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WorksheetsClassifying Matter
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following objects is a liquid?
a)
Ice cube
b)
Apple juice
c)
Rubber ball
d)
Plastic spoon
2.
Students sorted objects into two groups.
Which one of the answer choices belongs in GROUP 2?
Which one of the answer choices belongs in GROUP 2?
a)
Textbook
b)
Soccer ball
c)
Cereal box
d)
Notebook paper
3.
Students placed a black block and a white block on each side of a balance.
Based on the results, what can the students say about the two blocks?
Based on the results, what can the students say about the two blocks?
a)
The white block is wider and taller than the black block.
b)
The white block has more mass than the black block.
c)
The black block has a lower temperature than the white block.
d)
The black block has more mass than the white block.
4.
Which scientific tool would you use to determine the temperature of an object?
a)
Hand lens
b)
Ruler
c)
Stop watch
d)
Thermometer
5.
Which of these is a change made by adding heat?
a)
A can of soda turning to ice in the freezer
b)
Water drops forming on a cold glass
c)
A puddle evaporating on a sunny day
d)
Raindrops changing into snow flakes
6.
What happens when a candy bar is left in a car on a hot day?
a)
It boils.
b)
It evaporates.
c)
It freezes.
d)
It melts.
7.
Adding heat to a substance can cause it to change from a -
a)
gas to liquid
b)
gas to solid
c)
liquid to gas
d)
liquid to solid
8.
Physical properties can be use to identify a substance, which list contains only physical properties.
a)
density, specific heat, and malleability
b)
size, shape, ability to burn
c)
reactivity, density, specific heat
d)
malleability, conductivity, reacts with oxygen
9.
Salt dissolved in water.
a)
colloid
b)
solution
c)
element
d)
compound
10.
Which is a characteristic of a liquid?
a)
It has its own shape
b)
It takes the shape of its container
c)
It has the same volume as container
d)
you can’t see it
11.
When energy is added to a substance, the particles move ________.
a)
Slower
b)
Faster
c)
Same speed
12.
Which is an example of gas?
a)
glass
b)
ice cubes
c)
bubbles
d)
straw
13.
Which statement is not true?
a)
Matter takes up space.
b)
Matter has mass.
c)
Matter can always be seen.
14.
Which object would a magnet pick up?
a)
aluminum can
b)
iron nail
c)
rubber duck
d)
plastic bottle
15.
The picture shows an ice cube melting. What phase change is occurring?
a)
a liquid becomes a gas
b)
a solid becomes a gas
c)
a gas becomes a liquid
d)
a solid becomes a liquid
16.
Observations of an object: mass, magnetism, physical state, sink/float, color, shape, and size are all .....
a)
Physical State
b)
Matter
c)
Physical Properties
17.
When a liquid becomes a solid
a)
Melting
b)
Boiling
c)
Condensation
d)
Freezing
18.
The tool being used here is best for finding out which of the following?
a)
Which block has a greater mass?
b)
Which block has a higher temperature?
c)
Which block is a solid?
d)
Which block is harder?
19.
Which of these is a good conductor of electricity?
a)
Glass
b)
Metal
c)
Rubber
d)
Plastic
20.
a)
Magnetism
b)
Density
c)
Viscosity
d)
Boiling Point
21.
a)
Plastic conducts heat well and metal doesn't.
b)
Metal conducts heat well and plastic doesn't.
c)
Shiny objects conduct heat well.
d)
Black objects do not conduct heat.
22.
a)
less expensive than steel
b)
more dense than copper
c)
a good conductor
d)
a good insulator
23.
a)
Color
b)
Magnetism
c)
State of Matter
d)
Ability to conduct electricity
24.
a)
a wooden craft stick
b)
a penny
c)
a small pencil
d)
a piece of paper
25.
a)
metal washer
b)
cotton ball
c)
wooden spoon
d)
notebook paper
26.
a)
Rock
b)
Clay
c)
Plastic
d)
Steel
27.
a)
metal band
b)
plastic grip
c)
rubber eraser
d)
wooden body
28.
a)
Magnetic force will push the magnets apart.
b)
Gravitational force will pull the magnets together.
c)
Gravitational force will push the magnets apart.
d)
Magnetic force will pull the magnets together.
29.
a)
The penny is made of metal.
b)
The nail is made of iron.
c)
The magnet is too weak to pick up the penny.
d)
The magnet will not pick up metal.
30.
What of the following would be the BEST material to use when making the handle of a tea kettle?
a)
Glass
b)
Aluminum
c)
Wood
d)
Tin
31.
a)
The pan will lose heat.
b)
The thermal energy of the pot will increase.
c)
The copper will change into steel.
d)
The pan will contract and become smaller.
32.
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Magnetic
d)
Sound
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