unit 1 properties of matter

You are doing an experiment with a hot plate. Your partner starts to pick up the hot plate after you have turned it off. Why is picking up the hot plate dangerous?

• It must be sitting level.

• It is too heavy to pick up without help.

• It can shock you if you try to pick it up.

• It stays hot for several minutes after being turned off.

The diagram represents four liquids that each has a different density. Which statement best describes the density of Layer C?

• Layer C is more dense than Layer A and less dense than Layer B.

• Layer C is more dense than Layer B and less dense than Layer D.

• Layer C is more dense than Layer B and less dense than Layer A.

• Layer C is more dense than Layer D and less dense than Layer B.

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Which statement about gases is NOT true?

• Gas particles move freely.

• Gases have definite shape.

• Gases fill available space in a container.

• Water evaporates into gas.

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How much warmer is the temperature shown on Thermometer B than the temperature shown on Thermometer A?

• 8 degrees

• 3 degrees

• 5 degrees

• 2 degrees

Ashley wants to measure mass, a physical property of the notebook and cubes in the picture. Help her analyze the information using the pan balance.

• The notebook and the cubes have no mass.

• The notebook has less mass than the cubes.

• The notebook has more mass than the cubes.

• The notebook and the cubes have the same mass.

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How can you test the physical property of an object's ability to sink or float?

• Place the object in water.

• Place the object near a magnet.

• Place the object on a pan balance.

• Place the object on a hard surface.

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When an ice cube melts, what change in state is happening?

• A liquid becoming a gas

• A solid becoming a gas

• A gas becoming a liquid

• A solid becoming a liquid

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Which of the following describes a solid state of matter?

• Takes the shape of its container

• Pours easily forming a puddle

• Keeps its shape and size

• All of the above

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What causes water to freeze solid when placed in a freezer? The freezer—

• adds heat to the water.

• puts electricity into the water.

• takes heat away from the water.

• does not let light shine on the water.

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In the diagram, what change in state is happening at arrow 2?

• evaporating

• melting

• freezing

• condensing

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