water cycle plus changing states

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If this ice cream scoop melts, what will change?

• color
• shape
• flavor

Changing States of Matter

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Which arrow shows melting?

• A

• B

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Which arrow shows freezing?

• A

• B

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Which arrow shows evaporating?

• A

• B

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Which arrow shows condensing?

• A

• B

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Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• plasma

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What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

• Deposition
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

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At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

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A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume
• has a definite volume but no definite shape
• has fast-moving particles

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Boiling

• liquid to gas
• gas to solid
• gas to liquid
• solid to liquid

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___________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Molecules

• Matter

• Volume

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________ is the amount of space an object takes up.

• Mass

• Matter

• Volume

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Which state of matter does not have a definite shape but does have a definite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

• Condensation

• Melting

• Freezing

• Evaporation

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What is the process called when a solid changes to a liquid?

• Freezing

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Condensation

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What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?

• Freezing

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Condensation

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When a substance is heated, particles will

• Move further apart

• Get larger

• Move closer together

• Be unaffected

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At higher temperatures.....

• particles in an object have less energy

• a gas contracts

• particles in an object move faster

• thermal contraction occurs

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What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?

• freezing

• boiling

• condensing

• melting

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Particles of a liquid....

• are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position

• are free to move around one another but still touch

• move quickly and are far apart

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What is condensation?

• gas to solid

• gas to liquid

• solid to gas

• liquid to solid

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The bathroom mirror has fogged up while you took a shower. Which explains what happened?

• radiation

• condensation

• conduction

• the water was too hot

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What is the term given to the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid?

• Boiling point

• Melting point

• Freezing point

• Heating point

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What is the term given to the temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid?

• Melting point

• Boiling point

• Sublimation point

• Freezing point

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As the energy of the molecules in a substance increases, the temperature of the substance __________.

• increases
• decreases

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Q. 

You stir sugar into a glass of warm water. What happens to the sugar?

• A.

  All the sugar sinks to the bottom of the glass.

• B.

  It freezes in the water.

• C.

  It dissolves in the water.

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Q. 

How does an ice cube change when placed in the sunlight?

• A.

  It freezes.

• B.

  It melts.

• C.

  It dissolves.

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Q. 

Which will become a solid in a freezer?

• A.

  A metal nail

• B.

  Juice

• C.

  a plate

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Q. 

John stirs sand into a glass of warm water. He knows the sand is NOT dissolving in the water. How does he know?

• A.

  All the sand sinks to the bottom of the glass.

• B.

  The sand spreads out and mixes completely with the water.

• C.

  The sand melts in the water

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Q. 

Which word means to completely mix a solid with a liquid?

• freeze

• burning

• melt

• dissolve

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What is the freezing point of water?

• 32°C

• 100°C

• -10°C

• 0°C

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When water vapor gets cold, it turns to a...

• liquid

• ice

• gas

• solid

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An uncovered pot of soup is simmering on a stove, and there are water droplets on the wall above the back of the stove. What sequence can you infer has occurred?

• evaporation, then condensation

• condensation, then evaporation

• melting, then boiling

• freezing, then boiling

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Why does a liquid take the shape of its container?

• Because it has changed from another state to a liquid

• Because this is a chemical property of liquids.

• Because the particles are not moving.

• Because the particles can slide past and around each other.

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Which state(s) of matter takes the shape of the container they are placed in?

• Liquid and solid

• Liquid and gas

• Liquid only

• Gas only

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Look at the picture shown. Which change of state occurs when particles in a solid begin to move slowly past each other?

• Melting

• Boiling

• Freezing

• Condensing

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Which one of the following diagrams best represents a model of the particles in a gas?

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Look at the picture shown.

Where is water evaporating into the air?

• from D to A

• from C to D

• from A to B

• from B to C

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Look at the picture shown. Which change of state occurs when particles in a solid begin to move slowly past each other?

