Name___________________
What is Matter?
Date:
Period
60 points Vocabulary
Video Review Directions: During the course of the program, answer
the questions as they are presented in the video. At the end of
the video, answer the Video Quiz questions.
You Decide!
1. What is matter?
You Describe It!
2. What would you say are the characteristics or properties of
this tennis ball?
You Compute!
3. What is the length of this skull in centimeters?
You Compare!
4. What will be more difficult - pushing this wheelbarrow full of
stones or pushing an empty wheelbarrow?
You Compute!
5. What is the volume of the rock?
You Decide!
6. What weighs more, 100 grams of rock or 100 grams of
foam?
Video Quiz:
1. A _____________ describes the characteristics of matter.
2. Flammability is an example of a _______________
property.
3. Some metals have a shiny _______________.
4. The _______________ is the basic unit of metric length.
5. _______________is the amount of matter in an object.
6. The pull of ____________ determines an object’s weight.
7. ___________ is the amount of space something takes up.
8. The volume of liquids is measured in _______________.
9. _______________is the amount of mass per unit of
volume
10. This rock is ______________ dense than foam.
Directions: Unscramble the following vocabulary words.
Write the words and match each word to the description.
____ 1. ssma
a. a characteristic of matter
such as color, shape, or texture
____ 2. ivoductcniyt
b. a physical property involving
the ability to transfer electricity
____ 4. endstiy
c. a characteristic of matter
such as flammability,
conductivity, or how a
substance changes into a new
substance
____ 5. hypsclia ytropper
d. the process of explaining the
characteristics of matter with
numbers
____ 6. esurmaentme
e. basic unit of length in the
metric system
____ 7. reemt
f. the amount of matter in an
object
____ 8. limechca roeppryt
g. a measure of the pull of
gravity on an object
____ 9. hiewgt
h. the amount of space
something takes up
____ 10. mulvoe
i. the basic unit of volume in
the metric system
____ 3. itlre
j. amount of mass per unit of
volume.
Directions: Write Correct or Not Correct. If the statement is not
correct, use proofreading marks to make the statement correct.
Post Test
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word. A list of
possible answers is provided at the bottom of the page.
1. There are _______________ milliliters in a liter.
2. The volume of solids is commonly expressed in units of
_______________ centimeters or meters.
3. _______________ is the amount of space something
takes up.
_______________11. A sponge has a greater density than
a rock.
_______________12. Objects weigh the same on the
moon as on earth.
_______________13. The volume of a regularly shaped
solid can be computed by multiplying
its length, height, and width.
4. Measurement is the process of describing matter with
_______________.
_______________14. The basic unit of volume in the
5. Flammability is an example of a _______________
property.
_______________15. The density of water is one gram per
6. All the objects we see and touch are made of
_______________.
_______________16. Many metals have a shiny
7. _______________ is the amount of mass per unit of
volume.
_______________17. A meter is commonly used to
metric system is the centimeter.
cubic centimeter.
appearance called luster.
measure length or distance.
8. _______________ is a measure of the force of gravity
on an object.
_______________18. The mass of an object remains
constant when its location changes.
9. Color, shape, and texture are
properties.
_______________
_______________19. The texture of an object is an
example of a chemical property.
10. _______________ is the amount of matter in an
object.
matter
numbers
density
physical
volume
mass
weight
1,000
chemical property
chemical
cubic
physical property
conductivity
Liter
measurement
_______________20. Scientists often use balances to
measure the volume of liquids