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Matter and Its properties

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The matter comes in which 3 different states?

a)

Solid, liquid, book

b)

Solid, gas, air

c)

Solid, liquid, Water

d)

Solid, liquid, gas

2.

The state of matter of a table is

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

3.

The image shows which state of matter

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

4.

What is required to change the state of matter of an object?

a)

A change in color

b)

A change in shape

c)

A change in temperature or pressure

d)

A change in size

5.

What can matter do?

a)

Move from one state to another

b)

Always wants to change states

c)

Never changes state

d)

Only exists in one state

6.

What happens to a solid when it is heated?

a)

A) It freezes

b)

B) It melts

c)

C) It evaporates

d)

D) It condenses

7.

What can a liquid turn into when it is heated?

a)

A) A solid

b)

B) A gas

c)

C) A mixture

d)

D) A metal

8.

What happens to a solid when it is heated?

a)

A) It freezes

b)

B) It melts

c)

C) It evaporates

d)

D) It condenses

9.

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

a)

A) Condensation

b)

B) Freezing

c)

C) Boiling

d)

D) Sublimation

10.

What happens to a gas when it is cooled down?

a)

A) It evaporates

b)

B) It condenses

c)

C) It melts

d)

D) It sublimates

11.

What happens to a gas when it is cooled down?

a)

A) It evaporates

b)

B) It condenses

c)

C) It melts

d)

D) It sublimates

12.

What can a liquid turn into when it is cooled down?

a)

A) A gas

b)

B) A solid

c)

C) A plasma

d)

D) It remains a liquid

13.

What happens to a gas when it is cooled?

a)

A) It evaporates

b)

B) It condenses

c)

C) It melts

d)

D) It sublimates

14.

What is the process called when a liquid turns into a solid due to cooling?

a)

A) Condensation

b)

B) Evaporation

c)

C) Freezing

d)

D) Boiling

15.

What process occurs when a solid is heated and turns into a liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensing

c)

Melting

d)

Boiling

16.

Which process describes the change of a gas to a liquid?

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensing

17.

Matter is made up of ____ and _____.

a)

solids and liquids

b)

atoms and molecules

c)

living and non-living things

d)

liquids and gases

18.

_____ can turn directly into a vapour from solid state.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Look at the picture and identify the solute and solvent.

a)

solute : water, solvent : white powder

b)

solute : white powder, solvent : water

c)

solute : water, solvent : water

d)

solute : white powder, solvent : white powder

20.

The force of attraction between molecules of gas is ______.

a)

moderate

b)

strong

c)

very strong

d)

very weak

21.

Ravi was blindfolded. He touched something that felt heavy, had a fixed shape and occupied fixed space. Ravi declared it to be a _____ .

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

charged particle

22.

Identify the incorrect statement:

a)

Solids have fixed shape and fixed volume.

b)

Gases have fixed shape but not a fixed volume

c)

Liquids do not have a fixed shape but have fixed volume

d)

Gases have no fixed shape and no fixed volume.

23.

A _____ is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.

a)

solvent

b)

solute

c)

solution

d)

liquid

24.

Ram mixed a tablespoon of sugar into water. What will he observe?

a)

Sugar will settle down at the bottom of the container.

b)

Sugar molecules will completely mix with the water and form a sugar solution.

c)

Sugar will float on the surface of the water.

d)

Sugar will first mix fully and then start separating from the water .

25.

The three states of matter can be interchanged by ____ or ____.

a)

heating, sedimentation

b)

decanting, cooling

c)

cooling, sedimentation

d)

heating, cooling

26.

Choose the correct example of a solid that would change into a liquid upon heating.

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Raju was mixing sugar into a tumbler of water. After 3 tablespoons of sugar were added, he could see that the solution could not dissolve more sugar and excess sugar crystals were visible inside water. Why was it so?

a)

The tumbler was too small to hold any more sugar along with the water.

b)

Sugar crystals were too big to dissolve in the available water.

c)

The sugar and water solution had become sticky and hard to stir.

d)

There was no space between the molecules of water left anymore to dissolve the added sugar.

28.

Viji smelled her mom’s delicious biryani the moment she entered the house. What is the scientific principle stated in this example?

a)

Hot air rises upwards.

b)

Molecules of gases move freely and spread out to fill available space.

c)

Gases condense at low temperature.

d)

Moving air is called wind.

29.

Looking at the two pictures, identify the correct statement about liquids.

a)

A liquid takes the shape of the container.

b)

A liquid is always colourless.

c)

A liquid melts into gas upon heating.

d)

A liquid can be held in the hand and cannot flow.

30.

