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Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which action would show that air has mass and volume?

a)

jumping in a pool of water and letting your body dry in the wind

b)

watching the wind move a sailboat across a lake

c)

pulling an open plastic bag throughout the air and then closing it

d)

filling a bowl with hot water and then setting it outside in cool air

2.

Jamie watched an experiment in school where the teacher put a paper towel into a cup and then pushed it under the water. When the teacher lifted the cup, the paper towel was not wet. Why didn't the paper towel get wet?

a)

The paper is waterproof.

b)

The paper is too small.

c)

Air in the cup takes up space.

d)

Air in the cup is warm.

3.

Which of these is evidence that air is made of particles of matter?

a)

You can feel wind against your face.

b)

You can see through the atmosphere into space.

c)

On a hot day, the air feels warmer than water in a lake.

d)

When you drop a heavy object in the air, it falls until it hits a hard surface.

4.

A student pours water from a bucket into a fish tank. As the water fills the tank, which of these will most likely happen?

a)

The tank will decrease in mass.

b)

The bucket will increase in volume.

c)

The water will become a different color.

d)

The water will take on a different shape.

5.

What do ice, a rock, and a piece of aluminum have in common?

a)

They are all solids.

b)

They are all liquids.

c)

They are all minerals.

d)

They are all elements.

6.

Juan pushed a heavy box of books across his bedroom floor. The bottom of the box felt warm when he picked it up. What is more likely the reason the bottom of the box felt warm?

a)

Sunlight warmed the box before Juan pushed it.

b)

The box absorbed heat from the floor as it slid across it.

c)

Friction between the box and the floor made the box warm.

d)

The mass of the books pushed the box too hard against the floor.

7.

What is an example of a force producing heat?

a)

An apple falling from a tree branch.

b)

A doorbell ringing when a switch is pushed.

c)

A wagon rolling across the yard when pulled.

d)

Two sticks getting warm when rubbed together.

8.

Cara was rubbing lotion on her hands. At first her hands stayed cool, but her skin began to get warm and it absorbed the lotion. What is the most likely reason Cara's hands stayed cool while there was lotion

between them?

a)

The lotion increased the friction between her hands.

b)

The lotion decreased the friction between her hands.

c)

The lotion contained ingredients that cooled her skin.

d)

The lotion contained ingredients that warmed her hands.

9.

Marquan placed a metal spoon in a cup of hot chocolate. At first the spoon handle felt cool. A few minutes later, it felt warm. What is the most likely reason the handle got warm?

a)

Heat transferred from the edge of the cup to the spoon.

b)

Heat transferred directly from the hot drink to the spoon handle.

c)

Heat transferred from the air around the mug to the spoon handle.

d)

Heat transferred from the hot drink to the spoon and through the spoon.

10.

Anna is holding an ice cube. Why does the ice cube melt in her hand?

a)

Heat moves from her hand to the ice cube.

b)

Cold moves from her hand to the ice cube.

c)

Heat moves from the ice cube to her hand.

d)

Cold moves from the ice cube to her hand.

11.

Matter that has a certain shape and volume. The particles are packed tightly together.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

mass

12.

Matter that is free flowing and assumes the shape of the container that holds them. Particles are more spread out than in a solid.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

mass

13.

Matter that does not have a fixed volume or shape. That depends on the shape of the container the gas is in. Takes up all available space.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

mass

14.

Everything that we can see, touch, smell, or feel. Anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

matter

b)

phase

c)

property

d)

mass

15.

A small portion of matter that cannot be seen unless magnified.

a)

matter

b)

mass

c)

transfer

d)

particle

16.

Force that occurs when two objects rub against one another.

a)

heat

b)

waves

c)

friction

d)

transfer

17.

Move from one place to another.

a)

heat

b)

waves

c)

friction

d)

transfer

18.

Transfer of thermal energy from a warmer substance to a cooler one.

a)

heat

b)

waves

c)

friction

d)

transfer

19.

Oscillations that carry energy and can move through matter or a vacuum.

a)

heat

b)

waves

c)

friction

d)

transfer

20.

Property of matter that comes in many forms (heat, light, sound, motion).

a)

heat

b)

energy

c)

friction

d)

transfer