Physical Science

The following illustration shows a tool that is used to separate certain mixtures.

This type of tool can be used to best separate what type of mixture?

• a mixture of sand and salt

• a mixture of particles of the same size

• a mixture of particles of different sizes, such as seashells and sand

• a mixture of steel, which is magnetic, and aluminum, which is not magnetic

What is matter?

• Anything that is small and has weight.

• Anything that is small and takes up space.

• Anything that takes up space and has weight.

• Anything that is large and has weight.

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When gas/vapor turns into a liquid or solid, it is called _______;

• evaporation

• the water cycle

• dissolving

• condensation

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What is an example of evaporation?

• When water changes to ice.

• When water forms on the outside of a glass.

• When ice changes into water.

• When water changes into water vapor.

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What caused the mini lake weight to drop?

• The water disappeared into the sand.

• The lid had condensation on it and that made it lighter.

• The mini lake didn't change weight.

• The lid was removed allowing evaporation of the water into the air.

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What happened to the salt that we added to the one mini lake as the water turned into water vapor?

• It disappeared.

• It was left on the rocks and the side of the container.

• It evaporated into the air with the water.

• It was clumped up into a pile in the middle of the lake.

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Condensation is the opposite of evaporation.

• True

• False

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What is compression?

• When something gets shorter.

• When something gets taller.

• When something gets pressed together.

• When something gets expanded.

When ice melts, its volume __________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• water/ice doesn't have volume

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Water is the same substance/material as ice.

• False

• True

• It depends on the temperature.

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