HMH Unit 2: Matter

Ari makes six star-shaped cookies out of dough. He puts all of the cookies on a balance and measures the total mass as 36 grams. He then pushes the cookies into one big ball and measures the mass. What is the mass of the entire ball?

• 26 grams

• 30 grams

• 36 grams

• 42 grams

Emma is studying the physical properties of a rock. She puts water in a cylinder and then puts the rock into the cylinder. Which property is Emma measuring?

• mass

• texture

• volume

• temperature

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

These three pictures show the particles in a solid, a liquid, and a gas. Which number is correctly paired with the state of matter?

• 1: liquid

• 2: solid

• 2: liquid

• 3: gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In which way does water change as it evaporates?

• Its mass and volume increase.

• Its mass and volume decrease.

• Its mass increases. Its volume remains unchanged.

• Its mass remains unchanged. Its volume increases.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which statement describes the shape of a solid?

• It has its own shape.

• It does not have shape.

• It takes the shape of its container.

• It changes shape with temperature.

Did mixing the cereal with the milk make a new substance?

• Yes, because the color of the milk changed.

• Yes, because the sugar dissolved and the cereal got wet.

• No, because mixing substances cannot make new substances.

• No, because the cereal can be separated from the milk and changed back to the original substances.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Water can change from one state of matter to another. What happens when water changes states?

• Some matter is lost.

• Some matter is gained.

• Matter is both lost and gained.

• Matter is neither lost nor gained.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Adan used a steel shovel to plant some flowers in his garden. When he finished, he stuck the shovel into the damp soil. A few weeks later, Adan took the shovel out of the ground. The surface of the shovel had a reddish color. What happened to the shovel?

• The shovel rusted in the damp soil.

• The steel changed into aluminum.

• The shovel burned in the hot sun.

• The steel changed into copper.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

During an experiment, a student measures the weight of ice and of liquid water. The student then places the mixture into a freezer for a day. The table shows the data. Weight of ice: 50 grams Weight of liquid water: 75 grams Weight after the change: ? What will the student have at the end of the experiment?

• 100 grams of ice

• 125 grams of ice

• 125 grams of liquid water

• 150 grams of liquid water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Ashley placed a notebook and sugar cubes on a scale. Which of these describes the mass of the notebook and sugar cubes?

• The notebook and the sugar cubes have no mass

• . The notebook has less mass than the sugar cubes

• The notebook and the sugar cubes have the same mass.

• The notebook has a greater mass than the sugar cubes.