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Matter

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
2.
What is one way matter change states?
a)
matter loses mass
b)
heat is added
c)
it doesn't change
d)
by doing nothing
3.
The amount of space that matter takes up is its _______.
a)
atom
b)
volume
c)
matter
d)
weight
4.
Water in the form of a gas is called _________.
a)
water vapor
b)
gasoline
c)
ice
d)
liquid
5.
__________ are the building blocks of life.
a)
solids
b)
gases
c)
atoms
d)
nutrients
6.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
7.
Water in its solid form is _____________.
a)
a vapor
b)
ice
c)
a liquid
d)
boiling
8.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
9.
______________ + heat = water vapor
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
10.
_______________ - heat = liquid water
a)
ice
b)
kool-aid
c)
smoothie
d)
cheese
11.
________________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
weight
12.
The amount of matter in an object is its ________________.
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
gram
d)
atom
13.
Gasoline is a ________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
14.
Sand is a ___________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
15.
Helium is a ____________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
16.
Texture, color, states of matter, flexibility, freezing & melting points
a)
Chemical Properties
b)
Physical Properties
c)
States of Mass
d)
Scientific matterology
17.
Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?
a)
melting
b)
bending a paper clip
c)
rusting
d)
boiling water
18.
Cutting an orange is a physical change.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
An example of a physical property is 
a)
flammability
b)
acidic
c)
color
d)
ability to rust
20.
Chopping wood is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
21.
Water freezing to ice is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
22.
Burning wood to ash is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
23.
Smashing a piece of candy into smaller pieces is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
24.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
25.
Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
clay
26.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
27.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
28.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
29.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
30.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
31.
The milk in the glass has volume and takes the shape of its container. Therefore, it is assumed that milk is a ______________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
32.
If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:
a)
The solid would fly out of the container
b)
The liquid would fly out of the container.
c)
The gas would fly out of the container.
d)
They ALL would fly out of the container.
33.
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
34.
The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....
a)
a solid becoming a liquid
b)
a liquid becoming a solid
c)
a liquid becoming a gas
d)
a gas becoming a liquid
35.
On a hot summer day chocolate candy can melt in your pocket.  How can you get the chocolate to return to a solid?
a)
add heat
b)
leave it in your pocket
c)
cool it in the refrigerator
d)
leave it outside
36.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
37.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
38.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
39.
Which state of matter has particles that are stuck in one spot but vibrate?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
40.
What happens to the particles when I add heat?
a)
The particles get bigger
b)
The particles get smaller
c)
The particles get slower
d)
The particles get faster
41.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
42.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
43.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
44.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
45.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
46.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
47.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
48.
When a puddle of water dries up this process is called
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Melting
d)
Transpiration
49.
When we remove heat from a liquid
a)
it will freeze and turn into a solid
b)
it will freeze and turn into a gas
c)
it will freeze and turn into a liquid
d)
it will freeze and turn into plasma