Earth's Processes

Gas stations warn customers to not fill their tanks too much because the tank would overflow as the day gets warmer. Which statement BEST explains why the gasoline would overflow?

• Heat causes liquid to expand

• Heat causes liquid to contract

• Heat causes air to leave the tank

• Heat causes air to flow into the tank

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The circles in the bottles represent the same particles of matter. Which answer correctly identifies each state of matter?

• 1: Solid, 2: Liquid, 3: Gas

• 1: Solid, 2: Gas, 3: Liquid

• 1: Gas, 2: Plasma, 3: Solid

• 1: Liquid, 2: Solid, 3: Plasma

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When ice cream melts, its molecules _______________________.

• Absorbs heat energy and move molecules farther apart

• Releases heat energy and move molecules farther apart

• Absorbs heat energy and moves molecules closer together

• Releases heat energy and moves molecules closer together.

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When Joe put a cheeseburger sealed in a plastic bag into the microwave, there was not much air in the bag. After the cheeseburger was cooked, the plastic bag was full of air. Where did the air come from?

• It came out of the cheeseburger

• It came from the fan in the microwave

• It was already in the bag and it expanded as it was heated

• It came from a chemical reaction whereby energy from the microwave creates O2 molecules

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Which statement best describes the motion of the water molecules when heat is added to the beaker?

• The molecules speed up

• The molecules slow down

• The molecules move closer together

• The molecules do not change their motion

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According to this rock cycle model, can a sedimentary rock be transformed directly into an igneous rock?

• Yes

• No

How can a metamorphic rock become a sedimentary rock?

• Metamorphic rocks can experience weathering and erosion and turn to sediments and then be deposited and buried and become sedimentary rocks.

• Metamorphic rocks can never become sedimentary rocks.

• Metamorphic rocks can melt into magma and cool and crystallize and become sedimentary rocks.

• Metamorphic rocks and sedimentary rocks are the same thing.

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Explain the difference between the rectangles and the ovals in this model.

• The rectangles are processes and the ovals are types of rocks.

• There is no difference

• The rectangles are a type of rock or a part that makes up the rock and the ovals are processes.

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In the diagram, what step does water change from a liquid to a gas?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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