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3rd Grade - Properties of Matter

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A balance allows us to compare what property of matter?

a)

Ability to float

b)

Magnetism

c)

Mass

d)

Temperature

2.

Which item would be attracted to a magnet?

a)

Paper Clip

b)

Rubber Band

c)

Marble

d)

Plastic Spoon

3.

What is the temperature of the liquid in degrees Celsius?

a)

48 degrees Celsius

b)

30 degrees Celsius

c)

85 degrees Celsius

d)

32 degrees Celsius

4.

Some students investigate the properties of four objects using a hand lens, a magnet, and a beaker containing water. Their observations are recorded in the table.


Which choice identifies a property that could be used to classify these objects into two different groups?

a)

The ability to sink or float

b)

Magnetism

c)

Mass

d)

Physical state

5.

A student records the following observations about the substance in three clear sealed containers.


Based on these observations, which container most likely holds only gas?

a)

Container 1

b)

Container 2

c)

Container 3

d)

Container 2 and 3

6.

A student pumps air into a soccer ball. Which of the following best explains why the soccer ball inflates evenly.

a)

The air being pumped inside the ball is a solid and has a definite shape.

b)

The air being pumped inside the ball is a gas and takes the shape of the ball.

c)

The air being pumped inside the ball is a liquid and takes the shape of the ball.

d)

The air being pumped inside the ball is a gas and has a definite shape.

7.

Select the equipment the student should use to measure the mass.

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Select the equipment the student should use to measure the the volume of a liquid.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

The mass of the rock in the picture below should be recorded as.

a)

15g

b)

27g

c)

37g

d)

35g

10.

A student measures the mass of several substances and records the results in the table to the right. She wants to classify the samples by their states of matter so that she can find the total mass of all of the liquids..


Which of the following correctly classifies the substances as solids and liquids?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

A scientist is investigating the samples of matter below.


Which of the following correctly classifies the samples by their states of matter?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

In the illustration, which is an example of a gas?

a)

The glass

b)

The ice cubes

c)

The straw

d)

The bubbles

13.

When an ice cube melts, what change in phase is occurring?

a)

A liquid becoming a gas

b)

A solid becoming a gas

c)

A gas becoming a liquid

d)

A solid becoming a liquid