Making Sense of Matter Unit Assessment

This tool above is used to measure the property of ____________.

• mass

• volume

• buoyancy

• magnetism

Using the picture above, what can you conclude about this measurement?

• The apple has a thicker peel than the banana.

• The apple has a greater mass than the banana.

• The apple takes up more space than the banana.

• The apple has a larger volume than the banana.

Which conclusion best compares a property of cooking oil and water shown in this investigation?

• Cooking oil is less dense than water.

• Water is less dense than cooking oil.

• Water dissolves in cooking oil.

• Cooking oil dissolves in water.

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The students in Mrs. Moore’s class tested a variety of objects in freshwater to see if 

     they would float or sink.

What conclusion can be made from the results of the data in the table above?

• All of the objects have the same mass and volume.

• The volume of the rock is greater than its mass.

• The mass of the penny is greater than its volume.

• The water has more mass than all of the objects.

This graph shows the water temperature taken at the City Park Swimming Pool 

    everyday for 5 days at the end of the day.

How much did the pool temperature change between Monday and Friday?

• 2°C

• 3°C

• 4°C

• 5°C

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What is the approximate difference in the length of the paper clip and the length of the key in cm?

• 1 cm

• 2 cm

• 3 cm

• 5 cm

Chocolate is a solid at 22°C. What would have to happen to chocolate in order for it to become a liquid?

• raise the temperature of the chocolate

• lower the temperature of the chocolate

• mix chocolate with another substance

• let it remain at room temperature overnight

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How much liquid is in the graduated cylinder?

• 20 ml

• 38 ml

• 39 ml

• 40 ml

A student used a graduated cylinder to find the volume of a rock. To do this, she 

      filled the graduated cylinder with 50 ml of water before placing the rock into the

      graduated cylinder. Once the rock was in the cylinder, she checked to see how 

      much water was displaced by the rock. (4.6A, 4.1D, 4.2C)

(a)  

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A student pours 14 grams of sugar into a jar filled with 500 milliliters of water. The student throughly stirs the sugar and water to make a solution.

Which change most likely occurs to the sugar when it is added to the water?

• The sugar breaks down to form a new substance in the solution

• The sugar changes water into a new substance in the solution.

• The sugar floats on the surface of the water in the solution.

• The sugar completely dissolves in the solution.