Matter and its Properties

Look at the picture.  What can you infer is happening to the water in the pot?

• It is freezing.
• It is melting.
• It is evaporating
• It is condensing

Which statement is true of ALL of matter?

• It condenses into a liquid.
• It has mass and takes up space
• It is either a solid or a liquid.
• It can be seen with the unaided eye.

The thermometers below show the temperature of two liquids. What can you tell about the liquid?

• The liquids have the same temperature.
• The first liquid has a higher temperature than the second liquid.
• The second liquid has a higher temperature than the first Liquid.
• The temperature of each liquid could not be measured.

What happens to water vapor as it cools?

• It freezes.
• It boils.
• It evaporates.
• It condenses.

What tool would you use to measure volume?

• graduated cylinder
• themometer
• meterstick
• balance

Which property describes how an object feels to the touch?

• hardness
• texture
• odor
• color

What is being measured with a balance scale and a graduated cylinder?

• hardness and mass
• volume and size
• texture and color
• volume and mass

What is the sequence of events that occur when ice from the freezer is placed on a hot stove?

• The water melted into a liquid and then it boiled and evaporated out of the pan.
• the water condensed into a liquid, then it became frozen and finally evaporated.
• the water boiled and evaporated, then it melted into a liquid, and it finally froze int a solid.
• The water melted, then condensed into a liquid, and finally it evaporated.

Ice melting into water is a physical change between what states of matter?

• liquid to gas
• solid to liquid
• gas to liquid
• liquid to solid

The balloon takes up more space than a baseball. According to this description the balloon has a greater _______________.

• mass
• volume
• length
• hardness