Quiz on Matter

What is matter?

• Something that only exists in the air

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• A type of energy

• A kind of food

Matter is everywhere. Which of the following is NOT matter?

• A rock

• Water

• Light

• A pencil

Which of the following describes the property of matter called "size"?

• How heavy something is

• How big or small something is

• How fast something moves

• How bright something is

What property of matter tells us how smooth or rough something feels?

• Shape

• Texture

• Odor

• Hardness

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Which property tells you what something smells like?

• Color

• Odor

• Size

• Hardness

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Which of these tells you how hard or soft an object is?

• Shape

• Color

• Hardness

• Texture

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Which of the following is the best description of "volume"?

• The weight of something

• How much space something takes up

• The color of something

• The length of something

Mass tells us how much matter is in an object. Which of these has more mass?

• A feather

• A rock

• A balloon

• A leaf

What does the temperature of an object tell you?

• How long the object has existed

• How hot or cold it is

• What the object looks like

• How big the object is

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Which of these is a property of a liquid?

• It has a fixed shape

• It flows and takes the shape of its container

• It has a fixed volume

• It is hard and does not change

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