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TEKS 5.5 Classify Matter

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heating changes a solid to a liquid

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

2.

Heating changes a liquid to a gas

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

3.

cooling changes a gas to a liquid

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

4.

cooling changes a liquid to a solid

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

5.

Solid --> Liquid

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

6.

liquid --> Gas

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

7.

Liquid -> Solid

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

8.

Gas to a -> Liquid

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

9.

Liquid drops form on the outside of a glass of cold water

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

10.

Water boils in a tea kettle

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

11.

Iron is

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-magnetic

12.

Nickel is

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-Magnetic

13.

aluminum is

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-magnetic

14.

cotton is

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-magnetic

15.

Steel is

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-magnetic

16.

Cobalt is

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-magnetic

17.

All metals are magnetic?

a)

true

b)

false

18.

SINC represents metals that are magnetic.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Wood, paper, brass and copper are....

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-magnetic

20.

When you put 2 magnets together, which ends would you put together for the magnets to touch?

a)

Opposite sides North side to South side

b)

Like sides

North to North

or

South to South

21.

An object that does not allow electricity or heat to pass through it

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Magnetic

d)

Solubility

22.

glass is ________ dense than water

a)

More dense

b)

Less dense

23.

cooking oil________ dense than water

a)

More dense

b)

Less dense

24.

honey, sugar and salt are __________ in water

a)

soluble in water

b)

insoluble in water

25.

Nickel, Iron, Steel are __________

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-magnetic

26.

Salt and Water

a)

Separate with a filter

b)

Separate by evaporation

c)

You can not separate

d)

The salt would evaporate with the water.

27.

Iron filings and sand can be separated by using which method below?

a)

Separate with a filter

b)

Separate with a Seive

c)

Separate with a magnet

d)

separate with tweezers

28.

Sand and water (choose 2)

a)

Separate with a seive

b)

Separate by evaporation

c)

separate with coffee filter

d)

you can not separate

29.

Plastic beads and glass beads

a)

separate by evaporation

b)

separate with a filter

c)

separate by hand

d)

you can not separate

30.

Which property can NOT be used to classify these objects into more than one group?

(remember this says NOT)

a)

Solubility

b)

magnetism

c)

relative density

d)

electrical conductivity

31.

Which of these is not soluble in water?

a)

oil

b)

salt

c)

honey

d)

sugar

32.

A teacher mixed a white powder into a beaker of water until it could no longer be seen in the water. Then the teacher heated the mixture on a hot plate until all of the water evaporated. The white powder could be seen again.

Which property of the powder is the teacher most likely demonstrating?

a)

solubility

b)

relative density

c)

magnetism

d)

electrical conductivity

33.

A student created the four mixtures listed.

*Sand and water

*Lemon juice and water

*Salt and water

*Sugar and Water

Which mixture can be separated most easily with a strainer?

a)

salt and water

b)

lemon juice and water

c)

sand and water

d)

sugar and water

34.

Which of these is the best conductor of electricity?

a)

cotton string

b)

Plastic tube

c)

copper penny

d)

glass rod

35.

Which of these materials would best insulate an electrical wire?

a)

plastic

b)

gold

c)

steel

d)

copper

36.

Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. The spark can start a fire. Wires are usually covered in plastic to prevent fires. Why does plastic keep the electricity from starting a fire?

a)

plastic melts

b)

plastic is flexible

c)

plastic is a good insulator

d)

plastic conducts electricity

37.

A student used a simple circuit with a battery, 2 wires, and a light bulb to test 4 objects for electrical conductivity.

*plastic ball

*glass rod

*Metal Paper clip

*wood block

*copper block

Which two objects most likely allowed the light bulb to light?

a)

Plastic ball and wood block

b)

Metal paper clip and copper block

c)

Metal paper clip and glass rod

d)

wood block and glass rod

38.

Which material belongs in the section of the Venn diagram represented by X?

a)

copper

b)

plastic

c)

wood

d)

iron

39.

Copper, Aluminum, Cotton and Glass are all

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non Magnetic