Science Week Matter

What two instruments can be used to measure the volume of an object?

• graduated cylinder and a spring scale

• pan balance and a thermometer

• ruler and a thermometer

• ruler and a graduated cylinder

Angelik has three basketballs that all have the same mass. She knows that one basketball has a mass of 5 grams. To find out the mass of all of her basketballs, she adds them together:
5+5+5= 15 grams
Why is this correct?

• The mass of the group is always EQUAL to the sum of each object or part.

• The mass of the group is always LESS than the sum of each object or part.

• The mass of the group is always MORE than the sum of each object or part.

• The mass of the group is always GREATER than the sum of each object or part.

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Alondra learned about magnets in school. Wanting to know more, Alondra wondered if any objects in her house would be magnetic. She found the following items:

A pencil, a gold coin, an iron nail, and a glass dish.

Which of the following items would be attracted to a magnet?

• a pencil

• a gold coin

• an iron nail

• a glass dish

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Michael is describing the physical properties of candy corn. Name at least two physical properties that he can observe without using any measurement tools.

• hardness and shape

• texture and temperature

• color and volume

• mass and odor

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Trinity has two identical pieces of chocolate cake. She wants to know how much mass each piece has. Trinity takes one whole cake and places it on one pan of a balance. She then takes the other cake and cuts it into three slices. She puts the slices on the other pan. What will she observe about the pans of the balance?

• The pan with the whole cake will be slightly lower than the pan with the slices.

• The pan with the slices will be slightly higher than the pan with the whole cake.

• The pan with the whole cake will be completely lowered and the pan with the slices will be completely raised.

• Both pans will be balanced equally.

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Which of the following properties of matter can you NOT measure?

• Volume

• Taste

• Weight

• Size

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Jayden has a banana. He uses a balance and measures the mass of the banana to be 50 grams. Jayden cuts the banana into 5 pieces. He puts the 5 pieces on the balance.

What will Jayden most likely write down as the total mass of the 5 pieces of banana?

• 50 grams

• 10 grams

• 5 grams

• 100 grams

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Anything that has mass or takes up space is known as...

• matter

• objects

• physical properties

• science

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Which of these best describes the texture of the marbles?

• shiny

• smooth

• glass

• round

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Observable characteristics such as texture, color, size, and mass are known as...

• combinations

• states of matter

• physical properties

• scientific tools

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