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Classifying Matter STAAR Prep

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student puts four objects in a bucket filled with water. The objects are:

Metal Spoon- Wooden Block - Rubber Duck - Glass Marble

Which two objects are most likely less dense than the water?

a)

A. Metal spoon and Wooden block

b)

B. Rubber duck and Glass marble

c)

C. Metal spoon and Glass marble

d)

D. Rubber duck and Wooden block

2.

Which of the following objects does not conduct electricity?

a)

Cotton ball

b)

Metal spoon

c)

Salt water

d)

Graphite

3.

Students placed three objects in a tank of water. Which of the following can be concluded based on the results?

a)

The green ball is more dense than the orange ball.

b)

The orange ball is less dense than the purple ball.

c)

The purple ball is less dense than the orange ball.

d)

The green ball is more dense than the orange ball and the purple ball.

4.

When a solid changes to a liquid, this is an example of

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

None of these

5.

When a gas changes to liquid, this is an example of

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

None of these

6.

Boiling water was placed in containers made of four different materials. Based on the data, which material was the best insulator of heat?

a)

Material 1

b)

Material 2

c)

Material 3

d)

Material 4

7.

Water on the surface of Earth changes to water vapor. What process causes water vapor?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

8.

Water on the surface of Earth changes to water vapor. What condition causes the water vapor?

a)

Cooling

b)

Heating

c)

Sinking

d)

Floating

9.

What happens to the mass of substances when they are mixed to form a solution?

a)

The mass decreases.

b)

The mass increases.

c)

The mass stays the same.

d)

The mass disappears.

10.

A student classifies the objects shown based on their physical properties. Which property cannot be used to classify these objects into more than one group?

a)

A. Magnetism

b)

B. Mass

c)

C. Electrical conductivity

d)

D. Solubility in water

11.

Which of the following mixtures can you use a magnet to separate?

a)

Sugar and water

b)

Sand and water

c)

Iron filings and sand

d)

Salt and pepper

12.

What happens to ice when it is heated?

a)

It turns a different color.

b)

It turns into liquid water.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

It turns into a solid block.

13.

A student measured the mass of several substances and recorded the results in a table. What is the difference in grams between the total mass of the liquid substances and the total mass of the solid substances used in the investigation?

a)

238 grams

b)

473 grams

c)

708 grams

d)

235 grams