Chapter 2 Science Test: Physical Properties of Matter

How can a student test to see if paper clips are made from a magnetic material?

• Test the paper clips by touching or feeling them.

• Test the paper clips by bending them.

• Pass a magnet over the paper clips.

• Place the paper clips in a tub of water.

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What would cause the measurement from a thermometer to increase?

• adding more water to the beaker

• mixing salt or sugar into the water

• blowing air into the water through a straw

• heating the water on a hot plate

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Why is vegetable oil classified as a liquid? When vegetable oil is poured into a new container, it KEEPS or CHANGES its shape while in the new container.

• CHANGES

• KEEPS

• SOLIDIFIES

• EVAPORATES

Which of the following examples of matter is NOT a solid?

• Snow

• Glass

• Milk

• Sand

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When condensation occurs, where does the water come from?

• the drink inside the can

• the aluminum shell of the can

• rain or tap water that struck the can

• water vapor that was mixed in the air

Sandra is investigating ways to change the physical properties of a sheet of paper. How does cutting the paper change its physical properties?

• The paper changes size and shape.

• The paper becomes another kind of material.

• The paper becomes warmer or colder.

• The paper becomes thicker or thinner.

________________is a measure of the amount of matter in an object

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

• Length

__________________is when a gas changes into a liquid when cooled.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Melting

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__________________is the ability to pull certain metals

• Magnetism

• Matter

• Temperature

• Condensation

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____________________ is a kind of energy that makes objects warmer

• Heat

• Mass

• Condensation

• Magnetism

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