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5th Grade Matter

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of matter is being measured when a rock in placed in a cylinder with water?

a)

mass

b)

texture

c)

volume

d)

temperature

2.

Which glass show modules as a gas?

a)

The left one

b)

The middle one

c)

The right one

3.

Which cup shows modules in a solid?

a)

the left one

b)

the middle one

c)

the right one

4.

Which cup shows molecules in a liquid.

a)

the left one

b)

the middle one

c)

the right one

5.

Which statement describes the of a liquid?

a)

It has its own shape.

b)

It does not have a shape.

c)

It takes the shape of its container.

d)

It changes shape with temperature.

6.

Glass breaking is an example of a:

a)

Physical change

b)

chemical change

7.

This tool for measuring volume is called?

a)

measuring cup

b)

beaker

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

teaspoon

8.

Is baking a up cake a chemical or physical change?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

9.

A _____________ is a change that does not result in a new substance.

a)

Chemical change

b)

Positive change

c)

Physical change

d)

Neutral

10.

In which does a physical change occur?

a)

Cookies baking in the oven

b)

Water freezes into ice

11.

Hammering wood together to make a playhouse is an example of a:

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

12.

Changing the shape of a substance is an example of a __________

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Color change

d)

Major change

13.

Which are signs of a chemical change?

a)

color change, temperature change, burning, emitting light

b)

staying the same size but not shape

c)

keeping the same mass

d)

changing the appearance

14.
When ice melts it is changing from:
a)
liquid to solid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
liquid to gas
d)
gas to liquid
15.
What is volume?
a)
The amount of matter in an object
b)
The amount of space an object takes up 
c)
The measure of the temperature of an object
d)
The height and width of an object
16.
When water freezes it is changing from:
a)
solid to liquid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
liquid to gas
17.

Matter is

a)

Anything that glitters and has gold

b)

Anything that is from space and has mass

c)

Anything that takes up space and has mass

d)

Anything that is important

18.
Is "sugar dissolves in water" a chemical or physical change?
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
19.

When a change IS reversible and DOES NOT make something new, it is a...

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

20.

When a change IS NOT reversible and DOES make something new, it is a...

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

21.

Why is burning wood a chemical change?

a)

It is still wood, nothing new comes out of it.

b)

It can be reversed back to regular wood.

c)

It is not. It is a physical change.

d)

It creates something new, ash.

22.

Why is folding paper a physical change?

a)

It is still paper, nothing new comes out of it.

b)

It can't be reversed.

c)

It is not. It is a chemical change.

d)

It creates something new, folded paper.

23.

Matter...

a)

can be created.

b)

can not be created.

24.

Matter...

a)

can be destroyed.

b)

can not be destroyed.

25.

The Law of ___________ of Matter

a)

Conservation

b)

Keeping

c)

Changing

d)

Condensation

26.
When water evaporates it is changing from:
a)
gas to liquid
b)
liquid to solid
c)
liquid to gas
d)
gas to solid
27.
What is volume?
a)
The amount of matter in an object
b)
The amount of space an object takes up 
c)
The measure of the temperature of an object
d)
The height and width of an object
28.
Mass is measured in:
a)
grams
b)
pounds
c)
inches
d)
centimeters
29.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Breaking a pencil

b)

Melting Ice Cream

c)

Ripping a Newspaper

d)

Cooking an egg

30.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning wood

b)

Cutting an apple

c)

Rust

d)

Cooking an egg

31.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
32.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
33.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
34.

Which atoms are forming a gas?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
36.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
37.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
38.
A liquid flows and takes its container’s 
a)
shape
b)
volume
c)
temperature
39.

What are physical properties?

a)

A law that states that matter cannot be made or destroyed: however, matter can change to a new form

b)

Anything that takes up space.

c)

Anything you can observe about an object by using one or more of your senses.

d)

A special type of mixture in which one substance is dissolved evenly into another substance.

40.

What is a chemical change?

a)

A special type of mixture in which one substance is dissolved evenly into another substance.

b)

Anything that takes up space

c)

A change in which the object changes, but still has the same chemical makeup

d)

A change in an object caused by a reaction, that forms a new and different substance.

41.
Salt and pepper are placed into a container and shaken.  What has been formed?
a)
Mixture
b)
Alloy
c)
Solution
d)
Combonation
42.
What does gas look like in a container?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of the above
43.
What does liquid look like in a container?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of the above
44.
What does solid look like in a container?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of the above
45.
Which of the following IS a clue that a chemical change has occurred? 
a)
State of matter change
b)
Size Change
c)
Change in temperature
d)
Shape change
46.
When iron fillings are mixed with sand, the iron can be removed using a magnet.  This is evidence that the change that occurred when the two were mixed was....
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
irreversible
d)
molecular
47.
A pencil is sharpened.  Physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
48.
Friction wears away the treads on a tire after miles of driving.  Physical or chemical change?
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
49.

Match the following

a)

mass

1.

amount of material in a substance

b)

matter

2.

substance that has both mass and volume

c)

mixture

3.

2 substances physically combined

d)

volume

4.

amount of space an object takes up

50.

Match the following

a)

Graduated container

1.

Measures liquids

b)

Balance

2.

Measures mass

c)

Water displacement

3.

Can measure irregularly shaped objects

51.

To pay close attention to something and notice many details about it.

a)

property

b)

observe

c)

state

d)

weight

52.

Particles that vibrate in place are known as a ______.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

53.

The state of matter in which particles move freely

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

54.

The state of matter in which particles slide past one another

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

55.
The smallest piece of anything that still has the properties of that thing is called
a)
an element.
b)
a particle.
c)
a substance.
d)
a gas.
56.

How many milliliters are in this Graduated Cylinder?

a)

16 mL

b)

20 mL

c)

18 mL

d)

18

57.

A tiny piece of matter is...

a)

matter

b)

substance

c)

property

d)

particle

58.

A change that does not result in a new substance being formed.

a)

Transformation

b)

Chemical Change

c)

Physical Change

d)

Substance

59.

A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the chemical identity of the substance. (size, color, texture, mass, volume)

a)

Physical Property

b)

Volume

c)

Substance

d)

Chemical Property