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WorksheetsChapter 1: Defining Matter Adaptive Practice Questions
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What are units that can be used to measure mass?
grams
liters
pounds
moles
What are units that can be used to measure volume?
grams
liters
pounds
moles
If you have one gram of cotton and one gram of iron, do they have the same mass?
yes
no
depends on the volume
cannot be determined from the information given
If you have one gram of cotton and one gram of steel, will they have the same volume?
yes
no
depends upon their masses
cannot be determined from the given information
Which of the following can be defined as matter? Select all that apply
a beam of sunlight
a car
your breath
a rainbow
What methods can you use to determine the volume of an unknown, solid, regularly shaped substance? Select all that apply.
using a scale to obtain its mass
using water displacement
using a ruler to measure its width, length, and height
picking it up
Which are examples of intensive properties? Select all that apply.
mass
density
volume
color
Which are examples of extensive properties? Select all that apply.
mass
length
volume
density
If two objects have the same mass, which of the following must be true?
They have the same volume.
They are made of the same material.
They contain the same amount of matter.
They have they same density.
What methods can you use to determine the volume of an unknown, solid, irregularly shaped substance?
using a scale to obtain its mass
using water displacement
using a ruler to measure its width, length, and height
picking it up
Which of these pieces of lab equipment would you use to measure the volume of a liquid most accurately?
test tube
graduated cylinder
beaker
hot plate
How would a scientist determine if a gold colored penny is made of gold metal or if it is a fake?
A scientist would guess based on previous knowledge of gold and similar metals.
A scientist would never be able to determine if a gold colored penny is made of gold metal.
A scientist would need to study the penny to see if has the physical and chemical properties of gold
metal.
A scientist can tell if a penny is made of gold metal by looking at the penny.
Which statement best describes the science of chemistry?
Chemistry is the study of living organisms and how they are classified.
Chemistry is the study of matter and how matter can be changed.
Chemistry is the study of different scientific hypotheses about movement.
Chemistry is the explanation of the physical properties of a substance.
A hypothesis is___________.
a proposed, testable explanation for an observation or scientific phenomenon
a guess about how a scientific phenomenon works
a description of observed chemical and physical properties of a substance
a system that allows scientists to study unknown concepts
Scientists can study the ___________________ of a substance to determine its identity.
experiments
hypotheses
predictions
properties
Which is an example of matter?
energy
rain
an idea
a dream
Which is not part of the definition of matter?
It can be seen.
It has mass.
It has volume.
It takes up space.
Which of the following can be described as the movement of matter?
wind
light
fear
book
Which statement describes sound?
Sound is matter.
Sound is air.
Sound is energy.
Sound takes up space.
What is the volume of a substance?
Volume is how the substance looks.
Volume is how heavy the substance is.
Volume is how much space the substance occupies.
Volume is how much mass the substance has
Which best describes matter?
Ideas and energy are matter, but they do not have mass.
Matter is the ability to do work or make reactions happen.
Matter is anything that has both mass and volume.
Matter can always be seen, but sometimes it cannot be heard.
Object A is heavier than Object B. Which statement is true about Object A?
Object A has a greater volume than Object B.
Object A has more mass than Object B.
Object A occupies more space than Object B.
Object A is larger than Object B.
What is the volume of a cube of copper with sides that measure 3.0 cm in length?
c. 6.0 cm3
3.0 cm3
27 cm3
9.0 cm3
Which statement is true about measuring the volume of an object by displacement with water?
Heavier objects displace more water than lighter objects when submerged in water.
An object does not have to be fully submerged in the water in order to measure its volume by
displacement of water.
Two objects with different volumes but the same mass will displace the same amount of water.
Two objects that are the same volume will displace the same amount of water even if they have
different masses.
Which best describes the difference between the mass and volume of an object.
Mass is a measure of the amount of energy in the object. Volume is how much space the object
takes up.
Mass is the amount of space taken up by the object. Volume is the amount of matter in the object.
Mass is the size of the object. Volume is the amount of space the object takes up.
Mass is the amount of matter in the object. Volume is the amount of space the object takes up.
Which physical property can you examine to decide if you the penny really turned into gold?
color
denisty
mass
volume
Which of these statements is true about two blocks of gold that are different shapes but have the same
mass?
They have the same volume, but different densities.
They have different volumes and different densities.
They have different volumes, but the same density.
They have the same volume and the same density.
What is the density of a liquid if the volume is 20 mL and the mass is 25 g?
0.8 g/mL
1.25 g/mL
500 g/mL
45 g/mL
What is the density of a liquid if the volume is 25 mL and the mass is 20 g?
0.8 g/mL
1.25 g/mL
45 g/mL
500 g/mL
The mass of the rock is 250 g. What is the density of the rock?
4.0 g/mL
1.3 g/mL
5.0 g/mL
13 g/mL
What is the density of a liquid if the volume is 50 mL and the mass is 35 g?
500 g/mL
1.4 g/mL
0.7 g/mL
0.8 g/mL
