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Sorting material into groups

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
find the odd one out on the basis of there material
a)
chair
b)
table
c)
football
d)
door
2.
What is this object made of?
a)
Plate
b)
Silver
c)
Steel
d)
Iron
3.
What is this object made of?
a)
Tree
b)
Wood
c)
Plastic
d)
Stick
4.
What is this object made of?
a)
Plastic
b)
Cotton
c)
Leather
d)
Spandex
5.
What is this object made of?
a)
Glass
b)
Plastic
c)
Diamond
d)
Silver
6.
What is this object made of?
a)
Rubber
b)
Plastic
c)
Oil
d)
Steel
7.

Which object is made of glass?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
9.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
10.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
11.
Which statement about atoms is true?
a)
They are all the same
b)
All substances are made of just one kind
c)
You can see them with your eyes
d)
They are too small to be seen with an ordinary microscope
12.
The amount of matter something contains is its ______________.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
weight
d)
mass
13.

Which example is a compound?

a)

N2

b)

O2

c)

Cu

d)

H2O2

14.

Two or more atoms joined together for a(n)...

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

d)

Mixture

15.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
16.

The shine on metal when light falls on it.

a)

lustre

b)

brittle

c)

malleable

d)

tarnish

17.

If an element reflects light well, it is considered...

a)

to have luster or is lustrous

b)

to be malleable.

c)

to be a good conductor.

d)

to be dull.

18.
LEAF
a)
FLOAT
b)
SINK
19.
KEY
a)
SINK
b)
FLOAT
20.

This picture show it __________________.

a)

shoes float and duck sink

b)

shoes sink and duck float

21.

Buoyancy is

a)

the ability to sink

b)

the ability to fly.

c)

the ability to float.

d)

the ability to speak.

22.

Variables that affect an object's ability to float

a)

color, smell, fabric, taste,

b)

temperature, time, weight, area

c)

density, material, shape, water type

23.

Objects that are less dense than the water

a)

float

b)

sink

24.

Salt water has a greater density than

a)

coffee

b)

soda

c)

pool water

d)

plain water

25.

I use pencil to do my work. The pencil is float or sink?

a)

Float

b)

Sink

26.
Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
27.
Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
28.
How is a gas defined?
a)
no shape, no volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, no shape
29.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
30.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
31.
Something about matter that you can observe with one or more of your senses.
a)
states of matter
b)
freezes
c)
property
d)
boils
32.
This describes how firm an object is
a)
property
b)
texture
c)
mass
d)
hardness
33.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
34.
Why do ice cubes float in a  glass of water?
a)
the ice cubes are more dense than the water
b)
the water is more dense than the ice cubes
c)
the water is more dense than the glass
d)
the ice is more dense than the glass
35.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
36.
A paper clip has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
37.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
38.
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
39.
Which box has a greater density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
40.
What is this
a)
opaque
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
41.
What is this
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
42.
What is this
a)
translucent
b)
opaque
c)
transparent
43.

An object that blocks all of the light from passing through is...

a)

transparent

b)

clear

c)

opaque

d)

translucent

44.
If an object allows most all light to pass through it then it is...
a)
transparent
b)
opaque 
c)
translucent
d)
cold
45.

This type of object lets some light through, but not all. It is not easy to see through this type of material.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

co-parent

d)

opaque

46.
A clear window is opaque
a)
true
b)
false
47.
A block of wood is opaque.
a)
true
b)
false
48.
Which objects on the table are "Opaque"?
a)
Pitcher; Supply Box; Pencil
b)
Book; Pencil; Rock
c)
Pencil; Book; Goggles
49.

Which is NOT a conductor

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

This allows energy to flow.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

51.

Fill in the blank.

________ stop the flow of energy.

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

52.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Iron
d)
Glass
53.

A material that allows heat or an electric current to flow through easily

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electric Circuit

54.

A material that prevents heat or an electric current from flowing

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electric Circuit

55.
The handle of a frying pan is often coated in rubber because rubber provides...
a)
Heat insulation
b)
Heat conduction
c)
A low melting point
d)
A nonstick surface
56.
Is iron a conductor or insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
57.
Is wood a conductor or insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
58.

A magnet can attract any material contains...................

a)

wood

b)

plastic

c)

iron

59.
Which objects are attracted to magnetics?
a)
Metals such as iron
b)
Wood
c)
Plastics
d)
Paper
60.
What cannot be attracted to magnets?
a)
wood
b)
iron
c)
nickel  
d)
cobalt
61.
A magnet cannot not move which of the following objects?
a)
a paper clip
b)
a nail
c)
a toothpick
d)
a staple