Matter Quiz

What is matter?

• anything that has mass and takes up space

• anything that can be felt

• anything that can behave in many different ways

• anything that exist on Earth

Which of the following is NOT matter?

• a candle's heat

• a candle

• air inside a balloon

• a melting ice cream

Mass divided by volume is the formula for calculating----

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

• Matter

Ice melting is an example of a

• physical change

• chemical change

• physical property

• chemical property

Physical properties are

• properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
• properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance
• properties that we can only observe with our eyes
• properties that we need special tools to observe

Which is an example of a chemical change?

• melting ice to make water
• baking cake batter to make a cake
• putting cheese on bread to make a cheese sandwich
• cutting an orange into slices for a snack

Hammering wood together to build a playhouse is an example of a-

• Chemical change

• Physical change

A copper penny turning greenish after a few years, is an example of-

• Chemical Change

• Physical Change

What two types of measurements make up DENSITY? 

• Mass and Volume
• Temperature and Mass
• Grams and Centimeters
• Volume and Weight

Look at this image.  Which object has the LOWEST density in water? How? 

• The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 
• The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom
• The soda cap because it is not just full of air like the Ping Pong ball