Properties of Matter

If objects are classified on their ability to float or sink in a tub of water, which property is being used to classify the items?

• mass

• density

• weight

• volume

What is the density of an object that has a mass of 15g and a volume of 3cm³?

• 30 g/cm³

• 45 g/cm³

• 3 g/cm³

• 5 g/cm³

a cold metal spoon is placed in a cup of hot water for 3 minutes. When removed, the spoon feels warmer. How did the hot water affect the motion of the particles in the spoon?

• it caused the particles vibrated faster

• it caused the particles vibrated slower

• it caused the particles top stop moving

• it caused the particles to move closer together

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Two pots of dirt are placed outside in the sun. One pot is covered with wood. The temperature of the soil is taken after 15 minutes. The covered soil has a lower temperature than the uncovered pot. How did the sun affect the particle motion in the soil?

• it stopped all motion

• it increased the motion

• it decreased the motion

• it made them move closer.

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Match the following

• element

• a substance that consists of just one type of atom

• matter

• a small particle that is a building block of matter

• atom

• a combination of two or more substances physically blended together

• mixture

• anything that has mass and takes up space

One particle of table salt (NaCl) is best described as a (a)   .

• atom

• compound

• element

• mixture

Answer explanation

Table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made up of two different elements, sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl), chemically bonded together.

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Liquid A and liquid B are poured into the same container. Liquid B separates and stayed on top while liquid A remained on the bottom. Which explains why the two liquids separated into two distinct layers.

• they are different colors

• they have different volumes

• they have different densities

• they are in different states of matter

heat being added to a solid, turning it into a liquid

• boiling

• freezing

• melting

• condensing

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Four objects are put into a large tank of water. The pencil and wooden ruler are floating, whereas the marble and rock sank to the bottom. What can be concluded about the objects?

• the marble has a low density

• the ruler is less dense than water

• the rock and pencil have the same density

• the ruler and marble have the same density

The length, width, and height are given for a box. What else is needed to find the density of the box?

• the mass

• the volume

• the surface area

• the number of sides