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Topic 1 Introduction to Matter

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Min is conducting an experiment where he compares the properties of water and lemonade. The first stage of the experiment is focusing only on the physical properties of the water and lemonade. Which property would Min not use?

a)

color

b)

flammabiltiy

c)

boiling point

2.

Annie learns that the compound sulfuric acid is called the universal chemical. The acid is used in everything from gasoline to paper. Annie uses beads in three different colors to model sulfuric acid. Based on the model, what is the chemical formula of sulfuric acid? Hint: count the atoms

a)

S4O2H

b)

H2SO4

c)

S2HO4

3.

Check all the boxes that describe matter.

a)

All matter has mass.

b)

All matter takes up space.

c)

You can see all matter.

d)

It is a solid liquid or gas.

e)

All matter is hard.

4.

Emily is camping and needs wood for cooking fire as well as for shelter. She gathers a variety of logs and branches from the surrounding area. She chops and shapes some of the larger pieces of wood into uniform shapes to build her shelter. What kind of change is taking place as the wood is chopped?

a)

a change in mixture

b)

a change in physical property

c)

a change in substance

d)

a change in chemical property

5.

Emily burns some of the smaller twigs and branches to start a fire in order to cook her dinner. Burning wood is an example of a change in (a)   property.

6.

Apollo 17 astronauts collected the last samples of moon rocks to bring back to Earth in 1972. The astronauts took measurement of the moon rocks using three categories NOT affected by gravity. Which measurement did they NOT use because gravity does affect it?

a)

mass

b)

length

c)

weight

d)

volume

7.

What type of measurement is measured in grams (g)?

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

density

8.

Would I WEIGH lighter or heavier on the moon?

(a)  

9.

Will my mass on the moon be larger, smaller, or the same as my mass on Earth?

(a)  

10.

Is oil less dense or more dense than water?

(a)  

11.

Describe one example of a physical change.

4 lines
12.

Describe one example of a chemical change.

4 lines
13.

The amount of matter in an object is called

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

volume

d)

weight

14.

__________ is a measure of the gravitational force on an object.

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

volume

15.

Why do astronauts weight less on the moon than they do on Earth?

a)

There is more matter on the moon than there is on Earth.

b)

Gravity is stronger on Earth than it is on the moon.

c)

The mass of any object is less on the moon.

16.

Mass is often measured by using a _______________________.

a)

spring scale

b)

bathroom scale

c)

triple beam balance

17.

The amount of space an object takes up is called _______________.

a)

weight

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

mass

18.

To find the volume of an irregularly shaped object, you can use a process called _________________, which pushes the water out of the way.

a)

density

b)

advanced volume

c)

water displacement

19.

____________ is a measure of the amount of mass in a given volume.

a)

Density

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Displacement

20.

The formula for density is _______________________.

a)

m x v (mass times volume)

b)

mass / volume (mass divided by volume)

c)

volume / mass (volume divided by mass)

d)

l x w x h (length times width times height)

21.

True or False: the mass of an object is equal to its weight.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: Air is matter.

a)

True

b)

False

23.
The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of _________________.
a)
A solid becoming a liquid
b)
A liquid becoming a solid
c)
A liquid becoming a gas
d)
A gas becoming a liquid
24.
Which form of matter has a fixed shape?
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Gas
d)
Elements
25.
What are the 3 states of matter?
a)
Solid, Water, Gas
b)
Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids
c)
Solid, Liquid, Oxygen
d)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
26.
Which form of matter takes the shape of its container?
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Glass
d)
Juice
27.
Which form of matter fills up all the space of its container?
a)
Liquid
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Solid
d)
Gas
28.

The smallest particle of an element composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons

a)

Atom

b)

Crystal

c)

Matter

d)

Molecule

29.

Chemical reaction

a)

process of one or more substances produce one or more substances

b)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

c)

Written below and to the right of a letter

d)

smallest unit of a chemical compound

30.

Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

a)

Synthetic Material

b)

Matter

c)

Natural Resources

d)

Carbon

31.

Law of conservation of matter

a)

Matter can be created and destroyed

b)

Anything that has mass

c)

Anything that takes uup space

d)

Matter cannot be created nor destroyed

32.
object that will stick to a magnet
a)
relative density
b)
solubility
c)
conductivity
d)
magnetic
33.
does it allows heat or electricity to pass through it?
a)
relative density
b)
solubility
c)
conductivity
d)
magnetic