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Unit 4 Changes in States of Matter/Properties of Matter

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A thermometer shows that it is 12 degrees Celsius outside. What will happen to an ice cube if you put it outside?

a)

solid to gas

b)

liquid to solid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

it will stay the same.

2.

There is a pot of water on the stove. The water temperature is 80 degrees Celsius. What could you do to make the water boil?

a)

take the pot to the sink

b)

raise the temperature of the stove

c)

lower the temperature of the stove

d)

put the pot in the freezer

3.

Snow, hail, and sleet are kinds of water that fall from clouds (precipitation). How are they all alike?

a)

They are all liquids

b)

They are all gases

c)

They change from solid to gas.

d)

They are all solids.

4.

There are 3 containers of water. Each container is a different temperature. Container 1 is 20 degrees Celsius. Container 2 is 0 degrees Celsius. Container 3 is 100 degrees Celsius. Which container can you use reasoning to support a claim that the water is boiling?

a)

Container 1

b)

Container 2

c)

Container 3

d)

None of the containers are boiling.

5.

Explain evaporation.

a)

liquid to solid

b)

solid to gas

c)

gas to liquid

d)

liquid to gas

6.

At what temperature does water freeze?

a)

0

b)

20

c)

5

d)

100

7.

Which of these statements describes one way that solids are different from liquids?

a)

Only solids have mass.

b)

Solids have a definite shape.

c)

Liquids do not take up space like solids.

d)

Liquids and solids are the same.

8.

Name the process that is taking place when wax drips from a burning candle.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

boiling

d)

melting

e)

freezing

9.

What is the difference in temperature between Monday and Wednesday?


Monday - 45 degrees Celsius

Tuesday - 33 degrees Celsius

Wednesday - 26 degrees Celsius

Thursday - 28 degrees Celsius

Friday - 32 degrees Celsius

a)

5

b)

19

c)

18

d)

8

10.

What is the process in which a gas is cooled and becomes a liquid?

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

Hydration

d)

Precipitation

11.

What must happen for a liquid to become a gas?

a)

Decrease temperature

b)

Removal of heat

c)

Increase of heat

d)

It must condense.

12.

What tool do you use to measure liquid volume?

a)

Graduated cylinder

b)

Pan balance

c)

Metric ruler

d)

Microscope

13.

What tool do you use to measure the mass of an object?

a)

Graduated cylinder

b)

Pan balance

c)

Metric ruler

d)

Microscope

14.

Describe what will happen to a cool spoon in a bowl of hot soup?

a)

the temperature of the soup will cool

b)

the spoon will get cold

c)

Nothing will happen

d)

The spoon will get warmer.

15.

How are the following objects the same?

- TV

- water

- textbook

- oxygen

a)

They are all solids

b)

They are all matter

c)

They are all liquids

d)

They have nothing the same

16.

Name the state of matter.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

17.

Name the state of matter.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

18.

Name the state of matter.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

19.

The steam makes the kitchen window look cloudy. What is happening?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Melting

20.

The water is the pot begins to boil. Explain.

a)

The water is at 0 degrees Celsius and the water is becoming a liquid.

b)

The water is at 59 degrees Celsius and the water is becoming a solid

c)

The water is at 100 degrees Celsius and the water is condensing.

d)

The water is at 100 degrees Celsius and the water is evaporating.

21.

This cup of water was left outside on a hot sunny day for 3 hours. Explain why the cup will have less water in it.

a)

The water evaporated and changed from a liquid to a gas.

b)

The water evaporated and changed from a solid to a gas.

c)

The water evaporated and changed from a liquid to a solid.

d)

The water evaporated and changed from a gas to a liquid.

22.

Anything that takes up space.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Matter

23.

The amount of space that matter takes up.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Matter

24.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Matter

25.

How might temperature changes affect a glass of iced tea?

a)

Making it warmer could cause the liquid to freeze.

b)

Making it warmer could cause the ice cubes to melt.

c)

Making it cooler could cause the ice cubes to melt.

d)

Making it warmer could cause the ice cubes to evaporate.

26.

Why does a substance change from one state of matter to another?

a)

The substance’s size changes.

b)

The substance turns into a different type of matter.

c)

The substance’s temperature changes.

27.

If you add heat to liquid it will evaporate. If you remove heat from a gas it will _________.

a)

Shape

b)

Freeze

c)

Melt

d)

Condense