Properties of Matter Review

Which tool does a scientist use to measure VOLUME?

• Ruler

• Balance

• Beaker

Which tool does a scientist use to measure LENGTH?

• Ruler

• Balance

• Beaker

Which tool does a scientist use to measure MASS?

• Ruler

• Balance

• Beaker

A scientist wants to look at the texture of a material. She cannot see the details by just looking at the material. What would most help the scientist see the texture of the material?

• Using a balance to determine the mass of the material.

• Using a magnet to see if the material is attracted to it.

• Using a ruler to measure the details of the material.

• Using a hand lens to observe the details in the material.

A bowl contains salt, pennies, and rocks. Tom pours hot water into the bowl. What will most likely happen?

• Only the salt and rocks dissolve in the hot water.

• Only the salt dissolves in the hot water.

• Nothing in the bowl dissolves in the hot water.

• Everything in the bowl dissolves in the hot water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What unit can be used to measure the volume of a liquid?

• Inches

• Grams

• Liters

• Meters

A _____________ is made of two or more things that can be separated from one another.

• Mixture

• Solution

A _____________ is a mixture of two or more types of matter that are evenly spread out and can NOT be easily separated.

• Mixture

• Solution

Anna has a marble, a toy car, and a graduated cylinder with 20 mL of water in it. How can Anna best find the volume of the marble and toy car together?

• Put both objects in the graduated cylinder, look at how much the water rises, and divide this number by two.

• Put both objects in the graduated cylinder and see how much the water rises from the original volume of 20 mL.

• Pour out the water, put each object in the graduated cylinder, and see which mark it reaches.

Daniel has a whiteboard marker that has a mass of 20 grams. He takes the cap off the marker. What happen to the total mass of the whiteboard marker when both objects are placed on the balance?

• The total mass increases.

• The total mass is the same.

• The total mass decreases.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-2