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Unit 1 Investigating Matter

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is happening in the picture.

a)

The Ice-cream is melting

b)

The Ice-cream is evaporating

c)

The Ice-cream is dissolving I

2.

Melting means:

a)

The mixture of a liquid with a solid such as salt.

b)

When solid changes into liquid.

3.

Click on the term that is not a physical state of matter.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

water

4.

Complete the sentence: "Matter is anything that...

a)

the amount of matter in an object."

b)

you can smell."

c)

takes up space and has mass."

d)

changes into liquid."

5.

Which picture describes something bumpy

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

which property can you feel

a)

color

b)

volume

c)

texture

d)

temperature

7.

This definition "big or small, tall or tiny, long or short" talks about...

a)

size

b)

color

c)

hardness

d)

flavor

8.

This definition " spicy, sour, sweet, salty" talks about

a)

size

b)

color

c)

hardness

d)

flavor

9.

anything that has mass or takes up space.

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

volume

d)

state

10.

the amount of space something takes up.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

state

11.

whether something is attracted to a magnet.

a)

solubility

b)

conductivity

c)

mass

d)

magnetism

12.

measured using a thermometer

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

temperature

d)

atmosphere pressure

13.

measured in grams

a)

mass

b)

volume

14.

a property of matter that can be measured or observed using the 5 senses.

a)

states of matter

b)

physical properties of matter

15.

Measured using a graduated cylinder.

a)

mass

b)

volume

16.

Whether something is solid, liquid or gas.

a)

Properties of matter

b)

States of Matter

17.

a combination of two or more substances that can be separated is a

a)

potion

b)

mixture

c)

solute

d)

compound

18.

a solution is made when one substance ______ is another.

a)

settles at the bottom

b)

moves

c)

dissolves

d)

is suspended

19.

a _____ solution contains the maximum amount of solute.

a)

diluted

b)

mixed

c)

concentrated

d)

saturated

20.

the amount a solute can dissolve in a liquid is its ____

a)

ability

b)

mixing

c)

solubility

d)

dilution

21.

Mixtures CANNOT be separated.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

a heterogeneous mixture can separate its own and often needs to be shaken to be recombined

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Cereal is a homogeneous mixture

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Milk is a homogeneous mixture.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

 

Italian salad dressing is a heterogeneous mixture.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

 

A filter can be used to separate a mixture.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

What are TWO tools you can use to separate a mixture?

a)

magnet

b)

scale

c)

saw

d)

heat

e)

weights

28.

When a mixture is created it creates a __________ change.

a)

emotional

b)

chemical

c)

good

d)

physical

29.

When a chemical change happens you know because ____________.

CHOOSE 2 Answers

a)

it foams and bubbles

b)

it looks the same

c)

it gives off heat

d)

it doesn't give off smoke

30.

You know a creating a mixture is NOT a chemical change because _____________.

a)

it cannot be separated

b)

it will bubble and give off heat

c)

it smokes when mixed

d)

it can be separated by hand or with tools

31.

is burning wood a chemical or physical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

32.

Is glass breaking a chemical or physical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

33.

Is a a rusting bicycle a chemical or physical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

34.

what is the definition of physical change?

a)

any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances

b)

rusting

c)

changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical identity

d)

any property that is measurable,whose value describes a state of a physical system

35.

What is a chemical change?

a)

how two chemicals react with one another when combined

b)

A property that we can measure or observe with our 5 senses or other tools

c)

When two chemicals react with one another to form a new substance

d)

When a change occurs but it does not result in the formation of a new substance

36.

Which of the following are states of matter?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

plasma

37.

 

Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

38.

Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

39.

Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

40.

Molecules are closest together in a 

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

41.

What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

a)

deposition

b)

sublimation

c)

evaporation

d)

freezing

42.

At higher temperatures

a)

particles in an object have less energy

b)

particles in an object move faster

c)

a gas contracts

43.

boiling

a)

liquid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

liquid to solid

44.

 

Which state of matter does not have a definite shape but does have a definite volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

45.

What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

condensation

b)

melting

c)

freezing

d)

evaporation

46.

A student is creating a potting soil mix. She combines 100 grams of sand, 200 grams of soil, and 200 grams of pebbles to make her potting soil. What is the mass of the potting soil?

a)

100 grams

b)

200 grams

c)

400 grams

d)

500 grams

47.

Which of these scientific tools is essential for testing the Law of Conservation of matter?

a)

spring scale

b)

balance

c)

metric ruler

d)

graduated cylinder

48.

Lauren measures 20 grams of water in a pan and then freezes it.  A day later she takes the ice cubes out of the pan and notices it is larger than before. What will it weigh? 

a)

10 grams

b)

20 grams

c)

30 grams

d)

40 grams

49.

The Law of Conservation of Mass tells us matter can't  ______________.

a)

change color

b)

change state of matter

c)

be created or destroyed

50.

Why does a block of wood float, but a small nail sink in water? 

a)


The nail is more dense than the wood

b)

The wood is more dense than the nail

c)

They are equal in density but made of different materials.