DCA #4 - Matter and Energy

You put 2 marbles in a bucket of water. One marble sinks and the other floats. What can you say about the 2 marbles?

• The marbles have different temperatures.

• One marble is a magnet.

• The marbles have the same mass.

• The marbles are made of different materials.

Look at the picture of the child blowing bubbles. What state of matter are the bubbles?

• The outer layer is liquid soap and water, and it is full of gas.

• The inside of the bubble is filled with a solid.

• The outer layer is a solid that holds its shape and the inside is gas.

• The inside of the bubble is filled with liquid.

Ice melts because the temperature is too ____ to keep the water in the solid state.

• cold

• matter

• liquid

• hot

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What might you observe when adding ice to a room-temperature cup of water?

• The water temperature will become room temperature.

• There will be condensation on the ice cubes.

• The ice will begin melting because the water is warmer.

• The amount of water in the glass will decrease.

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What happens to water when you put it in the freezer for a few hours, and why does it change?

• It turns into a gas because the temperature gets very hot.

• It stays a liquid because freezers do not affect water.

• It turns into a gas because freezers make things vanish.

• It turns into a solid because the temperature gets very cold.

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Look at the picture of the containers.

Each container has an object in water.

A: Plastic ball B: Coins

C: Metal ball D: Stone and Wood

• The plastic ball in A and the metal ball in C are floating.

• The coins in B and the stone in D are floating.

• The metal ball in C and the stone in D are floating.

• The plastic ball in A and the coins in B are all sinking.

What change in state of matter happens when you heat different substances?

• Water freezes and turns into a solid.

• Sugar turns into a gas when heated.

• Chocolate melts and turns into a liquid.

• A rock turns into a liquid.

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What happens when different substances cool down?

• Water turns into ice and becomes a solid.

• Snow melts and turns into a liquid.

• Juice turns into a gas and disappears.

• Butter hardens and turns from liquid to solid.

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Which of these science tools would you use to measure the mass of an object and water temperature?

• balance and stopwatch

• balance and thermometer

• thermometer and compass

• compass and anemometer

What state of matter is a smoothie?

• A smoothie is made from solids like fruit and ice, so it is solid.

• A smoothie can float, so it is a gas.

• A smoothie freezes quickly, so it is a solid.

• A smoothie flows and takes the shape of its container, making it a liquid.

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