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WorksheetsWild Things Matter
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
2.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
3.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
4.
A measure of how much mass is contained in a given unit of volume.
a)
mass
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
matter
5.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
6.
Shape is a ____ that helps identify an object.
a)
physical property
b)
chemical property
c)
mass
d)
matter
7.
A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more
a)
mass
b)
eat
c)
solid
d)
greater
8.
Which of the following is a part of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
all of the above
9.
Example for Physical Property
a)
Taste
b)
explodes
10.
A physical property can be observed with your
a)
Eyes
b)
Ears
c)
Tastes
d)
All of the above
11.
Cutting an orange is a physical change.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
An example of a physical property is
a)
flammability
b)
acidic
c)
color
d)
ability to rust
13.
What causes a change in the state of matter?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical energy
c)
temperature
14.
Which change can occur when you add heat energy to water?
a)
The water can change from a liquid to a solid
b)
The water can change from a gas to a liquid
c)
The water can change from a liquid to a gas
d)
The water can change from a solid to a liquid
15.
Changing the way matter looks without changing it into NEW matter is a:
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Energy change
d)
BOTH a chemical and a physical change
16.
Which term means "the ability to cause change?"
a)
Matter
b)
Heat
c)
Energy
d)
physical change
17.
Which of the following could be a characteristic that changes in matter during a PHYSICAL CHANGE?
a)
Size
b)
State
c)
Texture
d)
All of the above
18.
Chopping wood is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
19.
Water freezing to ice is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
20.
Burning wood to ash is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
21.
Smashing a piece of candy into smaller pieces is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
22.
A physical change does not need energy to occur.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
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
24.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
25.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
26.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
27.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
28.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
29.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
30.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
31.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
32.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
33.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
34.
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.
35.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
36.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
37.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
solid to liquid
38.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
39.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
c)
the more energy it has.
d)
the less energy it has.
40.
A physical change is...
a)
a change that doesn't change the identity
b)
a change that makes something new.
c)
a chemical reaction
41.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
42.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
43.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
44.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
45.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
46.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
47.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
48.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
49.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
50.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
51.
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.
52.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
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