Scientific Inquiry
Matter
Energy and Waves
Engineering and Design
RANDOM!
100
Two tools used to measure volume
Graduated cylinder and Beaker
100
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
100
What color car will absorb the most light?
Black
100
What are the three components of a circuit?
Power source, conductor, load
100
How many independent variables are in an experiment?
one
200
The unit of measurement used to measure the eraser on the end of your pencil.
Millimeters
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!When you add thermal energy to a substance, what happens to the particles?
The particles speed up.
200
What are two ways to make a pitch higher?
Longer, Looser, Thicker
200
What is the first step in the engineering design process?
Identify a problem
200
DAILY DOUBLE
What is a compound?
Two or more elements chemically combined
300
Camila and Ernest are working on an experiment to test which brand of paper towels will soak up water the fastest. What is the Independent Variable?
The different brand of paper towels.
300
What phase change does this best represent?
Evaporation (Liquid to a gas)
300
A solar panel run on sun rays. What type of energy is involved in this type of energy resource?
Light energy
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!! A ramp is what kind of simple machine?
inclined plane
300
What is the density of water?
1 g/cm3
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Christopher and Brianny are conducting an experiment to find out if people with longer legs will affect how fast they run a mile. What is the dependent variable?
How fast they run a mile
400
What phase change is happening from left to right?
Freezing (liquid -> solid)
400
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy can not be created nor destroyed
400
What do we put on the outside of electrical chords so that we don't get shocked?
Insulators.
400
What is density?
How tightly packed the particles are in a substance
500
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the weight of an elephant?
Kilograms
500
When I change containers I retain the same volume, but not same shape... what type of substance am I?
Liquid
500
A car running on gasoline is an example of what kind of energy transfer?
Chemical to Mechanical
500
Gold, Silver or Copper - which is the best conductor?
Gold
500
Geniah and Genia are conducting an experiment to see if different shoes will affect how fast you can run. What is one thing you would want to keep constant in this experiment ?
How far they have to run.
Where they run.
The time of day that they run.