Properties of Matter

_____ have molecules that are packed together and hardly move.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• plasma

Which phase of matter has a definite volume and definite shape?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

___ is anything that takes up space and has mass.

• Density

• Weight

• Volume

• Matter

____ is the amount of space an object takes up.

• Matter

• Volume

• Density

• Mass

Which tool would you use to measure the volume of a liquid?

• balance

• thermometer

• ruler

• graduated cylinder

Which tool would you use to measure the temperature of a cup of sand?

• thermometer

• balance

• graduated cylinder

• ruler

_____ determines whether an object will sink or float in water.

• Mass

• Weight

• Density

• Volume

Which property of matter would stay the same after a crayon is melted.

• shape

• state

• texture

• mass

Which phase of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Melting is the change in state of a

• solid to a gas.
•  liquid to a gas.
• solid to a liquid.
•  liquid to a solid.