Matter and Energy

Energy that drives the water cycle comes from:

• The sun

• Ocean waves

• Inside Earth

• Electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A student mixed together three different foods to make trail mix (nuts, sunflower seeds, and cranberries). Which statement is MOST LIKELY true about this food?

• The weight of the trail mix is greater than the weights of the three foods added together.

• The matter in the trail mix is different from the matter in the three foods used to make it.

• The weight of the trail mix is equal to the weights of the three foods added together.

• You cannot easily reverse the change that formed the trail mix.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Which material is a good insulator?

• Iron

• Copper

• Aluminum

• Rubber

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What will MOST LIKELY happen when warm water is added to a bowl of cold water?

• The colder water particles will lose thermal energy, and the warmer ones will gain thermal energy.

• The warmer and colder water particles will both lose thermal energy.

• The warmer and colder water particles will both gain thermal energy.

• The warmer water particles will lose thermal energy, and the colder ones will gain thermal energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which describes a change in which one or more new types of matter form?

• Heat transfer

• Chemical change

• Change of state

• Physical change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A student measured the mass of a piece of metal which was 12g. Then the student cut the metal into three pieces. She measured the mass of each piece and added the masses of the three pieces together. The total mass of the three pieces together was MOST LIKELY...

• 4g

• 6g

• 12g

• 36g

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

An ice cube is placed in the sun and melts. Which of the following processes causes this change in state?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Heating

• Cooling

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Currents of warmer rising air and cooler sinking air transfer thermal energy throughout the air in a room. Which term describes this form of heat transfer?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Condensation

In the water cycle, plants release water vapor into the air

• As runoff

• As precipitaiton

• By condensation

• By transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A student heats some water in a pan on a stove. The handle of the pan gets hot. Which is MOST LIKELY true about the handle?

• The handle is made of wood

• The handle is made of plastic

• The handle is an insulator

• The handle is a conductor