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Properties of Matter

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is SOFT.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

This is HARD.

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

This is SMOOTH.

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

This is prickly.

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.
a)

PRICKLY

b)

SLIPPERY

c)

SILKY

d)

THICK

6.
a)

FLUFFY

b)

SLIPPERY

c)

THICK

d)

STAR-SHAPED

7.

Which BEST describes the meaning of mass of an object?

a)

The amount of space an object or substance takes up

b)

Mass divided by volume

c)

The amount of matter in an object or substance

d)

The weight of an object only in solid form and in zero gravity

8.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
9.

Look at this image.  Which object has the LOWEST density? How do you know

a)
The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 
b)
The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom
c)
The soda cap because it is not just full of air like the Ping Pong ball
d)

Lamp oil because it is the highest liquid

10.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
11.
If an object has a density of .6 g/mL and you put it into water, will it sink or float?  
a)
sink
b)
float
12.
If an object has a density of 3.6 g/mL and you put it into water, will it sink or float?  
a)
sink
b)
float
13.
Helium balloons rise on earth because
a)
helium is less dense than air
b)
helium is more dense than air
c)
helium is cooler than air
d)
helium is warmer than air
14.
Taking energy away from a substance will make its particles move
a)
more slowly
b)
more quickly
c)
at the same speed
d)

far away

15.
The change from a gas to a liquid is called 
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
deposition
16.

The change in state from liquid to gas is called

a)

evaporation

b)

sublimation

c)

condensation

d)

deposition

17.
In which state of matter are particles moving the slowest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
gummy bears
18.
The state that matter exists in depends on its 
a)
volume 
b)
weight
c)
temperature 
d)
mass
19.
What is the melting point of water?
a)
212°C
b)
100°C
c)
32°C
d)
0°C
20.

A substance's melting point is the same as its

a)

freezing point.

b)

condensation point.

c)

boiling point.

d)

point of its nose

21.

If you have a sample of water that is 144 °C, what state is it in?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

22.

On a hot, humid summer day drops of water form on a can of cold soda. What process caused this to happen?

a)

condensation

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

deposition

23.

When a gas gets cooler, its density rises. This is because

a)

its particles get closer together

b)

its particles get heavier

c)

it is under more pressure

d)

None of the above, the question is false