1. 5th Grade Properties of Matter

2. Question 1:
During a storm, the power goes out at Randall's house. His mother strikes a match to light a candle. As the match burns, it gives off light energy. What other form of energy does the burning match give off?
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a. chemical
b. electrical
c. mechanical
d. thermal

3. Question 2:
Katie and her family are watching a fireworks display at an outdoor Fourth of July celebration. The fireworks store chemical energy, and when they are set off, they give off two forms of energy: light and which of the following?
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a. electrical
b. mechanical
c. solar
d. sound

4. Question 2:
Katie and her family are watching a fireworks display at an outdoor Fourth of July celebration. The fireworks store chemical energy, and when they are set off, they give off two forms of energy: light and which of the following?
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a. electrical
b. mechanical
c. solar
d. sound

5. Question 3:
Latisha notices that when she rubs her hands together, they feel warm. Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happens?
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a. energy is reflected into her hands
b. heat energy is produced by the friction
c. light energy of the Sun heats her hands
d. energy is absorbed from the air molecules by her hands

6. Question 3:
Latisha notices that when she rubs her hands together, they feel warm. Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happens?
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a. energy is reflected into her hands
b. heat energy is produced by the friction
c. light energy of the Sun heats her hands
d. energy is absorbed from the air molecules by her hands

7. Question 3:
Latisha notices that when she rubs her hands together, they feel warm. Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happens?
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a. energy is reflected into her hands
b. heat energy is produced by the friction
c. light energy of the Sun heats her hands
d. energy is absorbed from the air molecules by her hands

8. Question 4:
George's science teacher has a mixture of table salt and iron filings. Which of the following would be the best way to separate the salt and the iron filings?
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a. use a magnet to pull the iron filings from the salt
b. add food coloring to the mixture to make the salt change color
c. pour them into a beaker of water and see if the iron filings float
d. heat up the mixture to see if the salt or the iron filings will burn away

9. Question 4:
George's science teacher has a mixture of table salt and iron filings. Which of the following would be the best way to separate the salt and the iron filings?
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a. use a magnet to pull the iron filings from the salt
b. add food coloring to the mixture to make the salt change color
c. pour them into a beaker of water and see if the iron filings float
d. heat up the mixture to see if the salt or the iron filings will burn away

10. Question 4:
George's science teacher has a mixture of table salt and iron filings. Which of the following would be the best way to separate the salt and the iron filings?
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a. use a magnet to pull the iron filings from the salt
b. add food coloring to the mixture to make the salt change color
c. pour them into a beaker of water and see if the iron filings float
d. heat up the mixture to see if the salt or the iron filings will burn away

11. Question 5:
Imagine a thick ten-kilogram block of soap and a thin ten-kilogram sheet of soap. Which answer correctly explains which will dissolve first when they are both placed underwater?
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a. The sheet will dissolve first because it has more surface area.
b. The sheet will dissolve first because it has less mass than the block.
c. The block will dissolve first because it is less spread out than the sheet.
d. The sheet and the block weigh the same, so they will take the same amount of time to dissolve.

12. Question 5:
Imagine a thick ten-kilogram block of soap and a thin ten-kilogram sheet of soap. Which answer correctly explains which will dissolve first when they are both placed underwater?
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a. The sheet will dissolve first because it has more surface area.
b. The sheet will dissolve first because it has less mass than the block.
c. The block will dissolve first because it is less spread out than the sheet.
d. The sheet and the block weigh the same, so they will take the same amount of time to dissolve.

13. Question 5:
Imagine a thick ten-kilogram block of soap and a thin ten-kilogram sheet of soap. Which answer correctly explains which will dissolve first when they are both placed underwater?
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a. The sheet will dissolve first because it has more surface area.
b. The sheet will dissolve first because it has less mass than the block.
c. The block will dissolve first because it is less spread out than the sheet.
d. The sheet and the block weigh the same, so they will take the same amount of time to dissolve.

14. Question 6:
Aaron is playing with a soccer ball at the top of a hill. Aaron kicks the ball and it rolls down the hill. Which of the following best describes what happens as the ball rolls?
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a. The force of gravity pulls the ball downhill.
b. The force of friction causes the ball to roll faster down the hill.
c. The force of gravity is balanced by air resistance acting on the ball.
d. The force of friction is greater than the force of gravity acting on the ball.

