Measuring Properties of Matter

Evan and his friends are working on a group project on matter. Michelle says that matter is anything that has mass. Ricky says that matter must have mass and also be touchable. Evan thinks matter must have mass and also be visible. Leon disagrees and says that matter has both mass and takes up space. Who is correct?

• A. Michelle

• B. Ricky

• C. Evan

• D. Leon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt collected the last samples of moon rocks to bring back to Earth in 1972. The astronauts took measurements of the moon rocks using three categories not affected by gravity. This is because the Earth and moon have different forces of gravity. Which measurement did they not use?

• A. mass

• B. density

• C. weight

• D. Volume

What is the density of an object with a mass of 180 g and a volume of 45 cm³?

• 4 cm³/g

• 4 g/cm³

• 0.25 cm³/g

• 0.25 g/cm³

If Juan takes the piece of iron to the moon, which statement would be true?

• A. Its mass and weight would both decrease.

• B. Its mass and weight would remain the same.

• C. Its mass would decrease and its weight would remain the same.

• D. Its weight would decrease and its mass would remain the same.

Match the following vocabulary words to their correct definitions.

• Density

• A cA characteristic that can be observed without changing the substance

• Element

• A measure of the mass of a material in a given volume

• physical property

• Basic unit of a chemical element

• Chemical Property

• A characteristic that can NOT be observed without changing the substance

• Atom

• A substance that contains only one kind of atom

______ a measure of the mass of a material in a given volume.

• A. Physical Property

• B. Chemical Property

• C. Density

• D. Atom

• E. Element

______ a characteristic that canNOT be observed without changing the matter into a different substance.

• A. Physical Property

• B. Chemical Property

• C. Density

• D. Atom

• E. Element

______ a substance that contains one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form.

• A. Physical Property

• B. Chemical Property

• C. Density

• D. Atom

• E. Element

______ a characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into different substance.

• A. Physical Property

• B. Chemical Property

• C. Density

• D. Atom

• E. Element

______ the basic particle from which all elements are made.

• A. Physical Property

• B. Chemical Property

• C. Density

• D. Atom

• E. Element

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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