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Matter Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are physical changes?

a)

cutting hair

b)

wrapping a present with paper

c)

ripping your jeans in a baseball game

d)

melting ice cream

2.

What is occurring when you see a pear turning brown after a few days?

a)

a physical change

b)

heat and pressure

c)

a chemical change

d)

a mechanical change

3.

Which of the following would be a chemical change? (multi-select)

a)

making toast

b)

frying an egg

c)

melting ice cream

d)

cutting paper

4.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

rusting

b)

cutting

c)

folding

d)

bending

5.

What happens to matter in a chemical change?

a)

It changes shape.

b)

It becomes smaller.

c)

It becomes a new type of matter.

d)

It is in two pieces.

6.

If an object on a balance scale has more mass it would________

a)

be even

b)

tip towards the object with less mass

c)

tip towards the object with more mass

d)

break apart

7.

You see a color change in a _________________ change.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

8.

A cookie and a cookie smashed into little pieces would have the same _______________________.

a)

thickness

b)

shape

c)

size

d)

mass

9.

Which of these fills up the entire space of any container it's put into?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

rocks

10.

Why would a balance scale measuring marbles tip down on the left side?

a)

It is broken.

b)

There are more marbles on that side.

c)

There are fewer marbles on that side.

d)

The marbles are all broken.

11.

Explain what mass a large, whole pizza and a large pizza cut into slices would have.

a)

The slices would have more mass.

b)

The whole pizza would have more mass.

c)

The whole pizza would have less mass.

d)

They would have the exact same mass.

12.

Select all the objects that need water to live.

a)

car

b)

people

c)

fish

d)

dogs

13.

Which state of water has no definite shape but has a definite volume?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

14.

Which state of water is hard, has a definite shape, and is frozen?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

15.

Choose all of the following that are ways that solid water could be used?

a)

cooling your drink

b)

a sculpture at a wedding

c)

putting out a fire

d)

gliding over on skates

16.

A steam engine moves using which state of water?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

17.

Select all of the objects that a magnet can attract.

a)

paper clip

b)

scissors

c)

crayon

d)

paper

18.

Select all of the objects that a magnet will NOT attract.

a)

crayon

b)

nail

c)

lego

d)

marker

19.

When will a magnet attract another magnet?

a)

when the two magnets fall in love

b)

when the north pole is near the north pole

c)

when the north pole is near the south pole

d)

when the south pole is near the south pole

20.

When will a magnet repel another magnet?

a)

when the north pole is near the south pole

b)

when they have a large argument over an iron nail

c)

when the south pole is near the south pole

d)

when the south pole is near the north pole

21.

Where is the magnetic field the strongest on a magnet?

a)

in the middle

b)

on the sides

c)

at the north pole

d)

at the ends

22.

What are the ends of a magnet called?

a)

poles

b)

ends

c)

points

d)

metal

23.

The amount of space matter takes is called ________________.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

volume

d)

height

24.

Which of the following would have the greatest volume?

a)

gallon of milk

b)

soda can

c)

quart of juice

d)

eyedropper

25.

Which properties of matter could be used to describe a rose?

a)

color, texture, odor

b)

color, temperature, hardness

c)

texture, taste, mass

d)

color, shape, volume

26.

What method would you use to find the volume of an odd-shaped object?

a)

hold it in your hand

b)

put it on a balance scale

c)

put it in a beaker of water

d)

use a ruler

27.

How would you determine which odd-shaped object had the least volume?

a)

the water would raise the most in a beaker

b)

the water would raise the least in a beaker

c)

the water would spill over the sides of a beaker

d)

the water would disappear

28.

Ms. Fahner compared the old shoes to a skunk. What property of matter is she most likely comparing?

a)

color

b)

odor

c)

shape

d)

size

29.

How would you describe the texture of your desk?

a)

rough

b)

soft

c)

fluffy

d)

smooth

30.

If the left side of a balance scale has marbles that have a mass of 62 grams and the right side has marbles that have a mass of 42 grams. How many more grams of marbles would you need to add to have equal measures?

a)

12 grams of marbles

b)

10 grams of marbles

c)

104 grams of marbles

d)

20 grams of marbles

31.

What inference could you make if you saw a snowman melting outside?

a)

It's a warm, sunny day.

b)

It's summertime.

c)

It just delivered your KFC order.

d)

It's freezing cold outside.

32.

A hot wheel has a mass of 2 grams and a marble has a mass of 1 gram. How much mass would 5 hot wheels and 6 marbles have?

a)

14 grams

b)

7 grams

c)

16 grams

d)

15 grams