Vocabulary
Investigation 1
Investigation 2
Investigation 3
Investigation 4
100
Substance that makes up or comes from the earth.
What is an earth material?
100
Which is not a property of water? a. Water flows downhill. b. Water is clear. c. Water absorbs. d. Water has surface tension.
What is c. Water absorbs
100
Which of these lists shows three forms of water in order from the LEAST dense to the MOST dense? a. ice, cold water, warm water b. warm water, cold water, ice c. cold water, warm water, ice d. ice, warm water, cold water
What is d. ice, warm water, cold water
100
In which state of matter is water vapor? a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. California
What is c. gas
100
What is a thermometer?
What is a tool used to measure temperature.
200
When an object sinks in water, it is denser than water.
What is dense?
200
Which absorbs water the best? a. Wax paper b. Writing paper c. Aluminum foil d. Paper towel
What is d. Paper towel
200
Look at the cup. What is true about the density of the cork compared to the water? a. The cork is less dense than the water. b. The cork is more dense than the water. c. The cork and the water have the same density.
What is a. The cork is less dense than the water.
200
The process by which liquid water changes into water vapor is called? a. condensation b. evaporation c. contraction d. expansion
What is b. evaporation
200
People can use water to power waterwheels because a. water has quality. b. water flows. c. water contracts and expands. d. water can be any shape.
What is b. water flows.
300
Characteristic of a material or an object, something that you can observe such as color, smell, and taste.
What is a property?
300
A needle can stay on the surface of water without sinking to the bottom. What property of water makes this possible? a. temperature b. density c. surface tension d. color
What is c. surface tension
300
In which state of matter is ice? a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. Alaska
What is c. gas
300
Which of these is the best way to find materials that are dissolved in water? a. making waterwheels b. tasting c. condensation d. evaporation
What is d. evaporation
300
Which of these things about water does NOT relate to water quality? a. smell b. location c. color d. clarity
What is b. location
400
The gas state of water.
What is water vapor?
400
What happens to water when head is added? What happens to water when heat is taken away?
What is expands and contracts.
400
Look at the graduated cylinder. A, B and C are liquids layered in a tall, thin container. Which of these is most dense? a. A b. B c. C
What is c. C
400
Matthew's mother left a plastic bottle of water in the trunk of their car. It got cold that night and the water froze. When his mother opened up the trunk of the car the next afternoon she discovered a cracked water bottle. a. How would you explain what happened to the bottle?
What is "The water froze which led to the water bottle expanding causing a crack in the water bottle."
400
Which of these affects water quality of a river? a. the kind of fish that swim in the river b. the number of people that live near the river c. the type of boats that travel on the rive d. fish, people and boats
What is d. fish, people and boats
500
A term used to describe the purity of water.
What is water quality?
500
A student wrote: "Evaporation is when water boils away into nothing. Water vapor is water that has been boiled" Is there anything you would change in this definition?
What is "water does not have to be boiled to evaporate and water vapor is any water that is in the air"
500
Put these bottles in order from coldest to warmest. Explain why you put these bottles in this order.
What is C, D, B, A. You can tell which is the coldest by looking at the level of the water in the straw.
500
Matthew's mother left a plastic bottle of water in the trunk of their car. It got cold that night and the water froze. When his mother opened up the trunk of the car the next afternoon she discovered a cracked water bottle. a. When Matthew was taking the cracked bottle out of the car, some of the water spilled onto the sidewalk. When he came back later, there wasn't any water on the sidewalk. What happened to the water?
What is "The water evaporated which became water vapor."
500
What does a waterwheel do?
What is provides power
M
e
n
u