Science Unit 1 Assessment (Matter)

Everything that we can see, touch, smell, or feel.  Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• mass

• matter

• phase

• property

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A small portion of matter that cannot be seen unless magnified.

• matter

• mass

• transfer

• particle

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Which action would show that air has mass and volume?

• jumping in a pool of water and letting your body dry in the wind

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    watching the wind move a sailboat across a lake

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    pulling an open plastic bag throughout the air and then closing it

• filling a bowl with hot water and then setting it outside in cool air

The picture shows a student pushing a cup with paper into water. 

After the cup is pushed all the way down, why does the paper stay dry?

• The paper is too small

• Air in the cup is warm.

• The paper is waterproof.

• Air in the cup takes up space.

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Which of these is evidence that air is made of particles of matter?

• You can feel wind against your face.

• You can see through the atmosphere into space.

• On a hot day, the air feels warmer than water in a lake.

• When you drop a heavy object in the air, it falls until it hits a hard surface.

Matter that has a certain shape and volume.  The particles are packed tightly together.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

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Matter that is free flowing and assumes the shape of the container that holds them.  Particles are more spread out than in a solid.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

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Matter that does not have a fixed volume or shape.  That depends on the shape of the container the matter is in.  Takes up all available space.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

A student pours water from a bucket into a fish tank.

As the water fills the tank, which of these will most likely happen?

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  The tank will decrease in mass.

• The bucket will increase in volume.

• The water will become a different color.

• The water will take on a different shape.

What do ice, a rock, and a piece of aluminum have in common?

• They are all solids.

• They are all liquids.

• They are all minerals.

• They are all elements.