Matter - Science Primary Cambridge 4

Most materials are mixture of different ___________.

• solids

• objects

• chemicals

• substances

What is the definition of matter?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• A substance that is liquid, solid, or gas

• Anything that is pure

• Anything that you can see or hold

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When ice cream is left out of a freezer, the ice cream changes from a __________ to a __________.

• liquid to a solid

• gas to a liquid

• liquid to a gas

• solid to a liquid

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Select the true statement.

• Solids are measured only in volume.

• Gases hold their shape.

• Solids take the shape of their containers.

• Liquids take the shape of their containers.

In which of the following states of matter does a substance expand to fill the entire volume of its container?

• Liquid only.

• Liquid and gas only.

• Solid, liquid, and gas.

• Gas only.

The material shown is not in a container, but its length, width, and depth can be measured. What state of matter is the substance in?

• magnetic

• gas

• liquid

• solid

Which of the following phases of water has neither a definite shape nor a constant

volume?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• none

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Jacobi used an air pump to inflate a soccer ball.

As Jacobi pumped air into the soccer ball, the ball expanded.

The expansion of the ball when air was added shows that ________.

• adding air to the ball made the ball weigh less.

• air is not matter, so it has no small particles.

• air is a type of matter.

• air can change from a gas to a solid.

How do water particles behave when they are in the gas state?

• The molecules do not move.

• The molecules can move short distances and vibrate slightly.

• The molecules are packed together in patterns.

• The molecules move freely and rapidly in all directions.

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Jose was doing an investigation on volume. He had four different objects, and he was supposed to compare their volumes by placing each one in a beaker of water and measuring how much the water level rose when the object was placed in the water. His results are shown below.

Which object has the smallest volume?

• pair of dice

• rubber ball

• toy truck

• lip balm