Energy
A bowling ball and a tennis ball are rolling at the same speed. Which has more kinetic energy and why?
A bowling ball, because it has more mass
A scientist places a marshmallow inside a vacuum chamber and it expands dramatically.
What does this tell us about matter?
Air takes up space and exerts pressure.
You have three mystery samples:
Classify each as an element, compound, or mixture.
Can you break a magnet in half and get a north half and a south half?
No. Each piece gets its own north and south pole.
What is hotter?
Lightning
A skateboarder starts at the top of a ramp and rolls downward. Which form of energy is decreasing?
Potential energy
Two containers hold the same amount of water. One contains ice, and one contains liquid water. Which contains more matter?
They contain the same amount of matter.
This element's symbol is Fe
Iron
What is the sixth planet from our Sun
Saturn
Sing the most amazing bus songs ever
You wanted less of me during the egg drop challenge.
Teams used parachutes, padding, and careful designs to reduce my effects.
The more quickly an object stops, the stronger I become. What am I?
Collision
Would toothpaste be considered a normal liquid? Why or why not?
No; it doesn't always flow like a typical liquid.
What are the rows and columns called on a periodic table?
Rows are periods
Columns are groups
What are any three phases of the moon?
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third (or Last) Quarter, and Waning Crescent.
True or False. Mr. Patrick doesn't know how to ride a bike.
True
When you eat food, where did most of that energy originally come from?
The Sun
Why does steam take up more space than liquid water?
Gas particles are much farther apart than liquid particles.
What is a solute? What is a solvent?
A solute is the substance being dissolved. A solvent is the substance doing the dissolving
I get stronger when challenged.
I change when new evidence appears.
I am trusted because I can be tested.
What am I?
Science
What is Ms. Gloria's dog's name?
Chile
Two students disagree:
Who is correct and why?
Student B. Waves transfer energy, while the matter (particles) usually just vibrates or moves back and forth.
A sealed bottle contains 100 grams of water.
The water evaporates completely.
How much matter is now inside the bottle?
100 grams. The water changed state but did not disappear.
What is the only letter that does not appear in the periodic table?
J
I have no muscles. I have no bones.
Yet I can carve valleys, move mountains, and shape the Earth. What am I?
Water
What animal can sleep for about three years at a time?
A Snail