Properties of Matter

The amount of matter in an object is a measure of the object's ________________.

• volume
• density
• mass
• solubility

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is the volume of the rock? The water level is displaced from 20 mL to 23 mL with the rock.

• 3 mL
• 23 mL
• 20 mL
• 43 mL

What would be the best way to measure the volume of a small rock?

• L x W x H with a ruler
• Put on triple beam balance
• Mass ÷ Volume
• Displacement method using graduated cylinder

If you had a sealed bottle of water, how would the mass of the water bottle change after a 5 day period?

• Mass would increase. 
• Mass would stay the same. 
• Mass would decrease. 
• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Law of Conservation of Matter states that

• the mass of an object will stay the same even if it goes through a change
• matter will change mass if it goes through a change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Which item would be classified as magnetic?

• glass beaker
• iron nail
• rubber ball
• copper penny

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A student added sugar to a cup of water and stirred with a spoon.  After 10 minutes you could not see the sugar anymore.  What happened to the sugar?

• the sugar evaporated
• the sugar dissolved
• the sugar was magnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

To find the mass of an object, what tool would you use?

• two pan balance

• beaker of water

• graduated cylinder

The blue ball has ________ mass than the red one.

• less
• more

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called

• volume

• matter

• magnetism

• electricity