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Matter of Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

Ice cubes melt faster when on a kitchen counter than when inside a refrigerator. Which statement best explains the difference in the time it takes for the ice cubes to melt?

a)

The temperature outside the refrigerator is higher than inside the refrigerator.

b)

The temperature inside the refrigerator is low and refreezes the ice cubes.

c)

The temperature outside the refrigerator is lower than inside the refrigerator.

d)

The temperature inside the refrigerator is high and refreezes the ice cubes.

2.

Which food has changed to form a new substance?

a)

Melted Ice Cream

b)

Spoiled Milk

c)

Frozen water

d)

Sliced Bread

3.

Which action causes a physical change?

a)

Fried Egg

b)

Cut Paper

c)

Burned Wood

d)

Rust on Bike Chain

4.
The ability to move, work or cause a change in matter is...
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
energy
d)
density
5.
One hot summer, you remember you left a cup of water outside. A few weeks later, you saw that the cup was empty and you remember the cup having water. What happened to the water?
a)
It evaporated
b)
It underwent deposition
c)
It melted
6.
A description of objects that can be measured and observed.
a)
gas
b)
mustangs
c)
physical properties
d)
melting point
7.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
8.
Cutting an orange is a physical change.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
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
10.

Hector is standing in a closed room with a balloon filled with helium gas. If Hector pops this balloon, what will happen to the molecules in the helium gas?

a)

They will condense into a cloud around Hector.

b)

They will fall to the floor as a structured solid.

c)

They will expand and flow through the room

d)

They will flow to the floor and form a puddle.

11.

Freezing is...

a)

Liquid to gas

b)

Gas to liquid

c)

Solid to gas

d)

Liquid to solid

12.

The atoms in a solid get faster and faster. They will turn into a liquid. This is called...

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

13.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
14.
What state of matter is shown in this picture?
a)
plasma
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
liquid
15.
What state of matter is shown in this picture?
a)
solid
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
plasma
16.
What state of matter has particles that vibrate in place?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
17.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

18.

Which is this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

19.

Which is this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

20.

Which is this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas