In would say that you may have water in your brakes which may have gotten in the brake lines or in the brake discs so that could cause the brakes to malfunction due to driving through the pools of water so the brakes should be examined as soon as possible.
The paper clip did because it is a conductor. A pencil is made with wood and that is an insulator.
The mass of the baked loaf will be less than the original dough. In making dough for bread, we have ingredients that are liquid such as water, melted butter, food flavoring, etc. All of this liquid ingredients mixed on the dough will definitely turn into vapor. This vapor is responsible for releasing of the aroma of the freshly baked bread.
a physical change occurs when materials change shape or size but not the molecular composition of the substance