Big Ideas 8, 1, 2, & 3 - Worksheet

Riley adds water to a graduated cylinder. Then she observes that the water rises to a level marked as 20 milliliters (mL). What property of the water did Riley measure?

• mass

• shape

• texture

• volume

Each state of matter has volume and takes up space.

Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• evaporation

Lila has two bar magnets. What will happen when she places the two magnets near each other?

• The magnets will repel.

• The magnets will attract.

• The magnets will not move.

• The magnets will both attract and repel.

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Which of the following words describes the texture of an object?

• tiny

• bumpy

• shiny

• sour

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Sullivan was given two glasses with equal amounts of two different clear liquids.

Which of the following pairs of physical properties can he observe to distinguish between the two different clear liquids?

• taste and odor

• volume and mass

• shape and color

• texture and magnetism

Otto places a grape popsicle, an orange popsicle, and a lime popsicle on the windowsill. He checks the popsicles every 5 minutes and records the time it takes for them to melt.

Which question is Otto investigating?

• Which flavor popsicle melts fastest?

• Which flavor popsicle tastes best?

• Which flavor popsicle freezes fastest?

• Which flavor popsicle do ants like most?

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Emi uses a balance to measure the mass of a pineapple. She records the mass in the table. She then cuts the pineapple into nine pieces and places the pieces of the pineapple on the balance.

What will Emi most likely record on her chart as the combined mass of the pieces of pineapple?

• 120 g

• 123 g

• 126 g

• 129 g

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Angelique puts her textbook inside her cubby. Which of the following is true?

• The book will keep its shape when placed in the cubby.

• The book will take the shape of the cubby.

• The book’s volume will increase when placed in the cubby.

• The book’s mass will decrease when placed in the cubby.

Bryanna and Layton are at the movies. Layton fills his snack box with gummy worms. Bryanna fills her snack box with popped popcorn.

The snack boxes have the same volume.

Which box has the greater mass?

• Bryanna's box has more mass.

• Layton's box has more mass.

• The boxes have the same mass.

• Neither of the boxes have mass.

Matthew observes his water after he puts some ice cubes in it.

Which of the following statements is an inference and NOT an observation?

• The water is a liquid.

• The water is in a blue cup.

• There is water in both a solid and a liquid state.

• The ice cubes must be melting because the water is warmer than them.

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