States of Matter Quiz

Ferris, Oakland, and Milo are exploring the world of science! They find a mysterious object that keeps its shape and volume no matter what. Which state of matter did they discover?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

• Plasma

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Belle and Milo are playing with balloons. They notice that when they open a balloon, the air inside spreads out and fills the whole room! What state of matter acts like this, having no fixed shape or volume and spreading out to fill any space?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Sirius, Rue, and Milo are on a space adventure! They discover a mysterious glowing substance. Where is plasma, like the one they found, commonly found?

• In rocks

• In water

• In the Sun

• In the air

Milo, Rue, and Ferris are on a science adventure! They are trying to figure out which of the following is NOT considered matter. Can you help them solve the mystery?

• Rock

• Water

• Light

• Oxygen

Rue and Milo are having a science debate! Rue says mass is the amount of matter in an object, while Milo thinks it’s something else. Who is correct? What is mass?

• The amount of matter in an object

• The weight of an object

• The volume of an object

• The density of an object

Milo and Belle are baking a cake and need to measure the mass of the ingredients. Which of the following units should they use to measure mass?

• Grams and kilograms

• Liters and milliliters

• Meters and centimeters

• Pounds and ounces

Belle and Draco are on a space adventure! Belle says her mass is the same everywhere, but Draco thinks his weight changes on different planets. Who is correct? How does mass differ from weight?

• Mass changes with gravity, weight does not

• Mass is constant, weight changes with gravity

• Mass is measured in liters, weight in grams

• Mass is the same as volume, weight is not

Rocky, Belle, and Sirius are on a science adventure! They want to know: Why is mass such an important property to measure?

• It helps us understand the color of an object

• It helps us calculate other properties like density

• It determines the temperature of an object

• It is used to measure the speed of an object

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Sirius and Belle are on a space adventure! They want to know: what is weight?

• The mass of an object

• The force of gravity acting on an object's mass

• The volume of an object

• The density of an object

Belle and Sirius are having a friendly debate: If you went to the Moon, would you weigh less than on Earth? Why do you think that is?

• The Moon has more gravity

• The Moon has less gravity

• The Moon is closer to the Sun

• The Moon is smaller in size

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