Properties of Matter

All objects and substances in the world are made of matter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

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Matter has properties that can be observed through your 5 senses.

• True

• False

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

What do a glass of ice water, a salad, and a wooden table all have in common?

• They are all solids

• They are all matter

• They are all mixtures

• They are all solutions

Answer explanation

Ice water is a liquid (and a solid if it has ice in it)

A salad is a mixture

A table is a solid

What is one way to describe all matter?

• It has mass

• It is a mixture

• It has a definite shape

• It is attracted to magnets

Answer explanation

The definition of matter is a substance that takes up space and has mass.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

There are two metal chairs in a classroom. What is true about the chairs?

• They chairs cannot be the same color

• The chairs cannot be attracted to magnets

• The chairs cannot have the same size or mass

• The chairs cannot be in the same place at the same time

Answer explanation

* No info was given on their color so we do not know their color.

* Metal IS magnetic so the chairs would be attracted to magnets.

* No info was given on their shape, size, or color so we do not know their size or mass.

* Two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time.

Nicole puts some ice cream in the freezer for 3 hours. She then leaves the ice cream out in the sun for 3 hours. What property of the ice cream will most likely stay the same?

• color

• shape

• texture

• hardness

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A scientist wants to look at the texture of a material. She cannot see the details by just looking at the material. What would most help the scientist see the texture of the material?

• using a balance to determine the mass of the material

• using a hand lens to observe the details in the material

• using a magnet to see if the material is attracted to it

• using a ruler to measure the details in the material

What is the best tool for measuring mass.

• ruler

• beaker

• balance

• spring scale

Which of these mixtures is made of only solids?

• cooked oatmeal

• chocolate milk

• banana

• salad dressing

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

A bowl contains salt, pennies, and rocks. Tom pours water into the bowl. What will most likely happen?

• only the salt dissolves in the water

• nothing in the bowl dissolves in the water

• only the salt and rocks dissolve in the water

• Everything in the bowl dissolves in the water.

Answer explanation

Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5 percent water, 2.5 percent salts, and smaller amounts of other substances, including dissolved inorganic and organic materials, particulates, and a few atmospheric gases.

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