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Matter quiz

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which kind of matter has its own shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

matter

2.

How are gasses and liquids alike?

a)

They both have their own shape.

b)

They can both take the shape of their container.

c)

They do not have mass.

d)

They are both solids.

3.

Which state of matter completely fills any closed container?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

4.

Which state of matter has molecules that are close together, but they are able to move around freely?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

ice cube

5.

Which state of matter moves in all directions and at very high speeds?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

water

6.

How can you turn water (liquid) into ice (solid)?

a)

Boil it on the stove.

b)

Put it in a sunny place.

c)

Keep it in the dark.

d)

Put it in the freezer.

7.

When a liquid is moved from one container to another, it ....

a)

keeps its shape

b)

gets warmer and melts

c)

takes the shape of the new container.

d)

loses mass and volume.

8.

Which item conducts thermal and electrical energy?

a)

plastic pipe

b)

tennis shoe

c)

copper wire

d)

wooden spoon

9.

Which liquid is the least dense?

a)

lamp oil

b)

honey

c)

ping pong ball

d)

bolt

10.

Which item has the greatest mass?

a)

3 kg of feathers

b)

1 kg of gravel

c)

1 kg of sand

d)

2 kg of pencils

11.
What does liquid look like in a container?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of the above
12.

The tiny particles that make up matter are called

a)

atoms

b)

Legos

c)

pieces

13.

What is a solid?

a)
b)
c)
14.
Is hammering wood together to build a house a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
15.
Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical change?
a)
sour milk
b)
burning wood
c)
breaking a pencil
d)
rust
16.

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

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

is destroyed

17.

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.

18.
What is the BEST example of a conductor? 
a)
A wooden block
b)
A ceramic mug
c)
A glass cup
d)
A metal bowl
19.

Mass is how much _____ an object contains.

a)

spaces

b)

speed

c)

matter

d)

volume

20.

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.

21.
When does evaporation happen?
a)
gas to liquid
b)
liquid to solid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to gas
22.
When does condensation happen?
a)
solid to liquid
b)
liquid to gas
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to gas
23.
Which of the following causes solid to change to a liquid?
a)
The freezing point
b)
Evaporation
c)
Cold
d)
Heat
24.

What is a chemical change?

a)

Forming a new substance

b)

When two or more substances combine to make a greater one

c)

When two or more substances combine to make a new chemical substance

d)

Combing substances

25.

Which of the following are examples of a Chemical Change?

a)

Iron Rusting

b)

Gas Burning

c)

Breaking a glass

d)

Boiling water

e)

Burning Wood

26.

Select the properties of a physical change!

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Size

d)

Bubbles

e)

Temperature

27.

Which is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Cutting paper

b)

Digesting Food

c)

Crumbling paper

d)

Boiling water

28.

Which is an example of a physical change?

a)

Cooking

b)

Buring Wood

c)

Ripping paper

d)

Digesting Food

29.

Which of the following isn't a chemical change?

a)

digesting food

b)

boiling water

c)

fireworks

d)

baking bread

30.

Does a physical change the substance itself?

a)

yes

b)

no

31.

Is this a Chemical or a Physical change?

Fireworks

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

c)

Both

d)

Neither

32.

Chemical or Physical change?

Ice melting

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

c)

Neither

d)

Both

33.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
34.
Freezing juice is an example of a(n) ________
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
chemical reaction
d)
heredity
35.

Is hammering wood to build a treehouse a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

36.

Is mowing the lawn a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical change

b)

chemcial change

37.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
38.
Which liquid is the most dense?  
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup
d)
plastic bottle
39.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
40.

A material that is more dense will -

a)

float

b)

sink

41.

A material that is less dense will -

a)

float

b)

sink

42.

The ability for matter to dissolve is its -

a)

density

b)

insulator

c)

solubility

d)

conductor

43.

Insoluble means a material -

a)

Can NOT dissolve

b)

Can dissolve

44.

Soluble means a material -

a)

Can NOT dissolve

b)

CAN dissolve

45.

Weight is -

a)

the force of gravity on an object

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

never changes

d)

is how much a material can move

46.

Mass is -

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the density of a material

c)

the amount of force a material has

d)

the concentration of matter in an object.

47.

A material that is an insulator will -

a)

allow energy to travel

b)

stop or slow down energy

48.

A material that is an conductor will -

a)

allow energy to travel

b)

stop or slow down energy

49.

During one of our labs we added baking soda and vinegar inside a plastic bottle. Using your notes select the effects that proved it was a chemical reaction?

a)

Bubbles/Fizz

b)

Light

c)

Heat

d)

A new substance was created-gas

50.

Another experiment we performed to show a chemical reaction was adding yeast to Hydrogen Peroxide. What effects proved that it was a chemical change?

a)

Heat

b)

Light

c)

Odor

d)

Bubbles

51.

During one lab we boiled water and put into a pitcher. Then we placed a bowl on top with ice to shows the which two processes?

a)

boiling

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

condensation