What is Matter?

Look at the illustration. If there is an 80% change of precipitation, what type of precipitation would fall based on the temperature on the thermometer?

• Snow

• Hail

• Rain

• There will be no precipitation

Answer explanation

Freezing temperature is 0 degrees bringing in Snow. Slightly warmer temperatures will bring in sleet (liquid with solid) whereas melting point or hotter temperatures will bring in rain.

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Oven mitts are examples of

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When you measure a rock's mass, you find . . .

• tightly packed matter in the rock

• amount of space that the rock takes up

• amount of matter that makes up the rock

• length, width, and height of the rock

Which of these tools can you use to measure volume?

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What property is BEST to test if bottle A holds more water than bottle B?

• volume

• length

• temperature

• weight

Which statement below describes a solid?

• fixed shape but no fixed volume

• no fixed shape and no fixed volume

• fixed shape and volume

• particles that can move about freely

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What will most likely happen when heat is added to the ice cubes?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Freezing

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Freezing occurs when . .

• water turns from a gas to a liquid

• water turns from a liquid to a gas

• water turns from a solid to a liquid

• water turns from a liquid to a solid

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Which object has the most density?

• Sponge

• wooden block

• metal cube

Which student correctly sorted the materials? (Type in your answer)

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