States of Matter

Ari bought a can of soda at the pool and left the soda in the sun while he swam. When Ari came back, the soda can was warm. What raised the temperature of his soda?

• the sound of people's voices

• water splashed from the pool

• bees flying around the soda can

• heat energy from the sun

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Which of these will take the shape of their container?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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The ice cubes are melting. They are changing from a solid to a _____.

Which of the following is a way to model that air takes up space?

• Parking a car

• Observing a tree leaf

• Filling a balloon

• Observing a still pond

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Shravani drops an ice cube into a cup of warm tea. What will happen next?

• Heat energy will transfer from the tea to the ice and the ice will melt.

• Heat energy will transfer from the ice to the tea and the tea will get cold.

• There will be no transfer of heat energy so the tea and ice will stay the same.

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Which statement best describes air?

• Air does not have mass and it does not take up space.

• Air has mass and takes up space.

• Air has a definite shape and size.

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Malachi wants to make frozen juice pops. He pours juice into ice trays, sticks toothpicks in each tray, and places the trays in the freezer. Which best describes what will happen to the juice?

• The juice will change from solid to liquid.

• The juice will change from liquid to solid.

• The juice will change from solid to gas.

• The juice will change from liquid to gas.

The water inside the kettle shown is boiling. As the water boils, it seems to disappear. What is happening to the water?

• it's changing into a gas

• it's changing into a solid

• it's changing into a clear liquid.

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How do the particles of a gas move when compared to the particles in solids?

• Particles in gas move faster than the particles in a solid.

• Particles in gas move in circles around the particles in a solid.

• Particles in gas move the same speed as the particles in a solid.

• Particles in gas move slower than the particles in a solid.

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Alyssiana's father put two marshmallows on metal sticks. He held the marshmallows over a fire. The marshmallows turned brown and began to melt. Which best explains why the marshmallows turned brown?

• Heat energy transferred from the marshmallows to the fire.

• Heat energy transferred from the marshmallows to the metal sticks.

• Heat energy transferred from the metal sticks to the marshmallows.

• Heat energy transferred from the fire to the marshmallows.

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