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Making Sense of Matter

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What tool do you use to measure mass?

a)

balance scale

b)

thermometer

c)

wind sock

d)

weather vane

2.

How does a balance scale work?

a)

put the scale in one one side and another object in the other until the balance is level

b)

put the object in one side and gram stackers in the other until the balance is level

c)

put rocks on one side and the object your are measuring for mass on the other side

d)

put crayons in on one side and the object you are measuring on the other side

3.

What tool do you use to measure how hot or cold something may be?

a)

balance scale

b)

wind sock

c)

thermometer

d)

weather vane

4.

How do you read a thermometer?

a)

look at the numbers on eye level, read the number closest to where the red line stops.

b)

shake the thermometer, read the number the number closest to where the red line stops.

c)

use a hand lens, shake the thermometer, read the number closest to where the red line stops.

d)

hold the thermometer away from you and read the number closet to where the red line stops.

5.

How are you able to determine if an object has the physical property of magnetism?

a)

if the object sticks to the eraser

b)

if the object moves away from the magnet

c)

if the object sticks to the plastic

d)

If the object sticks to or is moved by a magnet

6.

How do you know if an object will float?

a)

it will go to the bottom of the water

b)

it will sit on the surface of the water

c)

it will be attracted to a paper clip

d)

it will be attracted to plastic

7.

Which one will float

a)

a magnet

b)

a boat

8.

Which will float?

a)

a rubber ducky

b)

a brick

9.

Which will float?

a)

a nail

b)

a beach ball

10.

What physical properties may cause the object to sink?

a)

the object has equal mass

b)

the object has less mass

c)

the object has more mass

d)

the object has no mass

11.

a nail will sink

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

12.

a magnet will float

a)

yes

b)

no

13.

a fishing bobble/lure will float

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

Adding heat will cause a physical change

a)

yes

b)

no

15.

Removing heat will cause a physical change.

a)

yes

b)

no

16.

Freezing, a physical change, is removing heat.

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

Choose the example of physical change.

a)

Liquid going to gas is caused by evaporation.

b)

Liquid staying the same is caused by evaporation

18.

Choose the correct physical change to matter below.

a)

solid changing to liquid like melting butter

b)

solid staying the same like a block being use to build a house

19.

Choose the correct physical change.

a)

Gas changing to a liquid caused by condensation.

b)

Gas staying a gas.

20.

removing heat is a physical change

a)

true

b)

false

21.

adding heat is not a physical change

a)

true

b)

false

22.

evaporation is not a physical change

a)

true

b)

false

23.

What causes a substance to change its state of matter?

a)

adding or removing heat

b)

adding cold or adding water

24.

Water changes from liquid to a solid by:

a)

evaporation

b)

removing the heat or freezing

25.

boiling is

a)

removing heat from a liquid

b)

adding heat to a liquid

26.

Melting is

a)

becoming liquid by adding heat

b)

changing from a liquid to a solid

27.

What is a mixture?

a)

A substance made by combining more than one material or substance together.

b)

A substance made by removing one or more materials or substances.

28.

Chex Mix is a mixture because

a)

each part of chex mix stays the same

b)

each part of chex mix changes

29.

salt and sand in a container is a

a)

solution

b)

a mixture

30.

I can separate salt and sand with a funnel.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

I cannot separate the kool aid packet and water in a water bottle?

a)

true

b)

false

32.

When I put the koolaid packet in my water bottle, I create a solution.

a)

true

b)

false