Physical Science (Matter) Test Review

1. Alicia said that the wind moving leaves on a tree is evidence that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. Which statement best explains if she is correct or not.

• She is not correct because air can be seen.

• She is not correct because a tree can be seen.

• She is correct because a tree is made of particles that can not be seen.

• She is correct because air is made of particles that can not be seen.

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2. What does the diagram model?

• How a balloon rises.

• Empty space in matter.

• Air particles in a balloon.

• A balloon with small balls in it.

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3. What does the diagram provide evidence for?

• Gases are mostly empty space.

• Gases are lighter than air.

• Matter can float in empty space.

• Matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

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4. Which of the following properties can be used to identify materials?

• Color

• Magnetism

• Hardness

• All of the above

5. What do the tiny spheres in the picture model?

• Little rubber balls.

• Forms of energy that are invisible.

• Particles of matter that are too fast to be seen.

• Particles of matter that are too small to be seen.

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6. What is the best description of the matter in the cups?

• Cup 1 and Cup 2 both contain gases.

• Cup 1 and Cup 2 both contain liquids.

• Cup 1 contains gas, Cup 2 contains a solid.

• Cup 1 contains a liquid, Cup 2 contains a solid.

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7. Which sentence describes the spheres in Cup 1 and Cup 2?

• The particles in Cup 1 vibrate, but the particles in Cup 2 do not.

• The particles in Cup 1 have less mass than the particles in Cup 2.

• The particles in Cup 1 move more freely than the particles in Cup 2.

• The particles in Cup 1 are made of a different material than the particles in Cup 2.

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8. Bella added salt to water and mixed it up. She then put 3 dots of water on a piece of black construction paper, and allowed the dots of water to evaporate for 1 hour. What did Bella see when she returned?

• The water was still there and the paper was unchanged.

• The water was evaporated and only the salt was left.

• The water was evaporated and the salt particles were too small to see.

• None of the above.

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9. What are the 3 States of Matter?

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

• Hard, Soft, Squishy

• Color, Shape, Texture

• Hardness, Magnetism, Solubility

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10. How do you measure hardness?

• On a scale to see how much it weighs.

• On a scale that ranks materials from very soft to very hard.

• By throwing the item on the ground to see if it breaks.

• None of the above.