Flashcard on Matter Models

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A group of students created a model showing a type of matter. Which of the following describes what is shown by the model? Options: particles that make up a liquid, particles that make up a specific color, particles that make up heat, microscopic pieces of ice inside a glass of water

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microscopic pieces of ice inside a glass of water

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A glass of saltwater is sitting on a table. Which of the following best describes the matter in this saltwater?

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It is made up of more than one type of molecule.

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A teacher wants to make a model to show her students that gas is a type of matter. Which of the following would best show this to the students? a beaker of sand absorbing water, an ice cube melting, a pot of liquid bubbling, a balloon filled with air and then letting it out

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a balloon filled with air and then letting it out

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What are the properties of this substance?

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What are the properties of this substance?

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A cook has containers with several white powders in them. She cannot tell the powders apart by looking at them. Which of the following would help her determine the properties of each powder?
smell each of the powders,
taste each of the powders,
test if they dissolve in certain liquids,
All of the above

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test if they dissolve in certain liquids

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Mary fills four small containers to the top with different substances. She weighs them and makes a table to compare the results. The substances are small rocks, paper, feathers, and a small pencil. Which substance could be the small rocks?

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Substance 1

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Maxine poured two different substances together in a glass beaker. She claims that a new substance formed as a result of mixing these two substances. What evidence from the data best supports this argument?

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The new substance had different properties.

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A hot-air balloon pilot controls the balloon by adding or releasing hot air as the balloon flies high in the sky. Which of the following best describes why hot air is used to make the balloon rise? Options: The hot air molecules stay still, which creates energy that helps the balloon to float., The hot air molecules disappear after they are created, causing the balloon to rise., The hot air molecules are heavy, which creates energy and causes the balloon to rise in the air., The hot air molecules move quickly, bouncing off each other and the walls of the balloon to create energy.

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The hot air molecules move quickly, bouncing off each other and the walls of the balloon to create energy.

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LaToya claims that since she can no longer see the hot chocolate powder after it has been mixed with milk, it must no longer be there. Which of the following would not support LaToya’s claim, and instead, show that the powder is still in the mixture?
- The weight of the powder plus the weight of the milk is less than the weight of the mixture.
- The weight of the powder plus the weight of the milk is more than the weight of the mixture.
- The weight of the milk is equal to the weight of the mixture.
- The weight of the powder plus the weight of milk is equal to the weight of the mixture.

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The weight of the powder plus the weight of milk is equal to the weight of the mixture.

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Yong pours 1 cup of liquid water into an ice tray and then puts it in the freezer to make ice. Which of the following statements about the liquid water and the ice is accurate? When the ice froze, it had the same amount of water as it did when it was a liquid.

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When the ice froze, it had the same amount of water as it did when it was a liquid.