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Matter - States/Measuring/Changing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter? Choose the best answer.

a)

Anything that is solid

b)

Anything that takes up space and has mass

c)

Anything that has a fixed volume

d)

Anything that can be seen

2.

In what way are liquids different from solids?

a)

Liquid molecules are lighter than solid molecules.

b)

Liquids are made of atoms; solids are made of molecules.

c)

Liquids don't have a fixed shape; solids do.

d)

Liquids are always denser than solids.

3.

What happens to the chemical structure of water when it changes state?

a)

Water molecules break apart to form individual atoms.

b)

Water molecules harden into ice molecules.

c)

Water molecules melt into gas molecules

d)

Nothing happens to the chemical structure.

4.

What will happen if you keep increasing the temperature of a liquid?

a)

It will boil and become a gas

b)

It will transpire

c)

It will remain a liquid

d)

It will solidify

5.

What do lightning and stars have in common?

a)

Both have no electrical charge

b)

Both contain plasma

c)

Both have a fixed volume

d)

Both contain all three states of matter

6.

Water's chemical formula is "H2O." What does this mean?

a)

Water is composed of hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules.

b)

A gram of water contains 20 hydrogen atoms.

c)

Each water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

d)

Water molecules cannot be split into smaller pieces.

7.

What is the basic shape of a liquid?

a)

A sphere

b)

The same shape as a gas, only rounder

c)

A cube

d)

Whatever shape its container is

8.

How can you remove energy from matter?

a)

By increasing its volume

b)

By lowering its temperature

c)

By increasing its pressure

d)

By boiling it

9.

Gases have a tendency to expand. What's the best synonym for "expand?"

a)

Collide

b)

Spread out

c)

Shrink

d)

Boil

10.

What are the three main states of matter?

a)

Solid, liquid, and gas

b)

Ice, water, and steam

c)

Temperature, pressure, and energy

d)

Hot, cold, and warm

11.

Compared to ice, how do molecules of water behave?

a)

They move less freely

b)

They are locked into a crystal lattice

c)

They move more freely.

d)

They bounce off one another randomly.

12.

What do water vapor, liquid water, and ice have in common?

a)

The same crystal lattice structure

b)

The same amount of energy

c)

The same physical properties

d)

The same chemical properties

13.

What's the easiest way to add energy to matter?

a)

Heating it

b)

Cooling it

c)

Decreasing pressure

d)

Decreasing temperature

14.

How do the molecules of a gas behave?

a)

They vibrate in place

b)

They are very loose particles that spread out to fill a space.

c)

They are locked in a crystal lattice

d)

They clump together

15.

If you put a thermometer into a pot of melting ice, when will the temperature rise past zero degrees Celsius?

a)

As soon as the ice begins to melt.

b)

After most of the ice has melted.

c)

When the ice begins turning into steam.

d)

When all the ice has melted.

16.

If a substance has a large mass and a small volume, what can you conclude about it?

a)

It's very dense

b)

It will float on water

c)

It is made out of rock or metal

d)

It has a low density

17.

What is the difference between weight and mass?

a)

Weight depends on density and mass depends on gravity.

b)

Weight depends on gravity and mass depends on volume.

c)

Mass depends on gravity and weight is constant.

d)

Weight depends on gravity and mass is constant.

18.

If you wanted to measure an irregular object's volume, which of the following devices could you use?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What is always true of an object with a lot of mass?

a)

It contains a lot of matter

b)

It has a large volume

c)

It has a high density

d)

It cannot be accurately measured

20.

If an object's mass is 50 g, and its volume is 10 cubic cm, what is its density?

a)

500 g/cubic cm

b)

5 g/cubic cm

c)

60 g/cubic cm

d)

40 g/cubic cm