Matter Quiz

Josie wants to buy avocados at the store. She wants dark green avocados that are lightly soft, not firm. Which of her body parts will Josie use to choose the avocados?

• Her hand and her mouth.

• Her nose and her hand.

• Her eyes and her hand.

• Her eyes and her nose.

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What do a glass of juice, a piece of toast, and a chair all have in common?

• They are all solids.

• They are all matter.

• They are all solutions.

• They are all mixtures.

What is one way to describe all matter?

• It has a definite shape.

• It is attracted to magnets.

• It has mass.

• It is a mixture.

There are two desks in a classroom. What is true about the desks?

• The desks cannot be attracted to magnets.

• The desks cannot be the same color.

• The desks cannot have the same size or mass.

• The desks cannot be in the exact same place at the exact same time.

Lily puts some chocolate ice cream in the freezer for two hours. She then leaves the ice cream out in the sun for two hours. What property of the ice cream will most likely stay the same?

• Shape

• Hardness

• Color

• Texture

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A scientist wants to look at the texture of a material. She cannot see the details by just looking at the material. What would most help the scientist see the texture of the material?

• Using a balance to determine the mass of the material.

• Using a hand lens to observe the details in the material.

• Using a magnet to see if the material is attracted to it.

• Using a ruler to measure the details of the material.

What is the best tool for measuring mass?

• Beaker

• Ruler

• Balance

• Graduated cylinder

Adam has a mixture of raspberries, fruit punch, and applesauce. What would be the best way to separate the raspberries?

• Pour the mixture through a mesh strainer.

• Hold a magnet near the mixture.

• Put the mixture in the freezer.

• Let the mixture dry.

A bowl contains salt, pennies, and rocks. Peter pours hot water into the bowl. What will most likely happen?

• Only the salt dissolves in the hot water.

• Nothing in the bowl dissolves in the hot water.

• Only the salt and rocks dissolve in the hot water.

• Everything in the bowl dissolves in the hot water.

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What unit can be used to measure the volume of a liquid?

• Grams

• Liters

• Meters

• Inches