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100

Which of these materials would NOT be a good insulator of electricity?

Metal

Glass

Plastic 

Wood

Metal

100

A student makes a mixture of gravel, iron filings, and water. What the tools  can be used to separate each substance from the mixture?

*there are 3 different tools that will be used 

filter for water

magnet for iron filings

screen or strainer or sieve for gravel

100

Which can be separated using a filter?

sand and iron filings

saltwater

sand and water

nails and pennies

sand and water

100

A person heats 700 milliliters of water in a beaker. Then the person stirs 20 grams of table sugar into the water. Which property will the sugar keep after it has dissolved in the water?

it's taste/it's sweetness

100

Which of the following investigations proves that air is matter? 

boiling water

comparing a beaker with salt to one with sand

blowing up a balloon

putting a penny in water

blowing up a balloon

200

If I put the following items in water and they are in order (from top to bottom) as follows:

rubber duck

ping pong ball

penny

Which would have the greatest density?

penny

200

Students have two clocks that are the same size. They drop each block into a beaker of water. Why does Block 1 float and block 2 sink?

block 1 is less dense

block 2 is more dense

200

What tool would you use to separate salt and water?

hot plate

200

What happens when you shine a light on a mirror?

the light is reflected

200

What force is being tested when an object is forced downward toward the center of Earth?

gravity

300

A material that has definite volume but no definite shape is classified as a-

solid

liquid

gas

plastic

liquid

300

Which substance is not soluble in water?

powdered drink mix

sugar

salt

sand

sand

300

What happens when you shine a light on black paper?

it is absorbed

300

Light travels into a camera lens to form a small, upside down image on the inside of the camera. Which of the following best describes why the lens flips and decreases the size of the image?

light is refracted by the lens

300

Which type of surface will increase the amount of friction?

rough

400

We did an experiment to see which material is the best insulator. The beginning temperature is 150 degrees. Then we took the temperature after 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and 20 minutes.

material A: 150     137     120     92     65

material B: 150     140     138     129     118

material C: 150     131     117     106     98

material D: 150     138     124     113     104

Which of these is the best insulator?

Material B

400

Students sorted the following objects into 2 groups.

group 1: paper clip, iron nail, copper penny

group 2: candle, pencil, craft stick

Based on this information, which is the best title for group 1?

conductors

400

A student sees and hears a battery-operated toy car moving across the room. What 2 types of energy does the student use to see and hear the toy car? 

*there are 2

light energy

sound energy

400

Some students rolled a ball down a large hill. Later in their trip, they rolled the same ball down a small hill. The speed of the ball at the bottom of the large hill was greater than the speed of the ball at the bottom of the small hill.

 Why was the speed of the ball on the large hill  greater? 

The large hill was taller than the small hill.

400

What happens when you shine light in a prism?

It is refracted

500

We did an experiment to see which material is the best insulator. The beginning temperature is 150 degrees. Then we took the temperature after 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and 20 minutes.

material A: 150     137     120     92     65

material B: 150     140     138     129     118

material C: 150     131     117     106     98

material D: 150     138     124     113     104

How do you know which of these is the best insulator?

It has the hottest temperature after 20 minutes

500

Is ice more dense than water or less dense than water? How do you know?

less dense because it floats

500


Students create the circuit shown. 

What do the lightbulb and the bell do when the switch is left open? 

 

The lightbulb glows, and the bell does not ring.

500

What is an example of gravitational force?

pushing a cart

pulling a wagon

dropping a pencil on the ground

picking up iron filings with a magnet

dropping a pencil on the ground

500

A group of students creates a circuit using a battery, copper wire, and a buzzer. The group then creates another circuit but replaces the buzzer with a lightbulb. What is the variable in the group's investigation?

the electrical device (lightbulb and buzzer)

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