Scope Assessment: Physical Changes

What would NOT happen if you added heat to a piece of chocolate?

• It would become a solid.

• It would become a liquid.

• It would change shape.

• It would change texture.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Kamar wanted to build a tall tower by putting blocks on top of one of the items shown. Which item would be best to use as a base to build the tallest tower?

• The football because it is rough on the outside

• The cone because it is the tallest

• The chenille stem because it is flexible

• The food can because has a hard, flat top

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

3. Tonisha found the merry-go-round shown. She took the merry-go-round apart and built a garden fence with the yellow metal.  Why did she choose the yellow metal instead of the red metal to build the fence?

• The yellow metal is flexible.

• The red metal is too big to use for a fence.

• The yellow metal has a rough texture.

• The red metal has enough pieces to build a fence.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

4. Sora sanded some wood with a piece of sandpaper.  What happened to the wood when Sora sanded it?

• The color and texture changed.

• The texture and state changed.

• The texture and size changed.

• The color and shape changed.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Tom conducted an investigation in which he changed water from a liquid to a solid. Which process caused this change?

• Melting

• Cutting

• Sanding

• Freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Omar’s parent gave him a block, a marble, a cube, an ice cube, and a straw to build a tower. Which items would be best to build a tower with?

Select TWO correct answers.   

• Block

• Marble

• Cube

• Ice cube

• Straw

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NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

NGSS.K-2-ETS1-2

Kara conducted an investigation to see how physical properties can be changed. Each picture shows Kara changing a material. Choose the THREE pictures that show the size and shape of the material being changed while the state of matter remains the same.

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9. Pat put a straw, a marble, a piece of paper, and a crayon by a sunny window one summer day. He wanted to see what would happen. 

10. What did Pat observe when he came back in four hours?

• The straw melted.

• The marble melted.

• The piece of paper melted.

• The crayon melted.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

9. Pat put a straw, a marble, a piece of paper, and a crayon by a sunny window one summer day. He wanted to see what would happen. 

10. Which statement best explains the answer to question #8?

• The material was cut.

• The material was folded.

• The material was heated.

• The material was sanded.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

10. Uyen had two pieces of paper. She cut the first one. She folded the second one. What physical properties changed when Uyen cut and folded the pieces of paper, and what property did not change?

• The shape changed, but the texture did not change.

• The color changed, but the shape did not change.

• The texture changed, but the shape did not change.

• The texture changed, but the color did not change.