Science Topic 2 Test

Sam has two bricks of clay that are the same mass. He takes one brick of clay and slices it into separate pieces. He takes the pieces from the sliced brick and rolls each piece into a coil. He then uses the coils to make a clay pot. Sam places the clay pot on one pan of the balance and the leftover clay brick on the other pan. Which picture that shows what Sam will observe?

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• B

• C

A class is observing the properties of materials. They made a list of their observations.

Which property would provide evidence of a substance's state of matter?

• magnetism

• weight

• shape

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Mark is looking for evidence of evaporation. Which image shows that evaporation is occurring?

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Mr. Moore is going to show paper going through a chemical change. What can he do to the paper to cause the chemical change?

• A. Burn it

• B. Draw on It

• C. Cut it

• D. Tear it

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Which state of matter keeps its shape?

• A. Liquid

• B. Solid

• C. Gas

• D. Atoms

Brandon is looking for examples of substances that will dissolve in water. He experiments with some things he finds in his kitchen at home. Which of these will NOT dissolve in water?

• A. Jell-o Powder

• B. Black Pepper

• C. Salt

• D. Sugar

Tom is observing how common substances respond to heat. His observations are shown in the table. Based on Tom's observations, heat caused a chemical change in which substance?

• A. broth

• B. cheese

• C. bread

• D. ice

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When matter goes from gas to a liquid, that's called...

• A. Melting

• B. Evaporation

• C. Condensation

• D. Freezing

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When matter changes state, does the mass or weight change?

• A. Yes, it gets heavier

• B. Yes, it gets lighter

• C. No, the mass stays the same

• D. The molecules move faster when the state changes.

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Amy is going to pour the liquid substance from the container shown into a large bucket. Which observation will Amy most likely make?

• A. The mass of the liquid substance will increase.

• B. The liquid substance will immediately turn into a gas.

• C. The liquid substance will begin to change colors.

• D. The liquid substance will take the shape of its container.