Properties of Matter Quiz

Which is a physical property we could use to describe the sky on a sunny day?

• It is blue

• It is orange

• It is hard

• It is tiny

The table below describes items that were found in the fridge. How could we sort them?

• gas or solid

• by color

• by shape

• liquid or solid

Which statement is FALSE about MASS?

• If you add more matter, you get more mass.

• Volume and mass measure the same thing.

• The lightest object has the least mass.

• The heaviest object has the most mass.

Which state of matter has a defined (doesn't change) shape and volume?

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

• None of these

Water can be a solid, liquid, or a gas. Which state is water in gas form?

• Rain

• Water Vapor

• Ice

• Popsicle

What can you say about the picture of the balance scale?

• The jar of pencils is heavier than the books.

• The jar of pencils has the same mass as the books.

• The books have the same volume as the pencils.

• The books have more mass than the pencils.

Which tool can we use to measure volume?

• A balance scale

• A thermometer

• A jump rope

• A graduated cylinder

Adalyn left ice cubes on the counter and they melted. What happened?

• A. A solid changed to gas

• B. A gas changed into a liquid

• C. A solid became a liquid

• D. A liquid became a solid

What will happen to Jimmy's ice cube?

• A. It will melt

• B. It will freeze

• C. It will evaporate

• D. It will stay the same

Amy put her glass of juice down outside on a hot summer day. She began to see her glass get wet on the outside. What is happening?