Matter
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- Q1
Which of the following would provide the best evidence that air is made of matter?
Finding the volume of the air between marbles in a jar by pouring water over them
Making a small hole in a tire and measuring the amount of time it takes for it to become flat
Measuring the temperature of the air in several rooms of varying sizes
Comparing the volume of an empty balloon to the volume of an inflated balloon
30s - Q2
Which of the following is always true about the particles that make up matter?
They can only be found in solid substances
They are too small to be seen with only our eyes
They are locked into regular arrangements
They are the same size in all substances
30s - Q3
Which of the following tools is necessary to examine the particles that make up matter?
Microscope
Hot Plate
Graduated Cylinder
Triple Beam Balance
30s - Q4
A student is doing an investigation with a capped syringe.
Which of the following observations provide evidence that the air filling the syringe is matter?
The plunger cannot be pushed all the way to the end.
The student finds the mass of the syringe on a balance.
The student can see all the way through the syringe.
The volume reads 5 mL on the syringe.
30s - Q5
What property can be investigated by exposing different materials to heat?
Electrical Conductivity
Magnetism
Shape
Thermal Conductivity
30s - Q6
What happens when a solid becomes a liquid?
melting
condensing
freezing
volume
30s - Q7
What is an example of a physical property of a candle
smells like cinnamon
wick turns to ash
flammable
ability to burn
30s - Q8
Ripping a piece of paper is an example of a
physical change
all of these
matter transformation
chemical change
30s - Q9
Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume
gas
liquid
solid
plasma
30s - Q10
What is matter
the amount of space an object takes up
anything that can be seen and weighed
anything that has mass and length
anything that has mass and volume
30s - Q11
Examples of physical properties of matter are
changing to a solid and forming a new substance
mass, volume, reactions
reactions and changing to a solid
color, mass, volume, density
30s - Q12
Which state of matter does not have a definite shape or volume
solid
energy
gas
liquid
30s - Q13
The amount of space an object takes up is
density
volume
mass
weight
30s - Q14
We can describe a liquid having a/an
definite shape and volume
definite shape and indefinite volume
definite volume and indefinite shape
indefinite shape and indefinite volume
30s - Q15
When you add heat energy to a solid, it will become a
plasma
solid
liquid
gas
30s