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Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is matter?
a)
Any subtance that doesn't take up space or have mass.
b)
Any substance that takes up space or have mass.
c)
Any substance that exists on Earth.
d)
Any substance that exists in space.
2.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
3.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
4.

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

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

d)

Mixture

5.
What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?
a)
The air.
b)
The cold.
c)
Shape
d)
Heat
6.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
7.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
8.

Which two words are ways to describe luster

a)

bright, dark

b)

light, dark

c)

shiny, dull

d)

sparkly, smooth

9.
The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it.
a)
conductivity
b)
insulator
c)
mass
d)
density
10.
What kind of charge do protons have?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
11.

Which term describes when a substance is changed from a liquid to a gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Filtration

d)

Precipitation

12.

A scientist uses an instrument to study the small particles in a piece of matter. The diagram shows what the scientist sees.


What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

vapor

13.

What type of charge does an electron have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

none

14.
Which 2 kinds of particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
a)
electrons and neutrons
b)
electrons and nuclei
c)
protons and neutrons
d)
protons and kryptons
15.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
16.
What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid state?
a)
melting
b)
evaporating
c)
freezing
d)
cutting
17.
My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
18.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
19.
Particles move quickest
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
20.
Matter changing states creates a new substance 
a)
True
b)
False