Matter Unit Review

The plastic container holds liquid water. The container is put into a freezer. The liquid water changes state to solid water. Which set of statements is true?

• A. The volume of solid water is less than the volume of liquid water. The mass of the solid is greater than the mass of the liquid.

• B. The volume of solid water is greater than the volume of liquid water. The mass of the solid is the same as the mass of the liquid water.

• C. The volume of solid water is the same as the volume of liquid water. The mass of the solid is the same as the mass of the liquid.

• D. The volume of solid water is the same as the volume of liquid water. The mass of the solid is less than the mass of liquid.

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Bobby has two graduated cylinders. They are the same size and shape. They each have the same amount of water. The picture shows what happened after Bobby put a glass sphere in one of the graduated cylinders. What does the change in water level tell you?

• A. All matter has mass.

• B. The amount of water has changed.

• C. All matter takes up space.

• D. The sphere has no mass.

When you taste food, what helps you decide whether the food tastes sweet, sour, salty, or bitter?

• A. your tongue

• B. your teeth

• C. your lips

• D. your throat

What type of matter expands to fill whatever space is available?

• A. solid

• B. liquid

• C. gas

• D. plasma

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Choose the words that belong in the sentence. As an object _____, the particles move _____.

• A. cools, slower

• B. warms, slower

• C. cools, in a straighter line

• D. warms, in a straighter line

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Which could cause the mass of an object to change?

• A. placing the object on the moon

• B. measuring in metric units

• C. breaking the object into parts and rearranging the pieces

• D. subtracting matter from the object

Why can a magnet pick up an iron nail but not a bird feather?

• A. The feather is too light.

• B. Iron is magnetic.

• C. Iron nails are harder than feathers.

• D. The feather has a greater mass than the iron nail

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Which of these is a chemical change?

• A. A nail rusts.

• B. Water freezes.

• C. Sugar dissolves in water.

• D. Lemon juice, water, and ice cubes make lemonade.

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When you take ice cream from the freezer, it melts. What is happening?

• A. a physical change; the particles in the ice cream do not move

• B. a chemical change; the particles in the ice cream change shape

• C. a change of state; the particles in the ice cream are moving faster

• D. a change of state; the particles in the ice cream are moving slower.

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The state of matter with no definite volume or shape is a _____.

• A. liquid

• B. solid

• C. gas

• D. state

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