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Matter?
100

What is matter?

  • A. Something you can only see

  • B. Anything that takes up space

  • C. Only solids and liquids

  • D. Something that moves

B. Anything that takes up space

100

How many states of matter are there?

  • A. One

  • B. Two

  • C. Three

  • D. Four

C. Three

100

Which of these is a gas?

  • A. Ice cube

  • B. Steam

  • C. Juice

  • D. Metal spoon

B. Steam

200

Which of the following is NOT made of matter?

  • A. Air

  • B. A book

  • C. Sound

  • D. Water

C. Sound

200

A solid:

  • A. Changes shape to fit a container

  • B. Has no shape

  • C. Has its own shape

  • D. Only exists in water

C. Has its own shape

200
  1. When you heat ice, what happens?

  • A. It melts into water

  • B. It becomes colder

  • C. It turns to metal

  • D. It turns into a rock

A. It melts into water

300

Matter can be:

  • A. Big or small

  • B. Heavy or light

  • C. Seen or unseen

  • D. All of the above

D. All of the above

300

A liquid:

  • A. Stays the same shape

  • B. Has no volume

  • C. Flows and takes the shape of its container

  • D. Is always clear

C. Flows and takes the shape of its container

300
  1. What is a reversible change?

  • A. One that never happened

  • B. A change you can’t undo

  • C. A change that can be undone

  • D. A change that breaks something

C. A change that can be undone

400

Which of these is a good way to describe matter?

  • A. Tastes funny

  • B. Looks boring

  • C. Takes up space

  • D. Always moves

C. Takes up space

400

A gas:

  • A. Has its own shape

  • B. Is always cold

  • C. Spreads out and fills all the space in a container

  • D. Can be held in your hand

C. Spreads out and fills all the space in a container

400
  1. Which tool would you use to measure how much space a liquid takes up?

  • A. Scale

  • B. Measuring cup

  • C. Clock

  • D. Thermometer

B. Measuring cup

500
  1. Why do we describe the properties of matter?

  • A. To make it fun

  • B. To group or sort things

  • C. To guess what it is

  • D. To make it disappear

B. To group or sort things

500
  1. Which of the following is a property of matter?

  • A. How it sounds

  • B. Its price

  • C. Its color and texture

  • D. Its opinion

C. Its color and texture

500
  1. If an object is hard, smooth, and shiny, these are all examples of:

  • A. Sizes

  • B. Properties

  • C. Problems

  • D. Tools

B. Properties