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Structure and Properties of Matter Post Assessment Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carlos and Marcos raced to the cookie jar to find one whole cookie and one broken cookie left in the jar. "I want the whole cookie" announced Carlos. "I will have more cookie if it is not broken." Is what Carlos said true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Ted and Sam were playing basketball on the court in the schoolyard. Ted wanted to keep playing but Sam thought the ball needed more air. Choose one reason how Sam could tell the ball needed more air.

a)

Sam had touble hanging on to the ball.

b)

Sam was unable to make a basket.

c)

The ball felt too soft.

d)

The ball felt too hard.

3.

Choose the BEST example of evidence that matter is made up of particles too small to be seen.

a)

An odor moving across the room.

b)

A ball rolling down a hill.

c)

A hot dog roasting on a campfire.

d)

The texture of different material.

4.

Choose the BEST method to determine if air has weight.

a)

Throw an air filled ball up into the air, measure the distance it travels and time it takes to come back to the ground. Compare with a ball with no air.

b)

Pump as much air as possible into a basketball and record the pressure when it bursts.

c)

Measure the weight of a deflated ball, fill it with as much air as possible, measure the weight of the inflated ball and compare.

d)

Measure the volume of an inflated ball and compare it with the volume of a deflated ball.

5.

Mr. Edwards kept a bird feeder and bird bath in his backyard. It had been a warm and sunny summer and the birds were regular visitors at the feeder and bath. Every morning Mr. Edwards checked the level of the water in his bird bath. "Those must be dirty birds, they sure use a lot of water," he commented. "It's not the birds that use up the water," replied Mrs. Edwards. "It's the sun!" Who is correct?

a)

Mr. Edwards is correct.

b)

Mrs. Edwards is correct.

6.

A state of matter in which matter has a definite shape and volume is called a __________.

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

weight

7.

A state of matter that takes up a definite amount of space (volume) and no definite shape, takes the shape of the container, can flow, and are poured from one container to another is called a ______________ .

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

weight

8.

A state of matter that has mass and volume but has no defintie shape and does not take up a definite amount of space is called a ______________ .

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

weight

9.

Hardness, size, color, shape, flexibility, buoyancy, state of matter, odor, mass, and volume are all examples of:

a)

phase changes

b)

weight

c)

physical properites

d)

conductivity

10.

Matter is described as anything that:

a)

has mass and is a solid.

b)

can be measured.

c)

can be felt and observed.

d)

has mass and takes up space.

11.

Choose the BEST tool to use to measure the volume of a paper clip, small marble, nail, and button.

a)

balance

b)

spring scale

c)

metric measureing tape

d)

graduated cylinder

12.

Choose the method to use to measure volume of any irregularly shaped objects.

a)

Place the object in a graduated cylinder with water and measure how much water is displaced in milliliters.

b)

Measure each side of the object and then add up all the sides to find the volume in centimeters.

c)

Measure the length and width and multiply the length times the width in liters and milliliters.

d)

Use a balance to measure and compare the objects with similar objects using grams.

13.

Choose the BEST tool to measure the mass of an object.

a)

balance

b)

metric ruler

c)

spring scale

d)

grams and kilograms

14.

Choose the BEST tool to measure the volume of a liquid.

a)

graduated cyliner and measuring cup

b)

grams and milligrams

c)

spring scale and balance

d)

metric ruler and spring scale

15.

If you add heat to a block of ice, it melts, or:

a)

changes from a solid to a gas.

b)

changes from a solid to a liquid.

c)

changes from a liquid to a solid.

d)

changes in temperature and no change in state.

16.

A __________ uses the heat from the sun to evaporate water. It can be used to change unclean water or salty water into fresh water.

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

solar still

c)

solid

d)

phase change