Properties of Matter 5th grade Science

Matter

100

What is the definition of matter?

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

200

Name one object that is matter and one object that is not characterized as matter. 

Table and light

300

True or False:  Air is not matter because we can not see it.

False: Air is matter because it is made up of atoms that have a mass and take up space.

400

True or False A dog is matter 

True a dog has mass and takes up space 

500

Is an ice cube a solid, liquid, or gas. 

Solid 

Science

100

Using our five sense are called making an 

Observation 

200

What is the name of this tool? What is it used for? 

A microscope. 

Makes smaller things bigger. 

300

what tool is this? What does it measure? 

A thermometer. 

How hot or cold a substance it is. 

400

What tool is this? What does it measure? 

Graduated Cylinder

Measure Volume  

500

What formula do we use to calculate volume? 

Volume= Length x Width x Height 

Properties of Matter (Easy)

100

What property of matter do cobalt, nickel, iron, and steel have in common that other metals do not?

Magnetism 

200

I am less dense than water, I am not soluble, I am a liquid.  What am I?

oil

300

I am less dense than water, I am a solid, I do not conduct electricity, I do not conduct heat, I was once alive.  What am I.  

wood

400

When an electric current flows through a wire it creates?

Heat

500

Why is plastic or rubber used to insulate wire verses glass or plastic?

They are flexible

Properties of Matter (Medium)

100

I am clear, I am more dense than water, I am not soluble, I do not conduct electricity, I am a conductor of heat.  What am I?

Glass

200

Explain the difference between mass and weight.

Mass is the amount of matter an object has and weight is mass plus the force of gravity 

300

A am not living, I am almost always less dense than water, I am solid, I am an insulator of heat and electricity, I am flexible, I can be easily recycled.  What am I?

Plastic

400

I am reflective of light. I am a solid, but if you add enough heat I will be a liquid. I am a good conductor. 

A coin 

500

I am one of the slowest living things. You will find me in a tree. I am not a conductor or magnetic. I like to be where it's warm. 

Sloth 

Properties of Matter Medium x 2

100

What is a property of matter? 

Physical or Chemical Characteristics of matter are used to describe or identify a substance. 

200

Name 1 properties of a cup of milk. 

White, Liquid, Cup or 200-300mL of milk, 

300

Name 2 properties of sand.

Tan, Doesn't dissolve in water, rough grainy texture, solid

400

Name 3 properties of a binder clip. 

Conducts electricity, black, and silver, magnetic, solid 

500

Name 4 property of sugar. 

White, Dissolves in Water, Grainy, Rough texture, is a solid