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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term describes when a substance is changed from a liquid to a gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Filtration

d)

Precipitation

2.

A mixture of sand, salt, and iron fillings is stirred into a beaker of water. The mixture is then allowed to settle.


What will separate the iron fillings from the mixture?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Filtration

c)

Flotation

d)

Sifting

3.

Colton and his brothers put some raisins, hazelnuts, almonds, and peanuts in a bowl to make a snack for their movie. What does this snack represent?

a)

a solution

b)

a new element

c)

a new compound

d)

a mixture

4.

Which is NOT a method used for separating mixtures?

a)

sifting

b)

flotation

c)

filtration

d)

dissolving

5.

Lisa was at the fair and noticed people walking around with these 8 differently shaped balloons filled with helium gas.


Which is the best conclusion Lisa could make about gases after she observed these balloons?

a)

Gases take the shape and size of their containers

b)

Gases have definite shapes and sizes

c)

Gases have definite shapes and volumes

d)

Gases' sizes and shapes do not change

6.

A scientist uses an instrument to study the small particles in a piece of matter. The diagram shows what the scientist sees.


What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

vapor

7.

A scientist uses an instrument to study the small particles in a piece of matter. The diagram shows what the scientist sees.


What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

vapor

8.

A scientist uses an instrument to study the small particles in a piece of matter. The diagram shows what the scientist sees.


What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

plasma

9.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and gas
b)
solid, water, and gas
c)
wood, liquid, and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and helium
10.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
11.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
12.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
13.
________________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
weight
14.
What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?
a)
The air.
b)
The cold.
c)
Shape
d)
Heat
15.
This state of matter does not have a definite size or shape.
a)
gas
b)
toys
c)
solid
d)
milk
16.
What is an example of gas?
a)
crayons
b)
paper
c)
soda
d)
air
17.
What is an example of a solid?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
rock
d)
juice
18.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
19.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
20.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
21.
You can measure ______ with grams.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
conductivity
d)
melting point
22.
What form of matter has a definite shape?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Square
23.
This state of matter does not have a definite size or shape.
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Milk
24.
When you see steam, fog or clouds, which state of matter is it?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
25.
The amount of matter something contains. 
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
density
d)
measurement 
26.
A description of objects that can be measured and observed.
a)
gas
b)
mustangs
c)
physical properties
d)
melting point
27.
I am the smallest whole particle of matter. 
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
28.
A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more
a)
mass
b)
eat
c)
solid
d)
greater
29.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
30.
Water in its solid form is _____________.
a)
a vapor
b)
ice
c)
a liquid
d)
boiling
31.
What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid state?
a)
melting
b)
evaporating
c)
freezing
d)
cutting
32.
Which scientific tool would you use to determine the temperature of an object?
a)
Hand lens
b)
Ruler
c)
Stop watch
d)
Thermometer
33.

Q1: Which of the following is made of only one material?

a)

pencil

b)

paper clip

c)

pair of sneakers

d)

car

34.

Q5: When a piece of candy is broken into smaller pieces, what changes?

a)

the color and texture

b)

the size and shape

c)

the state of matter

d)

The size and luster

35.

Which state of matter has NO definite volume and NO definite shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

36.

Michael is describing the physical properties of candy corn. Name at least two physical properties that he can observe without using any measurement tools.

a)

hardness and shape

b)

texture and temperature

c)

color and volume

d)

mass and odor

37.

Which of the following properties of matter can you NOT measure?

a)

Volume

b)

Taste

c)

Weight

d)

Size

38.

Anything that has weight and takes up space is called

(a)  

39.

The air we breathe is a state of matter called

(a)  

40.

What is the study of matter and how matter changes?

a)

Physical Science

b)

Chemistry

c)

Biology

d)

Matterology

41.

What is the definition of matter?

a)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

A substance that is liquid, solid, or gas

c)

Anything that is pure

d)

Anything that you can see or hold

42.

What is the study of matter and how matter changes?

a)

Physical Science

b)

Chemistry

c)

Biology

d)

Matterology

43.

What term means "take up space"

a)

Volume

b)

Matter

c)

Mass

d)

Substance

44.

What term refers to a single kind of matter that is pure?

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

c)

Substance

d)

Matter

45.

What term refers to "two or more substances combined physically, but are still able to be separated?"

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

c)

Matter

d)

Combination

46.

Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Air

c)

Tree trunk

d)

Sponge

47.

Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a)

Salsa

b)

Guacamole

c)

Egg Salad

d)

Bleach

48.

What is the difference between a mixture and a solution?

a)

A mixture retains its properties, a solution creates new ones

b)

A mixture and solution are the same

c)

A solution cannot be separated into it's individual components

d)

A mixture is chemically bonded, a solution is not.

49.

Which of the following is NOT a solution?

a)

Lemonade

b)

Salt water

c)

Soda

d)

Lemon Juice

50.

Which term refers to "two substances that have bonded together to form a new substance"

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

c)

Substance

d)

Matter

51.

What term refers to a single kind of matter that is pure?

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

c)

Substance

d)

Matter

52.
Type of matter made of two or more elements...
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
53.

What term refers to "two or more substances combined physically, but are still able to be separated?"

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

c)

Matter

d)

Combination

54.
Max is hungry and he prepares cereal with milk. This is an example of a: 
a)
Homogeneous mixture
b)
Heterogeneous mixture
55.

A mixture in which the composition is NOT uniform throughout is called a _____ mixture.

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Homogeneous

56.

A Taco is an example of a

a)

Homogeneous Mixture

b)

Heterogeneous Mixture

57.

Which of the following is NOT a property?

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Liquid

d)

Size

58.

Amy has a small sample of an unknown element that she is trying to identify. Amy divides the mass of the sample by its volume.


Which property of matter is Amy using to identify the element?

a)

Weight

b)

Density

c)

Texture

d)

Freezing point

59.

Sand and salt are placed in the bottom of a beaker filled with water. The beaker is heated, and the water is stirred.


What will happen to the salt and sand?

a)

The sand and salt will settle to the bottom.

b)

The sand and salt will dissolve in the water

c)

The salt will dissolve, and the sand will settle

d)

The sand will evaporate, and the salt will dissolve.

60.

Length measures __________________

a)

The distance between to points

b)

The weight of an object

c)

The height of an object