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Reading 6.2 – Are All Types of Matter Made of Particles?

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You have learned that air is matter in the gaseous state. Air is made of ________.

a)

parts

b)

oil

c)

particles

d)

water

2.

You might have learned that all plants and animals are made of cells. That is true, but cells are made of ____________, too.

a)

parts

b)

water

c)

particles

d)

oil

3.

The ___________ coffee that people drink is made of particles.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

4.

The indicator paper showed that the same type of particles that made up the acetic acid were also in the ________.

a)

stuff

b)

air

c)

space

5.

Indicator paper changes to a specific ___________ when certain types of particles touch it.

a)

time

b)

color

c)

stall

d)

stalk

6.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
7.
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
8.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
9.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
10.

Which form of matter has a definite shape and takes up space (has definite volume)?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

clay

11.

What are the states of matter?

a)

solid, liquid, and juice

b)

solid and liquid

c)

solid and gas

d)

solid, liquid, and gas

12.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
13.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
14.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
15.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
16.

What state of matter is apple juice at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

plasma

17.

What state of matter is helium (as in a helium balloon) at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

plasma

18.

Gases can be added to or subtracted from a rigid container yet continue to take the shape of the container.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Air is matter because it has mass and volume. Air is a gas. Since a __________ takes the shape of its container, air must take the shape of its container.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

plasma

20.

Taking some air out of the flask means there is less air inside. Less ____________ means less mass.

a)

matter

b)

stuff

21.

All matter is made of tiny, invisible particles. The particles have empty space between them. All particles are constantly in ______________.

a)

flux

b)

motion

22.

The class consensus model should include (1) an open source, (2) a _________, (3) air particles, (4) odor particles, (5) empty space between particles, and (6) an

indication that particles are moving.

a)

ear

b)

nose

c)

tongue

d)

mouth

23.

All matter is made of particles. In the gaseous state, particles are moving in straight lines in all directions until they collide with another particle or ____________ off the side of the container.

a)

lift

b)

bounce

24.

Carbon monoxide detectors tell if burning gas is emitting carbon monoxide (a dangerous gas).

a)

true

b)

false

25.

• Dogs (or dog noses) sniff for drugs and bombs.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Radar detectors can tell the speed of cars.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

As you breathe in through your nose, you force particles in the air to move through your nostrils. They go past the _________ cavity.

a)

nose

b)

nasal

c)

noise

d)

note

28.

Some amount of carbon monoxide in the air is safe. The safe level is 39 parts per million.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Which is this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

30.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

31.

The indicator paper changing color in the air is evidence that the particles in the gas state moved in the air around the paper.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

The same particles that are in the beverage are also in the air. You smell your favorite beverage because some of the particles move to your nose.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

the amount of matter an object has is called

a)

Density

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Weight

34.

Mass is measured in ...

a)

Newtons

b)

Pounds

c)

milli-Liters

d)

grams

35.

Evidence is ___________________

a)

A statement or conclusion that answers a question

b)

Scientific data that supports the claim

c)

A justification that connects the claim to the evidence

d)

Not vital when using an argument

36.
Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
Which sentence is the claim?
a)
Air is matter.
b)
We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.
c)
This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
37.

Freezing

a)

Solid to gas

b)

Liquid to solid

c)

Gas to solid

d)

Liquid to gas

38.

Boiling

a)

liquid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

solid to liquid