Properties of Matter

Imagine you are a scientist studying the properties of different substances in a laboratory. Which of the following would you identify as the three basic states of these substances?

• solid, liquid, plasma

• mass, temperature, volume

• solid, liquid, gas

John is preparing for a trip to Mars. He needs to calculate the weight of his suitcase. What should he measure?

• density of the suitcase

• mass of the suitcase

• solubility of the suitcase

Imagine you're at a pool party and you accidentally drop a gold bar into the pool. What will happen to the gold bar?

• It will float on the surface

• It will sink to the bottom

• It will neither float nor sink, but stay in the middle

John is conducting a science experiment in his kitchen. To measure the solubility of a substance, he needs

• a magnet

• a scale

• water

Magnetism is tested in water

• True

• False

Consider a room in your house. Would you agree that it contains matter?

• True

• False

In a hot summer day, you feel the room getting warmer because the air conditioner is off. This is an example of thermal energy causing an exchange of what?

• gas

• heat

• water

In a biology class, students are asked to group animals together based on similar traits. What is this process called?

• dissolve

• classify

• density

When does electrical energy occur in a real-world scenario?

• When electrons move in a wire

• When protons move in a wire

• When gas is heated in a stove

You are in a science lab and you have to identify items that are all magnetic. You have three sets of items:

• A plastic bottle, a steel spoon and an iron rod

• A rubber band, a nail and a piece of wood

• A nail, a steel plate and an iron ball