The amount of matter in an object
Mass
The process of turning liquid water into a gas
Evaporation
Surface currents are caused by what?
WIND
The transfer of heat through fluid such as a liquid or a gas.
What is the lab tool you would use to find the MASS of an object?
Scale
The amount of space an object takes up
Volume
The process of turning water vapor into a liquid
Condensation
What is the definition of salinity?
The amount of salt in a body of water
The transfer of heat through DIRECT contact.
Conduction
What is the lab tool you would use to measure out 30 mL of water?
Graduated Cylinder
FILL IN THE BLANK: A golf ball sinks in a bucket of water. The golf ball is ______ dense than water which has a density of 1 g/mL.
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TRUE OR FALSE: When water evaporates, substances that are mixed into the water evaporate too.
FALSE
What causes wind?
The rotation of the earth
Give an example of radiant heat.
Answers will vary. (Sunlight, bonfire, fireplace, etc)
What is the method used to find the volume of an irregular shaped object?
Water Displacement
Which of the substances from this list are less dense than regular pure freshwater?
Hot water
Slightly salty water
Very salty water
Oil
Corn syrup
ANSWER: A and D (hot water and oil)
What kind of temperatures are required to condense water vapor into drops of water?
What is the name of the current that delivers warm water to France?
The Gulf Stream
A breeze that blows from the land towards the sea. Typically at night.
Land breeze.
The lowest point in the curve of water where someone would take a measurement of volume.
Meniscus
Angela wants to find the density of an object that has a mass of 49 grams and a volume of 7 mL.
7 g/mL
Draw the entire water cycle including labels.
What is the name of the current that delivers cool water to Hawaii?
The California Current
Draw a sea breeze. Label the cool air and the warm air.
Teacher must approve drawings.
Becky wants to know the volume of a seashell. The amount of water in the cylinder is 30 mL. She adds the seashell and the water level increases to 56 mL. What is the volume of the object?
26 mL