Matter
Simple Machines
Experiments
All mixed up
100
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space
100
What simple machine has an inclined plane wrapped around it?
a screw
100
A bowl of ice cream began to melt. What can you conclude about the temperature of the place it was located?
The temperature was above freezing because it began to melt.
100
What simple machine is a flagpole?
A pulley
200
The weight of a watermelon would be described in what unit? (inches, cetimeters, pounds, farenheit)
pounds
200
What simple machine is 2 inclined planes put together?
a wedge
200
I want to use an inclined plane to slide a box onto a moving truck. Should I use a short or long inclined plane and why?
A longer inclined plane would require less force
200
What units are used for temperature?
Farenheit or Celcius
300
What are 5 physical properties of matter?
Example: size, shape, color, texture, odor, temperature...
300
What simple machine is a see saw?
a see saw
300
We conducted and experiment where we launched marshmellows. Our simple machine was a flat ruler with a fixed point or fulcrum. What type of simple machine was this?
a lever
300
I an an object in the kitchen. I am about 5 inches long and sharp on one side. I am silver and smooth. I am a simple machine. What am I?
A knife
400
What is used to measure and compare the mass of objects?
A balance or balance scale
400
Simple machines make work easier by doing this.
They change the direction of the force.
400
Give an example of an object changing states of matter
Ice cream melting, water turning into ice, water boiling into steam...
400
If a cookie was bit into. What properties of matter would change about the cookie?
The size and shape would change
500
What unit would be used to measure the mass of a pair of scissors on a balance scale?
grams
500
Simple machines make work easier by doing this.
a lever.
500
Give an example of a wedge being used in our lives.
An axe cutting wood, a knife slicing food, a saw cutting into a log...
500
Matter can be observed by size, shape, color... these properties are called what?
Physical properties
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