Matter Review

Complete the sentence. Rohan learned in science class that matter is anything that has mass and takes up _____________________.

• evaporation

• clouds

• space

• brain power

Hannah is conducting an experiment in her science class. She observes different substances and notes that matter can be identified by its _______________.

• ability to do work

• properties

• grades

• the way it dissappears

What are characteristics or attributes of matter?

• density
• properties
• solids
• unable to be seen

What is a property of matter that measures how close together particles are?

• density
• conductivity
• helium
• attributes

Lily is conducting an experiment in her physics class to determine which material allows electricity to flow through it the best. What is she measuring?

• thermal conductivity

• electrical conductivity

• helium

• attributes

Lily is conducting an experiment in her science class. She observes that a certain state of matter takes the shape of its container and can expand to fill any volume. What state of matter is she observing?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Noah is building a sandcastle at the beach. What state of matter is the sandcastle, which has a definite shape and a definite volume?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

What state of matter has no definite shape, but a definite volume?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Abigail is conducting a science experiment to see which substances can dissolve in water. What is it called when something has the ability to dissolve in water?

• divisibility

• solubility

• density

• physical change

Evelyn is observing a block of ice. The particles of the ice...

• fill up the space it has available

• are packed tightly and vibrate in place

• are loosely packed and can slide past each other.