Conservation of Matter Worksheet
Explore the principle of conservation of matter with this Grade 6 science worksheet, featuring multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and short answer questions.
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1. The Law of Conservation of Matter states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. What does this mean?
Matter can disappear completely.
Matter can change form but the total amount remains the same.
New matter is always being created.
Matter can only be destroyed.
2. If you burn a piece of wood, what happens to its matter?
It is destroyed.
It turns into energy and disappears.
It changes into ash, smoke, and gases, but the total mass remains the same.
It becomes a new type of matter that is heavier than the original wood.
3. In a closed system, the total amount of matter before a chemical reaction is equal to the total amount of matter the reaction.
4. When ice melts into water, its state changes from solid to liquid, but the total of the water remains the same.
5. The Law of Conservation of Matter applies to both physical and chemical changes.
True
False
6. When a cake is baked, some of the ingredients disappear because of the heat.
True
False
7. Describe an experiment that demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Matter.
8. Explain how the burning of a candle demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Matter.