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Matter

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Matter is anything that takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Liquids have a certain shape and a volume of their own. Liquids are something you can touch.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
4.
a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

5.
a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

6.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
7.

A type of matter that has its own shape and size

a)

soild

b)

liquid

c)

gas

8.
What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?
a)
The air.
b)
The cold.
c)
Shape
d)
Heat
9.
What is an example of a solid?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
rock
d)
juice
10.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
11.
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
12.
Water in its solid form is _____________.
a)
a vapor
b)
ice
c)
a liquid
d)
boiling
13.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
14.
Which of the following objects is a liquid?
a)
Ice cube
b)
Apple juice
c)
Rubber ball
d)
Plastic spoon
15.
All of the following objects have a smooth texture EXCEPT –
a)
Balloon
b)
Marble
c)
Rock
d)
Coke Can
16.
All of the following objects have a smooth texture EXCEPT –
a)
Balloon
b)
Marble
c)
Rock
d)
Coke Can
17.
Which scientific tool would you use to determine the temperature of an object?
a)
Hand lens
b)
Ruler
c)
Stop watch
d)
Thermometer
18.
What happens when a candy bar is left in a car on a hot day?
a)
It boils.
b)
It evaporates.
c)
It freezes.
d)
It melts.
19.
An example of a physical property is 
a)
flammability
b)
acidic
c)
color
d)
ability to rust
20.
Matter has to main properties mass and volume
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
22.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
23.
__________ are the building blocks of life.
a)
solids
b)
gases
c)
atoms
d)
nutrients
24.
Gasoline is a ________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
25.
Sand is a ___________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
26.
Helium is a ____________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
27.
I am the smallest whole particle of matter. 
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
28.
I am two or more atoms chemically bonded.
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
29.
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
30.
Which particle carries a negative charge?
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
31.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
32.
A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more
a)
mass
b)
eat
c)
solid
d)
greater
33.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
34.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
35.

Air has a definite shape.

a)

True

b)

False

36.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
37.
A measure of how much mass is contained in a given unit of volume.
a)
mass
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
matter
38.
Shape is a ____ that helps identify an object.
a)
physical property
b)
chemical property
c)
mass
d)
matter
39.
Iron + oxygen = rust is an example of a ___________.
a)
physical property/change
b)
chemical property/change
c)
mass
d)
volume
40.
A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more
a)
mass
b)
eat
c)
solid
d)
greater
41.
You can measure ______ with grams.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
conductivity
d)
melting point
42.
The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it.
a)
conductivity
b)
insulator
c)
mass
d)
density
43.
a type of matter that can be found on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas
a)
gold
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
rock
44.
A description of objects that can be measured and observed.
a)
gas
b)
mustangs
c)
physical properties
d)
melting point
45.
Which of the following is a part of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
all of the above
46.
If you saw a glass of water and later the water was gone what happened to the water? Remember that your in the science lab.
a)
Ms. Klenk was very thirsty and drank the water.
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
solubility
47.
Example for Physical Property
a)
Taste
b)
explodes
48.
A physical property can be observed with your
a)
Eyes
b)
Ears
c)
Tastes
d)
All of the above
49.
Cutting an orange is a physical change.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
What causes a change in the state of matter?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical energy
c)
temperature
51.
Which change can occur when  you add heat energy to water?
a)
The water can change from a liquid to a solid
b)
The water can change from a gas to a liquid
c)
The water can change from a liquid to a gas
d)
The water can change from a solid to a liquid
52.
Changing the way matter looks without changing it into NEW matter is a:
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Energy change
d)
BOTH a chemical and a physical change
53.
Which term means "the ability to cause change?"
a)
Matter
b)
Heat
c)
Energy
d)
physical change
54.
Which of the following could be a characteristic that changes in matter during a PHYSICAL CHANGE?
a)
Size
b)
State
c)
Texture
d)
All of the above
55.
Water freezing to ice is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
56.
Burning wood to ash is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
57.
Smashing a piece of candy into smaller pieces is an example of a:
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
58.
A physical change does not need energy to occur.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
60.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
61.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
62.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
63.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
64.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
65.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
67.
Air is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
67.
Air is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas