3rd Unit 1 Test

Students were asked to bring items from home to see which would sink or float. Which is a list of the items that would all sink?

• Metal spoon, steel nail, glass marble

• Plastic spoon, plastic duck, steel nail

• Wood block, plastic straw, metal spoon

• Steel nail, plastic beach ball, glass marble

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

To show you that it is possible to separate mixtures, your teacher gave you a mixture of sand and iron filings. She instructed you to drag (pull) a metal bar through the mixture. You observed the iron filings were attracted to the piece of metal.

From the information and image above, you can say that the iron filings have what physical property?

• Liquid

• Magnetism

• Ability to float

• Ability to sink

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NGSS.3-PS2-3

NGSS.5-PS1-3

The thermometer reading in the picture shown above is —

• 41 °C

• 45 °C

• 39 °C

• 35 °C

A science class is conducting an investigation to test the physical properties of several objects. The results of the investigation are recorded in the chart below.

The data that would correctly complete the chart is

• a glass marble is magnetic, a steel nail will sink, oil is a solid

• a glass marble is not magnetic, a steel nail will sink, oil is a liquid

• a glass marble will sink, a steel nail is magnetic, oil is a liquid

• a glass marble is not magnetic, a steel nail will not sink, oil is a solid

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Liquids and gases take the shape of their containers. Which of the following will take the shape of its container?

• Crayon in a box

• Frozen peas in a bag

• A cookie in a jar

• Milk in a carton

What part of the picture above shows something that is a gas?

• Straw

• Ice cubes

• Bubbles

• Glass

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which of the following is an example of water in its solid state?

• Steam

• Lake

• Snow

• Rain

A student observed a glass of lemonade with ice cubes. The ice cubes are ________. (solid, liquid, gas)

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which description best describes the process that liquid water will undergo when placed and left in the freezer?

• The liquid water will change into a gas.

• The liquid water will change into a solid.

• The liquid water will remain the same.

• The liquid water will evaporate.

If a rock is heated enough to cause a change in state of matter, which change would occur?

• The rock would evaporate into a gas.

• The rock would melt into a liquid.

• The rock would evaporate into a liquid.

• The rock would melt into a gas.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4