NWEA Science Practice Matter (5th)

One hot summer, you remember you left a cup of water outside. A few weeks later, you saw that the cup was empty and you remember the cup having water. What happened to the water?

• It evaporated
• It underwent deposition
• It melted

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more

• mass
• eat
• solid
• greater

Which liquid has the greatest density?

• lamp oil
• karo syrup
• water
• honey

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which term describes when a substance is changed from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Filtration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Sand and salt are placed in the bottom of a beaker filled with water. The beaker is heated, and the water is stirred.

What will happen to the salt and sand?

• The sand and salt will settle to the bottom.

• The sand and salt will dissolve in the water

• The salt will dissolve, and the sand will settle

• The sand will evaporate, and the salt will dissolve.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A mixture of sand, salt, and iron fillings is stirred into a beaker of water. The mixture is then allowed to settle.

What will separate the iron fillings from the mixture?

• Magnetism

• Filtration

• Flotation

• Sifting

A student drops a rock and a cork in a cup of water as shown.

The student observes that the cork floats while the rock sinks in water. What can be concluded from the observation?

• The cork is more dense than the rock and water

• The rock is more dense than the cork and water

• The rock is more dense than the cork but less dense than the water

• The cork is more dense than the water but less dense than the rock

Colton and his brothers put some raisins, hazelnuts, almonds, and peanuts in a bowl to make a snack for their movie. What does this snack represent?

• a solution

• a new element

• a new compound

• a mixture

A scientist uses an instrument to study the small particles in a piece of matter. The diagram shows what the scientist sees.

What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• vapor

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match the following

• definite shape and volume

• liquid

• no definite shape or volume

• solid

• no definite shape, definite volume

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4