A Metric Ton of Fun
Variable Outcomes
It's heating up!
"It's not a phase, mom!"
Horsin' Around
100

Convert: 10.0 mm = ____ cm

1 cm

100

What is the definition of a constant (controlled) variable?

Something that COULD change in an experiment, but the scientist purposely keeps the same
100

What is kinetic energy?

Motion energy

100

What are the three states of matter?

Solid, liquid, gas

100

What is the name of a horse's foot?

Hoof

200

Convert: 183 km = _______ m

183,000 m

200

I do an experiment to test how different amounts of sleep effects my mood the next day. What is the independent variable?

The amount (hours) of sleep

200

What is the definition of temperature?

The average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance

200

What is the name for the phase change when a liquid turns into a gas?

Boiling

200

True or False: Horses can throw up.

False

300

What is the SI (metric system) unit for time?

seconds

300

I do an experiment to test how changing the brightness of the lighting in the room impacts my score on a math quiz. What is the dependent variable?

The math quiz scores

300

Describe the direction of heat transfer between a hot bowl of soup (85 degrees celsius) and a table (25 degrees celsius).

Heat transfers from soup to the table.

Heat transfers from HOT (high temp) to COLD (low temp).

300

What do the horizontal parts of a heating curve represent (no temperature change)?

Phase Changes

300

Name one horse breed.

Quarter horse, Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Clydesdale, Arabian, Morgan, there are a lot more and Ms. Wentorf will check

400

Convert: 0.46 daL = _______ cL

460 cL

400
What is a control group?
A group that is not experimented on to provide a "baseline" comparison for the other experimental groups.
400

What is the unit of energy?

Joules

400
What formula is used to calculate the energy required to change the temperature of a substance?

Q = m*c*deltaT

400

What is the difference between a horse and a pony?

A horse is 14.2 hh or taller. A pony is less than 14.2 hh. (There are also specific breeds that tend to meet these height requirements that are "pony breeds").

500

What country created the metric system?

France

500

Fill in the blank: "Correlation does not equal _______."

causation.

Just because data shows two things align doesn't mean one certainly caused the other.

500

Calculate the energy needed to heat up 64 grams of water from 20 to 35 degrees celsius.

cwater= 4.19 J/gC

Q = 4022.4 J

500

Draw a picture of molecules of ice at -15 degrees celsius. Consider spacing and kinetic energy.

*ms. wentorf will grade this in the moment*

500

The first race of the Triple Crown, what is the famous horse race that happens in Louisville, Kentucky every May?

The Kentucky Derby

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