Properties of Matter

A student observes and records changes in some materials. Which is an example of a new substance forming?

• a puddle of water evaporates
• an iron nail rusts
• an ice cream bar melts
• a drinking glass breaks

If a girl mixes 6 ounces of peanuts, 4 ounces of shredded coconut, and 8 ounces of raisins together, how much snack food will she have?

• 6 ounces
• 18 ounces
• 48 ounces
• 64 ounces

An orange is cut into 4 equal parts. Each part weighs 2.5 ounces. How much did the orange weigh before it was cut?

• 2.5 ounces
• 5 ounces
• 10 ounces
• 40 ounces

A student is investigating how water changes from a liquid to a solid. Which information would be BEST for the student to record in a data table?

• changes in the water's temperature
• changes in the water's weight
• changes in the water's shape
• changes in the water's color

If salt and iron shavings are stirred into a beaker of water, which will most like;y happen?

• The salt and iron will both change state
• The salt and iron will both dissolve
• The salt will change state
• The salt will dissolve

Which best describes what happens when newspaper burns?

• a new substance forms
• substances get mixed together
• substances stay the same
• substances change state

A thin sheet of iron is broken into pieces. How would the original, unbroken sheet of iron and one of the broken pieces of iron most likely be the same?

• They would be the same size.
• They would be the same weight.
• They would both attract a magnet.
• They would both take up the same amount of space.

Which is an example of heat moving out of matter?

• Snow melts and turns into slushy water.
• Ice cream melts in a dish in the sun.
• Liquid water changes to water vapor.
• Liquid water changes to solid ice.

Tyler makes a snack to share with his friends. He mixes a total of 68 ounces of dried fruit and peanuts. Which amounts did he most likely use?

• 6 ounces of fruit and 8 ounces of peanuts
• 40 ounces of fruit and 28 ounces of peanuts
• 60 ounces of fruit and 80 ounces of peanuts
• 80 ounces of fruit and 6 ounces of peanuts

Which best describes what happens when solid gold is heated and becomes liquid gold?

• substances got mixed together
• a new substance forms
• a substance changes state
• a substance dissolves