Matter Quiz

What is matter?

• Nothing, what's the matter with you?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Anything solid.

• Anything made of liquid.

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

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What is volume?

• A measure of how much space an item takes up.

• The measure of the pull of gravity between an object and Earth.

What is an atom?

• Only solids.

• Only liquids.

• The smallest unit of an element that has the properties of that element.

• Only gases.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is atomic theory?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• A theory that atoms are cool.

• Anything solid.

• A theory that states that all matter is made up of atoms.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is weight?

• A measure of how much space an item takes up.

• The measure of the pull of gravity between an object and Earth.

It rains in the morning before school, and on your way to class, you see a puddle. After a sunny day, you notice that the puddle is gone. What has happened to the puddle?

• It had a chemical change and melted.

• It had a physical change and evaporated.

• It had a chemical change and condensed.

• It had a physical change and it froze.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Mrs. Trew fills an ice cube tray and puts it in the freezer. What will happen as the water freezes?

• Its mass will change.

• Its volume will increase.

• Its state will change.

• Its temperature will increase.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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If two people are balanced on a seesaw as shown in the picture, what must be true?

• Person A has more mass than person B.

• Both people have the same mass.

• Person B has more volume than person A.

• Both people have the same volume.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Johnny wants to sort different items into groups. He has one group in which the items all have the same volume, shape, and color. What state of matter would all of these items be?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

• None of the above

Two students are trying to decide if Nutella is a solid or a liquid. Student A thinks Nutella is a solid, but Student B thinks it is a liquid because of its physical properties. What would be the best way to test it to see if it is a liquid?

• Smell it

• Try to pour it out of the jar and see if it pours like a liquid.

• Taste it

• Put it in the freezer to see if its volume increases.