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Properties of matter Test
1. Peter watched a pitcher of ice change to liquid water. What is true about the weight of the pitcher of
ice and the weight of the pitcher of liquid water, after the ice melted? 5.P.2.2
a. The liquid water will weigh less
b. The ice water will weigh less
c. It will weigh the same when it is ice and when it is liquid
d. The ice water will weigh more because it takes up more space
2. Which of the following activities results in the formation of a new material? 5.P.2.3
a. Chopping wood
b. Slicing a pizza
c. Baking a cake
d. Mixing sand
3. Kate has ice into her glass to cool off her water. Eventually, the ice melted. What can be said about the
weight of the glass with the ice and water compared to the glass of water after the ice melted? 5.P.2.2
a. The glass with ice weighed more than the glass of water after it melted.
b. The glass with ice weight less than the glass of water after it melted.
c. The weight never changed.
4. Locate an object in the room. Observe this object. Make 2 qualitative observations and 2 quantitative
observations. Ensure you inform what the object is. 5.P.2.3
5. In which of the following situations has there been a change and has caused a new material? 5.P.2.3
a. Chopping fire wood
b. Burning fire wood
c. Slicing a pie
d. Cutting grass
6. Jenni described her favorite food as spicy, red, cheesy, and hot (Temperature). What type of
observations is Jenni making? 5.P.2.3
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c. Taste
d. Sight
Use the tables to answer questions 7-10.
Material
Salt
Sand
Vinegar
Baking Soda
Mass
5 grams
6 grams
1 gram
4 grams
State of Matter
Solid
Solid
Liquid
Solid
Observation
White grains
Brown and white grains
Clear liquid
White, powdery
The baking soda was then combined with the salt, sand, and vinegar. The observations are found in the data
table below:
Material
Mass
State of Matter
Observation
Baking soda + salt
9 grams
Solid
White, powdery, grains
Baking soda +
10 grams
Solid
Brown grains; white powdery
sand
Baking soda +
3 grams
Liquid and gas
Bubbles and foam; Clear liquid
vinegar
7. What happened to the properties of the baking soda and the salt after the 2 materials were mixed
together? 5.P.2.3
a. The properties of the baking soda and the salt changed
b. The properties of the baking soda and salt did not change
c. The properties of the baking soda changed, but the properties of the salt did not change
d. The properties of the baking soda did not change, but the properties of the salt changed
8. How does the weight of each sample compare to the sum of the weight of its parts before and after an
interaction? 5.P.2.2
9. How can you tell if an interaction has taken place between the baking soda and vinegar? 5.P.2.3
A house made of toy blocks is weighed. It is taken apart and each block weighed separately. If the
weight of all the blocks is added, what will it total? 5.P.2.2
A. A little less than the weight of the house.
B. The same as the house.
C. A little more than the weight of the house.
D. It would depend on how large the house was.
10.
11. Water is boiled in a flask with a balloon over the top. As the water heats, the balloon expands. What has
happened to the weight of this flask and balloon in this experiment? 5.P.2.3
A. It has increased as the balloon expands.
B. It has decreased as the water boiled away.
C. It has stayed the same.
D. It is unpredictable because the balloon is flexible.
12. How do you know when something is a solid? 5.P.2.2
a. it takes the shape of its container
b. it holds its shape
c. it cannot be seen easily
d. it will pour
13. What evidence shows that ice has a physical change when left out in a room? 5.P.2.3
A. It reacts with oxygen in the air.
B. It changes to water.
C. It is hard and white.
D. It is cold to the touch.
14. A student watches an ice cube melt into a puddle of water. Has a chemical reaction
taken place? 5.P.2.3
A. Yes, a gas has been given off.
B. Yes, the color has changed.
C. No, water does not react chemically.
D. No, no new substances have formed.
15. A student measures the weight of an ice cube and then lets it melt. What would you expect the weight of
the water produced to be? Why? 5.P.2.2 5.P.2.3
16. You are cooking in your kitchen and think you have made a chemical reaction by adding two substances
together. How will you know when a chemical reaction occurs? 5.P.2.3
17. Matter is something that takes up space and has mass. 5.P.2
a. True
b. False
18. Making a paper airplane is an example of how the paper can be:
a. physically changed
b. chemically changed
c. thermally changed
d. state changed
19. Which of the following is NOT a qualitative observation? 5.P.2.3
a. Jim’s dog is black and gray
b. Jim’s dog weighs 25 pounds
c. Jim’s dog’s fur coat is soft
d. Jim’s dog is a puppy
20. Which of the following is a mixture? 5.P.2.3
a. pencils in a drawer
b. a tub filled with water
c. a bowl of peanuts, pretzels and raisins
d. a bowl of jello
5.P.2.3