Grade 1 Science: Matter

What is 'matter'?

• The weather.

• Anything that has weight and takes up space.

• Reading a book.

Objects are made from materials that can be described by their physical properties. How are some ways we could sort different objects?

• By texture and size only.

• By color, shape, texture and size.

• Only by the way they smell.

When material is changed in size, most physical properties remain the same.

• True

• False

What determines how much light can pass through an object?

• The color.

• The smell.

• The type and amount of material.

• The temperature.

When a block of ice is melted, the state of matter changes from

• solid to liquid.

• liquid to gas.

• gas to solid.

When an object is made of thick material, it is difficult for light to pass through it.

• True

• False

When I cut an apple, I am not changing the shape of matter.

• True

• False

What is the result if you add sugar to a cup of warm water?

• The sugar dissolves.

• The water disappears.

• The sugar floats to the top.

How does bread change when it is cut?

• It melts.

• It dissolves.

• It changes shape but it is still bread.

How are apples, toys and flowers all the same?

• I can eat them all.

• They are all matter.

• They are all soft and fluffy.

• They are all waterproof.