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Matter is Everywhere

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is always true about the particles that make up matter?

a)

They are locked into regular arrangements

b)

They are too small to be seen with only our eyes

c)

They can only be found in solid substances

d)

They are the same size in all substances

2.

______ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

Dissolve

b)

An atom

c)

Matter

d)

Particle

3.

Particles in matter can only be seen with the use of a ____ because they are so small.

a)

magnifying glass

b)

telescope

c)

glasses

d)

microscope

4.

Matter can be described and classified by its properties.

Choose physical properties from the following list. (Choose all that apply).

a)

size

b)

color

c)

shape

d)

flammability

5.

Matter is usually in one of three states. Choose the states of matter from the following list.

a)

ice

b)

solid

c)

water

d)

liquid

e)

gas

6.

What do you call the smallest unit of a substance?

a)

matter

b)

model

c)

particles

d)

gas

7.

A student is doing an investigation with a capped syringe. Which of the following observations provide evidence that the air inside the syringe is matter?

a)

The student finds the mass of the syringe on a balance.

b)

The volume reads 5mL on the syringe.

c)

The plunger cannot be pushed all of the way to the end.

d)

The student is able to see through the syringe.

8.

Which of the following is NOT evidence that air has mass and takes up space?

a)

filling a balloon with air and pressing on it

b)

seeing your breath when it is cold outside

c)

blowing a bubble with bubble gum and observing it change size and shape

d)

the mass of a baggie filled with air is greater than an empty baggie

9.

What vocabulary term means to spread out evenly in a liquid?

a)

dissolve

b)

mixture

c)

matter

d)

particles

10.

If you dissolve sugar in water, you can no longer see it. How could you prove that the sugar has been dissolved in the solution? Choose all that apply.

a)

boil the solution to evaporate the water

b)

measure the mass of the solution

c)

make sure that the solution is clear

d)

leave the solution our for a long time

11.

Which of the following tools would be used to examine the particles that make up matter?

a)

balance

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

microscope

d)

hot plate

12.

If a solution of dissolved salt in water was heated until the water was evaporated, which stage would be evidence that salt was in the solution?

a)

bubbles in the water

b)

the solution boiling

c)

the solution evaporating

d)

white crystals left in the bottom