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Unit 1: Investigating Matter

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
2.
a type of matter that can be found on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas
a)
gold
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
rock
3.
A description of objects that can be measured and observed.
a)
gas
b)
mustangs
c)
physical properties
d)
melting point
4.
Which of the following is a part of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
all of the above
5.
If you saw a glass of water and later the water was gone what happened to the water? Remember that your in the science lab.
a)
Ms. Klenk was very thirsty and drank the water.
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
solubility
6.
What causes a change in the state of matter?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical energy
c)
temperature
7.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
8.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
9.
Gasoline is a ________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
10.
Sand is a ___________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
11.
Helium is a ____________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
12.
How can you describe this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
13.
What is an example of gas?
a)
crayons
b)
paper
c)
soda
d)
air
14.
Matter is anything that takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Matter has to main properties mass and volume
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Mass measueres the amount of matter in an object
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Volume is the amount of space that matter takes up
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Liquids have a certain shape and a volume of their own. Liquids are something you can touch.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Solid have a certain shape and a volume of their own. Solid are something you can touch.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Gasses do not have a shape or volume of their own. You cannot see most gasess.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Weigh, helium and air are examples of liquidis
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Liquids can be changed to solid
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
24.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
25.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
26.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
27.
Air is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
28.
Wood is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
29.
Oil is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
30.
Which of the following statements describes a solid?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
31.
Which of the following statements describes a liquid?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
32.
Which of the following statements describes a gas?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
33.

Julia is looking for examples of substances that will dissolve in water. She experiments with some things she finds in her kitchen at home. Which of these will NOT dissolve in water?

a)

jell-o powder

b)

black pepper

c)

salt

d)

sugar

34.

Anna filled a cup with hot tea. Then she added a sugar cube. ​Which of these will help to make the sugar cube dissolve more quickly?

a)

adding ice cube to the tea

b)

adding more sugar cubes

c)

pouring more tea into the cup

d)

stirring the hot tea

35.

Martha has a big box with a mixture of paper clips. Some are metal and some are plastic. Which is the best property for Martha to use to separate the metal paper clips from the plastic paper clips?

a)

magnetic attraction

b)

mass

c)

particle size

d)

shape

36.

Cecil is going to investigate the effect water has on a steel nail. What type of change is he most likely investigating?

a)

bending

b)

burning

c)

melting

d)

rusting

37.

Mr. Smith is going to show paper going through a chemical change. What can he do to the paper to cause the chemical change?

a)

burn it

b)

cut it

c)

draw on it

d)

tear it

38.

Brody did only one trial of his experiment. What is the best reason why he should repeat his experiment?

a)

to be sure he used the fewest steps possible

b)

to check for accuracy

c)

to get a better grade

d)

to see whether another method gives the same results

39.

Davis mixes salt and pepper in a beaker of water. Then he pours the mixture through filter paper. He sees that the filter paper separates out the pepper but not the salt.


Which of these scientific processes best describes what Davis is doing when he describes what he sees during the experiment?

a)

design an experiment

b)

make observations

c)

repeat an experiment to check results

d)

test a prediction