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Matter Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a solid?

a)
b)
c)
2.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
3.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
4.
The liquid in the thermometer rises when it is placed in the hot water because ___________. 
a)
it gains heat from the hot water and expands.
b)
loses heat from the hot water and contracts. 
c)
the surrounding air is too warm. 
d)
the liquid is boiling. 
5.
Is hammering wood together to build a house a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
6.
Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical change?
a)
sour milk
b)
burning wood
c)
breaking a pencil
d)
rust
7.
If 10 grams of water are added to 5 grams of salt, how much salt water will be made?
a)
2 grams
b)
5 grams
c)
10 grams
d)
15 grams
8.
A rock weighing 60 g is broken into 2 pieces. What are possible weights for the two pieces of rock?
a)
20 g and 20 g
b)
30 g and 20 g
c)
30 g and 30 g
d)
45 g and 10 g
9.

Jackie creates a piece of artwork by melting crayons and mixing the colors together. She uses 10 crayons that weighed 5 grams each. What is most likely the weight of her crayons after they've melted?

a)

4 grams

b)

20 grams

c)

50 grams

d)

100 grams

10.

A jeweler melts gold to make jewelry. As the gold melts, the mass

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

is destroyed

11.

A student notices that an inflated balloon gets larger when it is warmed by a lamp. Which best describes the mass of the balloon as a result of this change?

a)

The mass of the balloon increases because the size of the balloon has increased.

b)

The mass of the balloon increases because the temperature of the balloon has increased.

c)

The mass of the balloon stays the same because the gas inside the balloon still has the same mass after it warms up.

d)

The mass of the balloon stays the same because warming decreases the mass enough to cancel out the effect of increasing the size.

12.
What is the BEST example of a conductor? 
a)
A wooden block
b)
A ceramic mug
c)
A glass cup
d)
A metal bowl
13.
What is an example of gas?
a)
crayons
b)
paper
c)
soda
d)
air
14.
Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
15.
Which of the following changes liquid water into gas?
a)
boiling
b)
freezing 
c)
melting
16.
Occurs when substances are heated causing the particles to move more rapidly and spread apart which increases its volume.
a)
Contraction
b)
Expansion
c)
Heat Transfer
d)
Conduction
17.

Mass is how much _____ an object contains.

a)

spaces

b)

speed

c)

matter

d)

volume

18.

Hector is standing in a closed room with a balloon filled with helium gas. If Hector pops this balloon, what will happen to the molecules in the helium gas?

a)

They will condense into a cloud around Hector.

b)

They will fall to the floor as a structured solid.

c)

They will expand and flow through the room

d)

They will flow to the floor and form a puddle.

19.
When does evaporation happen?
a)
gas to liquid
b)
liquid to solid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to gas
20.
When does condensation happen?
a)
solid to liquid
b)
liquid to gas
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to gas