Matter

Properties of matter

100

Which property can help you identify a material?
A. Its color
B. What it is named
C. Who owns it
D. Where it was bought

A. Its color

200

Ethan says four blocks can be arranged in many different ways. Which evidence BEST supports
Ethan's idea?

A. He uses the same four blocks to make two different structures.
B. He puts the blocks in a box.
C. He counts the blocks.
D. He paints the blocks

A. He uses the same four blocks to make two different structures.

300

A student connects six blocks to make a structure. She takes them apart and makes a different
structure using all six blocks. What stayed the same?

A. The number of blocks
B. The shape of the structure
C. The arrangement
D. The height

A. The number of blocks

400

Mia has a small red ball and a large blue ball. Which properties are different?
A. Color and size
B. Shape and texture
C. Weight and flexibility
D. State of matter only

A. Color and size

500

A scientist wants to find out which object is the most flexible. What should the scientist do?
A. Look at the objects' colors
B. Try bending the objects
C. Measure them
D. Count the objects

B. Try bending the objects

States of matter

100

Which is an example of a solid?
A. Water in a cup
B. Ice cube
C. Air in a balloon
D. Juice

B. Ice cube

200

Which is an example of a liquid?
A. Milk
B. Ice
C. Steam
D. A pencil

A. Milk

300

A balloon is filled with air. What state of matter is the air?

A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Ice

C. Gas

400

Which is an example of a gas?
A. Milk
B. Ice
C. Steam
D. A pencil

C. Steam

500

Which statement BEST describes a gas?
A. It keeps one shape all the time
B. Molecules move quickly
C. Molecules vibrate in place
D. It always feels cold

B. Molecules move quickly

Changes in matter

100

What happens when ice is left in a warm place?
A. It melts into a liquid
B. It freezes into a solid
C. It becomes a different solid
D. Nothing happens

A. It melts into a liquid

200

Water is placed in a freezer. What change will happen?
A. Liquid to gas
B. Gas to liquid
C. Liquid to solid
D. Solid to liquid

C. Liquid to solid

300

Mia puts a cup of water in the freezer. A few hours later, it is ice. Can this change be reversed?

A. No, water can never become a liquid again.

B. Yes, the ice can melt and become water again.
C. No, freezing destroys the water.
D. Yes, but only if the ice is broken into pieces

B. Yes, the ice can melt and become water again.

400

Which change is reversible?
A. Baking a cake
B. Burning paper
C. Melting ice
D. Cooking an egg

C. Melting ice

500

Which change is most likely irreversible?
A. Freezing water
B. Melting chocolate
C. Baking a cake
D. Turning water into ice

C. Baking a cake