Matter and Its Properties: Interactive Learning Quizzes for 3rd Grade Science

Question 1

What is a unique feature of matter?

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Matter occupies space.

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Matter comes in various colors.

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Matter can easily change its shape.

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Matter always has a pleasant odor.

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a property of an object?

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Heat

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Color

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Shape

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Weight

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a state of matter?

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Energy

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 4

In science, we study different states of matter. Which of these is NOT a state of matter?

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Energy

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a state of matter that you can commonly find things in?

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Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a state of matter that you can see around you?

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Flame

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Liquid

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Solid

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Gas

Question 7

Which property of matter tells us how easily it can flow?

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Fluidity

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Density

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Malleability

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Solubility

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a state of matter that you can easily see around you?

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Plasma

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Solid

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Gas

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Liquid

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter that we typically encounter on Earth?

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Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 10

When you say something is blue, shiny, or rough, you are describing its ______.

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Properties

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State

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Composition

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Function

Question 11

When you freeze water to make ice, what type of change is occurring?

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A physical change, because the water is still water, just in a different form.

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A chemical change, because the water is becoming a new substance.

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A chemical change, because the water is now a different color.

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A nuclear change, because the water is now radioactive.

Question 12

Which state of matter has no fixed shape or volume?

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

Question 13

Imagine you have a piece of wood and a cup of water. Which action will change the chemical makeup of the wood?

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Burning the wood

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Folding the wood in half

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Dissolving the wood in water

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Freezing the water

Question 14

What property allows solids to keep their shape?

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Rigidity

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Hardness

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Density

Question 15

When water freezes, does it become a new substance?

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No, water remains the same substance.

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Yes, water turns into a different substance.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a property of matter?

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Matter can always be seen and touched.

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Matter has mass and volume.

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Matter can be a solid, liquid, or gas.

Question 17

When solid ice turns into liquid water, what kind of change is happening?

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Physical change

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Chemical change

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Evaporation change

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Deposition change

Question 18

Which of these describes a chemical property of matter?

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Flammability

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Color

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Density

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Boiling point

Question 19

When wood burns in a campfire, what happens to it?

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It turns into ash.

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It melts into a liquid.

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It freezes into a solid.

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It evaporates into a gas.

Question 20

You have an ice cube in your hand. You leave it out on the counter for a while, and it turns into water. What kind of change is this?

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A physical change, because the ice cube has changed its form but is still water.

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A chemical change, because the ice cube has changed into a new substance.

Question 21

When you burn a piece of paper and it turns to ash, what type of change has occurred?

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Chemical change

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Physical change

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State change

Question 22

When the ice cubes in your lemonade melt, what kind of change is taking place?

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A physical change

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A change in size

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A chemical change

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A change in color

Question 23

When heat is added to a material, like a metal spoon, which property allows heat to pass through it easily?

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Thermal conductivity

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Malleability

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Solubility

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Reactivity

Question 24

When water is heated and turns into water vapor, what kind of change is this?

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Physical change

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Chemical change

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Irreversible change

Question 25

When you burn a piece of wood, what happens to it?

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It turns to ash.

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It melts.

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It becomes a gas.

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It stays the same.

Question 26

When we combine baking soda and vinegar, a reaction occurs, creating bubbles. Which characteristic of matter does this demonstrate?

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Reactivity

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Color

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Density

Question 27

What do scientists call anything that takes up space and has weight?

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Matter

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Energy

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Gas

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Liquid

Question 28

When water turns into ice, which property remains unchanged?

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Mass

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Shape

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Color

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Volume

Question 29

Which of these is NOT a state of matter?

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Energy

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 30

Which of these is NOT a state of matter?

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Energy

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Solid

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Liquid

Question 31

What happens to a liquid when its temperature keeps increasing?

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It becomes a gas.

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It becomes a solid.

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It becomes heavier.

Question 32

Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume, and cannot be molded?

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Plasma

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main states of matter?

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Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 34

Which property tells us how easily matter can be reshaped?

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Malleability

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Hardness

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Density

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Melting point

Question 35

When making clothes, which property of matter is most important to consider?

