Physical Properties of Matter - Review

A student made observations about four different solid materials and recorded the observations on the table below.

One or more of these materials is metal. Based on the observations, which of these materials are likely to be metal? (hint: does color tell us it's a metal? Does dissolving in water tell us it's a metal? or does it being a conductor tell us it's a metal?)

• material b and c

• material a and c

• material a and d

• material b and d

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Which of these objects will MOST likely float in water?

• table tennis ball

• glass marble

• hard rubber ball

• steel ball

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A student bends a piece of wire.

Which of these BEST describes why bending the wire is an example of a physical change?

• because the bent wire is a new material

• because the bent wire will break

• because the bent wire is more useful

• because the bent wire can be straightened back

A scientist is designing a special fabric to use in making suits for firefighters. Which characteristic should the fabric have to increase safety?

• the fabric should conduct heat

• the fabric should be able to be dyed

• the fabric should be soft

• the fabric should not react to heat or flames

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Shantal compared some of the properties of a marble to a piece of wood. She placed a marble and a piece of wood in a bucket filled with water. Shantal observed the wood floating on top of the water, but the marble sank to the bottom of the bucket. Which statement BEST explains why the marble and piece of wood acted differently in the water?

• the piece of wood was bigger than the marble

• the marble was more dense that the piece of wood

• the piece of wood was more dense than the marble

• the marble was bigger than the piece of wood

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What is the simplest way to find out if something will dissolve, sink, or float in water?

• put the object in water

• find the mass of the object

• identify the object

• spray the object with water

When an object changes from a solid to a liquid what is the process called?

• dissolve

• evaporate

• melt

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When an object changes from a liquid to a gas what is the process called

• dissolve

• evaporate

• melt

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The illustrations shows the spacing of particles in different types of matter. Which illustration is an example of the spacing of particles in solids?

• illustration A
• illustration B
• illustration C
• illustration D

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Study the diagram  and carefully read the description below the diagram. Gases have no definite shape or volume. Instead, they take the shape of their container. The particles of a gas spread out within the available space. Which diagram illustrates gas particles? 

• Diagram A illustrates gas particles.
• Diagram B illustrates gas particles
• Diagram C illustrates gas particles.
• None of these illustrates gas particles.