ICSE Class 6 Physics - Matter - Test 2 (Intermediate)
1. A bottle filled with water feels heavier than an empty bottle because water:
A. Has no volume
B. Is not matter
C. Has mass
2. A wooden block is placed in a bowl. Its shape does not change because it is a:
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
3. Water is poured from a glass into a jug. What changes?
A. Its mass becomes zero
B. Its shape changes
C. It becomes a solid
4. Cooking gas spreads inside a closed cylinder because gas:
A. Has a fixed shape
B. Cannot move
C. Fills available space
5. The smell of perfume spreads across a room mainly because gases can:
A. Diffuse easily
B. Freeze immediately
C. Keep fixed shape
6. Why is a stone difficult to compress?
A. Its particles are very far apart
B. Its particles are closely packed
C. It has no particles
7. Air in a syringe can be compressed because gas particles have:
A. No space between them
B. Fixed positions only
C. Large spaces between them
8. Liquids can flow because their particles:
A. Can move past one another
B. Are fixed in one place
C. Do not exist
9. Sugar powder can be poured, but it is still considered a solid because:
A. It has no mass
B. Each tiny particle is solid
C. It is a gas
10. A sponge is a solid, yet it can be pressed easily because:
A. It is a liquid
B. It has no volume
C. It has tiny air spaces
11. Butter kept on a hot pan changes into liquid. This is an example of:
A. Melting
B. Freezing
C. Condensation
12. Water kept in an ice tray becomes solid due to:
A. Evaporation
B. Freezing
C. Burning
13. A wet floor dries after some time because water undergoes:
A. Melting
B. Rusting
C. Evaporation
14. Steam changes into water droplets on a cold plate by:
A. Condensation
B. Melting
C. Freezing
15. Juice is poured from a bottle into a glass without spilling. Its volume:
A. Becomes zero
B. Remains the same
C. Changes into gas
16. If a small amount of air is released into a large closed jar, the air will:
A. Stay only at one corner
B. Become a solid block
C. Spread throughout the jar
17. When water is kept still in a glass, its upper surface is usually:
A. Level
B. Sharp like a cube
C. Always slanting upward
18. Sand is considered matter because it:
A. Is only a shadow
B. Has mass and occupies space
C. Has no particles
19. Oxygen kept inside a cylinder has the shape of the:
A. Sunlight
B. Table
C. Cylinder
20. Why can we not see individual particles of air?
A. They are extremely small
B. They are large stones
C. Air has no particles