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Porosity

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Density

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Electrical Conductivity

Question 36

Which everyday event is an example of a chemical change?

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A candle burning

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Water freezing

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Sugar dissolving in water

Question 37

Why do some objects float in water while others sink?

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Objects that are heavier than water sink.

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Objects that are lighter than water float.

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The density of an object does not affect whether it floats.

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Objects with the same density as water will always float.

Question 38

When ice melts into water, what happens to the way its tiny particles are arranged?

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The particles spread out and move around more freely.

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The particles get closer together and line up neatly.

Question 39

When you squeeze a can, what kind of change is happening to the can?

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A physical change

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A chemical change

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A nuclear change

Question 40

When we combine baking soda and vinegar, we observe the formation of bubbles. Which property of matter is this reaction demonstrating?

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Gas release

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Substance transformation

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Color change

Question 41

Which property of matter tells us how easily it can flow?

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Viscosity

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Density

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Boiling point

Question 42

When liquid water gets warmer, what does it turn into?

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Steam

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Ice

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Solid

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Liquid Nitrogen

Question 43

When you heat a metal spoon, heat travels through it quickly. Which property of the metal spoon allows this to happen?

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Thermal conductivity

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Density

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Brittleness

Question 44

When ice transforms into water, what type of change occurs?

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Physical change

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Chemical change

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Nuclear change

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Sublimation change

Question 45

What is a chemical property of matter?

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How it reacts with other substances

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Its appearance

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Its density

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Its boiling point

Question 46

When you freeze water, what kind of change occurs?

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A physical change

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A chemical change

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A nuclear change

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A biological change

Question 47

When you add sugar to your tea, what type of change happens to the tea?

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Physical Change

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Chemical Change

Question 48

Imagine you have a piece of wood and a glass of water. Which action will cause a chemical change in the object?

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Burning the wood

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Freezing the water

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Dissolving salt into the water

Question 49

During a physical change, which property of matter stays the same?

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Mass

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Size

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Shape

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Color

Question 50

When water boils, what state of matter is the steam that rises?

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

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Plasma

Question 51

When you heat up a balloon filled with air, what happens to the molecules inside?

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They move faster and spread out.

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They move faster but stay close together.

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They slow down and come closer together.

Question 52

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter that we can see in everyday life?

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Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 53

When you heat up ice cream, what will it turn into?

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A liquid

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A solid

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A gas

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Steam

Question 54

Which of these is something that solids can do but liquids cannot?

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Have a fixed shape

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Flow

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Be compressed

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Expand

Question 55

What happens when you melt a popsicle?

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It turns from a solid to a liquid

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It turns from a liquid to a solid

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It turns from a gas to a liquid

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It turns from a liquid to a gas

Question 56

What happens to the particles in a gas when you heat it up?

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They move faster

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They move slower

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They get bigger

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They get heavier

Question 57

When you stir salt into water, what happens?

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A physical change occurs

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A chemical change occurs

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The salt disappears

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The water turns blue

Question 58

Which of these is a mixture?

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Salt water

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Water

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Air

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Gold

Question 59

When you mix oil and water together, what will happen?

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They will form a suspension

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They will form a solution

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They will form a colloid

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They will mix completely

Question 60

In a solid, how are the particles arranged?

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Closely packed in a regular pattern

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Loosely packed and can move around

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Randomly arranged and can flow

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Spread out with a lot of space between them

Question 61

When a solid turns directly into a gas, without becoming a liquid first, what is this process called?

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Sublimation

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Evaporation

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Deposition

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Melting

Question 62

What are the three subatomic particles that make up an atom?

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Protons, electrons, and neutrons

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Protons, neutrons, and molecules

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Electrons, protons, and molecules

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Neutrons, protons, and ions

Question 63

Imagine you're heating up a balloon. What happens to the air inside as it gets warmer?

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The air gets lighter.

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The air gets heavier.

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The air stays the same weight.

Question 64

Which property of matter describes its amount of space?

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Volume

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Color

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Shape

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Smell