Matter Review

Which statements best describe matter? Choose 2 correct answers.

• Matter is anything that has mass.

• Matter takes up space.

• Matter can be created but not destroyed.

• The amount of matter in an object is the same as the weight of the object.

• Solids and liquids are made of matter but gases are not.

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The amount of matter in an object is called its—

• Density

• Volume

• Mass

• Weight

A student blows up a balloon, as shown in the images below.

• Air particles have been added to the balloon in Picture B.

• Picture A shows the balloon in its liquid state.

• The air particles in Picture A are too small to be seen.

• Picture B’s air particles need more energy to look like Picture A.

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Use the picture to answer the question. To melt this solid gold ring into a liquid, what will need to happen?

• The ring will need to be frozen.

• The temperature of the ring will need to be increased.

• Matter will need to be removed from the ring.

• Energy will need to be removed from the ring.

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A student draws these models of a solid and a liquid. One limitation of these models is that they do not show—

• That particles in liquids have more energy than particles in solids.

• How the particles of solids and liquids are structured differently

• Why solids do not take on the shape of their containers

• Why liquids take on the shape of their containers.

Which of the following are mixtures?

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Which of the following is true about mixtures?

• The substances chemically bond with one another and cannot be separated.

• Both substances must be in the same state of matter to be a mixture.

• The combined substances do not lose their identifying characteristics.

• One substance must be a liquid and the other a solid.

Sugar water, salt water, and soda are all examples of—

• Solutions

• Solids

• Pure Substances

• Elements

Which best explains how to make a solution?

• Fully dissolve one substance into a liquid.

• Break up and combine two solids.

• Cool down gases until they become liquids again.

• Mix two liquids together and shake continuously.

A student wants to separate a mixture of iron filings from sand, as seen below.

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