WorksheetsProperties of Matter Grade 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
The properties of several items are listed below. Which object has the least amount of mass?
Marble
Washer
Penny
Thumbtack
Which tool measures the mass of an object?
thermometer
triple beam balance
magnet
graduated cylinder
List the four liquid samples in order by their volume from least to greatest.
W,X,Y,Z
X,Y,W,Z
Z,Y,X,W
X,Z,W,Y
Which of these tools measures volume?
thermometer
balance
graduated cylinder
magnet
Which of these is NOT matter?
cat
air
steam
electricity
Which of these is not a state of matter?
solid
liquid
force
gas
The amount of space something takes up is:
mass
temperature
magnetism
volume
If you compare a pencil and a book. Which mass is bigger?
the book
the pencil
both have the same
they don't have mass
Susan is comparing objects. She wants to place objects that have the same shape in a group.
the book and the pencil
the orange and the pencil
the book and the baseball
the baseball and the orange
Tamika experiments with two different objects. She records some properties of each object in the chart below. According to the chart, what property of the objects could Tamika record without using a special tool?
Texture
Mass
Volume
Temperature
Nancy made two groups of objects, putting similar objects together. Which object should go in Group 1?
Janice found two sea shells when she went to the beach. They appear to be almost the same size, but they have different shapes. When she holds them in her hands, they seem to have about the same weight. She wants to find out how similar they really are. How could she figure out if their volume is the same?
Weigh each one on a scale to see which is heaviest.
Fill each one with water to see which will hold the most.
Drop each one in a beaker of water to see which raises the water level the most.
Measure the length of each one with a measuring tape to see which is longest.
Josie partially filled a graduated cylinder with water. She then dropped a rock into the water. The illustration below shows what happened to the level of the water inside the graduated cylinder. What is the volume of the rock?
5mL
10mL
35mL
40mL
Which tool should you use to measure the mass of pencil?
thermometer
balance
graduated cylinder
ruler
