Properties of Matter Vocabulary Quiz 1

Select the word that matches this definition:

The amount of matter in an object

• volume

• mass

• weight

• density

Select the word that matches this definition:

The measure of the force of gravity on an object

• volume

• mass

• weight

• density

Select the word that matches this definition:

The amount of space an object takes up

• volume

• mass

• weight

• density

Which definition describes matter?

• The upward force fluids exert which keeps objects aloft

• A change that produces a new substance

• How hot or cold something is, determined by the kinetic energy of its particles

• Anything that has volume and mass

In what state of matter is your desk?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

In what state of matter is the hydrogen on the sun?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Just a normal gas doing normal gaseous things, not building into helium or anything crazy like that

• ionized gas and plasma

In what state of matter are these nimbus clouds?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Which state of matter has a definite volume, but no definite shape?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Which property of matter is equal to an object's mass per unit volume

(mass divided by volume)

• buoyancy

• density

• weight

• temperature

Which state of matter has a definite volume AND shape?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma