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Matter properties and states

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a matter?

a)

everything that takes up space and has mass

b)

nothing

c)

only liquids

2.
Milk is a _____. It can take the shape of any container that it is in.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
3.
____ is matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
4.

What is an example of a solid?

a)

wind

b)

rock

c)

water

d)

juice

5.

Which form of matter that keep its own shape like this picture?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

6.

Volume is............

a)

the amount of space taken up by an object

b)

how heavy something is

7.

Three states of matter

a)

skin,hair,eyelashes

b)

solid,liquid,gas

c)

pants,shorts,shirt

d)

shoes,socks,shoelace

8.

Mass would best be described as...

a)

the amount of matter in a substance

b)

the amount of space matter takes up

9.

Which is an example of a solid?

a)

water

b)

ice

c)

water vapor

10.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
11.

Which is an example of liquid?

a)
b)
c)
12.

Which is an example of gas?

a)
b)
c)
13.

If I say a beach ball is red, which property am I describing?

a)

temperature

b)

color

c)

texture

14.

If I say a beach ball is smooth, which property am I describing?

a)

texture

b)

color

c)

shape

15.
How many states of matter have we learned about?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
3
d)
2
16.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
17.

A type of matter that takes the shape of its container and it can be easily poured.

a)

Soild

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

18.

A type of matter than spreads to fill the space it is in. It is sometimes hard to see.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

19.

When we describe how an object feels we are describing its

a)

flexiblity

b)

absorbency

c)

texture

d)

mass

20.
Air is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
21.
Oil is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
22.

The qualities used to describe objects such as size, color, or shape are called

a)

Properties

b)

Matter

c)

Solids

d)

Gas

23.
The blue ball has ________ mass than the red one.
a)
less
b)
more
24.
Students sorted crayons into groups of red, blue and yellow.  Which property did they use to sort them?
a)
texture
b)
color
c)
shape
d)
mass
25.
What would the texture of a balloon be like?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
c)
Hard
d)
Bumpy