12 questions
A student notices that an inflated balloon gets larger when it is warmed by a lamp. Which best describes the mass of the balloon as a result of this change?
The mass of the balloon increases because the size of the balloon has increased.
The mass of the balloon increases because the temperature of the balloon has increased.
The mass of the balloon stays the same because the gas inside the balloon still has the same mass after it warms up.
The mass of the balloon stays the same because warming decreases the mass enough to cancel out the effect of increasing the size.
A teacher places a penny into an amount of acid in a closed container to demonstrate a chemical change. The penny weighs 3 grams and the acid 230 grams. After the chemical reaction takes place, what will be the mass of the penny and acid?
3 grams
200 grams
230 grams
233 grams
Mrs. Godfrey wants to prove to her students that when an object is burned, its total mass is the same before and after the reaction. What should Mrs. Godfrey do to make sure this is shown by the experiment?
burn the object in a closed container
burn the object outside on a nice day
add water to the object after it is burned
split the object into two equal pieces before burning
A jeweler melts gold to make jewelry. As the gold melts, the mass
increases
decreases
stays the same
is destroyed
Two kilograms of water are placed in a closed container. The container is placed in the freezer, and after a few hours it turns into ice. Which is most likely the mass of the ice?
1.0 kilogram
1.5 kilograms
2.0 kilograms
2.5 kilograms