Properties of Matter

A balance allows us to compare what property of matter?

• Ability to float

• Magnetism

• Mass

• Temperature

Which item would be attracted to a magnet?

• Paper Clip

• Rubber Band

• Marble

• Plastic Spoon

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A student records the following observations about the substance in three clear sealed containers.

Based on these observations, which container most likely holds only gas?

• Container 1

• Container 2

• Container 3

• Container 2 and 3

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A student pumps air into a soccer ball. Which of the following best explains why the soccer ball inflates evenly.

• The air being pumped inside the ball is a solid and has a definite shape.

• The air being pumped inside the ball is a gas and takes the shape of the ball.

• The air being pumped inside the ball is a liquid and takes the shape of the ball.

• The air being pumped inside the ball is a gas and has a definite shape.

The mass of the rock in the picture below should be recorded as.

• 15g

• 27g

• 37g

• 35g

A student measures the mass of several substances and records the results in the table to the right. She wants to classify the samples by their states of matter so that she can find the total mass of all of the liquids..

Which of the following correctly classifies the substances as solids and liquids?

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A scientist is investigating the samples of matter below.

Which of the following correctly classifies the samples by their states of matter?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In the illustration, which is an example of a gas?

• The glass

• The ice cubes

• The straw

• The bubbles

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

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What is the definition for color?

• A physical property, or characteristic of an object or living thing that we can hear.

• A physical property, or characteristic of an object or living thing that we can see.

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What is the definition of mass?

• A word that helps scientist describe different animal habitats

• Anything that does not have mass or take up space. (Matter cannot be a solid, liquid, or a gas!)   

• Anything that has mass and takes up space. (Matter can be a solid, liquid, or a gas!)   

• A way to weigh something in another country