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Properties of Matter

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The amount of matter in an object is a measure of the object's ________________.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
mass
d)
solubility
2.
What is the volume of the rock? The water level is displaced from 20 mL to 23 mL with the rock.
a)
3 mL
b)
23 mL
c)
20 mL
d)
43 mL
3.
What would be the best way to measure the volume of a small rock?
a)
L x W x H with a ruler
b)
Put on triple beam balance
c)
Mass ÷ Volume
d)
Displacement method using graduated cylinder
4.
If you had a sealed bottle of water, how would the mass of the water bottle change after a 5 day period?
a)
Mass would increase. 
b)
Mass would stay the same. 
c)
Mass would decrease. 
d)
None of the above.
5.
Law of Conservation of Matter states that
a)
the mass of an object will stay the same even if it goes through a change
b)
matter will change mass if it goes through a change
6.
Which item would be classified as magnetic?
a)
glass beaker
b)
iron nail
c)
rubber ball
d)
copper penny
7.
A student added sugar to a cup of water and stirred with a spoon.  After 10 minutes you could not see the sugar anymore.  What happened to the sugar?
a)
the sugar evaporated
b)
the sugar dissolved
c)
the sugar was magnetic
8.

To find the mass of an object, what tool would you use?

a)

two pan balance

b)

beaker of water

c)

graduated cylinder

9.
The blue ball has ________ mass than the red one.
a)
less
b)
more
10.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called

a)

volume

b)

matter

c)

magnetism

d)

electricity

11.
Students sorted crayons into groups of red, blue and yellow.  Which property did they use to sort them?
a)
texture
b)
color
c)
shape
d)
mass
12.
What would the texture of a balloon be like?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
c)
Hard
d)
Bumpy
13.

True or False: Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is mass?

a)

An object's weight

b)

The amount of matter in an object

c)

How much space an object takes up

15.

Salty, sweet, and sour are examples of which physical property?

a)

Hardness

b)

Texture

c)

Shape

d)

Taste

16.

Which of the following would describe an object's texture?

a)

Rough

b)

Green

c)

Spicy

d)

Circular

17.

What is volume?

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

An object's ability to float or sink

c)

How much space an object takes up

18.

True or False: We can find the volume of irregular shaped objects by using displacement.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
Which of the following is NOT a mixture?
a)
sand, salt, and rocks in a bucket
b)
trail mix made with dried fruit,
nuts, chocolate drops, and
pretzels
c)
water in a glass
d)
rocks and sand in the ocean
20.
A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
21.

Something about an object that you can observe with your senses

a)

matter

b)

pan balance

c)

mixture

d)

property

22.

This states that objects don't lose mass if they are broken into parts

a)

law of conservation of mass

b)

pan balance

c)

mixture

d)

property

23.

The amount of space something takes up

a)

law of conservation of mass

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

property

24.

The way matter feels

a)

solution

b)

texture

c)

pan balance

d)

volume

25.

Mass never changes

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Weight never changes

a)

true

b)

false

27.

There are two ways to measure volume. Select two.

a)

the displacement method

b)

law of conservation of mass

c)

length x width x height

d)

texture method

28.

mass and weight are similar because

a)

they both never change

b)

they both are a way to measure

c)

they are how gravity pulls us down

d)

they are both measured in grams

29.

To measure mass of a liquid I must (select the steps we use to find the mass of a liquid)

a)

measure the mass of the container

b)

add the liquid

c)

measure the total mass of the liquid and the container

d)

subtract the mass of the container to find the liquid's mass

30.

Which of these steps do we use to find the volume of an object that doesn't have straight lines? (hint: The displacement method) Choose all that apply.

a)

put liquid in a beaker and measure its volume

b)

then add the object to the beaker and measure the volume again

c)

if you subtract the 1st volume from the 2nd volume you will have the volume of the object