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Matter Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which object is a solid that keeps it's shape when it changes containers? 
a)
Chocolate milk
b)
Gravel
c)
Oxygen
2.
Which is a property of matter that you CANNOT observe just by looking at an object?
a)
temperature
b)
shape
c)
color
3.
A student observes a clear substance in a container that has a flat, level surface.  The substance flows when poured, and is not magnetic.  The substance is most likely...
a)
sand
b)
water
c)
paper clips
4.
Which thing in this picture represents a gas? 
a)
ice cubes
b)
bubbles 
c)
soda
5.
What does this tool measure?
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
mass
6.
Which of the following changes liquid water into gas?
a)
boiling
b)
freezing 
c)
melting
7.
When a stick of butter melts it changes from a...
a)
solid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
solid to liquid
8.
Which of the following will most likely be attracted by a magnet?
a)
rubber band
b)
glass marble
c)
paper clip
9.
What will happen when the thermometer is placed in hot water?
a)
The temperature will go higher
b)
The temperature will go lower
The temperature will go lower
c)
The temperature will stay the same
10.
Two of more substances that are mixed together but can be separated is...
a)
solutes
b)
solutions
c)
liquids
d)
mixtures
11.
The molecules in a gas....
a)
are tightly packed
b)
slide past one another in a flowing manner
c)
vibrate, move freely, and spread
d)
are in a regular pattern
12.
Which is an example of a mixture?
a)
Salt Water
b)
Water
c)
Oxygen
d)
Ice
13.
Mixtures can always be separated into their parts 
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Which state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

15.

What state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

16.

Which state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

17.

What is the best definition of temperature?

a)

How hot or cold something is

b)

A measure of how fast the molecules are moving in a substance

c)

How hot or cold something feels to a person

18.

As temperature decreases, what happens to particles?

a)

They speed up

b)

They slow down

19.

As temperature increases, what happens to particles?

a)

They speed up

b)

They slow down

20.

What is happening in this picture of this lake freezing?

a)

Molecules are speeding up

b)

Molecules are slowing down

21.

What is happening in this picture of water boiling?

a)

Molecules are speeding up

b)

Molecules are slowing down

22.

What is happening to the outside of this water bottle?

a)

Molecules are speeding up

b)

Molecules are slowing down

23.
Blue Color
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
24.
Density
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
25.
Flammability (burns)
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
26.
Solubility (dissolves)
a)
Physical Proeprty
b)
Chemical Property
27.
Reacts with acid
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
28.
Supports combustion
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
29.
Sour taste
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
30.
You forgot to dry the bread knife when you washed it and reddish brown spots appeared on it. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
31.
You blow dry your wet hair. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
32.
A straight piece of wire is coiled to form a spring. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
33.
Food color is dropped into water to give it color. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
34.
In a fireworks show, the fireworks explode giving off heat and light. 
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
35.
Chewing food to break it down into smaller particles represents a _________ change, but the changing of starch into sugars by enzymes in the digestive system represents a ___________change. 
a)
Chemical then Physical 
b)
Physical then Chemical
c)
Both Physical
d)
Both Chemical
36.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
37.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
38.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume