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Properties of Matter Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____is the tendency of matter to be easily broken to pieces.

a)

Hardness

b)

Malleability

c)

Brittleness

d)

Elasticity

2.

____ is the ability to be pressed, hammered or rolled into various shapes and sizes without breaking.

a)

Elasticity

b)

Strength

c)

Hardness

d)

Malleability

3.

_________ is the property to be stretched when pressure is applied.

a)

malleability

b)

viscosity

c)

elasticity

d)

strength

4.
The amount of matter in an object is a measure of the object's ________________.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
mass
d)
solubility
5.
What is the volume of the rock? The water level is displaced from 20 mL to 23 mL with the rock.
a)
3 mL
b)
23 mL
c)
20 mL
d)
43 mL
6.
What would be the best way to measure the volume of a small rock?
a)
L x W x H with a ruler
b)
Put on triple beam balance
c)
Mass ÷ Volume
d)
Displacement method using graduated cylinder
7.
What is the formula for calculating density?
a)
Mass ∗ Volume
b)
Volume ∗ Mass
c)
Mass ÷ Volume
d)
Volume ÷ Mass
8.
If you had a sealed bottle of water, how would the mass of the water bottle change after a 5 day period?
a)
Mass would increase. 
b)
Mass would stay the same. 
c)
Mass would decrease. 
d)
None of the above.
9.
Which statement is true?
a)
Oil is the most dense substance.
b)
Corn syrup is less dense than water.
c)
Oil is less dense than water.
d)
Oil and corn syrup have the same density but different masses.
10.
In which state does matter completely fill its closed container?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Ice
11.
Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume and it's molecules move very slowly?
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
12.
The boiling point of water is ______________.
a)
0° C
b)
50° C
c)
200° C
d)
100° C
13.
The volume of water in a beaker was 215 mL. After 5 days, the volume of the water was 200 mL. What best explains the change in volume?
a)
Some of the water absorbed the air. 
b)
Some of the water evaporated and escaped into the air as water vapor.
c)
Some of the water disappeared.
d)
Some of the water was released due to condensation.
14.
When a gas turns into a liquid, it is called ___________________.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Melting
d)
Freezing
15.
5 grams of salt was mixed with 50 mL of water to form a solution. In the solution, the water was which of the following?
a)
Solvent
b)
Saturate
c)
Solute
d)
Transparent
16.
I was able to add 6 grams of sodium nitrate to 10 mL of water and 3.5 grams of sodium chloride to 10 mL of water before the solutes stopped dissolving. Which substance is more soluble?
a)
Sodium Nitrate
b)
Sodium Chloride
17.

What state of matter is water in?

a)

soild

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

thermo

18.
What state of matter is ice in? 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Thermo
19.
Steam is an example of what state of matter?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Thermo
20.
Texture describes how something ______.
a)
looks
b)
is sized
c)
feels
d)
sounds
21.

Color describes how something

a)

looks

b)

is sized

c)

feels

d)

sounds

22.
Matter is describe as 
a)
something that has color
b)
something that takes up space and has mass
c)
something that has size
d)
something that feels a certain way. 
23.

A reversible change is

a)

ice turning to water and then back to ice.

b)

a baked cake turning back into batter

c)

dried glue turning back to liquid glue.

24.

A conductor

a)

allows heat through it.

b)

resists heat going through it.

c)

allows color through it.

d)

allows texture through it.

25.
An insulator is 
a)
something that resists heat.
b)
allows heat through it. 
c)
allows texture through it. 
d)
resists color. 
26.

_____ have molecules that are packed together and hardly move.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

plasma

27.

____ have a definite volume and molecules that are spread out and can move past one another.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

plasma

28.

____ have molecules that can spread out far from each other and move quickly.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

plasma

29.

____ keep their size but not their shape.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

plasma

30.

Which phase of matter has a definite volume and definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

31.

___ is anything that takes up space and has mass.

a)

Density

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Matter

32.

____ is the amount of space an object takes up.

a)

Matter

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Mass

33.

Which tool would you use to measure the volume of a liquid?

a)

balance

b)

thermometer

c)

ruler

d)

graduated cylinder

34.

Which tool would you use to measure the temperature of a cup of sand?

a)

thermometer

b)

balance

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

ruler

35.

_____ determines whether an object will sink or float in water.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Density

d)

Volume

36.

Which property of matter would stay the same after a crayon is melted.

a)

shape

b)

state

c)

texture

d)

mass

37.

Which phase of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

38.

