Matter Q1 5th 24/25 Most Missed

Which statements best describe matter? Choose 2 correct answers.

• • Matter is anything that has mass.

• • Matter takes up space.

• Matter can be created but not destroyed.

• • The amount of matter in an object is the same as the weight of the object.

• • Solids and liquids are made of matter but gases are not.

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A student draws these models of a solid and a liquid.

One limitation of these models is that they do not show—

• • That particles in liquids have more energy than particles in solids

• • How the particles of solids and liquids are structured differently

• • Why solids do not take on the shape of their containers

• • Why liquids take on the shape of their containers

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Which of the following are mixtures? Choose all correct answers.

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Which of the following is true about mixtures?

• • The substances chemically bond with one another and cannot be separated.

• • Both substances must be in the same state of matter to be a mixture.

• • The combined substances do not lose their identifying characteristics.

• • One substance must be a liquid and the other a solid.

Which best explains how to make a solution?

• • Fully dissolve one substance into a liquid.

• • Break up and combine two solids.

• • Cool down gases until they become liquids again.

• • Mix two liquids together and shake continuously.

A student performs an experiment to separate salt and water by boiling the water until it turns into a gas called water vapor. Afterward, all that is left is the salt. Which would be the best hypothesis for this experiment?

• • I can turn water into a gas and melt the salt by boiling it.

• • If I boil the water long enough, then all that will be left is salt.

• • Salt cannot be turned into a liquid or a gas so I can separate it from water by adding heat.

• • If I add enough heat energy to the mixture, the salt will dissolve
    into the water.

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The following chart shows the temperature at which different substances melt (turn from a solid to a liquid).

Which metal would be best for making tools that don’t melt easily over very hot fires?

• • Aluminum

• • Brass

• • Copper

• • Gold

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In which of the following was energy added to the original substance?

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A student filled a water jug with 2 kilograms of water and some ice, then closed the lid and left the jug in the sunlight for two hours.

When the student opened the jug again, all the ice had melted. There were now 2.5 kilograms of water in the jug.

Which graph correctly shows the amount of water and ice, both before and after the ice melted?

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A student had several broken crayons that weighed 20 grams altogether.

The student melted down the crayons, then let the mixture cool in the form of one giant crayon.

How much will the new crayon weigh?

• • 10 grams

• • 20 grams

• • 35 grams

• • 40 grams

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