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Mass vs Weight & States of Matter

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
45 kg
a)
mass
b)
weight
2.
38 kg
a)
mass
b)
weight
3.
0.043 kg
a)
mass
b)
weight
4.
850 N
a)
mass
b)
weight
5.
112 N
a)
mass
b)
weight
6.
2.78 N
a)
mass
b)
weight
7.
Which variable is constant?
a)
mass
b)
weight
8.
kg
a)
unit for mass
b)
unit for weight
9.
Newton
a)
unit for mass
b)
unit for weight
10.
What is the best definition for mass?
a)
how much space an object takes up
b)
how much matter an object contains
11.
A desk is an example of __________.
a)
a gas
b)
a liquid
c)
matter
d)
a property
12.
What has more mass?
a)
a car
b)
a boat
c)
a airplane 
d)
a feather 
13.
Mass is measured in
a)
grams
b)
grams and kilograms 
c)
kilograms 
d)
centimetres 
14.
What has less mass?
a)
a house
b)
a car
c)
a camper
d)
a tent 
15.
What do you use to measure the mass of an object?
a)
Thermometer
b)
scale
c)
triple beam balance
d)
length times width times height
16.
What do you use to measure the mass of an object?
a)
Thermometer
b)
water displacement method
c)
a scale
d)
length times width times height
17.
The mass of an empty beaker is measured and recorded. A sample of snow is collected in the beaker and sealed with plastic wrap. The mass of the sealed beaker and the snow is then measured and recorded.
The table shows the results.
Mass of Empty Beaker 160 grams
Mass of Beaker and Snow 500 grams
After the snow melts, what will be the mass of the water in the sealed beaker?
a)
160 grams
b)
340 grams
c)
500 grams
d)
660 grams
18.
Anything that has mass & takes up space
a)
gravity
b)
force
c)
matter
d)
volume
19.
The mass is a fixed value, it doesn't change by changing..........
a)
Physical state
b)
Place
c)
shape
d)
All the above
20.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
the force in which gravity pulls on an object
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride 
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
21.
The mass of an object _______ as it moves away from the center of Earth
a)
stays the same
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
doubles
22.
This is the amount of "stuff" in an object
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
volume
23.

On which celestial object (outer space) would your mass be the greatest?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Sun

d)

Your mass doesn't change on different celestial objects

24.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
25.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
26.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
27.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
28.
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.
29.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
30.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
31.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation