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Matter Lesson 2

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which object has the property of conducting electricity?

a)

foam cup

b)

metal fork

c)

plastic knife

d)

wooden spoon

2.

What is the new state when a gas loses energy?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Plasma

d)

Vapor

3.

Which of the following is an example of a conductor?

a)

Cloth

b)

Rubber

c)

Copper wire

d)

Plastic

4.

What is the original state of matter when it is melting?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

5.

What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

6.

What is the new state when a liquid loses energy?

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Plasma

d)

Vapor

7.

Which of the following is an example of an insulator?

a)

Metal

b)

Copper wire

c)

Plastic

d)

magnet

8.

What will be left after the water in the glass evaporates?

a)

Only the powder

b)

Only the water

c)

Nothing

d)

A new liquid

9.

What is the purpose of stirring the powder in the water?

a)

To dissolve the powder

b)

To freeze the water

c)

To heat the mixture

d)

To separate the powder

10.

What is the state of the powder before stirring?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

11.
What is an example of a conductor?
a)
A wooden block
b)
A plastic fork
c)
A styrofoam cup
d)
Aluminum foil
12.
An _________ is a material that does NOT conduct electricity well. Examples include rubber, plastic, and wood.
a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

transmitter

d)

splitter

13.

Which is a conductor? (hint: 2 answers)

a)
Metal
b)
Plastic
c)
Wood
d)
Glass
e)

Water

14.

Is a metal pot a conductor or insulator?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

15.

Annie classified some materials as insulators or as conductors. Which of the following materials did she list in the wrong column?

a)

air

b)

glass

c)

rubber

d)

saltwater

16.

Conductor

a)

The amount of matter in something; measured in grams.

b)

Material that allows heat or electrical energy to easily flow through it.

c)

How much space something takes up.

d)

Material through which heat or electricity does not easily flow.

17.
What is a insulator?
a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
18.
What is a conductor?
a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
19.
A great conductor of energy is:
a)
wood
b)
plastic
c)
metal
d)
cloth
20.
Is Wood a conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
21.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
22.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

23.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

24.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

25.

The SOLUTE is the item that -

a)

dissolves in the liquid

b)

is the liquid

26.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

27.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

28.

Liquid inside the can - Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

29.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

30.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

31.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

32.
A salad is an example of which?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solution
33.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
34.
Which of these is true for both mixtures and solutions?
a)
Their parts are evenly spread out
b)
They combine a solid and a liquid
c)
Their parts can be easily separated
d)
They are made of two or more things
35.

Solutions are a special kind of mixture in which __________.

a)

Each object stays the same in the mixture

b)

substances are dissolved together

36.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

37.

Mixture or Solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

38.

A combination of 2 or more substances that can be easily separated is called-

a)

a mixture

b)

a solution

c)

a solute

d)

a solvent

39.

True or False: Solubility is the extent to which a substace dissolves in a liquid.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What is Solubility?

a)

If something dissolves in water

b)

If something sinks in water

c)

If something floats in water

d)

None of the above

41.

When something dissolves in water then it has Solubility.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Why is a vegetable salad considered a mixture?

a)

The particles are very small.

b)

The vegetables can be put together easily.

c)

Each part keeps its own identity.

d)

All of the colors and flavors fit well together

43.

What is freezing?

a)

The change of a solid into a liquid

b)

The change of a liquid into a solid

c)

The change of a liquid into a gas

d)

The change of a gas into a liquid

44.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
45.

When water sits in the freezer and freezes into ice, it is because the water has...

a)

gained mass

b)

gained energy

c)

lost mass

d)

lost energy

46.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

The water is melting.

b)

The water is evaporating.

c)

The water is freezing.

d)

The water is condensing.

47.

What is an example of an insulator?

a)
metal 
b)
rubber
c)
water
48.
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
49.

Styrofoam Cup

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

50.

Log

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

51.

Water

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

52.
What is this?
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
53.
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
54.

Silver

a)

conductor

b)

insualtor

55.

Metal Paper Clip

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

56.

Conductor or Insulator

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

57.

Conductor or Insulator?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

58.

Which of these changes requires an increase in energy?

a)

Gas to Solid

b)

Liquid to Solid

c)

Solid to Liquid

d)

None of these

59.

For a gas to change to a liquid, energy must...

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

60.

A liquid turning into a gas.

a)

Adding energy

b)

Removing energy

61.

A gas turning into a liquid.

a)

Adding energy

b)

Removing energy

62.

A solid turning into a gas

a)

Adding energy

b)

Removing energy

63.

A gas turning into a solid.

a)

Adding energy

b)

Removing energy