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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What are the three main physical states of matter?
water, smoke, fire
solids, wood, and metals
solids, liquids, gasses
solids, liquids, and metals
A student broke a piece off of a rock. What property of the rock changed?
the rock's mass
the rock's color
the rock's roughness
the rock's smell
When food is cooked in a glass pan in an oven, the food and the pan both become very hot. What property of matter does the hot pan illustrate?
conduction
insulation
transportation
sensation
A metal spoon was left in a pot of boiling soup. A cook burned a finger by touching the spoon. Why did the finger get burned?
the metal spoon cooled the cook's hand
the metal spoon insulated the cook's hand
the metal spoon conducted heat to the cook's hand
the metal spoon conducted electricity to the cook's hand
The change of a gas to a liquid is called
condensation
evaporation
melting
freezing
What physical property can you measure with a graduated cylinder?
weight
volume
mass
temperature
Which one is an example of a liquid?
fruit juice in a bottle
ice in an ice tray
broccoli on a plate
air in a balloon
What is density?
the amount of matter in a certain amount of space
the amount of space that an object takes up
the amount of matter that makes up an object
a measure of how warm something is
Which is an example of a mixture made with a liquid and a solid?
copper
sawdust and iron filings
oil and vinegar
sugar water
Which physical property would you measure with a spring scale?
weight
mass
volume
temperature
Which physical property of a rock would you use a triple beam balance to measure?
weight
temperature
length
mass
Why are many electrical wires wrapped with a plastic coating?
plastic coating is less expensive than steel
plastic coating is more dense than cooper
plastic coating is a good conductor
plastic coating is a good insulator
Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity?
glass
metal
rubber
plastic
When you stir salt into water, the salt seems to disappear. What property of salt are you seeing?
its ability to dissolve
its ability to conduct heat
its ability to dissolve
its ability to conduct electricity
Which set of objects below will be attracted to a magnet?
paper bag, strip of cloth, glass bead
rubber ball, plastic toy, brass pin,
piece of wood, dirt, copper penny
iron nail, metal paper clip, steel safety pin
A student noticed that the metal parts of a wagon left out in the Sun become much hotter than its rubber tires. Which of the following is the best explanation for this observation?
the tires are under the wagon and do not receive as much heat
metal is a conductor of heat while rubber is an insulator of heat
rubber is heavier than metal and does not conduct heat as well
the shiny metal on the wagon reflects the Sun's heat better
Matter can undergo changes. Which of the following happens when water is boiled?
liquid becomes a solid
solid becomes a liquid
liquid becomes a gas
gas becomes a solid
Which of the following can be attracted to a magnet?
gold ring
glass marble
iron needle
wool sock
Students perform and investigation. They record the changes water goes through as it is frozen and boiled. The student's investigation is most likely on which of the following?
the volume of liquids
the states of matter
the effects of gravity
the water cycle
A student investigated an unknown piece of matter. He found out that the matter was attracted to a magnet and also conducted electricity very well. What kind of matter is this unknown piece likely to be?
glass
plastic
wood
metal
A feature of a substance that you observe without changing it into a different substance is called a
magnet
physical property
state
mixture
Which of the following has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?
gas
solid
liquid
water vapor
How can you change liquid water into water vapor
by freezing the water
by dissolving salt in the water
by cooling the water
by heating the water
A student added salt to a glass of water. She kept adding teaspoons of salt to see how many would dissolve. Which of these BEST describes what she is doing?
making a mixture if gases
making a solution
making an inference
separating a mixture
Which BEST describes the parts of a mixture?
they do not keep their own properties after mixing
they keep their own properties after mixing
they are always solids
they are never gases
