Matter Matters

The ability to move, work or cause a change in matter is...

• force

• energy

• mass

• velocity

Which liquid has the greatest density? Options: lamp oil, karo syrup, water, honey

• lamp oil

• karo syrup

• water

• honey

Who had fun?

• ME ME ME

• Nobody

• Everyone

• Just a few people

Choose the sentence that best describes solids:

• the stream was frozen solid

• do me a solid

• pusheen was frozen solid

• wot is a solid

What happened to the water in the cup left outside during a hot summer?

• It evaporated

• It froze

• It turned into ice

• It spilled over

A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more

• volume

• density

• mass

• weight

How many states does a solid go through before it is a plasma?

• 2: Liquid, Gas

• 3: Liquid, Gas, Plasma

• 4: Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma

• 1: Solid, Plasma

A student was asked to help pass out cups of hot chocolate to two other students. A teacher poured the steaming liquid into cups. Once cup was made of stainless steel and the other was made of thick plastic. As the student walked across the room, he suddenly put one of the cups on a desk and exclaimed "Ouch". Which cup did he put down and why?

• He put down the plastic cup because it was too heavy.

• He put down the steel cup because it was conducting thermal energy from the liquid to his hand.

• He put down the plastic cup because it was too hot to hold.

• He put down the steel cup because it was too cold to touch.

Which statement about atoms is true?

• They are all the same

• All substances are made of just one kind

• You can see them with your eyes

• They are too small to be seen with an ordinary microscope

What is the difference between mass and weight?

• Mass is the total matter in an object, and weight is the downward pull of an object.

• Mass is the weight of an object in a vacuum, and weight is the mass of an object on Earth.

• Mass is the volume of an object, and weight is the density of an object.

• Mass is the amount of space an object occupies, and weight is the force exerted by gravity on that object.