Characteristics of Air
Experiments
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Further Characteristics
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100
The fact that some air will be burned and used up by an open flame is proof of this characteristic of air.
What is "that air is made of different substances"?
100
When we turned a glass upside down in a bucket of water, the tissue paper inside did not get wet, which demonstrated this characteristic of air.
What is "air takes up space"?
100
When we made air cannons and used them to move tissue paper, it was proof of this.
What is "air, when put under pressure, can do work"?
100
Air is made entirely of these.
What is "molecules" or "small particles"?
100
This is the name for the layer of air which surrounds the earth.
What is the atmosphere?
200
This characteristic of air means that it can fill up a vacuum easily.
What is "air takes up space"?
200
When we used a bamboo stick to compare the weights of different balloons, we found this.
What is "air has mass"?
200
Lemon juice is effective at doing this.
What is "protecting apples from oxidation"?
200
Differences in air pressure around an object create this effect or principle.
What is the Bernoulli effect or principle?
200
Compared with the earth, the layer of air which surrounds it is really, really....This.
What is small or thin?
300
When air is put under pressure, it can do this.
What is "work"?
300
When we left steel wool exposed to air after we had wet it, we found that soap is great at doing this.
What is "protecting materials from oxidation"?
300
When we heated a bottle, it squished together after cooling down because air is made of these.
What is "small particles" or "molecules"?
300
Items recovered from wrecks in the ocean are often kept in salt water to prevent this from happening.
What is oxidation?
300
Before a bird can begin flying, it needs to be able to do this.
What is take off successfully?
400
The fact that air weights something means this.
What is "air has mass"?
400
When we used a ruler to move a large piece of paper, it demonstrated this rule about air.
What is "air pressure can do work"?
400
When we heated a jar, sealed it, and let it cool, we created our very own one of these.
What is a vacuum?
400
When we added air to an overturned cup by blowing into a straw, the water in the cup did this.
What is went down or was removed from the cup?
400
After a bird has started to fly, it needs to be able to do these two things.
What is to stay flying for as long as it wants, and to be able to turn and choose where it is going?
500
Air can break down different materials using this process.
What is "oxidation"?
500
When we had a lit candle in a jar, it burned out after a short while, and only some water got sucked into the jar, which proved this.
What is "that air is made of different substances"?
500
When we blew up balloons and used them to lift heavy books, it was proof of this.
What is "air, when put under pressure, can do work"?
500
This part of the atoms in iron are taken by air during oxidation.
What are electrons?
500
After a bird is finished flying, it needs to be able to do this.
What is land safely?
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