Name_________________________________
Multiple choice: Circle the best answer for each question. Good luck!
1. What is matter?
a. How much something weighs
b. Anything that has mass and takes up space
c. How something looks, feels, or acts
d. How we classify plants
2. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Cell
d. Gas
3. When a liquid changes into a solid the mass gets bigger.
a. True
b. False
4. When a substance changes between states it is still made up of the same particles. The only difference is in the
ways the particles move.
a. True
b. False
5. How does a solid change into a gas?
a. Freezing
b. Melting
c. Evaporation
d. Sublimation
6. How does a liquid change into a solid?
a. Freezing
b. Melting
c. Evaporating
d. Sublimation
7. If a solid changes into a gas will the mass be the same or different?
a. Same
b. Different
8. If my mass on Earth is 56N, what will my mass be on the moon?
a. 560N
b. 56N
c. 5.6N
d. 5,600N
9. What is mass?
a. The amount of matter in an object.
b. Anything that takes up space.
c. Weight
d. A nonreversible change.
Short answer
10. List 3 Examples of Matter.
a. ______________
b. ______________
c. ______________
11. List two properties of matter
a. ______________
b. ______________
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Your answers should be very detailed!! You will lose 1 point
for answers not in complete sentences. Questions that are not answered in full detail will only receive half credit.
12. Explain what ‘ mass is the sum of its parts’ means?
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13. What is the difference between mass and weight?
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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14. Describe the particles in a solid.
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15. Describe the particles in a liquid.
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16. Describe the particles in a gas.
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. Answers are unlimited to any object that takes up space- ex. Desk, air, football
11. Answers are unlimited to anything that describes matter- ex. Color, size, odor
12. The total mass of the object always stays the same. An object can be broken into many different pieces but the total
mass always stays the same, therefore the sum of the parts equals the mass.
13. The weight of an object changes depending on gravity but mass always stays the same.
14. The particles are firm and stable, grouped together in an organized pattern, vibrate in place.
15. The particles shift to fit their container, close together but unorganized, move around.
16. The particles are free flowing, spaced far apart, wiggle and jiggle.
NAME_____________________________
Multiple choice: Circle the best answer for each question. Good luck!
1. A physical change is reversible.
a. True
b. False
2. What is a chemical property.
a. The amount of matter in an object.
b. Reactions that change the identity of a substance.
c. A change that is reversible.
d. The way we describe matter.
3. Which of the following is a clue to a chemical change.
a. Color change
b. Weight change
c. Mass
d. If its reversible
4. An index card is white, flat, and has 4 corners. These are examples of physical properties.
a. True
b. False
5. What is a chemical change?
a. Two or more substances that are combined without being changed.
b. A change in a substances size, shape, or state that does not result in a new substance.
c. Anything that has matter and takes up space.
d. A change that results in one or more new substances.
6. What is a physical change?
a. Two or more substances that are combined without being changed.
b. A change in a substances size, shape, or state that does not result in a new substance.
c. Anything that has matter and takes up space.
d. A change that results in one or more new substances.
7. What is a mixture?
a. Two or more substances that are combined without being changed.
b. A change in a substances size, shape, or state that does not result in a new substance.
c. Anything that has matter and takes up space.
d. A change that results in one or more new substances.
8. What is that law of conservation of mass?
a. Matter can be created and destroyed.
b. Mass always changes.
c. Solid, liquid, and gas.
d. Matter can NEVER be created or destroyed.
Short answer
9. List 3 examples of a physical change.
a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
10. List 3 example of a chemical change.
a. ______________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
11. List 2 example of a mixture.
a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
12. List 3 clues of a chemical change.
a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Your answers should be very detailed!! You will lose 1 point
for answers not in complete sentences. Questions that are not answered in full detail will only receive half credit.
13. What is the difference between a chemical and physical change?
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14. What are the physical properties of a pencil?
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15. Explain why burning wood is a chemical change. List as many clues as you can.
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Answer Key
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. Unlimited answers for any physical change- ex. Tearing a piece of paper, cutting an apple, breaking a pencil in half.
10. Unlimited answers for any chemical change- ex. Rotting fruit, eating food, burning wood.
11. Unlimited answers for any mixture- ex. Trail mix, salad.
12. Unlimited answers for any clues- ex. Color change, odor.
13. Chemical changes result in a new substance and are not reversible. Physical changes do not result in a new
substance and they are reversible.
14. The physical properties of a pencil include being yellow, long, has 6 sides, you use it to write, the tip breaks easily,
etc.
15. Burning wood is a chemical change because you cannot reverse it and a new substance is made. You can tell it is a
chemical change by the clues of the color change and the odor that comes when it is burning, also a substance is given
off-smoke.