Physical Properties of Matter Review

.  You have two graduated cylinders that contain water.  The water forms a curved surface called a meniscus in each graduated cylinder as shown in the picture.

What is the difference between the volumes of water in the two graduated cylinders?

• 10 milliliters

   

• 15 milliliters

• 25 milliliters

• 40 milliliters

The class investigated the temperature of water in each of its three states.  They measured the temperatures of crushed ice, room temperature water, and water vapor from a cup of hot water.

 Which of the following statements best describes what the class observed?

• Solid water is warmer than liquid water.

   

   

• Water vapor is colder than liquid water.

• Liquid water has the same temperature as water vapor.

• Solid water is colder than liquid water and water vapor.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Latasha and Emily are comparing the properties of two objects. They make a table of the properties of the objects.

Which property provides the best evidence that one of the samples is a liquid?

• color

• mass

• volume

• shape

Naomi found an object on the playground. She wrote down her observations about the object.

1. 1. No color (clear)

2. 2. Can scratch glass

3. 3. Has a bumpy surface

4. 4. Has an oval shape

 

She thinks the object is a solid and most of her observations could only apply to a solid.

Which one of her observations could possibly apply to a solid, a liquid, or a gas?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Diego and Ali plan to compare how soil and water heat up when placed in the Sun. They fill two plastic cups with water and two identical cups with potting soil.  They place the four cups in a sunny spot on the sidewalk.  They put a thermometer into each cup so that the bulb of the thermometer is at the bottom of the cup.  After 2 minutes they record the starting temperatures in each cup as shown in the chart.

 After 45 minutes, they record the temperatures in each cup. What would be the best statement they could make about the properties of soil and water?

• Soil and water heat equally.

   

• Water heats more slowly than soil.

• Soil temperature decreases in the Sun.

• Water temperature increases quickly in the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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In Mr. Melly’s class, students are learning how to find the volume of regular and irregular objects. Josey tried to use a ruler to find the volume of a rock but was having a hard time. Kaleigh suggested that she should use a graduated cylinder instead. She filled the graduated cylinder with 150 mL of water and then dropped the rock inside. Josey observed the graduated cylinder to find the volume of the rock.

What is the volume of the rock?

• 20 mL

• 30 mL

• 180 mL

• 200 mL

Treyvin wanted to cook noodles for lunch on Saturday. He filled a pot with three cups of water and set it on the stove. He turned the stove on and went to get the noodles. While he was getting the noodles, his dog started barking to go outside into the backyard. Ten minutes later, Treyvin and his dog came back inside, and he went to put the noodles in the pot on the stove. He noticed that there was barely any water left in the pot.

 What most likely happened to the water in the pot?

• The water boiled and overflowed onto the stovetop.

   

   

   

• The water boiled and then evaporated into the air.

• The water condensed at the bottom of the pot.

• There was a hole in the pot, and it leaked.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Logan and Barrett were on vacation with their family at the beach. After they built a sandcastle, they decided to collect different seashells to use as decorations. They found a variety of different shapes, sizes, colors, and textures of seashells.

 Which property of the seashells can they NOT observe without touching them?

 

 

• color

• shape

• size

• texture

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Logan and Barrett were on vacation with their family at the beach. After they built a sandcastle, they decided to collect different seashells to use as decorations. They found a variety of different shapes, sizes, colors, and textures of seashells. Barrett started dropping the seashells into a bucket of water without looking. When he finally looked, he noticed all the water was overflowing out of the bucket. He asked Logan why he added extra water to the bucket, but Logan said he did not add any water.

 What is the best explanation as to why the water was overflowing out of the bucket?

 

• Water from the ocean leaked into the bucket and caused it to overflow.

• The mass of the seashells was too heavy and made the water overflow.

• The temperature of the seashells caused the water to change state.

• The volume of the seashells made the water rise and overflow.

The students in Ms. Underwood’s class wanted to play a game. Ms. Underwood told the class she would provide them with clues about three mystery substances and then the class would have to use their science knowledge to relate each substance to its state of matter. She wrote the clues in the chart shown.

 Which of the following correctly matches each substance to its state of matter?

• Q – solid

  R – liquid

  S – gas

   

   

   

• Q – liquid

  R – gas

  S – solid

• Q – liquid

  R – solid

  S – gas

• Q – gas

  R – solid

  S - liquid