15. Question 6:
Aaron is playing with a soccer ball at the top of a hill. Aaron kicks the ball and it rolls down the hill. Which of the following best describes what happens as the ball rolls?
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a. The force of gravity pulls the ball downhill.
b. The force of friction causes the ball to roll faster down the hill.
c. The force of gravity is balanced by air resistance acting on the ball.
d. The force of friction is greater than the force of gravity acting on the ball.

16. Question 6:
Aaron is playing with a soccer ball at the top of a hill. Aaron kicks the ball and it rolls down the hill. Which of the following best describes what happens as the ball rolls?
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a. The force of gravity pulls the ball downhill.
b. The force of friction causes the ball to roll faster down the hill.
c. The force of gravity is balanced by air resistance acting on the ball.
d. The force of friction is greater than the force of gravity acting on the ball.

17. Question 7:
Which of the following explains why a parachute makes a person falling from a great height fall more slowly?
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a. The parachute reduces the friction in the air.
b. parachute pulls upward, so the fall is slower.
c. The parachute causes air resistance, which slows the fall.
d. The parachute decreases the pull of gravity on the person wearing it.

18. Question 7:
Which of the following explains why a parachute makes a person falling from a great height fall more slowly?
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a. The parachute reduces the friction in the air.
b. parachute pulls upward, so the fall is slower.
c. The parachute causes air resistance, which slows the fall.
d. The parachute decreases the pull of gravity on the person wearing it.

19. Question 7:
Which of the following explains why a parachute makes a person falling from a great height fall more slowly?
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a. The parachute reduces the friction in the air.
b. parachute pulls upward, so the fall is slower.
c. The parachute causes air resistance, which slows the fall.
d. The parachute decreases the pull of gravity on the person wearing it.

20. Question 8:
Maria pushes with equal force on two objects. Object 1 has twice as much mass as Object 2. Which of the following statements is true?
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Equal force is needed to move the boxes.
Both boxes will accelerate at the same rate.
Less force is required to move Box 1 than Box 2.
Less force is required to move Box 2 than Box 1.

22. answers Question: a. Dresser A weighs less than Dresser B.
Candice is rearranging the furniture in her room. She has two different dressers that are the same size. When she pushes on each dresser, she finds that it is harder to move Dresser A than it is to move Dresser B. Why does Candice have to push with more force on Dresser A than on Dresser B?
a. Dresser A weighs less than Dresser B.
b. Dresser A is larger in size than Dresser B.
c. Dresser A has more mass than Dresser B.
d. Dresser A has less volume than Dresser B.

23. answers answers Question: Question:
Candice is rearranging the furniture in her room. She has two different dressers that are the same size. When she pushes on each dresser, she finds that it is harder to move Dresser A than it is to move Dresser B. Why does Candice have to push with more force on Dresser A than on Dresser B?
a. Dresser A weighs less than Dresser B.
b. Dresser A is larger in size than Dresser B.
c. Dresser A has more mass than Dresser B.
d. Dresser A has less volume than Dresser B.

24. Question 8:
Maria pushes with equal force on two objects. Object 1 has twice as much mass as Object 2. Which of the following statements is true?
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Equal force is needed to move the boxes.
Both boxes will accelerate at the same rate.
Less force is required to move Box 1 than Box 2.
Less force is required to move Box 2 than Box 1.

25. Question 8:
Maria pushes with equal force on two objects. Object 1 has twice as much mass as Object 2. Which of the following statements is true?
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Equal force is needed to move the boxes.
Both boxes will accelerate at the same rate.
Less force is required to move Box 1 than Box 2.
Less force is required to move Box 2 than Box 1.

26. Question 9:
Which of the following describes an example of a material undergoing a chemical change to become another material with different characteristics?
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a. Iron turns to rust when it is exposed to oxygen.
b. When water boils, it turns into vapor, which is a gas.
c. Oxygen can become liquid at a very low temperature.
d. Gold can be spread out very thin to cover a large area.

27. Question 9:
Which of the following describes an example of a material undergoing a chemical change to become another material with different characteristics?
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a. Iron turns to rust when it is exposed to oxygen.
b. When water boils, it turns into vapor, which is a gas.
c. Oxygen can become liquid at a very low temperature.
d. Gold can be spread out very thin to cover a large area.

