Properties of Matter Review

May likes the smoothness of an apple. What property describes how the apple feels?

• mass

• color

• texture

• taste

Why can a magnet pick up an iron nail but not a bird feather?

• The feather is too light.

• Iron is magnetic.

• Iron nails are harder than feathers.

• The feather has a greater mass than the iron nail.

Your teacher's coffee cup is white. It is taller than some other cups. It does not have a handle. The cup has a rough surface. Which cup is your teacher's cup?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Water in a bottle is being poured into a glass.

Why does the water look different in the bottle than it does in the glass?

• The bottle and the glass are different colors. Water looks different in different colored containers.

• The bottle holds more water than glass. Water looks different when there is more of it.

• The bottle holds less water than the glass. Water looks different when there is less of it.

• The bottle and the glass are different shapes. Water takes the shape of the container it is in.

When you taste food, what helps you decide whether the food tastes sweet, sour, salty, or bitter?

• your tongue

• your teeth

• your lips

• your throat

Jamie uses certain tools to measure the physical properties of objects.

Which tool should she use to find the mass of the ice cube?

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Figure 1 shows a graduated cylinder with water. Figure 2 shows the same graduated cylinder after an object was placed in it. Which statement is true?

• The volume of the object is 5 mL.

• The volume of the water is 5 mL.

• The volume of the object is 54 milliliters.

• The volume of the water is 54 milliliters.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What properties can be deteremined just by holding a soccer ball?

• shape, odor, mass

• shape, texture, hardness

• volume, magnetism, shape

• texture, taste, magnetism

What measurement tells you the amount of space a liquid takes up?

• mass

• size

• density

• volume

What is a graduated cylinder used to measure?

• volume
• mass
• weight
• length