5th Grade- Properties of Matter

Students observed a piece of metal beginning to rust. What caused this change?

• a chemical reaction

• a heat reaction

• a cold reaction

• a physical reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Which is the best example of radiation?

• water boiling

• ice melting

• hot air balloon rising

• lightbulb glowing

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

One morning, a student notices that the grass in the area is wet, although it had not rained during the night. What could have caused the grass to be wet?

• water had evaporated from the trees in the area throughout the night

• The air became warmer during the night and caused precipitation.

• When the air cooled during the night, water vapor condensed on the grass.

• The grass absorbed water from the ground during the night.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Two liquids are poured together, and a solid substance forms with no liquid remaining. Liquid 1 has a mass of 150 grams, and liquid 2 has a mass of 100 grams. What would be the total mass of the solid substance formed?

• 100 grams

• 150 grams

• 250 grams

• 300 grams

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Which is the best example of chemical change?

• burning a piece of wood

• cutting a piece of paper

• popping a balloon

• hitting a nail with a hammer

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Stirring a pot of noodles cooking on the stove causes a metal spoon to get warm. Which statement best explains why the spoon gets warm?

• heat energy transfers from the metal spoon to the hot liquid

• heat energy transfers from the noodles to the spoon

• Heat energy transfers from the air to the noodles, then to the spoon

• heat energy transfers from the hot noodles, to the pot, then to the spoon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which material is best to keep cold drinks from getting warm too quickly?

• glass because it is a good conductor of heat

• foam, because it is a poor conductor of heat

• metal, because it radiates heat

• paper, because it conducts heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Water droplets forming on the outside of a cold glass of lemonade on a hot, summer, day is an example of which of the following?

• melting

• condensation

• freezing

• evaporating

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____ can be described as having no definite shape and no definite volume;

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

______ can be described as having a definite volume, but no definite shape;

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4