Matter

1. Lorenzo wants to mail a breakable birthday present to his friend. He has some crumpled newspaper and some crumpled tissue paper that he could use as packing material. Either one of these would protect his present from breaking.

He needs to figure out which type of packing material will weigh less, since the amount of postage he has to pay is based on how much his package weighs. What would be the BEST way to figure out which one to use?

• A. Weigh a newspaper, weigh a package of tissue paper, and see which weighs more.

• A. Weigh a crumpled piece of newspaper, weigh a crumpled piece of tissue paper, and see which weighs more.

• A. Put ten pieces of crumpled newspaper in the box and weigh it, repeat with ten pieces of crumpled tissue paper, and see which weighs more.

• A. Pack the box with crumpled newspaper and weigh it, then pack it with crumpled tissue paper, and see which weighs more.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

When water boils, a ___________________.

• gas becomes a liquid

• solid becomes a liquid

• liquid becomes a gas

• gas becomes a solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which tool would be needed to determine the volume of a liquid?

• a meter stick

• a graduated cylinder

• a large jar

• a metric weight

1. Nathan went swimming at the lake over the weekend. While he was playing on the shore, he found a small chunk of cement and a stick, which appeared to be the same size. What would be the best way for Nathan to compare the volume of the stick and of the chunk of cement?

• A. Throw them in the lake and see which one will sink.

• A. Use a ruler to measure the length of each of the objects.

• A. Place them each on a scale and see which one weighs more.

• A. Place them in a bucket of water and see which one raises the water level the most.

Which of the following is the instrument used to measure temperature?

• telescope

• microscope

• scale

• thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

1. Maria and Lucy are making peanut butter sandwiches. They learned at school that a substance may be a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Maria thinks the peanut butter is a solid, but Lucy thinks it is a liquid. What would be the best way to test it to see if it is a liquid?

• A. Try to pour it out of the jar.

• A. Heat it to see if it gets softer.

• A. See if its volume increases in the freezer.

• A. Press it to try to make it take up less space.

Which list contains examples of the three states of matter?

• snow, lake water, rain

• frozen dinner, soup, steam

• rock, soil, mudslide

• plant, animal, rock

1. Both cookies and gelatin desserts are solids although their textures are very different. What do they have in common that makes them solids?

• A. They both may be eaten.

• A. They both keep their own shape.

• A. They both can move around in a container.

• A. They both are made of solids such as sugar.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3