ICSE Class 6 Physics - Matter - Test 5 (Comprehensive)
1. A chair is considered matter because it:
A. Produces only sound
B. Has mass and occupies space
C. Has no volume
2. Which of the following is not matter?
A. Chalk
B. Water
C. Heat
3. Which property belongs to a solid?
A. Fixed shape and fixed volume
B. No fixed shape and no fixed volume
C. Fixed volume but no fixed shape
4. When orange juice is poured from a bottle into a glass, its:
A. Volume becomes zero
B. Shape changes according to the glass
C. Particles disappear
5. Which state of matter fills the entire container available to it?
A. Solid
B. Liquid only
C. Gas
6. A metal spoon keeps its shape because its particles are:
A. Closely packed
B. Very far apart
C. Completely absent
7. Kerosene can flow because its particles:
A. Are fixed in one position
B. Can move past one another
C. Have no mass
8. Which state of matter is most compressible?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
9. The smell of food from the kitchen reaches another room due to:
A. Diffusion
B. Freezing
C. Condensation only
10. Most substances expand when heated because their particles:
A. Stop moving completely
B. Move faster and occupy more space
C. Turn into shadows
11. Most substances contract on cooling because their particles:
A. Move faster and spread more
B. Become sound waves
C. Move slower and come closer
12. Chocolate becoming soft and liquid in the sun is an example of:
A. Melting
B. Freezing
C. Sublimation
13. Melted wax becoming hard again on cooling is called:
A. Evaporation
B. Solidification
C. Diffusion
14. A small amount of spirit disappears quickly from the palm because of:
A. Freezing
B. Rusting
C. Evaporation
15. Water droplets forming on a cold mirror from warm breath show:
A. Condensation
B. Melting
C. Expansion of solids
16. Dry ice changing directly into gas is an example of:
A. Freezing
B. Sublimation
C. Melting only
17. Expansion gaps are left in bridges mainly to allow for:
A. Rusting of water
B. Freezing of air
C. Expansion of metal on heating
18. Steam is considered matter because it:
A. Has mass and occupies space
B. Is only light
C. Has no particles
19. Water is poured carefully from a beaker into a flask. Which property remains the same?
A. Shape
B. Volume
C. Container shape
20. Which statement best explains the particle nature of matter?
A. Matter is made only of large visible blocks
B. Matter has no particles at all
C. Matter is made up of tiny particles