Science Quiz

A physical property is any aspect of an item that can be ______, observed, or tested. ____ is a physical property that every object has. Which of the words best completes the paragraph?

• measured, mass
• changed, texture
• burned, texture
• reacted, mass

A teacher has a bowl of water. They placed a marble and a plastic ball in the bowl at the same time. What was the teacher measuring, testing, or recording?

• Measuring the mass of the objects

• Testing if the objects are magnetic

• Testing if the objects sink or float

• Recording the temperature of the objects

Select the word that best completes the sentence. On a cold day in winter, the top of a lake is frozen into solid ice. How will the lake change in the summer?

• The ice will become thicker.

• The ice will remain the same.

• The ice will melt and refreeze.

• The ice will melt and the lake will become liquid.

The _______ from the Sun will turn the ice to water.

• heat
• light

• cooler

• size

Which matter samples are examples of a gas? Select TWO correct answers.

• Frozen ice cream

• Steam from a teapot

• Milk in a glass

• Air in a balloon

• Cake batter

Two students observed the properties of one kind of matter. They recorded their observations in the table below. Observations: - Takes the shape of a container - Fills all parts of the container - Does not have a definite shape What did the students observe?

• Air

• Sand

• Water

• Beads

A tool for measuring matter is shown. Which property of matter is this tool used to measure?

• Temperature

• Magnetism

• Mass

• Shape

A student observes milk poured from a jug into a glass. Part A: Which statement describes what will happen to the juice?

• It will not form any shape

• It will stay in the shape of the jug

• It will keep changing shape

• It will take the shape of the glass

What is the state of milk?

• Milk is a gas and will not form any shape.

• Milk is a solid and has a definite shape.

• Milk is a liquid and will take the shape of the container.

• Milk is a liquid and will not take the shape of the container.

Engineers __________ materials based on their

physical properties to create structures or objects for

specific purposes.

• A. create

• B. combine

• C. construct

• D. cook