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Physical Properties

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a conductor?

a)

A conductor is something that blocks energy.

b)

A conductor is something that lets energy flow freely.

c)

A conductor blocks only heat energy.

d)

A conductor only blocks electrical energy.

2.

Which substance dissolves?

a)

Wood, because when you put wood in water, it gets softer.

b)

Sugar, because it disappears when you put it in water.

c)

Paper, because it dissolves in cold water.

d)

Sand, because when you put sand in water it disappears.

3.

Which substance is an insulator?

a)

A copper lightning rod.

b)

A piece of plastic.

c)

A metal door frame.

4.

Which Metal is Magnetic?

a)

Copper, because the C in SINC is for copper.

b)

Iron, because the I in SINC is for iron.

c)

Bronze, because it is magnetic.

d)

Aluminum, because it reacts to a horseshoe magnet.

5.

Which one of these is a solid?

a)

Water that's flowing down a river.

b)

Bark on a tree.

c)

Milk that stays in its container.

d)

Helium that fills up balloons.

6.

Which one of these substances is a liquid?

a)

Sugar that sweetens your food.

b)

Brass that makes musical instruments.

c)

Oxygen that you breathe.

d)

Cooking oil that helps cook your food.

7.

Out of this list of substances, which one is a gas?

a)

Oxygen that you breathe.

b)

Water that fish swim in.

c)

Hot Tea that people drink to warm up.

d)

Rain that precipitates out of a cloud.

8.

Which one is a mixture?

a)

Salt and Water.

b)

Water and Water.

c)

Gravel and Sand.

d)

Water and Sugar.

9.

Which one is a Solution?

a)

Sugar and Water.

b)

Oil and Water.

c)

Flour and Sugar

d)

Wires and Plastic.

10.

Which substance dissolves the most in cold water?

a)

Tree Bark.

b)

Salt.

c)

Paper.

d)

Cooking Oil.

11.

Which is a physical property of a solid?

a)

They expand to fill their containers.

b)

Their atoms are very close together.

c)

It has fixed volume but not a fixed shape.

d)

Their atoms are very far apart.

12.

What state of matter is inside of the beaker?

a)

A liquid.

b)

A solid.

c)

A gas.

d)

A rubix cube.

13.

Which tool would you use to compare the mass of different objects?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Magnet

c)

Balance Scale

d)

Ruler

14.

Which item would be attracted to a magnet?

a)

rubber band

b)

plastic bottle

c)

iron key

d)

pencil

15.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

color, shape and size

b)

magnetism, sink and float

c)

solid, liquid and gas

d)

volume, shape, color

16.

Students have a container of water and several objects. The water will help the students observe what physical property of the objects?

a)

Whether the objects sink or float

b)

How quickly the objects heat up

c)

Whether the objects have iron in them

d)

The mass of each object

17.

What tool can be used to measure volume?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.
Which physical property will change if you visit the moon?
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
density
d)
weight
19.
If a ball of plastic floats in water it must be...
a)
more dense than the water
b)

a good insulator

c)
has the same density as water
d)
less dense than the water
20.

Most metals are good...

a)

magnets

b)

insulators

c)

conductors

d)

aerogels

21.

Conductivity is a physical property of matter that describes its ability to —

a)

reflect light from its lustrous surface.

b)

exist in nature as a solid, liquid, or gas.

c)

be hammered and rolled into thin sheets.

d)

transfer thermal and electrical energy.

22.

What is the measure of the force of gravity between Earth and an object?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

magnetism

23.

True or False: Water is MORE dense than oil.

a)

True

b)

False