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5th grade · Science · Unit 5 of 11

Measuring Matter

Mass, volume, density and particles

What your child practices

Measuring mass (grams, kilograms) and volume (milliliters, liters), comparing density, why gases compress and solids do not, and how the particle model explains it.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: 5-PS1-2; 5-PS1-3 · measuring mass and volume and identifying materials by their properties

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    In a solid, the particles are…

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    • separated and sliding past each other
    • stopped completely
    • close together and vibrate in place
    • far apart and moving in all directions

  2. Question 2

    Which tool is best for measuring the volume of 80 mL of juice?

    • a meter stick
    • a balance
    • a graduated cylinder
    • a thermometer

  3. Question 3

    Which unit is used to measure the mass of an apple?

    • milliliters (mL)
    • meters (m)
    • grams (g)
    • liters (L)

  4. Question 4

    Which of these can be squeezed into a smaller space the easiest?

    • a rock
    • a wooden block
    • air in a bike pump
    • water in a bottle

  5. Question 5

    A student wants to find out which of two liquids is denser. What should be the same for both?

    • the color of each liquid
    • the name on the bottle
    • the volume of each liquid
    • the room's air

  6. Question 6

    Why are the attractive forces between particles strongest in solids?

    • The particles are closest together
    • The particles are farthest apart
    • Solids have no particles
    • The particles move fastest

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