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Properties of Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that takes up space

b)

Something invisible

c)

Only solid objects

d)

Air and water only

2.

Which of these is an example of matter?

a)

Sound

b)

Air

c)

Light

d)

Shadow

3.

What does "volume" describe?

a)

How heavy something is

b)

How much space an object takes up

c)

The color of an object

d)

The shape of an object

4.

What is "mass"?

a)

A measure of how much light an object reflects

b)

A measure of the weight of an object

c)

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

d)

How big an object is

5.

Which of these has the most volume?

a)

A small beach ball

b)

A large bowling ball

c)

A small marble

d)

A book

6.

What property describes how something feels?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Texture

d)

Shape

7.

Which object would sink in water?

a)

A life preserver

b)

A wooden log

c)

A metal anchor

d)

An apple

8.

Which object would float in water?

a)

A rock

b)

A coin

c)

A life preserver

d)

A nail

9.

What pulls objects made of iron?

a)

Light

b)

Magnet

c)

Heat

d)

Water

10.

Which material is a good conductor of heat?

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Copper

d)

Rubber

11.

What is a property of matter?

a)

How fast it moves

b)

How it looks, feels, or smells

c)

The sound it makes

d)

The size of the container it is in

12.

What is an element?

a)

A piece of metal

b)

A building block of matter

c)

A type of rock

d)

A large object

13.

What element is found in water?

a)

Carbon

b)

Iron

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neon

14.

Which of these is made of more than one element?

a)

Iron nail

b)

Aluminum foil

c)

Water

d)

Silver spoon

15.

What are most objects around us made of?

a)

Only one element

b)

A combination of elements

c)

Only air

d)

Only liquids

16.

Which material will not stick to a magnet?

a)

Iron

b)

Copper

c)

Steel

d)

Nickel

17.

What does "conduct heat" mean?

a)

To let heat move through

b)

To reflect heat away

c)

To block heat completely

d)

To change heat into light

18.

What property does a pineapple have?

a)

It is smooth and shiny

b)

It feels rough and spiky

c)

It has no color

d)

It is soft and round

19.

What is an example of a metal that conducts heat?

a)

Plastic

b)

Wood

c)

Iron

d)

Glass

20.

Why do wooden objects often float?

a)

Because they are rough

b)

Because they have little mass and high volume

c)

Because they are heavy

d)

Because they are made of metal