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Properties and Changes in Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matter that does not change shape when moved from one container to another is ______

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

2.

I am a the process that occurs when a solid turns into a liquid. This occurs when heat is added.

a)

melting

b)

evaporating

c)

condensing

d)

boiling

3.

In this process, matter starts as a gas and turns into a liquid.

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensing

d)

boiling

4.

What is a property?

a)

something you cannot see or hear

b)

something you can observe with your senses

c)

the amount of matter in an object

d)

the amount of mass an object has

5.

Which of the following is true about solids?

a)

solids have their own size and shape

b)

solids do not have a mass

c)

milk is a solid

d)

solids change shape when you move them

6.

What type of matter takes the shape of the container?

a)

a sponge

b)

a solid

c)

a toy

d)

a liquid

7.

Which of the following is a solid?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

wood

d)

juice

8.

When does water change it's state?

a)

when it is mixed with a solid

b)

when it is stirred

c)

when it changes temperature

d)

when it changes color

9.

What does liquid water turn into when it freezes?

a)

air

b)

ice

c)

steam

d)

smoke

10.

Which tool could be used to change matter?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What is a mixture?

a)

something made up of only one kind of matter

b)

something made up of liquids

c)

something made of solids

d)

something made up of two or more kinds of matter

12.

What kinds of matter make up a mixture like chicken noodle soup?

a)

gases and liquids

b)

solids and liquids

c)

only solids

d)

only liquids

13.

What would you do to separate a mixture?

a)

take the mixture apart into its parts

b)

mix the solids with the liquids

c)

mix the solids with other solids

d)

let solids spread throughout a liquid

14.

Which of these is a mixture?

a)

pineapple

b)

sweet potatoes

c)

fruit salad

d)

popcorn

15.

Look at the picture. What is happening to the solid water?

a)

it is freezing

b)

it is becoming a solid

c)

it is becoming ice

d)

it is melting

16.

How can you change the properties of paper?

a)

by touching it

b)

by lifting it into the air

c)

by cutting it into pieces

d)

by melting it

17.

Which of the following is true about bending matter?

a)

bending changes the size of matter

b)

bending changes the mass of matter

c)

bending changes the color of matter

d)

bending changes the shape of matter

18.

Look at the picture. How is the matter being changed?

a)

by heating

b)

by cooling

c)

by stretching

d)

by molding

19.

How could you change the shape of matter, but not it's mass?

a)

increase the temperature of metal

b)

bend a paper clip

c)

draw on a piece of paper

d)

cut a ribbon into pieces

20.

How could you change the property of a piece of wood?

a)

by sanding it

b)

by chopping it into pieces

c)

by burning it in a fire

d)

all of the above