height of your desk
• see where your desk comes to you on your body a few times during the school year
• measure the distance between your desk and the teacher's desk

Your class puts five identical rain collectors outside yesterday before it rained. Today you will check the amount of water in the collectors. What do you expect to see?

• a different amount of water in each collector
• the same amount of water in some of the collectors
• different amounts of water in some of the collectors
• the same amount of water in each collector

Mrs. Penn took her fourth grade class to an ice cream shop. There, the students saw all the lids of the ice cream packs had either 250 grams or 500 grams marked on them. Which property of the ice cream do these amounts show?

• density
• volume
• mass
• temperature

Which tool would a scientist use to measure the mass of a rock?

• stopwatch
• microscope
• pan balance
• magnifying glass

What kind of matter is ice?

• liquid
• solid
• energy
• gas

Which one can be a liquid, a solid, or a gas?

• water
• oil
• jelly
• dirt

Christina's mother asks her to fill the ice cube trays and put them in the freezer. Which phase change happens when the water freezes?

• liquid changes into a gas
• gas changes into a solid
• liquid changes into a solid
• solid changes into a liquid

Which description best identifies a liquid/

• liquid can hold their shape and their atoms cannot move around
• liquids can fill a container and their atoms are very active
• liquids can be slippery because their atoms are sticky
• liquids can take the shape of a container and their atoms are somewhat close together

When two or more ingredients are mixed together, a new material is formed. Which of the following is made by physically mixing different ingredients?

• apple
• table salt
• fruit salad
• lumber