SC.3.P.9.1 Pre/Post Assessment

It is spaghetti night at Mrs. Hill's house. She places a pot of water on the stove. She then turns on the burner under the pot.  After a while, she notices a lot of steam rising from the pot.

Which statement BEST describes what is happening in the pot?

• The water is freezing.

• The water is melting.

• The water is boiling.

• The water is condensing.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which statement below BEST describes why steam rises from a pot of boiling water? 

• The water is freezing.

• The water is melting.

• The water is cooling down.

• The water is evaporating.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which action below BEST describes the reason why ice changes from a solid to a liquid?

• cooling

• evaporating

• heating

• freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the statements below provides the BEST example of what happens when water changes from a solid to a liquid?

• ice melting

• water boiling

• rain freezing

• a puddle drying

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

On a hot summer day, Karen was drinking a glass of ice water. She noticed the outside of the glass was wet.  

Which of the following is the reason for the outside of the glass to be wet?

• boiling

• condensation

• evaporation

• freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

  Which statement best describes condensation?

• Condensation is when water vapor cools and freezes.

•                 Condensation is when water vapor cools and evaporates.

•    Condensation is when water vapor cools and becomes a solid.

•    Condensation is when water vapor cools and becomes a liquid.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Pablo helped his mother do laundry. When the clothes came out of the washing machine they were wet. Pablo hung them on a line in his backyard. After several hours the clothes were dry.

What happened to the water?

• the water condensed

• the water boiled away

• the water evaporated

• the water turned to ice

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

  Jackie prefers to drink water that is very cold.

She thinks if she places her plastic water bottle in the freezer it will get very cold. What will most likely happen if Jackie forgets her water bottle in the freezer overnight? 

• it will freeze and become a solid

• it will freeze and evaporate

• it will freeze and condense

• it will freeze and become a liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4