Quiz on Properties of Matter

What is temperature?

• The measure of how heavy an object is

• The measure of how hot or cold something is

• The measure of how much space an object takes up

Which of the following is a property of matter?

• Color

• Sound

• Light

What tool is used to measure temperature?

• A ruler

• A thermometer

• A balance

What is a property of matter?

• Something that describes what an object is like

• Something that makes an object invisible

• Something that changes the state of matter

Which of the following is an example of matter?

• Air

• Light

• Sound

What is hardness?

• How easily an object can be bent

• How heavy an object is

• How hard or soft an object is

What is flexibility?

• How easily an object can be bent without breaking

• How heavy an object is

• How hard or soft an object is

What are the three states of matter?

• Solid, liquid, and gas

• Hard, soft, and rough

• Hot, cold, and warm

What does it mean for an object to sink?

• To stay at the surface of a liquid

• To go below the surface of a liquid

• To dissolve in a liquid

Which of the following can float on water?

• A rock

• A ball of clay

• A boat