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6th Grade #1 - Matter

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coffee is a ___________________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

2.

Trail mix is a _________________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

3.

Chicken broth is a _______________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

4.

Spaghetti and meatballs is a ___________________.

a)

homogenous mixture

b)

heterogeneous mixture

5.

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.

6.

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

7.

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.

8.

What is model is represented above box #1: atom, compound, molecule, or element?

(a)  

9.

What is model is represented above box #4: atom, compound, molecule, or element?

(a)  

10.

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

11.

As her family eats the delicious dinner, Amiyah remembers an important fact about the law of conservation of mass. What does she remember?

a)

Matter always moves from hot to cold.

b)

Matter can change physically or chemically.

c)

Matter is not created or destroyed in any change.

d)

Matter is the amount of mass in a given volume.

12.

Which of the following is a chemical property of matter?

a)

density

b)

flammability

c)

volume

d)

mass

13.

Which of these can change, depending on gravity?

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

volume

d)

density

14.

To calculate density, you should:

a)

divide mass by weight

b)

divide mass by volume

c)

multiply mass by volume

d)

multiply volume by weight

15.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
16.
What is the Law of Conservation of mass?
a)

Matter is created in a chemical reaction

b)

Matter is created in a physical change

c)
New chemicals formed from a chemical reaction have a larger overall mass than the original reactants
d)

Matter is never created or destroyed

17.

_____ reactions usually feel hot!

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

18.

____ reactions usually feel cold.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

19.

An ice pack getting cold after you put it in the freezer for an hour is a

a)

chemical Change

b)

physical Change

20.

Burning wood is a

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

21.

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

a)

Density

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Displacement

22.

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)

23.

Baking a cake is an example of a

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical reaction

c)

homogeneous reaction

d)

heterogeneous reaction

24.

Choose all the physical properties.

a)

color

b)

can conduct electricity

c)

flammable

d)

boiling point

e)

oxidation (rusting)

25.

Choose all the chemical properties

a)

flammability

b)

oxidation (rusting)

c)

boiling point

d)

color

e)

hardness

26.

Choose the pure substances.

a)

sugar

b)

oxygen

c)

gold

d)

air

e)

coffee

27.

Choose the mixtures.

a)

the air you breathe

b)

smog in a city

c)

your Saturday morning chocolate milk

d)

the coffee that hypes you up like a crazed animal

e)

the sugar that you add to your coffee

28.

Harry Potter weighs 120 pounds on Earth. How much does he weigh on the moon? (Hint: divide by 6!)

a)

10 pounds

b)

20 pounds

c)

30 pounds

d)

40 pounds

29.

Aaron Rodgers, legendary quarterback for the Packers, put on a little weight in the off season. He weighs 240 pounds. How much would he weigh on the moon? (Hint: divide by 6)

a)

25 pounds

b)

40 pounds

c)

50 pounds

d)

75 pounds

30.

Would Aaron Rodger's MASS change if he went to the moon?

a)

No way, bro. Mass stays the same no matter where you are because it is unaffected by gravity.

b)

Totally. Mass changes depending on how much gravity there is.

31.

Would Aaron Rodger's WEIGHT changed if he went to the moon?

a)

No way, bro. Weight stays the same no matter where you are because it is unaffected by gravity.

b)

Totally. Weight changes depending on how much gravity there is.

32.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14 g and a volume of 2 cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
33.
Jill has a gel pen. The gel pen has a mass of 8g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the pen?
a)
4 g/cm3
b)
16 g/cm3
c)
.25 g/cm3
d)
64 g/cm3
34.

What is true about physical changes?

a)

It might look different, but it's still the same material.

b)

It is a brand new substance.

35.

What is true about chemical changes?

a)

It might look different, but it's still the same material.

b)

It is a completely new material.