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Are You the Expert of Matters?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Condensation

b)

Filtration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

2.

Sand and salt are placed in the bottom of a beaker filled with water. The beaker is heated, and the water is stirred.

a)

The sand and salt will settle to the bottom.

b)

The salt will dissolve, and the sand will settle.

c)

The sand and salt will dissolve in the water.

d)

The sand will evaporate, and the salt will dissolve.

3.

William added 15 g of ice to a 55 g container. After the ice melted, what was the total weight of the container?

a)

50 g

b)

55 g

c)

15 g

d)

70 g

4.

The image shows a lake.

Why is the lake considered matter?

a)

It is large

b)

It has mass and volume

c)

It has physical properties

d)

It is not matter

5.

Patricia was at the fair and noticed people walking around with these 8 differently shaped balloons filled with helium gas.


Which is the best conclusion Patricia could make about gases after she observed these balloons?

a)

Gases take the shape and size of their containers

b)

Gases have definite shapes and sizes

c)

Gases' sizes and shapes do not change

d)

Gases have definite shapes and volumes

6.

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)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

vapor

7.

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)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

plasma

8.

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)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

vapor

9.

Water in its solid form is _____________.

a)

a vapor

b)

ice

c)

a liquid

d)

boiling

10.

Ice cubes and water have particles that ACT/MOVE the exact same way.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The particles in a solid are...

a)

vibrating and closely packed together

b)

vibrating and loosely packed together

c)

not moving at all

12.

Temperature measures...

a)

The amount of matter in an object.

b)

How fast or slowly molecules are moving.

c)

The amount of space an object takes up.

13.

What does this tool measure?

a)

temperature

b)

magnetism

c)

density

d)

mass

14.

What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Condensation

c)

Liquid

15.

All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What happens to particles when they are heated?

a)

They speed up and spread out

b)

They slow down and compress

c)

They stop moving

d)

They move closer together and speed up

17.

I hung my pool towel across the chair to dry in the hot sun. What process will occur?

a)

condensation

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

melting

18.

What change of state does this pot show?

a)

Boiling

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Melting

19.

What temperature does water freeze?

a)

212 F

b)

100 C

c)

0 C

d)

37 F

20.

A science teacher placed a beaker of water in a windowsill. Students measured the volume of water in the beaker for four weeks. What might have caused the change in volume?

a)

ice was added to the water

b)

the water was heated by the sun

c)

the water was observed every day