Properties of Matter for 6th Graders

Which of the following are non-metals? See your periodic table, and select all that apply:

• Carbon (C)

• Oxygen (O)

• Hydrogen (H)

• Sodium (Na)

• Boron (B)

Which of these are metals? See your periodic table, and select all that apply:

• Hydrogen (H)

• Sodium (Na)

• Mercury (Hg)

• Silicon (Si)

• Iron (Fe)

Which of the following are metalloids? See your periodic table, and select all that apply:

• Boron (B)

• Arsenic (As)

• Aluminum (Al)

• Silicon (Si)

• Lead (Pb)

Which of these is the best description of mass?

• How much space a substance takes up.

• How packed the atoms are in a substance.

• How much matter in a substance.

• How heavy the object is.

Which of these is the best description of volume?

• How much space a substance takes up.

• How packed the atoms are in a substance.

• How much matter in a substance.

• How heavy the object is.

Which of these is the best description of density?

• How much space a substance takes up.

• How packed the atoms are in a substance.

• How much matter in a substance.

• How heavy the object is.

Which of these is a standard unit (Système international) for measuring mass?

• [g]

• [m]

• [g/cm³]

• [cm³]

• [lb]

Which of these could be standard units (Système international) for measuring density? Select all that apply:

• [g]

• [D]

• [g/cm³]

• [cm³]

• [g/mL]

Which of these could be standard units (Système international) for measuring volume? Select all that apply:

• [mL]

• [cm]

• [g/cm³]

• [cm³]

• [V]

Which of these could be a standard unit (Système international) for measuring the length of a line?

• [g]

• [cm]

• [g/cm³]

• [cm³]

• [lb]