Water Cycle and Matter Bellringer 5

Jacobi made a table and recorded the events that happen on a rainy day. Which event best shows how the Sun powers the water cycle?

• Clouds form in the sky.

• A puddle forms in the street.

• Rain stops falling.

• The puddle dries up.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these could cause water vapor to condense into rain droplets?

• sunlight warming the surface of oceans

• air rising into colder regions of the atmosphere

• lightning heating the air in the atmosphere

• winds blowing along the surface of the ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which process in the water cycle returns water to the atmosphere?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In the morning, students observed puddles of water all over the playground. What would BEST explain why the playground was dry in the afternoon?

• Animals drank the water.

• The wind stopped blowing.

• The water condensed during the day.

• The water evaporated during the day.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A 55-gram egg is placed in a pot. After the egg is boiled, which is most likely the weight of the egg?

• 50 grams

• 55 grams

• 100 grams

• 110 grams

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A student notices that an inflated balloon gets larger when it is warmed by a lamp. Which best describes the mass of the balloon as a result of this change?

• The mass of the balloon increases because the size of the balloon has increased.

• The mass of the balloon increases because the temperature of the balloon has increased.

• The mass of the balloon stays the same because the gas inside the balloon still has the same mass after it warms up.

• The mass of the balloon stays the same because warming decreases the mass enough to cancel out the effect of increasing the size.

Over time, iron becomes rust when it combines with water and oxygen. Which type of change must occur for rust to form?

• chemical

• mechanical

• nuclear

• physical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Nick and Allison are conducting experiments in science class. In which experiment will the students most likely observe a new material being formed?

• melting ice in containers at different temperatures

• dissolving different amounts of salt into water

• boiling the same amount of different liquids

• burning different types of paper

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Ruth left a wax candle in her car for several hours on a warm day. Which describes the change in the candle Ruth most likely observed?

• The candle changed its shape.

• The mass of the candle wax increased.

• The mass of the candle wax decreased.

• The candle changed into a new substance.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4