States of Matter
The 4 states of matter.
Solid Liquid Gas Plasma
Weather is located here, and it is part of the Atmosphere
Troposphere
The particles of matter move and vibrate, but cannot leave where they are.
Solid
A polar bear swims through the water
What is a hypothesis
A testable explanation or educated guess
The particles of matter vibrate and have the ability to slide past each other
Liquid
Meteorites have to survive here before they make it to the _________________.
Atmosphere & Geosphere
The particles of matter vibrate and have the ability to slide past each other
Liquid
A volcano erupts, throwing rocks into the air
Atmosphere & Geosphere
When you repeat a trial in a experiment, you are preforming _______________.
Repitition
The particles of matter move and vibrate in place
Solid
The ___________________ includes the solid most portion of the mantle, and is the only major layer of the __________ we interact with
These particles move and vibrate all over the place, even crashing into each other
Gas
A chunk of ice sheet breaks off and floats as an iceberg
Hydrosphere & Cryosphere
When you record information down as part of your procedure, you are ensuring that someone else can _____________________.
The state of matter where there is no defined volume or shape
Gas
This step of the water cycle is when water moves down into the _____________________, becoming sub-surface runoff
These particles have so much energy, that they gain either a positive or negative
Plasma
A bird swoops down and catches a rabbit
The one step of the scientific method that not every scientist preforms is
Experiment
The state of matter where the particles of matter have an electrical charge
Plasma
So long as something _____________ is present, this sphere will also exist
For a state of matter to change, the amount of _________ needs to either increase or decrease.
Energy!
A grizzly bear digs into the ground, looking for berries
Biosphere & geosphere
True or False.
The Sun is made up of solid matter?
False, the sun is made up of gases and plasma.