Properties of Matter Quiz

What is the stuff all things in the Universe is made of?

• mass

• matter

• mixtures

• volume

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the measurement of how much matter is in a substance or object?

• mass

• weight

• volume

• density

Which property of matter changes when it is somewhere else in the Solar System beside Earth?

• mass

• volume

• weight

• density

Why does weight change, but mass stays the same?

• A change in the force of gravity on an object, not its matter

• A change in the matter and the force of gravity on an object

• The weight of an object only changes when its matter changes

• There is not enough information to answer the question

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the measurement of the size of an object, or how much space it takes up?

• density

• area

• volume

• displacement

The water displacement method is best used for measuring which property?

• density of a golf ball

• volume of a paper clip

• mass of a pencil

• weight of an astronaut

Which property of broken pieces of a rock is the same as the original unbroken rock?

• mass

• density

• volume

• weight

What causes an object or substance to float on water?

• The object must be denser than water

• The substance's density must be more than 1 g/cm3

• The substance's density must be less than 1 g/cm3

• There are two correct answers

Which substance would settle to the bottom of a beaker if all combined together?

• Suntan Lotion 0.88 g/cm3

• chocolate milk 1.2 g/cm3

• pumice rock 0.76 g/cm3

• liquid mercury 17 g/cm3

What is the density of an object with a mass of 50 g and a volume of 10 mL? D = M / V

• 60 g/cm3

• 40 g/cm3

• 5 g/cm3

• 0.05 g/cm3