Question 1
During a chemical reaction in a sealed container, the total mass of the substances is measured before and after the reaction. According to the law of conservation of mass, what should the measurement show?
Correct Answer:
The total mass stays the same before and after the reaction
Question 2
A student pushes a box across the floor and then pushes it the same way on ice. The box slides much farther on the ice. Which statement best explains why?
Correct Answer:
There is less friction between the box and the ice
Question 3
A skateboarder rolls down a ramp from the top to the bottom. As the skateboarder descends, how does the energy change?
Correct Answer:
Gravitational potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy
Question 4
Sound travels from a speaker to a listener's ear through the air. Which statement correctly describes how sound moves through the air?
Correct Answer:
It travels as a wave that makes air particles vibrate back and forth
Question 5
A scientist looks at plant tissue under a microscope and sees many small compartments, each with its own boundary and contents. These compartments are the basic units of the plant. What are they called?
Correct Answer:
Cells
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