Changes in the Properties of Matter

1. Which of these pictures shows something melting?

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2. The pictures show how a piece of paper can be changed. Which of the paper’s properties changed?

• A. Mass
• B. Matter
• C. State
• D. Shape

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3. Which action changes matter into a new kind of matter?

• A. You shape a piece of clay into a ball
• B. You twist a balloon into an animal shape.
• C. You sharpen a pencil.
• D. You bake dough into bread.

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4. Which is an example of a physical change in matter?

• A. You bake dough into bread
• B. You tear a piece of paper in two.
• C. You burn wood into ashes.
• D. You make milk into cheese.

5. What is a physical change you can make to a crayon?

• A. You can break it.
• B. You can not change it.
• C. You can make it fly.
• D. You can burn it.

6. How does tearing change matter?

• A. It changes its color.
• B. It changes its size.
• C. It changes it from a solid to a liquid.
• D. It does not change matter.

7. Look at the picture. How was the paper changed?

• A. It was torn
• B. It was crumpled
• C. It was folded
• D. It was twisted

8. What properties of the wood were changed by the sandpaper?

• A. Its size is changed by the sandpaper
• B. Its shape is changed by the sandpaper
• C. Its color is changed by the sandpaper
• D. Its texture is changed by the sandpaper

9. What does fire change a piece of paper into?

• A. It changes the paper into ashes.
• B. It turns the paper into coal.
• C. It does not change the paper.
• D. It changes the mass of the paper.

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10. Tanya uses scissors and paper to make paper dolls. How has the paper changed?

• A. It is crumpled
• B. It is cut
• C. It is burned
• D. It is folded

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