Describing Matter

Which property helps objects float on water?

• Magnetism

• Buoyancy

• Dissolving

• Volume

What happens to particles in a liquid?

• They stay tightly packed

• They move freely to fill the container

• They slide past one another

• They do not move

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What happens to gas particles in a balloon?

• They stay in one place

• They spread out to fill the balloon

• They form a fixed pattern

• They sink to the bottom

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What does it mean when a substance dissolves in water?

• It becomes a solid

• It blends in and seems to disappear

• It sinks to the bottom

• It floats on top of the water

What state of matter has no definite shape but has a definite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

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What happens when matter is recycled?

• It becomes something new

• It is destroyed completely

• It loses all its properties

• It remains unchanged

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What is an example of a solid?

• Juice

• Rock

• Air

• Milk

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What is used to measure the volume of a liquid?

• Balance

• Thermometer

• Graduated cylinder

• Ruler

What is an example of reusing matter?

• Planting seeds in an old egg carton

• Throwing paper in the trash

• Burning glass bottles

• Burying cans in the ground

Which property would help to determine whether matter is a solid or a liquid?

• volume

• color

• shape

• mass

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