5.PS1.2 Quest • Conservation of Mass

According to the law of conservation of matter, the mass and weight of a substance remains constant whether it is whole, separated into pieces, in a different state, or mixed with a new substance. true or false

• true

• false

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Fill-in-the-blank: Matter is anything that has ______ and takes up space.

• MASS

• COLOR

• TEMPERATURE

• SPEED

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Taylor breaks a test tube with a mass of 20 grams while conducting an experiment. The test tube breaks into two pieces. Which of the following are possible mass amounts of the broken test tube?

• 10 g & 5 g

• 5 g & 5 g

• 12 g & 3 g

• 15 g & 5 g

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Matter does not cease to exist simply because we can no longer _____ it.

• see

• hear

• touch

• smell

Transitions where matter seems to vanish can include both evaporation of a pure substance, dissolving a solid into a liquid or combining of two substances to form a gas. CIRCLE ONE: true or false

• true

• false

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Matter is (a)   even when it changes form.

• gained
• conserved
• destroyed 
• lost

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There is (a)   change in mass when substances move in and out of different states.

• some
• no
• high
• none of these

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In the Conservation of Matter Lab, all materials used had the same mass prior to the experiment and after because the gas was ____________.

• contained

• released

• absorbed

• evaporated

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Without the invention of the steam engine in 1698, cars, planes, and trains may have never been invented. Which farming method was another result of the invention of the steam engine?

• the use of pesticides for insects

• the use of plows for tilling soil

• the use sprinklers for irrigation

• the use of tractors for harvesting

If a snowman melts the weight will be ____________ before and after.

• different

• the same

• less

• more

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