Physical Properties of Matter Quiz 1

Kyle and Jan are comparing two samples of matter. They make a table of the properties of each sample. Which property provides the best evidence that both samples are solids rather than liquids?

• color

• mass

• temperature

• volume

If two objects balance like the ones shown below, what must be true?

• Object A has more mass than object B.

• Both objects have the same mass.

• Object A has more volume than object B.

• Both objects have the same volume.

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Nathan is comparing the physical properties of different substances. He decided to divide the substances into groups. He concludes that the shape and color are alike. Which state of matter would the substance be if it has a definite shape, definite volume, and the same color?

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• none of the above

Maria and Lucy are making peanut butter sandwiches. They learned at school that a substance may be a solid, a liquid or a gas. Maria thinks the peanut butter is a solid, but Lucy 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?

• Try to pour it out of the jar.

• Smell the peanut butter.

• See if its volume increases in the freezer.

• Press it to try to make it take up less space.

Both cookies and gelatin desserts are solids although their textures and colors are very different. What do they have in common that makes them solids?

• They both may be eaten.

• They both keep their own shape.

• They both can move around in a container.

• They both are made of solids such as sugar.