• Melting

• Boiling

• Freezing

• Condensing

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On a hot summer day chocolate bar can melt in your pocket. How can you get the chocolate to return to a solid?

• leave it outside

• cool it in the refrigerator

• leave it in your pocket

• heat it on a pan

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What happens to the movement of the particles in a substance when we heat them?

• particles will move faster

• particles will move slower

• particles will stop to move

• nothing happen to the particles

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What happens to the arrangement of particles when we cool the substance?

• The particles get farther apart.

• The particles get closer together.

• The particles will be broken.

• The particles will be gone.

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The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of ________________.

• a solid becoming a liquid

• a liquid becoming a solid

• a liquid becoming a gas

• a gas becoming a liquid

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What is the melting point (temperature) of ice cube (water)?

• 100°C

• 0°C

• 32°C

• -10°C

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What is the boiling point (temperature) of water?

• 100°C

• 0°C

• 32°C

• -10°C

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A puddle of water seemed to disappear. The heat caused the water to -

• melt
• condense
• evaporate
• cool

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True or False: Matter can changes states by adding or removing heat.

• True

• False

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How do the atoms behave in a solid?

• Atoms slide against each other at different speeds.

• Atoms are far apart and move very quickly.

• Atoms are close together and vibrate.

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How do the atoms behave in a liquid?

• Atoms move very fast in all directions.

• Atoms vibrate in place.

• Atoms slide past each other at different speeds

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How do the atoms behave in a gas?

• Atoms move very fast in all directions.

• Atoms vibrate in place.

• Atoms move at different speeds past each other.

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What is required to change a solid to a liquid?

• freezing

• nothing

• energy

• condensation

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What are the drops of water on the outside of the coke can

• water vapor

• condensation

• evaporation

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Clouds are made of tiny droplets of water. Clouds are

• melting

• boiling

• water vapor

• condensation

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Mrs. Liechti filled a paper cup all the way to the top with water. She then put the cup in the freezer. When she looked at it the next day she saw that _______________.

• the paper cup was empty; all the water had evaporated during the night.

• the paper cup was filled with ice cubes that formed during the night

• the paper cup held a solid chunk of ice that was smaller then the amount it started with

• the paper cup was filled with ice that bulged up above the top of the cup like a muffin

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When it rains, liquid water falls to the ground. Some water is absorbed into the soil, and some runs into rivers. Some water evaporates into the air by the sun's heat. The invisible water is called ________________.

• water vapor

• fog

• clouds

• moisture

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When water freezes it will:

• sink

• condense

• contract

• expand

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Melting ice is a _________________ change.

• solid

• chemical

• physical

• liquid

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Which state of matter is this image?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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Which state of matter is this image?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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Which state of matter is this image?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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The molecules/atoms in condensation...

• Slow down

• Stay the same

• Speed up

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What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

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Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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What follows evaporation during the water cycle? 

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

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The water cycle has no start and no end.

• True
• false

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Water moves directly from a lake to the air by which of the following processes?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Sedimentation

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Which of the following describes water changing from liquid to solid?

• 
  ice forming on a lake
• 
  dew forming on grass
• snow melting into a puddle
• water evaporating from a pond

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The diagram above shows four stages of the water cycle.Which change is occurring at stage 1 in the diagram?

• 
  Water is changing from a gas to a solid.
• Water is changing from a liquid to a gas.
• Water is changing from a liquid to a solid.
• Water is changing from a solid to a liquid.

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Most of Earth's water is found

• underground
• in lakes
• in oceans
• in rivers

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When water flows back into the ocean it is called 

• condensation
• runoff
• transpiration
• precipitation

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What effect does the sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to sink

• It causes it to evaporate

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Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

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What happens after groundwater at the very end/beginning of the water cycle?

• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Groundwater

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Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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what does the #4 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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Dew also forms directly onto items, as water droplets.  What part of the water cycle is this?

• run-off 
• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

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Water forms on the outside of iced tea on a hot day. What process causes the water to form?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation