Matter

What will happen to a sample of tap water when it is cooled in a refrigerator?

• The motion of the water particles will speed up.

• The motion of the water particles will slow down.

• The motion of the water particles will stop completely.

• The motion of the water particles will remain the same.

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A student is conducting an experiment and places a drop of dye in the corner of a water tank. Which temperature should the student make the water so that the dye spreads throughout the tank the fastest?

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When bubbles form in a liquid, which physical change is happening?

• condensing

• boiling

• freezing

• melting

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Which statement BEST compares the boiling point of a cup of pure water to the boiling point of 5 gallons of pure water?

• The cup of water will have a lower boiling point

• The 5 gallons of water will have a lower boiling point.

• Both boiling points will be the same

• The 5 gallons of water has a boiling point that is 5 times higher.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Josh wraps his hands around a mug of hot tea. The heat from the hot tea is being transferred to his hands by...

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Absorption

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

• 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.

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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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

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What is matter?

Choose the correct answer.

• anything that takes up space

• the amount of matter an object has

• the amount of space an object takes up

• the measure of how warm something is

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A half-eaten apple is left on a counter and turns brown. Which of these is evidence a chemical change took place? Choose the correct answer.

• The apple is softer.

• The apple changed color.

• Half of the apple was eaten.

• The apple is warmer to the touch.

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