Reporting Category 1 Assessment - Matter and Energy

Students measure the temperature change over a three-day period and then construct a table to show the results. Which table correctly reflects the data measured?

• Day 2: Increase of 20° from day 1; Day 3: Increase of 20° from day 2; Day 4: Decrease of 20° from day 3

• Day 2: Decrease of 20° from day 1; Day 3: Decrease of 20° from day 2; Day 4: Decrease of 20° from day 3

• Day 2: Decrease of 20° from day 1; Day 3: Increase of 20° from day 2; Day 4: Decrease of 20° from day 3

• Day 2: Increase of 20° from day 1; Day 3: Increase of 20° from day 2; Day 4: Increase of 20° from day 3

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What happens when a substance becomes a gas?

• It keeps its shape.

• It begins to turn into a solid.

• It turns into water.

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Gases don´t have a definite shape because their particles are separated. They take the shape of their container.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A small group times how long it takes an ice cube to melt at room temperature. They discuss how to communicate the findings with the rest of the class. Which is the best way to communicate the results?

• Venn diagram

• Drawing of an ice cube

• Cycle diagram

• Table of the data

A teacher takes a cup of rocks and combines it with a cup of paper clips. This combination is an example of a —

• chemical

• liquid

• property

• mixture

Answer explanation

A mixture has two or more different substances or things than can be separated.

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NGSS.5-PS1-4

Which of these objects has a mass of 250 grams?

• Camera

• Rock

• Bottle

• Apple

Answer explanation

The balance is leveled with the apple on one plate and 250 grams on the othetr.

Students are given three substances and asked to sort the substances into groups. Which substance could be included in the mixture group?

• Ice water in a cup

• Paper clips

• Sand and gravel

• Pink jelly beans

Two students are given a bag with a mystery object inside. Working with a partner, the first student is asked to describe the properties of the object to the second student. The first student describes the object as hard, pointed at one end, and cylinder shaped. Based on this description, the second student concluded that the object is a —

• liquid

• gas

• magnet

• solid

Answer explanation

Solids have a clear/ definite shape.

The diagram below shows the processes that occur when matter changes states. In this illustration the arrows pointing to the right indicate temperatures —

• A. staying the same

• B. rising

• C. falling

• D. rising and falling

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The illustration shows three beakers containing particles in various states of matter. Which state of matter is represented in each beaker?

• 1–solid, 2–liquid, 3–gas

• 1–gas, 2–liquid, 3–solid

• 1–liquid, 2–solid, 3–gas

• 1–gas, 2–solid, 3–liquid

Answer explanation

The small particles that make up a gas are very separated. They are less separated in a liquid and tightly together in a solid.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A combination of two or more types of matter in which the types of matter keep their own physical properties is called a —

• A chemical

• B blend

• C mixture

• D group