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Which tool would be needed to determine the volume of a liquid?

• a meter stick

• a graduated cylinder

• a large jar

• a metric weight

Nanette and Adi would like to add a sandbox to their school’s playground. They began by comparing the properties of different samples of sand. They have recorded the colors and described the sizes of the particles. Which is another property of the samples that they could observe without using a measuring tool?

• mass

• texture

• volume

• temperature

Luke and Amitra are learning about the properties of matter. They decided to compare different substances and record their measurements. They are using the properties of texture, hardness, flexibility, and magnetic attraction. Which types of substances are they most likely comparing?

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• solids, liquids, and gases

Heather is comparing the properties of two samples. She records her observations in this chart and shares it with her class. From the information in the chart, which property can lead the students in Heather’s class to conclude that the samples are both solids?

• color

• mass

• volume

• texture

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Jeremy poured 20 grams of fruit juice into a popsicle mold and put the mold in the freezer. How will the mass of the frozen popsicle compare to the mass of the juice?

• The mass of the juice will be greater.

• The mass of the popsicle will be greater.

• The masses of the juice and the popsicle will be the same.

• The masses of the juice and the popsicle cannot be compared.

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How can you measure mass?

• in a graduated cylinder

• on a balance scale

• with a ruler

what states of matter have definite volume?

• solids

• liquids

• gases

_________ have a definite volume, but not a definite shape.

• liquids

• gases

• solids

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The amount of matter a substance or object has _____________.

• Meniscus

• Gram

• Property

• Mass

• Balance

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Mass' because mass refers to the amount of matter a substance or object has.

A _______________ is a characteristic of the substance.

• Meniscus

• Volume

• Property

• Balance

• Meter

Answer explanation

A property is a characteristic of a substance, making it the correct choice in this context.

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