Properties and Changes of Matter Quiz

What is matter?

• Anything that takes up space and has mass; can change shapes

• Something that can only be seen with a microscope

• Only things that are alive

• Only things that are solid

What does it mean to dissolve something?

• To freeze it

• To mix completely with a liquid

• To break it into pieces

• To heat it up

Which of the following is a property?

• The color of an object

• The number of objects

• The price of an object

• The age of an object

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What is a solid?

• A type of matter that has its own shape, is visible, takes up space and has weight

• A type of matter that does not have its own shape and is not visible

• A type of matter that is always a gas

• A type of matter that cannot be seen or touched

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What happens when something evaporates?

• It changes from a liquid to a gas

• It changes from a solid to a liquid

• It changes from a gas to a solid

• It changes from a gas to a liquid

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Which word describes a change in size, shape, state, or appearance of matter?

• Physical change

• Solution

• Property

• Dissolve

What is a solution?

• A special mixture that occurs when two or more substances are mixed together and can’t be separated back to their original forms

• A type of matter that has its own shape

• A change from a liquid to a gas

• A property of an object

How are molecules in a liquid different from those in a solid?

• Molecules in a liquid are farther apart than in solids

• Molecules in a liquid are closer together than in solids

• Molecules in a liquid do not move at all

• Molecules in a liquid are always visible

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Which of the following best describes a gas?

• A type of matter that does not have its own shape, is NOT visible, takes up space and has weight

• A type of matter that always has its own shape

• A type of matter that is always solid

• A type of matter that cannot move

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If you mix sugar into water and it cannot be separated back, what have you made?

• A solution

• A property

• A gas

• A physical change