Unit 1: Investigating Matter

Which of the following indicates that a chemical reaction has occurred?

• Melting ice

• The formation of gas bubbles

• Breaking glass

• Cutting paper

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What type of change produces new matter with new and different properties?

• Physical change

• Chemical change

• State change

• Mechanical change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Solubility and reflectivity are alike because they are both…

• Chemical properties

• Physical properties

• States of matter

• Types of energy

The particles that make up gases are…

• Packed tightly together

• Very far apart

• In fixed positions

• Close but sliding past one another

You pour 350 mL of substance one and 430 mL of substance two into a closed container. A chemical reaction occurs. What is the total mass?

• 350 mL

• 430 mL

• 780 mL

• It cannot be measured

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

How can you determine the physical properties of a substance?

• By heating it

• By using your senses

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

• Burning wood

• Rusting iron

• Ice cream melting

• Baking a cake

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The ability of a substance to burn is an example of a…

• Physical property

• Chemical property

• State of matter

• Physical change

The amount of space an object takes up is called its…

• Mass

• Density

• Volume

• Weight