28. Question 9:
Which of the following describes an example of a material undergoing a chemical change to become another material with different characteristics?
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a. Iron turns to rust when it is exposed to oxygen.
b. When water boils, it turns into vapor, which is a gas.
c. Oxygen can become liquid at a very low temperature.
d. Gold can be spread out very thin to cover a large area.

29. Question 10:
Julian rides in her mother's car sometimes and in her father's car other times. If it takes her less time to travel the same distance in her mother's car than in her father's car, which of the following is true?
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a. Her father's car is traveling at a greater speed than her mother's car.
b. Her mother's car is traveling at a greater speed than her father's car.
c. Both cars are traveling at the same speed since they travel the same distance.
d. Both cars accelerate at the same rate, but her mother's car has a greater mass.

30. Question 10:
Julian rides in her mother's car sometimes and in her father's car other times. If it takes her less time to travel the same distance in her mother's car than in her father's car, which of the following is true?
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a. Her father's car is traveling at a greater speed than her mother's car.
b. Her mother's car is traveling at a greater speed than her father's car.
c. Both cars are traveling at the same speed since they travel the same distance.
d. Both cars accelerate at the same rate, but her mother's car has a greater mass.

31. Question 10:
Julian rides in her mother's car sometimes and in her father's car other times. If it takes her less time to travel the same distance in her mother's car than in her father's car, which of the following is true?
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a. Her father's car is traveling at a greater speed than her mother's car.
b. Her mother's car is traveling at a greater speed than her father's car.
c. Both cars are traveling at the same speed since they travel the same distance.
d. Both cars accelerate at the same rate, but her mother's car has a greater mass.

32. Question 11:
While playing at the park, Erica and her sister take turns going down the slide and playing on the swings. Which of the following is an example of change that is caused by applying energy?
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a. Erica continues to swing back and forth without trying.
b. When Erica pushes her sister, her sister slides down the slide.
c. Erica sits at the top of the slide and waits for her sister to finish her turn.
d. When Erica stops pushing her sister on the swings, the swing eventually comes to a stop.

33. Question 11:
While playing at the park, Erica and her sister take turns going down the slide and playing on the swings. Which of the following is an example of change that is caused by applying energy?
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a. Erica continues to swing back and forth without trying.
b. When Erica pushes her sister, her sister slides down the slide.
c. Erica sits at the top of the slide and waits for her sister to finish her turn.
d. When Erica stops pushing her sister on the swings, the swing eventually comes to a stop.

34. Question 11:
While playing at the park, Erica and her sister take turns going down the slide and playing on the swings. Which of the following is an example of change that is caused by applying energy?
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a. Erica continues to swing back and forth without trying.
b. When Erica pushes her sister, her sister slides down the slide.
c. Erica sits at the top of the slide and waits for her sister to finish her turn.
d. When Erica stops pushing her sister on the swings, the swing eventually comes to a stop.

35. Question 12:
Todd can throw a baseball from the outfield all the way back to home plate. Why does he have to move his arm in order to make the ball fly all that way?
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a. He has to get the ball high enough in the air so the air can support it.
b. The ball's energy can only be released if he lets it go above the ground.
c. Moving his arm makes the ball's own energy take it in the right direction.
d. He has to transfer some of his muscle's energy to the ball to make it move.

36. Question 12:
Todd can throw a baseball from the outfield all the way back to home plate. Why does he have to move his arm in order to make the ball fly all that way?
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a. He has to get the ball high enough in the air so the air can support it.
b. The ball's energy can only be released if he lets it go above the ground.
c. Moving his arm makes the ball's own energy take it in the right direction.
d. He has to transfer some of his muscle's energy to the ball to make it move.

37. Question 12:
Todd can throw a baseball from the outfield all the way back to home plate. Why does he have to move his arm in order to make the ball fly all that way?
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a. He has to get the ball high enough in the air so the air can support it.
b. The ball's energy can only be released if he lets it go above the ground.
c. Moving his arm makes the ball's own energy take it in the right direction.
d. He has to transfer some of his muscle's energy to the ball to make it move.

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Video Bonus Question
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40. Video Bonus Question
Question: What is force?

41. Video Bonus Question Answer:
Force is a push or a pull that acts on an object to make it move.

43. Key
Question # d b a c
Red Light Question: c
9. a
10. b
11. b
12. d

44. INSTRUCTIONS
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