Day 2 - Matter

Adan used a steel shovel to plant some flowers in his garden. When he finished, he stuck the shovel into the damp soil. A few weeks later, Adan took the shovel out of the ground. The surface of the shovel had a reddish color. What happened to the shovel?

Choose the correct answer.

• The shovel rusted in the damp soil

• The steel changed into aluminum.

• The shovel burned in the hot sun.

• The steel changed into copper.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Ari makes six star-shaped cookies out of dough. He puts all of the cookies on a balance and measures the total weight as 36 g. He then pushes the cookies into one big ball and measures the weight. What is the weight of the entire ball?

Choose the correct answer.

• 6 g

• 30 g

• 36 g

• 72 g

Ashley is comparing the weight of objects, as shown in the picture.

What does the picture tell you about the notebook and cubes?

Choose the correct answer.

• The notebook and the cubes have no weight.

• The notebook has less weight than the cubes.

• The notebook and cubes have the same weight.

• The notebook has more weight than the cubes.

Water can change from one state to another. What happens when water changes states?

Choose the correct answer.

• Some matter is lost.

• Some matter is gained.

• Matter is both lost and gained.

• Matter is neither lost nor gained.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The states of matter are different in many ways, including shape and volume. These three figures show the particles in a solid, a liquid, and a gas.

Which number is correctly paired with the state of matter?

• 1: liquid

• 2: solid

• 2: liquid

• 3: gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

During an experiment, a student measures the mass of ice and of liquid water and then places the mixture into a freezer for a day. The table shows the data.

What will the student have at the end of the experiment?

Choose the correct answer.

• 100 grams of ice

• 125 grams of ice

• 125 grams of liquid water

• 150 grams of liquid water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How does water change as it evaporates?

Choose the correct answer.

• Its weight and volume increase.

• Its weight and volume decrease.

• Its weight increases. Its volume remains unchanged.

• Its weight remains unchanged. Its volume increases.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Marco’s breakfast is shown in the picture.

Did mixing the cereal with the milk make a new substance?

Choose the correct answer.

• Yes, because the color of the milk changed.

• Yes, because the sugar dissolved and the cereal got wet.

• No, because mixing substances cannot make new substances.

• No, because he can separate the cereal from the milk to get the original substances back.

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NGSS.5-PS1-4

Which statement describes the shape of a solid?

Choose the correct answer.

• It has its own shape.

• It does not have shape.

• It takes the shape of its container.

• It changes shape with temperature.

Emma is studying the physical properties of a rock. She puts water in a cylinder, and then puts the rock into the cylinder.

Which of these properties is Emma measuring?

Choose the correct answer.

• mass

• texture

• volume

• temperature