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SEEd 5.2.2 Properties of Matter

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amount of space an object takes up.

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mixture

d)

Mass

2.

How tightly packed matter is in an object.

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Mixture

3.

When two or more substances are put together.

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mixture

d)

Mass

4.

When one substance dissolves into another.

a)

Volume

b)

Mixture

c)

Density

d)

Solution

5.

Sometimes when mixing two substances something new will be created because of a ____________________.

a)

Volume

b)

Chemical Reaction

c)

Physical Reaction

d)

Mass

6.

The measurement of how much matter is in an object.

a)

Weight

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

7.

Which substance best completes the table above?

a)

Rainwater

b)

Clouds

c)

Steam

d)

Brick

8.

Which statement best describes the two temperatures represented in the images?

a)

The temperature of the ice water is higher than the temperature of the warm water.

b)

The temperature of the ice water is lower than the temperature of the warm water.

c)

The temperature of the ice water and warm water is the same.

d)

The temperature of the ice water and warm water cannot be measured.

9.

What example of matter would complete the chart?

a)

Metal toy boat

b)

Plastic car

c)

Steel block

d)

Wooden pencil

10.

Which statement is best supported by the Investigating Magnetism chart above?


a)

All metals are magnetic.

b)

Only certain metals are magnetic.

c)

Stronger magnets can attract all metals.

d)

The heavier the object, the more magnetic it is.

11.

Observe the balloons above. What are three physical properties that are different between the two balloons?

a)

Size, temperature and ability to float

b)

Size, volume and state of matter

c)

Volume, magnetism and size

d)

Size, volume and ability to float

12.

What is a sign of a physical change?

a)

Bubbles forming

b)

Color changing

c)

Stretching

d)

Producing heat

13.

What is a sign of a chemical change?

a)

Stretching

b)

Tearing

c)

Compressing

d)

Bubbles

14.

Which of the following changes is a physical change of matter?

a)

water evaporating

b)

paper burning

c)

a nail rusting

d)

a silver spoon tarnishing

15.

What happens when sugar dissolves in water?

a)

Physical change because a new substance is formed

b)

Chemical change because a new substance is formed

c)

Physical change because the sugar is just getting smaller

d)

Chemical change because the sugar is just getting smaller

16.

Signs of a physical change:

a)

Compress

b)

Shatter

c)

Tear

d)

Precipitate

17.
Contains only one kind of atom.
a)
Element
b)
Compund
c)
Mixture
18.
Crumpling paper is an example of 
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
physical property
d)
chemical property
19.
Physical properties of a substance include _________
a)
color and odor
b)
melting and boiling points
c)
density 
d)
all of the choices are correct
20.
All of these are examples of chemical properties except...
a)
Flammability
b)
Combusting
c)
Fizzing
d)
Boiling Point
21.
If it has mass and takes up space it can be considered
a)
Matter
b)
Physical Property
c)
Chemical Property
d)
Density
22.
What is a kind of matter that cannot be broken down into any other kind of substance?
a)
Elements
b)
Mixtures
c)
Compounds
d)
Density
23.
Luster (how shiny something is) is considered a
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical Property
24.

The three common states of matter are

a)

Solid, Liquid, Plasma

b)

Solid, Plasma, Gas

c)

Plasma, Gas, Liquid

d)

Solid, Liquid, Gas

25.

Liquid has

a)

A definite shape but not volume

b)

definite shape and definite volume

c)

definite volume but not a definite shape

d)

neither a definite shape nor a definite volume

26.
Which statement is true?
a)
Oil is the most dense substance.
b)
Corn syrup is less dense than water.
c)
Oil is less dense than water.
d)
Oil and corn syrup have the same density but different masses.
27.

Solubility is __________

a)

How dense something is compared with a reference material. Sink or Float

b)

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

c)

How much space something takes up.

d)

Measurement of the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid.

28.

What about the particle nature of matter explains why food coloring dropped in water will change the color of the water, EVEN WITHOUT being stirred?

a)

Food coloring and water are liquids and particles of liquids always spread to take the space of their container.

b)

Food coloring is permanent.

c)

Liquid particles do not move or change shape.

d)

Water is a liquid. It is always evaporating on a scale that can be observed over several days.

29.

Use your understanding of the particle nature of matter. What is likely causing this balloon to inflate when baking soda is mixed with vinegar to produce a bubbly, foaming new substance?

a)

The balloon has properties like malleability, pink, non-magnetic, a little reflective, and smooth.

b)

The air in the bottle fills the balloon too.

c)

A gas was produced when the substances were mixed. Gases spread to fill the space of their containers causing the balloon to fill with gas and inflate.

d)

Solids and liquids mixed together do not produce new substances and therefore the inflating balloon cannot be explained.

30.

(Use the properties chart.) Three unknown white-ish powders are in shallow dishes. You design tests to determine which powder is flour. Based on the PROPERTIES of flour, which of the following tests would NOT help you? (Use the properties chart.)

a)

Mix each of the three powders with water to see if they are soluble.

b)

Smell the powders by wafting your hand toward your nose.

c)

Mix vinegar with the three powders.

d)

Drop iodine on each of the three powders.

31.

Select the similarities between the properties of salt and sugar. (Select ALL that apply.)

a)

The crystal shape of salt and sugar is the exact same.

b)

Sugar and salt are both soluble.

c)

Both substances are translucent up close and white in color from a distance.

d)

Salt and sugar are both solids.

e)

Sugar can be changed into a liquid by adding energy (heat), such as heating it in a pan on the stove to make caramel.