Changes in states of matter are ________.

a)

not controllable

b)

reversible

c)

irreversible

d)

rare

31.

Sugar dissolves faster in hot milk than cold milk. Why?

a)

Sugar crystals undergo sublimation when heated.

b)

Liquid molecules move far apart when heated and create space for more sugar to dissolve.

c)

The cold milk has a lot of sugar already dissolved in it.

d)

Sugar caramelises in hot milk and dissolves faster in it.

32.

What is the temperature at which water turns into water vapour?

a)

0 ℃

b)

10 ℃

c)

100 ℃

d)

1000 ℃

33.

_____ is an example of freezing.

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

The molecules of matter are held together by _____.

a)

attractive forces

b)

magnetic force

c)

gravitational force

d)

muscular force

35.

Water is known as _______ solvent

a)

single

b)

multiple

c)

universal

d)

local

36.

Solids do not flow because _______.

a)

the molecules are packed tightly

b)

the molecules have very little space between them

c)

the molecules have strong forces of attraction between them

d)

of all of the above

37.

If you drop some ink into a glass of water, the ink spreads. Why?

a)

The water makes the solids in the ink move faster.

b)

The molecules in the water move and carry the ink with them.

c)

The ink is coloured and so it spreads through the colourless water.

d)

The ink has gases in it that move fast and freely through the water.

38.

The shape of a sponge can be changed by applying _____.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

force

d)

color

39.

Smoke captured in a bottle does not remain at one place because _____

a)

molecules of gases are very loosely packed and hence they move and fill the entire bottle.

b)

molecules of gases are tightly packed and hence they freeze inside the bottle.

c)

molecules of gases multiply inside the bottle and hence the gas grows in size.

d)

molecules of gases burn and release more smoke inside the bottle.

40.

What is matter?

a)

anything

b)

something that has mass

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

what's the matter with you?

41.

In which state of matter do the molecules move the fastest?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

42.

Which states of matter take the shape of their container?

a)

Liquids and gases

b)

Solids and liquids

c)

Gases and solids

d)

Solids, liquids, and gases

43.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

44.

Which kind of matter has its own shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

matter

45.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

46.

Which state of matter has a definite volume, but not a definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

47.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

48.

Which state of matter has no definite volume or shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

49.

Which of the following is an example of liquid?

a)

chocolate milk

b)

table

c)

oxygen

d)

basketball

50.

Which one is gas?

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

Everything that dissolve in liquid

a)

Solvent

b)

Solute

c)

Solution

d)

Heterogeneous

52.

Liquid in which something dissolves is called

a)

Solvent

b)

Solution

c)

Solute

d)

Solitaire

53.

What forms a solution

a)

Solution+solute

b)

Solvent+solute

c)

Solution+solution

d)

Solvent+ solution

54.

Matter is made up of

a)

Solid

b)

Molecule

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

55.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
56.
Particles in this state of matter are moving the slowest.
a)
solid
b)
gas
c)
liquid
57.

The amount of space that matter takes up.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

58.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

59.

How might temperature changes affect a glass of iced tea?

a)

Making it warmer could cause the ice cubes to melt.

b)

Making it colder could cause the ice cubes to melt.

c)

Making it much warmer could cause the liquid to freeze.

60.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
61.
Particles in this state of matter are moving the fastest.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
62.

Which among the following constitutes the fundamental building

block of matter?

a)

molecule

b)

an atom

c)

a particle

d)

an element

63.

Which container will you use to store compressed gas?

a)

An open jar

b)

A jar closed with a lid

c)

A paper bag

d)

A sealed cylinder

64.

Which of the following states would have highest energy

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Both liquid and gas

65.

Which of the following statements is false for liquids?

a)

Liquids have fixed shapes

b)

. Liquids occupy the shape of their container

c)

Liquids can flow from one place to another place

d)

Liquids have fixed volume

66.

The compressibility of solids is

a)

Less than liquids and gases

b)

More than liquid

c)

Equal to liquids and gasses

d)

More than gases only

67.

All properties are unique to gases, except:

a)

A. their particles are loosely held by forces of attraction

b)

B. they occupy less space as compared to solids

c)

C. they are compressible by nature

d)

D. they can take up the shape of the container

68.

Helium is used to fill balloons because

a)

its volume is fixed

b)

it expands unequally in all directions

c)

it is less dense than air

d)

it is heavier than air

69.

When you fill sugar in a jar, it appears to have taken the shape of

the jar. On tilting the jar, sugar flows from the jar to the other

container. Sugar is a

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Vapour

70.

Liquids are the most compressible ones among the three states

of matter.

(a)  

71.

Liquids are the most compressible ones among the three states

of matter.

