Describing Matter

Which of these terms is a measurement of how much matter is in an object? 

• Mass

• Weight

• Volume

• Density

Julia picks up a sponge and says it feels soft, like a pillow. Which property is she comparing?

• Texture

• Mass

• Volume

• Odor

A group of students tested nails, coins, and aluminum cans with magnets. They noticed that the magnets did not attract every object. What question should they ask next?

• Do magnets attract wood and plastic?

• What kinds of metals are magnetic?

• Why do heavier objects stick to magnets?

• How can magnets be made stronger?

Sam places a rock and a shell on opposite sides of a balance scale. The rock side moves down. What does this tell him?

• The shell is lighter because of its color.

• The rock has more mass than the shell.

• The rock has more volume than the shell.

• The shell is heavier because of its shape.

Lila mixes 100 mL of juice and 50 mL of water in a cup. What is the total volume of the mixture?

• 50 mL

• 100 mL

• 150 mL

• 200 mL

Max tears a sheet of paper into 4 pieces and weighs all the pieces together. What will his result show?

• The total mass stayed the same.

• The paper gained mass.

A clay ball has a mass of 24 g. Maria cuts it into two equal pieces. What is the combined mass of both pieces?

• 12 g

• 24 g

• 36 g

• 48 g

A student mixes 30 g of sugar with 70 g of water. What is the mass of the mixture?

• 30 g

• 70 g

• 100 g

• 140 g

A teacher cuts an orange into eight equal pieces. Which statement is true about the orange’s mass?

• The orange now has half the mass.

• The orange’s total mass stayed the same.

• The orange now has double the mass.

• The orange’s mass is less because it is smaller.

Four students built toy towers from plastic cubes. They weighed the towers before and after taking them apart. Which result would be correct?

• The tower is lighter when taken apart.

• The tower is heavier when taken apart.

• The tower has the same mass together or apart.

• The tower loses some mass when split.