Physical Properties of Matter Review Quiz

Which item would sink if you put it in a bucket of water?

• a blown up beach ball

• a metal spoon

• one lego piece

• a feather

Which item would float in a container of water?

• a bowling ball

• a 5 pound gold bar

• a ping pong ball

• a rock

(a)   is anything that has mass or takes up space.

What scientific tool does not measure one of the four physical properties of matter?

• a balance scale

• a thermometer

• magnets

• magnifying glass

What are the four physical properties of matter that can be measured or observed?

• magnetism, mass, temperature, and the ability to sink or float

• mass, temperature, osmosis, liquid

• solid, liquid, gas

• magnetism, mass, balance

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Which state of matter has molecules or particles that are spread FURTHEST apart?

• liquid

• gas

• condensation

• solid

The three states of matter are liquids, solids, and (a)   .

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In evaporation, matter changes from a ____ to a _____.

• gas to liquid

• solid to gas

• liquid to gas

• gas to gas

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Lexi is out at a restaurant and notices little beads of water on the outside of her glass. She knows this is when a gas changes to a liquid. What is this change of matter called?

• evaporation

• condensation

• freezing

• melting

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Mrs.Vandevere's class is conducting an experiment where they are measuring the temperature of hot water. What will Mrs.Vandevere's awesome students notice about the temperature of the hot water after one hour?

• the temperature will remain the same

• temperature will increase

• temperature will increase significantly (by a lot)

• the temperature will decrease

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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