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WorksheetsIntroduction to Matter
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is anything that has mass and takes up space (has volume)?
a)
Volume
b)
Mass
c)
Matter
d)
Substance
2.
The building block of all matter, this is the basic particle from which all elements are made.
a)
Proton
b)
Molecule
c)
Atom
d)
Substance
3.
What is chemically bonded and made of at least 2 types of atoms.
a)
Atom
b)
Mixture
c)
Molecule
d)
Solution
4.
A state of matter wherein the particles have no definite shape and no definite volume.
a)
Solid
b)
Plasma
c)
Gas
d)
Liquid
5.
A graduated cylinder is used to measure
a)
Weight
b)
Mass
c)
Volume
d)
Density
6.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
7.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight
d)
friction
8.
______________ is the amount of space an object occupies.
a)
Weight
b)
Mass
c)
Volume
d)
Density
9.
Which of the following will cause the mass of a metal block to increase?
a)
Putting the block in the freezer
b)
Measuring the mass of the block on Jupiter
c)
Heating the block
d)
None of the above
10.
The amount of matter an object has.
a)
Weight
b)
Mass
c)
Volume
d)
Density
11.
The displacement method is used to:
a)
determine the mass of various objects
b)
determine the weight of various objects
c)
determine the volume of regular solids
d)
determine the volume of irregular solids
12.
If the mass of an object is 1000kg on Earth, what is it's mass on the moon?
a)
10kg
b)
100kg
c)
1000kg
d)
10,000kg
13.
Which state of matter has a definite shape and has definite volume?
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
14.
Which measurement system would most likely be used in a scientific lab?
a)
English
b)
metric
16.
Josie partially filled a graduated cylinder with water. She then dropped a rock into the water. The illustration below shows what happened to the level of the water inside the graduated cylinder. What is the volume of the rock?
a)
5 mL
b)
10 mL
c)
35 mL
d)
40 mL
16.
Josie partially filled a graduated cylinder with water. She then dropped a rock into the water. The illustration below shows what happened to the level of the water inside the graduated cylinder. What is the volume of the rock?
a)
5 mL
b)
10 mL
c)
35 mL
d)
40 mL
17.
the change of state from a liquid to a gas
a)
water cycle
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
18.
the change of state from a gas to a liquid
a)
water cycle
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
19.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
20.
A _______ is/are an example(s) of matter.
a)
shoe
b)
pencil
c)
computer
d)
all of the above
21.
The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold juice on a warm day are an example of?
a)
sublimation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
22.
Which state of matter has molecules that slide past each other but stay close together? They do not form a regular pattern.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
23.
Air is a mixture of
a)
liquids
b)
gas
c)
solids
d)
liquids and gases
24.
Air is matter because it has mass and volume.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
26.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
27.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
28.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
29.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
30.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
31.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
32.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
33.
In which state of matter are molecules moving the slowest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
34.
Liquid turning into a gas is
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
35.
Matter is anything with ___ and ____
a)
Mass, Weight
b)
Weight, Volume
c)
Mass, Volume
d)
Volume, Weight
36.
What is holding the water on the surface?
a)
glue
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
surface tension
37.
This happens when dry ice is added to a liquid. It changes immediately from a solid to a gas.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
exothermic reaction
38.
The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy. Therefore, the picture represents _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
39.
This picture is an example of?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
40.
Sublimation is . . . .
a)
solid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to gas
41.
Deposition is . . . .
a)
gas to solid
b)
solid to gas
c)
gas to liquid
d)
liquid to solid
42.
Condensation is . . . .
a)
gas to liquid
b)
liquid to gas
c)
gas to solid
d)
solid to liquid
43.
Evaporation (or vaporization) is . . . .
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to liquid
c)
solid to gas
d)
liquid to solid
44.
Which of these is NOT a state of matter?
a)
Solid
b)
Water
c)
Gas
d)
Liquid
45.
Definite volume but not definite shape
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
46.
No definite shape or volume
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
47.
Particles slide past each other
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
48.
Definite shape and definite volume
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
49.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
50.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
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