Unit 1 Energy & Matter Quiz

Everything that we can see, touch, smell, or feel. Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Mass

• Matter

• Phase

• Property

A small portion of matter that cannot be seen unless magnified.

• Matter

• Mass

• Transfer

• Particle

Which of these is evidence that air is made of particles of matter?

• You can feel wind against your face.

• You can see through the atmosphere into space.

• On a hot day, the air feels warmer than water in a lake.

• When you drop a heavy object in the air, it falls until it hits a hard surface.

Matter that is free flowing and assumes the shape of the container that holds them. Particles are more spread out than in a solid.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

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Matter that does not have a fixed volume or shape. That depends on the shape of the container the gas is in. Takes up all available space.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

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What do ice, a rock, and a piece of aluminum have in common?

• They are all solids.

• They are all liquids.

• They are all minerals.

• They are all elements.

Transfer of thermal energy from a warmer substance to a cooler one.

• Heat

• Waves

• Friction

• Transfer

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Property of matter that comes in many forms (heat, light, sound, motion).

• Heat

• Energy

• Friction

• Transfer

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Juan pushed a heavy box of books across his bedroom floor. The bottom of the box felt warm when he picked it up. What is more likely the reason the bottom of the box felt warm?

• Sunlight warmed the box before Juan pushed it.

• The box absorbed heat from the floor as it slid across it.

• Friction between the box and the floor made the box warm.

• The mass of the books pushed the box too hard against the floor.

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What is an example of a force producing heat?

• An apple falling from a tree branch.

• A doorbell ringing when a switch is pushed.

• A wagon rolling across the yard when pulled.

• Two sticks getting warm when rubbed together.