Properties of Matter Vocabulary Test

The mass of a rock is measured with a balance. The rock is then broken into many smaller pieces and the total mass of all the pieces is measured again. Which of the following sentences about the mass is TRUE?

• The mass of the rock will be greater than the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will be less than the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will be same as the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will not be the same as the total mass of the smaller pieces.

This is the vocabulary term we use to describe anything that takes up space and has mass. 

• density
• matter
• solid
• area

Which item would be classified as magnetic?

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

What is a property?

• The characteristics of something that describe it
• Something a piece of matter is able to do, like float or conduct electricity
• Something measurable about matter, such as its length or volume
• All of the above

True or False:  Length and Width are both physical properties of matter.

• True
• False

This is the measure of the force of gravity on an object...

• weight
• mass
• volume
• matter

Which units of measurement are used for volume?

• grams

• centimeters

• grams or milliliter

• milliliters or cm³

Mass is how much ________ an object contains.

• weight
• gravity
• size
• matter

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• density

The basic building block for all matter

• Compound

• Element

• Molecule

• Atom