(a)  

72.

All solid substances are extremely hard

a)

False

b)

True

73.

Molecules cannot be broken down further into simpler unit's

a)

True

b)

False

74.
a type of matter that can be found on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas
a)
gold
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
rock
75.
Which of the following is a part of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
all of the above
76.
At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water _________.
a)
evaporates
b)
boils
c)
freezes
d)
remains the same
77.
At 212 degrees Fahrenheit, water __________________.
a)
freezes
b)
stays the same
c)
boils
d)
turns to Coke
78.

_______________ + heat = liquid water

a)

ice

b)

kool-aid

c)

smoothie

d)

cheese

79.
______________ + heat = water vapor
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
80.
Gasoline is a ________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
81.
Two objects are placed in water.  One sinks and the other floats.  Which conclusion can be drawn from this data?
a)
one object is magnetic and the other is not
b)
one object is solid and the other is a liquid
c)
one object has a greater density than the other
d)
one object is much larger than the other
82.
Why do ice cubes float in a  glass of water?
a)
the ice cubes are more dense than the water
b)
the water is more dense than the ice cubes
c)
the water is more dense than the glass
d)
the ice is more dense than the glass
83.

Which unit of mass is commonly used to measure very small masses, such as those of atoms and molecules?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Gram

c)
pound
d)

Milligram

84.

Which of the following is the best way to measure the volume of a liquid?​

a)
Using a ruler
b)
Using a balance scale
c)
Using a thermometer
d)
Using a measuring cup
85.

Which of the following objects has the highest density?

a)

A wooden block

b)

A rubber ball

c)

A metal coin

d)

A plastic toy

86.

What happens to the density of an object if you cut it in half while keeping the mass the same?

a)

The density doubles

b)

The density halves

c)

The density remains the same

d)

The density changes randomly

87.

Which of the following substances is most likely to float on water?

a)

A dense rock

b)

A wooden log

c)

A metal coin

d)

A plastic bottle filled with air

88.

What happens to the volume of a liquid when it is frozen and becomes a solid?

a)

The volume decreases

b)

The volume increases

c)

The volume remains the same

d)

SolidIt depends on the liquid

89.

Which of the following is an example of a substance that melts at room temperature?

a)

Ice

b)

Chocolate

c)

Wood

d)

Paper

90.

At what temperature does evaporation occur?

a)

It only happens at very high temperatures

b)

It only happens at very low temperatures

c)

It can occur at any temperature

d)

It depends on the substance

91.

Which of the following is an example of a natural process that involves evaporation?

a)

Freezing ice cream

b)

Boiling water

c)

Drying wet clothes in the sun

d)

Making a snowman

92.

What happens to the particles in a gas during condensation?

a)

They slow down and become closer together

b)

They move faster and spread out

c)

They change into solid particles

d)

They stay in a fixed position

93.

What term describes the increase in size of a solid when it is heated?

a)

Shrinkage

b)

Contraction

c)

Expansion

d)

Melting

94.

What is the reason behind the expansion of solids when they are heated?

a)

The particles in the solid move closer together.

b)

The particles in the solid move farther apart.

c)

The particles in the solid change into a liquid.

d)

The solid particles vibrate more vigorously.

95.

What term describes the increase in volume of a liquid when it is heated?

a)

Contraction

b)

Compression

c)

Expansion

d)

Evaporation

96.

Which statement is true about the behavior of gases when they are heated?

a)

Gases always contract when heated.

b)

Gases always expand when heated.

c)

The behavior of gases when heated depends on their material.

d)

Gases remain unchanged when heated.

97.

What typically happens to most solids when they are cooled?

a)

They expand and become larger

b)

They remain the same size

c)

They contract and become smaller

d)

They change into a liquid

98.
What is the difference between mass and weight?
a)
Mass is the total matter in an object, and weight is the downward pull of an object.
b)
Mass is the downward pull of gravity on an object, and weight is the total matter making up an object.
c)
Mass is Batnan, Weight is Spider-Cam
d)
I don't know 😭
99.
Which liquid has the greatest density?
a)
lamp oil
b)
karo syrup
c)
water
d)
honey
100.
Gasoline is a ________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
101.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
102.
Why does ice float?
a)
Liquid water is less dense than solid water.
b)
Solid water is less dense than liquid water.
c)
Gaseous water is less dense than solid water.
d)
Liquid water is less dense than gaseous water.
103.
If a box of crayons is left in a hot car on a summer afternoon, what change would you expect to observe in the crayons?
a)
Gas changed to solid
b)
Liquid changed to solid
c)
Solid changed to liquid
d)
Solid changed to gad 

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