Free Printable Unit 1- Matter is Cool

1.

Jamie watched an experiment in school where the teacher put a paper towel into a cup and then pushed it under the water. Amazingly, when the teacher lifted the cup back out of the water, the paper towel was not wet. What would you tell Jamie about why the paper towel did not get wet?

a)

The paper was waterproof.

b)

Air in the cup takes up space.

c)

The paper was too small.

d)

Air in the cup was warm.

2.

Jessie was learning about air and how it can take up space. He went for a walk to find examples. On his walk he saw the following things. Which is a good example of air taking up space?

a)

b)

c)

d)

3.

Macy decided to find out if air has mass and takes up space by doing her own experiment. Which of the following experiments would help Macy prove that air takes up space and has mass.

a)

Setting a cup of hot water outside in the cool air.

b)

Watching the wind blow a toy sailboat across the pond.

c)

Dripping water on the picnic table and letting it dry in the wind.

d)

Weighing a new Ziplock bag. Blowing up the Ziplock bag with a straw and zipping it. Then weighing it again.

4.

Mark is learning about the properties of liquids. He filled a pitcher of water and used it to fill a cup. Which of the following most likely happened?

a)

The bowl will increase in volume

b)

The water will become a different shape

c)

The bowl will decrease in mass

d)

The water will change color

5.

Jacob was eating a popsicle outside on a hot day when his mother called him inside. He set the popsicle on a paper plate. When he came back he noticed that it had changed. The property of the popsicle that changed was its (a) .

6.

All things are made up of particles of matter. Which of the following is evidence you could use to show that air is also made up of particles of matter?

a)

You can feel air from a fan on your face

b)

You can see through the sky to space

c)

Heavy objects will fall through the air until it hits a harder object.

d)

The air feels warmer than a soda from the refrigerator

7.

Marty wanted to add a gas to his shopping list for his Fun Friday party. Which would he most likely add?

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

(a) Miguel was sorting and decided to create groups of solids, liquids, elements, gasses, and minerals. Which group of items would he put into the solids group?

Choose from the below words

rocks, toys, socks, spoons

helium, filled balloon, steam, oxygen

soda, juice, milk, coffee

Jell-o, slime, gel ice pack, lava lamp

cups, ketchup, salt, carbon dioxide

9.

Sara had to describe two unknown substances with one property but one substance is a liquid and one substance is a gas. Which of these statements can Sara use to best describe both substances?

a)

Both substances can be seen through

b)

Both substances can be broken into smaller pieces.

c)

Both substances have a lot of mass

d)

Both substances can take the shape of any container it is placed in

10.

Jenny wanted to find out how to make a liquid become a solid. She tried each of the following actions. Which do you think was the action that turned the liquid into a solid?

a)

b)

c)

d)

11.

Bryan left a full glass of water on the table for several days. When he checked it he noticed that there was much less water in the glass. Which of these most likely caused the water in the glass change?

a)

The weather got colder

b)

The wind blew it

c)

The heat from the sun

d)

The glass was in the shade

12.

Match the following situation to the correct vocabulary word.

a)

Rubbing your hands together to warm them up.

1.

friction

b)

Marshmallows melt in hot chocolate.

2.

convection

c)

A pan gets hot on the stove

3.

conduction

d)

Water turns into ice.

4.

Take away heat.

e)

chocolate bar melts

5.

add heat

13.

Sydney pushed a heavy box of toys across her bedroom floor. She noticed that it was harder to push the box when she pushed it onto the carpeted part of her room. She realized that the friction between the box and the carpet decreased when she pushed it on the carpeted area of her room.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Camden asked his sister to give him an example of a force producing heat. Which of these would be a likely example? Choose all that apply.

a)

Two rocks getting warm when rubbed together.

b)

Tires breaking on the road.

c)

A pear falling from a tree.

d)

Rubbing your hands together in the winter.

15.

Toby placed an ice cube in a pan and then placed the pan over an open flame. Reorder the following to show how the ice cube will change over time.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

1)

2)

3)

16.

A pot of water is on the stove with pasta in it. Which order shows how heat flows to the pasta?

a)

stove

b)

pot

c)

water

d)

pasta

1)

2)

3)

4)

17.

Brittany is holding an Icee. Why does the Icee melt in her hands?

a)

Cold moves from her hand to the Icee

b)

Heat moves from the Icee to her hand

c)

Cold moves from the Icee to her hand

d)

Heat moves from her hand to the Icee

18.

Jack put a metal spoon in a cup of hot tea for his mom. At first the spoon was cool but a few minutes later, it felt warm. What is the most likely reason the spoon became warm?

a)

Heat transferred directly from the hot drink to the spoon handle

b)

Heat transferred from the hot drink to the spoon and then through the spoon

c)

Heat transferred from the air around the cup to the spoon handle

d)

Heat transferred from the edge of the cup to the spoon

19.

Marnie was rubbing lotion on her hands. At first her hands stayed cool. Her hands began to get warm as they absorbed the lotion. Marley’s hands stayed cool while there was lotion between them because there was (a) friction.

20.

Heat can be transferred in which order?

a)

cold to colder

b)

warm to cold

c)

warm to warmer

d)

cold to warm

Unit 1- Matter is Cool

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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