Properties of Matter Quiz

What is mass?

• The amount of space an object takes up

• The amount of matter that makes up an object

• A measure of how cold or hot something is

• A physical property of an object

Which of the following describes temperature?

• The amount of space an object takes up

• The shape of an object

• A measure of how cold or hot something is

• The amount of matter in an object

What does volume refer to?

• The temperature of an object

• The firmness of an object

• The amount of matter in an object

• The amount of space an object takes up

What is hardness?

• The shape of an object

• The amount of space an object takes up

• How firm an object is

• How cold or hot something is

What does texture describe?

• The amount of matter in an object

• How an object feels

• The temperature of an object

• The shape of an object

What is matter?

• Anything that takes up space and has mass

• A measure of how cold or hot something is

• The amount of space an object takes up

• The firmness of an object

How many common states of matter are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is a solid?

• A material that takes the shape of its container

• A state of matter that does not have its own shape

• A material that has a shape of its own

• A form of matter that expands freely

What is a liquid?

• A material that has a shape of its own

• A material that takes the shape of the container it is in

• A form of matter that expands freely

• A state of matter that does not have its own shape

What is a gas?

• A material that takes the shape of the container it is in

• A measure of how cold or hot something is

• A state of matter that does not have its own shape

• A material that has a shape of its own