Electricity
Compost
Matter
Chem/Physical Reaction
Properties of Matter
100

_____ are materials that electricity can move through easily.

Conductors 

100

How do compost piles get air?

by turning the pile 

100

What are the 3 states of matter?

Solid, Liquid, Gas

100

Mixing sugar with water causes a ________ reaction.

physical 

100

Which measurable property do you use the formula length x width x height ?

volume 

200

The scientific name for a path that electricity follows.

Circuit 

200

What is the reason why people like wooden or plastic covered compost bins?

They keep the animals out. 
200

In which state of matter are the particles tightly bound together, vibrating?

Solid

200

Mixing Alkaseltzer with water causes a ______ reaction. 

chemical
200

In order to find the mass of an object, you use a _______.

balance (gram balance)

300

Rubber or plastic slow the flow of electricity.  They are examples of what?

insulators 

300

The _____ is compost piles help plants grow.

nutrients 
300

A ______ takes the shape of its container.

liquid
300

When matter changes in size or shape, it is experiencing a ______ reaction.

physical

300
What tool would you use to separate iron fillings from sand and salt?

a magnet 

400

A ______ circuit has only one path for the electricity to follow.

series
400

What is one reason people compost?

.......(teachers will check validity of answers)

400

What causes matter to melt?

heat

400

When light or heat is produced, matter is experiencing a ______ reaction.

chemical

400

What is the scientific word for float?

Buoyancy/Buoyant 

500

A type of circuit that has more than one path to follow.

Parallel circuit 
500

What four things do you need for a successful compost pile?

Green matter, brown matter, air, and water

500

What is the rule/law that states that matter cannot be created or destroyed?  

*Think Alkaselzter Experiment*

Law of Conservation of Mass 

500

Iron rusting is an example of which type of reaction?

Chemical 

500

Which of the following properties must be the same for two tables made from the same sample of wood?

 A) Hardness 

B) Shape

C) Size 

D) Weight 


Hardness

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