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States & Properties of Matter

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Of the three states of matter, particles are moving the fastest and are the farthest apart in a _________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

2.

1.The state of matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape is _______.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

3.

1.Particles cannot change position in a ________

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

4.

Density is a physical property that describes how much matter is in a certain amount of space. Which picture shows the highest density?

a)
b)
c)
5.
Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
clay
6.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
7.
matter
a)
Anything that has weight and takes up space
b)
anything that has a smell and you can feel it
c)
only a few things have matter
d)
the longest distance running
8.
volume
a)
the amount of space taken up by an object
b)
how loud you turn the radio up
c)
how heavy something is
d)
the three states of matter
9.
three states of matter
a)
skin,hair,eyelashes
b)
solid,liquid,gas
c)
pants,shorts,shirt
d)
shoes,socks,shoelace
10.
Which answer makes the sentence true?     Matter is anything that ____________.
a)
reflects light
b)
is burned to make heat
c)
takes up space and has mass
d)
lets electricity move through it
11.

Mass would best be described as...

a)

the amount of matter in a substance

b)

the amount of space matter takes up

c)

whether matter floats or sinks in water

d)

whether a substance dissolves in water

12.

The volume of an object would be...

a)

the amount of matter in a substance

b)

whether matter floats or sinks in water

c)

the amount of space matter takes up

d)

whether a substance dissolves in water.

13.

A correct definition of relative density would be...

a)

the amount of matter in a substance

b)

the amount of space matter takes up

c)

whether matter floats or sinks in water

d)

whether a substance dissolves in water

14.
What do magnets stick to?
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
iron
d)
plastic
15.
Which liquid is the most dense?  
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup
d)
plastic bottle
16.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
17.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY? 
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
18.
Look at this image.  Which object has the LOWEST density in water? How? 
a)
The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 
b)
The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom
c)
The soda cap because it is not just full of air like the Ping Pong ball
19.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
20.
If an object has a density of .6 g/mL and you put it into water, will it sink or float?  
a)
sink
b)
float
21.
The amount of space something takes up.
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
element
22.
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
solid
d)
temperature
23.
A change in which the form or shape of a substance changes but the chemical makeup of the substance remains the same.
a)
chemical change
b)
reaction
c)
physical change
d)
solution
24.
A change in one or more substances, caused by a reaction, that forms new and different substances.
a)
mixture
b)
physical change
c)
element
d)
chemical change
25.
The process in which new substances are formed during  a chemical change.
a)
reaction
b)
solution
c)
matter
d)
volume
26.
The smallest unit into which an element can be divided and still retain all the properties of that element.
a)
atomic theory
b)
compound
c)
element
d)
atom
27.

What state of matter is water in?

a)

soild

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

thermo

28.
What state of matter is ice in? 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Thermo
29.
Steam is an example of what state of matter?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Thermo
30.
Texture describes how something ______.
a)
looks
b)
is sized
c)
feels
d)
sounds
31.

Color describes how something

a)

looks

b)

is sized

c)

feels

d)

sounds

32.

A conductor

a)

allows heat through it.

b)

resists heat going through it.

c)

allows color through it.

d)

allows texture through it.

33.
An insulator is 
a)
something that resists heat.
b)
allows heat through it. 
c)
allows texture through it. 
d)
resists color.