Matter Post Test

1) Mira has a mixture of sugar and water. What could Mira do to get the sugar out of the water?

• add more water to the mixture

• stir the mixture until the sugar rises to the top

• heat the mixture to evaporate the water

• pour the mixture through a coffee filter

2) Tyler has a container filled with matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume. In which state of matter is the matter in the container?

• mixture

• gas

• liquid

• solid

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3) After a snowstorm, long icicles hang from every tree. As they melt and begin to drip, they change from a ...

• liquid to a solid

• liquid to a gas

• gas to a liquid

• solid to a liquid

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4) A sample of matter had a fixed volume, but flows freely and does not have a fixed shape. The sample is a _____________.

• solution

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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5) April fills an ice cube tray with water and puts it in the freezer. This will change the state of matter from a...

• gas to a liquid

• solid to a liquid

• liquid to a gas

• liquid to a solid

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6) A glass of lemonade is an example of _______________.

• a solution

• a compound

• a solid

• freezing

7) Water can exist in three states.  What are they?

• boiling, freezing, and melting

• solid, liquid, and gas

• freezing, boiling, and melting

• syrup, hard candy, and steam

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8) If you put a bar of chocolate on a hot stove, the chocolate gets heated from the stove. What will happen to the chocolate?

• It will condense

• It will evaporate

• It will freeze

• It will melt

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9)  Question 8 is an example of _____________.

• A physical change

• A chemical change

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11) Mrs. Lakey put two clear liquids together in a beaker, and the resulting solution turns a bright pink. What has occurred?

• Chemical Change

• Physical Change

• Phase Change

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