Matter Changes

1. John bought a can of soda at the park and left the soda in the sun while he played near the pond. When John came back, the soda can was warm. What raised the temperature of his soda?

• Heat energy from the sun.

• The sound of people's voices.

• Water splashed from the pond

• Bees flying around the soda can.

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2. Harry drops an ice cube into a cup of warm tea. What will happen next?

• There will be no transfer of heat energy so the tea and ice will stay the same.

• Heat energy will transfer from the tea to the ice and the ice will melt.

• Heat energy will transfer from the ice to the tea and the tea will get cold.

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3. Sam bought Hershey's Kisses and carried them home in her hand. Later she opened the wrappers and saw that the chocolate had melted. Why did this happen?

• Heat energy was transferred from the chocolate to Sam's hand.

• There was no transfer of heat energy.

• Heat energy was transferred from Sam's hand to the chocolate.

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Kayla boils a pot of water. What will happen when she puts a metal spoon that is at room temperature into the boiling water?

• The spoon will soak up the boiling water, causing the spoon to get hot.

• Heat energy from the water will transfer to the spoon, causing the spoon to get hot.

• Heat energy from the spoon will transfer to the water, causing the spoon to get cool.

• There will be no transfer of heat energy because the water and spoon are already hot.

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It was very cold last night at Carrie's house. Ice formed on the side of

her roof.

When the sun came out in the morning, the ice began to melt into water.

How did the ice change as it melted?

• The ice did not change, it just melted.

• The ice changed from a liquid to a gas.

• The ice changed from a solid to a gas.

• The ice changed from a solid to a liquid.

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Wesley melted some cheese over some tortilla chips to make nachos.

How is the melted liquid cheese different from the solid cheese?

• The melted cheese is no different than the solid cheese.

• The melted cheese has a different shape than the solid cheese.

• The melted cheese has a different mass than the solid cheese.

• The melted cheese has a different color than the solid cheese.

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5. Gina's father put two marshmallows on metal sticks. He held the marshmallows over a fire. The marshmallows turned brown and began to melt. Which best explains why the marshmallows turned brown?

• Heat energy transferred from the marshmallows to the fire.

• Heat energy transferred from the marshmallows to the metal stick.

• Heat energy transferred from the metal sticks to the marshmallows.

• Heat energy transferred from the fire to the marshmallows.

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6. Which state, or phase, of matter can heat energy move through?

• solids, liquids, and gases

• gases only

• liquids and gases only

• solids and liquids only

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7. A cook places a pan of food on a hot stove and leaves it there. When the food is just about done cooking, which of the following will most likely be true?

• The pan will not have changed in temperature.

• The pan will be the same temperature as the stove.

• The pan will be hotter than the stove.

• The pan will be cooler than the stove.

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The solid we call steel is a hard metal often used to construct buildings.

What can happen when steel gets very hot?

• It will always stay the same.

• It can melt and turn into a liquid.

• It can get smaller.

• It can disappear.

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