What is Matter?

Matter is anything that has mass and __________.

• is nonliving

• takes up space

• is living

• is made up of water or air

Which of these are made up of matter?

• water

• a piece of paper

• a chair

• air

• all of the above

Jacob lets all of the air out of a balloon, and the balloon gets much smaller. Jacob says to his friend that this proves that air is matter. Is Jacob correct?

• No, air does not take up any space, which means it is not matter.

• Yes, air is matter because it takes up space.

• Yes, air is matter because it is magnetic and flexible.

• No, matter is everything that you can see. Air is invisible so it is not matter.

Which of these are NOT made up of matter?

Check all that are true.

• shoes

• sadness

• buses

• friendship

• trees

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Select the physical properties of this bowling ball that you can observe in the picture.

Check all that are true.

• red

• magnetic

• round

• shiny

• breakable

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Physical properties of matter can be __________.

• determined using the five senses

• measured

• discovered with a test or experiment

• all of the above

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These models show the movement and organization of particles in three states of matter. Which set of models is labeled correctly?

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Jamie and Michael are setting up for a party. They pour square candies from a bag into a bowl, and the square candies keep their shape. They place square ice cubes from the freezer in a bowl, and the ice cubes keep their shape. They pour juice from a carton into several party glasses, and the juice takes the shape of the party glasses. Finally, they blow air into several balloons. They can feel the pressure of the air pushing against the walls of the balloons.

Which items from the party are solids?

Check all that are true.

• air in balloons

• ice cubes

• juice

• candies

• party glasses

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Why do liquids change shape?

• The particles in liquids are tightly packed together and only move back and forth in place.

• The particles in liquids are loosely held together and can slide past each other.

• The particles in liquids are very far apart and move freely in all directions.

• none of the above

Jeffrey accidentally knocked over a jar of honey. When he came back into the kitchen, he saw that some of the honey had spilled onto the cabinet. This proves that honey is a __________ because __________.

• liquid; the honey had a definite size and shape

• solid; the honey expanded to fill up the volume of its new container

• liquid; the honey flowed and changed shapes when it spilled out of the jar

• gas; the honey had a change in shape and volume

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