5.P.3.2 2019-2020

Which best explains why

a full glass bottle of water

should not be stored in a freezer?

• The temperature of the freezer will make the water too cold.

• Water expands when it freezes, and could break the bottle.

• Water contracts when it freezes, and could break the bottle.

• The temperature of the freezer will not make the water cold.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Manuel was having trouble opening a new glass jar of pickles. His father told Manuel to hold the metal lid of the jar under running hot water for a few seconds, then try again. Then the lid opened easily. What is the most likely reason Manuel’s father suggested using hot water to loosen the lid?

• Metals expand when they are heated.

• Metals are easier to grip when they are warm.

• Glass contracts when it is heated.

• Hot water reduces friction between metal and glass.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which best describes  a material that would be  used to insulate a house?

• excellent conductor of heat
• excellent conductor of cold 
• poor conductor of  heat 
• poor conductor of  cold

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

An engineer can choose from three different materials to make a heat-resistant handle for a stirring spoon. Which material is least likely to get hot when the spoon is placed in boiling water?

• Wood

• Aluminum

• Tin

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which is the best 
conductor of heat? 

• a glass tube 
• a copper wire 
• a piece of string 
• a fuzzy blanket

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What happens to metal railroad tracks during the heat of a summer day?

• Decrease in length

• Increase in length

• Decrease in weight

• Increase in weight

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which material is 
most likely to expand 
if exposed to freezing temperatures? 

• iron
• wood
• water
• plastic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Clarissa wants to determine the best material to make a new type of cookware. What type of material should she choose?

• A material that can be easily bent into shape.

• A material that does not transmit electricity.

• A material that will remain hot to the touch.

• A material that conduct heats evenly.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is being demonstrated in this diagram?

• Heat causes gases to contract.

• Heat causes gases to expand.

• As air cools, air currents flow clockwise.

• As air cools, air currents flow counterclockwise.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

 Sara wants to keep drinks 
cold during an afternoon 
sports game. Which container would most likely 
keep her drinks cold for several hours?

• metal, because it will conduct heat 
• plastic, because it will conduct heat 
• metal, because it will insulate from heat
• plastic, because it  will insulate from heat 

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-3