Classifying Matter

The pan balance would be most helpful in answering which question?

• How much mass does a piece of metal have?

• What is the temperature of a container of soil?

• Does a brass key sink or float in water?

• Is an iron nail attracted to a bar magnet?

Which item belongs in the liquid column in the table?

• paper

• wood

• carbon dioxide

• oil

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

As part of a science experiment, a group of students were given a mystery object to identify based on its physical properties. Which scientific tool could be used to measure the object’s temperature?

• pan cylinder

• pan balance

• bar magnet

• thermometer

A group of students in a science class placed a thermometer in a container of water to measure the temperature. What temperature would be recorded on the group’s data sheet?

• 25

• 26

• 30

• 20

Four balls were placed in a container of water to investigate their properties. Which of the following correctly explains what the students now know about the behavior of the balls in water?

• Ball 1 and 2 are floating.

• Ball 3 and 4 are floating.

• Ball 1 and 3 are floating.

• Ball 2 and 3 are floating.

The balance allows us to compare what property of the two blocks?

• ability to float

• magnetism

• temperature

• mass

In the illustration, which is an example of a gas?

• the glass

• the ice cubes

• the straw

• the bubbles

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which item would be attracted to the magnet?

• aluminum can

• rubber band

• iron nail

• plastic bottle

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is the temperature of the liquid?

• 30

• 31

• 25

• 29

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When an ice cube melts, what change in phase is occurring?

• a liquid becoming gas

• a gas becoming a liquid

• a solid becoming a gas

• a solid becoming a liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4