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5th Grade Properties of Matter Answer Key

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Matter
#1 The oxygen that we breathe is a molecule made of two oxygen atoms. True
#2 Molecules are particles that have more than _____ atoms joined together. one
#3 An atom is the _____ unit of an element. smallest
#4 Electrons are much smaller than protons and neutrons. They have about _____ times less mass. 1,800
#5 a particle with one unit of positive charge proton
Physical Properties
#1 Mass is measured in pounds. False. Mass is measured in grams and kilograms.
#2 Materials such as glass, rubber, and plastic are all called _____. insulators
#3 this measures how much space matter takes up volume
#4 a resistance to sinking buoyancy
#5 amount of matter in an object mass
Changes of States
#1 What is needed in order to change the state of matter? energy
#2 When it rains, _____ happens as gas changes to liquid and falls to the ground. condensation
#3 Oxygen molecules are usually found as a gas, but at very low temperatures, they can become a(n) _____. liquid
#4 Most bridges and buildings have _____ joints to allow the object’s volume to change with heat. expansion
#5 process that changes a gas into a liquid condensation
Chemical Properties
#1 Sulfuric acid and nitric acid are both commonly used acids. True
#2 Elements in the far-left columns of the periodic table are alkali metals. True
#3 One chemical property of a substance is its _______, or whether or not it can catch fire. flammability
#4 a way a substance reacts with another substance chemical property
#5 the process of a liquid changing into a gas evaporation
Random
#1 a smaller particle with one unit of negative electric charge electron
#2 smallest unit of an element atom
#3 the temperature at which something boils boiling point
#4 a particle with no electrical charge neutron
#5 decrease in volume due to change in heat thermal contraction
Final Question
Name as many physical properties as you can. There are at least 15 from this chapter. mass, weight, volume, density, color, hardness, odor, magnetism, buoyancy, conductor/insulator, malleable, ductile, state, melting/freezing point, boiling point