Properties of Matter Review

What would be the best tool to measure the volume of a brick?

• graduated cylinder/ beaker

• balance scale

• ruler

• spring scale

Caleb built two identical action figures with his legos. He puts one action figure on one pan of a balance. He takes the other action figure apart and places all the parts on the other pan of the balance. Which claim tells what he will MOST LIKELY observe about the pans of the balance?

• The pan with the action figure will be slightly lower than the pan with the parts

• The pan with the action figure will be slightly higher than the pan with the parts

• The pan with the action figure will be completely lowered, and the pan with the parts will be completely raised

• The pan with the action figure will be even with the pan with the parts

Mrs. Labella's class is trying to find the volume of a centimeter cube. What two instruments could they use to find the volume of the cube?

• ruler and pan balance

• graduated cylinder and pan balance

• ruler and spring scale

• ruler and graduated cylinder

Max brought in a bowl full of snow after the last snowstorm. He left it on the kitchen table for 30 minutes. What probably happened to the snow?

• It hardened into a solid ice ball.

• It melted and turned into water.

• It increased in mass and volume.

• It turned into water vapor.

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If heat is added to liquid water until it reaches 100 degrees Celsius, what happens?

• It turns to water vapor.

• It turns into a liquid.

• It turns into a solid.

• It melts.

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Stella took a can of soda from the refrigerator and went outside on a hot day. She noticed that there were droplets of water forming on the outside of the can. What process is taking place?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• melting

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This tool is used to measure mass. What is it called?

• spring scale

• pan balance

• triple beam balance

• thermometer

A student had a sample of water with a mass of 10 grams. She put the water in the freezer for 2 hours. When it was frozen solid, she weighed the sample again. What was its weight?

• 8 grams

• 20 grams

• 10 grams

• not here

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What is happening here?

• The water is floating on the oil because water is less dense than oil.

• The oil is about to form a solution with the water.

• The oil is floating on the water because oil is less dense than water.

• The water is less dense, so it is on top.

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Which item could be attracted to a magnet?

• plastic clip

• rubber eraser

• wooden stick

• iron nail