Which phase of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

39.

Atoms are a basic unit of matter.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Atoms are too small to see without magnification.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Atoms combine to form molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

A material's ___ does not change if you cut it up or change its shape.

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

density

43.

Which tool should you use to measure the mass of pencil?

a)

thermometer

b)

balance

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

ruler

44.
The measure of the energy of motion in the particles of matter, which we feel as how hot or cold something is.
a)
matter
b)
gas
c)
temperature
d)
atomic theory
45.
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
46.
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
47.
A combination of two or more different substances in which the substances keep their identities. 
a)
reaction
b)
mixture
c)
solution
d)
atom
48.
The process in which new substances are formed during  a chemical change.
a)
reaction
b)
solution
c)
matter
d)
volume
49.
A mixture that has the same composition throughout because all the parts are mixed evenly.
a)
reaction
b)
solution
c)
mixture
d)
atam
50.
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
51.
Matter that is made of only one kind of atom.
a)
compound
b)
volume
c)
element
d)
atom
52.
A scientific explanation of the structure of atoms and how they interact with other atoms.
a)
mixture
b)
compound
c)
atomic theory
d)
element
53.
A substance made of atoms of two or more elements that have combined chemically.
a)
compound
b)
matter
c)
volume
d)
chemical change
54.
The illustrations shows the spacing of particles in different types of matter. Which illustration is an example of the spacing of particles in solids?
a)
illustration A
b)
illustration B
c)
illustration C
d)
illustration D
55.
Study the diagram  and carefully read the description below the diagram. Gases have no definite shape or volume. Instead, they take the shape of their container. The particles of a gas spread out within the available space. Which diagram illustrates gas particles? 
a)
Diagram A illustrates gas particles.
b)
Diagram B illustrates gas particles
c)
Diagram C illustrates gas particles.
d)
None of these illustrates gas particles.
56.
The drawing shows how a solid piece of matter can be magnified. Which of the following tools would be the best to use to generate this degree of magnification?
a)
A magnifying glass
b)
A microscope
c)
A telescope
d)
A prism
57.
5. In the diagram, State of Matter C is a gas. This means that which of the following statements is true about this state of matter? 
a)
Its particles can move freely throughout the container
b)
It has a definite volume, but no definite shape
c)
It has a definite shape and volume
d)
The particles are rigid and densely placed 
58.
Melting is the change in state of a
a)
solid to a gas.
b)
 liquid to a gas.
c)
solid to a liquid.
d)
 liquid to a solid.
59.
Has a definite shape and volume. Particles are very close to one another (dense).They vibrate, but do not move about. 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
mass
60.
Has no definite shape or volume, but take the shape and volume of their containers, filling the space available. The particles easily move far apart from each other and spread out through the available space.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
mass
61.
Has a definite volume, but their shape changes according to the shape of their containers. The particles are close to one another, but they are able to move apart from each other and flow from place to place.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
mass
62.

The unit of measurement used for mass in physics.

a)

Newton

b)

Kilograms

63.

The unit of measurement used for weight in physics.

a)

Newton

b)

Kilograms

64.

If you traveled from Earth to the moon, your mass would NOT change.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

If you traveled from Earth to the moon, your weight would change due to __________ gravity than the Earth’s gravity.

a)

more

b)

less

66.

The measure of the force of gravity on an object.

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Mixture

d)

Density

67.

Sometimes when mixing two substances something new will be created because of a ____________________.

a)

Volume

b)

Chemical Reaction

c)

Physical Reaction

d)

Mass

68.

When one substance dissolves into another.

a)

Volume

b)

Mixture

c)

Density

d)

Solution

69.

When two or more substances are put together.

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mixture

d)

Mass

70.

How tightly packed matter is in an object.

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Mixture

71.

The amount of space an object takes up.

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mixture

d)

Mass

72.
Something we notice with our senses is called an _____________
a)
inference
b)
guess
c)
answer
d)
observation
73.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
74.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
75.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
76.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
77.
three states of matter
a)
skin,hair,eyelashes
b)
solid,liquid,gas
c)
pants,shorts,shirt
d)
shoes,socks,shoelace
78.
Which liquid is the most dense?  
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup
d)
plastic bottle
79.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
80.
a)
green rectangle
b)
purple rectangle
c)
They have the same density
81.
 Which is true?
a)
Oil is more dense than water
b)
the crayon is more dense than the pasta
c)
the paperclip is less dense than oil
d)
the popsicle stick is the least dense item

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