Matter

Which state of matter has NO definite volume and NO definite shape?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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What two instruments can be used to measure the volume of an object?

• graduated cylinder and a spring scale

• pan balance and a thermometer

• ruler and a thermometer

• ruler and a graduated cylinder

Angelik has three basketballs that all have the same mass. She knows that one basketball has a mass of 5 grams. To find out the mass of all of her basketballs, she adds them together:

5+5+5= 15 grams

Why is this correct?

• The mass of the group is always EQUAL to the sum of each object or part.

• The mass of the group is always LESS than the sum of each object or part.

• The mass of the group is always MORE than the sum of each object or part.

• The mass of the group is always GREATER than the sum of each object or part.

Michael is describing the physical properties of candy corn. Name at least two physical properties that he can observe without using any measurement tools.

• hardness and shape

• texture and temperature

• color and volume

• mass and odor

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Match the following

• atom

• anything that has mass and takes up space

• Compound

• a small particle that is a building block of matter

• element

• a substance that consists of just one type of atom

• matter

• a combination of two or more different elements bonded together

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One particle of table salt (NaCl) is best described as a (a)   .

• atom

• compound

• element

• mixture

Answer explanation

Table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made up of two different elements, sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl), chemically bonded together.

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Trinity has two identical pieces of chocolate cake. She wants to know how much mass each piece has. Trinity takes one whole cake and places it on one pan of a balance. She then takes the other cake and cuts it into three slices. She puts the slices on the other pan. What will she observe about the pans of the balance?

• The pan with the whole cake will be slightly lower than the pan with the slices.

• The pan with the slices will be slightly higher than the pan with the whole cake.

• The pan with the whole cake will be completely lowered and the pan with the slices will be completely raised.

• Both pans will be balanced equally.

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Which of the following properties of matter can you NOT measure?

• Volume

• Taste

• Weight

• Size

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Jayden has a banana. He uses a balance and measures the mass of the banana to be 50 grams. Jayden cuts the banana into 5 pieces. He puts the 5 pieces on the balance. What will Jayden most likely write down as the total mass of the 5 pieces of banana?

• 50 grams

• 10 grams

• 5 grams

• 100 grams

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Alondra learned about magnets in school. Wanting to know more, Alondra wondered if any objects in her house would be magnetic. She found the following items:

A pencil, a gold coin, an iron nail, and a glass dish.

Which of the following items would be attracted to a magnet?

• a pencil

• a gold coin

• an iron nail

• a glass dish

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