MATTER Matters!!!

Which term describes when a substance is changed from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Filtration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Tim has two beakers of liquid at room temperature. He places both beakers on a hot plate. The liquid in Beaker A boils before the liquid in Beaker B.

Which statement explains why the liquid in Beaker A boils before the liquid in Beaker B?

• Beaker A has a lower boiling point

• Beaker B has a higher freezing point

• The liquid in Beaker A has less mass

• The liquid in Beaker B has a lower density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Amy has a small sample of an unknown element that she is trying to identify. Amy divides the mass of the sample by its volume.

Which property of matter is Amy using to identify the element?

• Weight

• Density

• Texture

• Freezing point

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Sand and salt are placed in the bottom of a beaker filled with water. The beaker is heated, and the water is stirred.

What will happen to the salt and sand?

• The sand and salt will settle to the bottom.

• The sand and salt will dissolve in the water

• The salt will dissolve, and the sand will settle

• The sand will evaporate, and the salt will dissolve.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Sherry wants to dissolve rock salt in a glass of water at room temperature.

Which process will speed up the time it takes for the salt to dissolve?

• Add hot water to the glass

• Add cold water to the glass

• Pour the water into a larger container

• Pour the water into a smaller container

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A mixture of sand, salt, and iron fillings is stirred into a beaker of water. The mixture is then allowed to settle.

What will separate the iron fillings from the mixture?

• Magnetism

• Filtration

• Flotation

• Sifting

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NGSS.3-PS2-3

NGSS.3-PS2-4

A student preforms an activity, filling two large bowls, A and B, with 550 mL of water each. She adds 100 g or salt to bowl A and allows the salt to dissolve completely. She places an egg in bowl B and observes that the egg sinks. The student then places the same type of egg in bowl A and observes that the egg floats.

• Salt decreases the mass of water

• Salt increases the density of water

• Salt decreases the volume of water

• Salt increases the temperature of water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A student drops a rock and a cork in a cup of water as shown.

The student observes that the cork floats while the rock sinks in water. What can be concluded from the observation?

• The cork is more dense than the rock and water

• The rock is more dense than the cork and water

• The rock is more dense than the cork but less dense than the water

• The cork is more dense than the water but less dense than the rock

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Sammy poured oil and water into a glass and mixed the liquids. He let the liquids sit in the glass for 8 hours and the 2 liquids separated as shown in the picture.

What happened to the 2 liquids?

• The oil is more dense than water, and it dissolved in the water

• The oil is less dense than water, and it dissolved in the water

• The oil is more dense than water and cannot dissolve in water

• The oil is less dense than water and cannot dissolve in water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Colton and his brothers put some raisins, hazelnuts, almonds, and peanuts in a bowl to make a snack for their movie. What does this snack represent?

• a solution

• a new element

• a new compound

• a mixture

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NGSS.5-PS1-4