CAASPP Science - 5th Grade - Part 1

Which action will result in a product with new chemical properties?

• shredding newspaper

• popping corn

• chopping wood

• breaking a mirror

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following represents a chemical reaction?

• a sugar cube dissolving in water

• ice cubes forming in a freezer

• a cake baking in the oven

• ice cream melting in a bowl

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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What do water, aluminum, redwood trees, and valley quail all have in common?

• They are all pure elements.

• They are all made of cells.

• They are all living creatures.

• They are all made of atoms.

Sterling silver is a combination of silver and copper. Which of the following is also a combination of two or more metals?

• aluminum

• gold

• brass

• lead

A metal spoon was left in a pot of boiling soup. The cook burned a finger by touching a spoon. Why did the finger get burned?

• The metal spoon chemically reacted with the cook's hand.

• The metal spoon conducted electricity to the cook's hand.

• The metal spoon conducted heat to the cook's hand.

• The metal spoon insulated the cook's hand.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Students are gathering materials and building an electrical circuit. Which material will allow electricity to flow between the battery and light bulb?

• copper wire

• wooden rod

• cotton string

• rubber tube

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A scientist uses an instrument to observe the pattern of molecules in a substance. The picture shows what the scientist sees. What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

• gas

• liquid

• water vapor

• solid

A scientist needs to take a picture of the well-ordered arrangements of the atoms and molecules within a substance. Which of the following instruments would best for the scientist to use?

• a laser light with holograph

• a seismograph

• an electron microscope

• a stereoscope

The diagram shows a mixture. Which of the following pieces of equipment should be used to separate this mixture?

• magnet

• balance

• funnel

• hot plate/heat source

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which of the following is a property of CO2 gas?

• It feels like a rock.

• It smells like a lemon

• It is colorless.

• It is a solid.