Student Name: _______________________ Date: ___________

Elizabeth Houchen Traditional Assessment

Science Test on Matter

(Grade 4)

Directions:
Multiple-choice & True-False ----- Circle the letter of the choice you find to be the correct answer of the question. Short answer & Essay ----- Answer the questions to the best of your ability.

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There are ______ states of matter. a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five The center of an atom is a proton. a. True b. False The process of liquid becoming a solid is called _____________. a. Evaporation b. Condensation c. Freezing d. None of the Above Temperature changes a solid into a liquid. a. True b. False If you leave water in a glass and some molecules turn into a gas, it is called ___________. a. Egasoration b. Evaporation c. Extinction d. Solidification A compound is a substance made of two or more elements chemically combined. a. True b. False Name the densest state of matter. a. Solids b. Liquids c. Gases d. Plasmas _________ take the shape of whatever the boundaries/container they are placed in. a. Solids b. Liquids c. Gases d. All of the above

9. A kilogram is a thousand grams. a. True b. False 10. Something that takes up space. a. Matter b. Mass c. Volume d. Density 11. State of matter that has no definite shape but has definite volume. a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. None of the above 12. A system that changes from a solid state to a liquid state gains energy. a. True b. False 13. The freezing point will always be a lower temperature than the boiling point (with constant pressure.) a. True b. False 14. State of matter that has neither definite shape nor a definite volume. a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. None of the above 15. State of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume. a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. None of the above 16. An element is made up of three or more atoms. a. True b. False 17. Color is a property of matter; list four more properties of matter on the lines below. a. ____________________ b. ____________________ c. ____________________ d. ____________________ 18. Mass is usually measured by weighing. a. True b. False 19. ____________ is when air is cooled and is turned into a liquid. a. Evaporation b. Condensation c. Liquification d. Solidification

20. The Atom is the smallest bit of matter. a. True b. False 21. List the four main parts of an atom on the lines below: a. ___________________ b. __________________ c. __________________ d. __________________ 22. Protons are negatively charged. a. True b. False 23. What force pulls liquids to the ground? a. _______________ 24. List three states of matter and give a brief description of each. a. _________________________________________________________________________________ b. _________________________________________________________________________________ c. _________________________________________________________________________________ 25. What is a chemical change? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________