State of Matter
Solution vs. Mixture
Buoyancy and matter
Mass and volume
Evaporation, Condensation, and Condensation
100
Mrs. Thompson fills an ice tray with water and places it in her freezer. In the morning, she takes the tray out of the freezer. What has happened to the water?

What is, it froze and turned into ice cubes?

100

Is small pebbles mixed in sand a solution or mixture?

What is, a mixture.

100

Below are four words. Three of them are properties of matter. Which word is not a property of matter. 

a. color

b. density

c. emotion

d. smoothness

What is, letter c. 

100

Is your mass different on the moon?

What is, no. Your weight is different, but not your mass. 
100

If you put water in a pot on the stove and turn on the stove, what happens to the water. 

What is, the water will boil and evaporate. 
200

If you leave ice cream out of the freezer, it will go from a _________ to __________.

What is, solid to a liquid. 

200

Is ice cream a mixture of solution?

What is, a solution.

200

How do you go from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a gas?

What is, you have to add heat. 

200

The amount of space something takes up is?

What is, volume. 

200

What happens if you put salt on an ice cube?

What is, it will melt faster. 

300

How can you describe matter in the solid state?

What is, it has a definite volume and a definite shape. 

300

Is sugar stirred in hot tea a mixture or solution?

What is, solution.

300

Mrs. Talbott asked the students to perform an experiment on an unknown object to determine its buoyancy. What might the students do?

What is, put the object in water to determine if it sinks or floats. 

300

What tool do we use to find the volume of a liquid?

What is, a beaker or graduated cylinder.

300

Mrs. Garner left her ice cold water sitting on her desk. By lunchtime, she saw water droplets on the outside of her cup. Where did the water come from?

What is, the water came from condensation.

400

Ms. Archer drops an ice cube on the floor and forget to pick it up. An hour later, she notices the ice cubes has melted. What caused the ice cube to melt?

What is, the air in the room is warmer than the ice room?

400

What is a solution?

What is, a combination of objects that can't be separated. 

400

If you take a piece of playdoh, ball it up, and place it in water, it will sink. However, if you take the same piece of playdoh, make it into a boat, and place it in water, it will float. What does that tell us about the playdoh?

The shape of playdoh determines if it sinks or floats. 

400

In an experiment, one balloon is blown up and one is not. Then both are put on a balance scale. The blown-up balloon's side drops down. What does this experiment show us?

What is, air has mass so the blown up balloon weighs more. 

400

What is the term for when it rains?

What is, precipitation.

500

All things are made of matter. What is the amount of matter something contains?

What is, mass. 

500

What is a mixture?

What is, a combination of objects that can be separated. 

500

an experiment was designed to test if objects would float. Listed below are the results.

Ping pong ball-float

Marble-sink

aluminum foil boat - float

jewel - sink

What can we conclude from our experiments.

a. the marble is heaver than the ping pong ball.

b. the jewel is smaller than the aluminum foil boat.

c. the ping pong ball is less dense than the jewel

d. the marble is more buoyant than the aluminum foil boat. 

What is, answer c. 

500

What is the degree of compactness of a substance?

What is, density. 

500

What are the three parts of the water cycle. 

What is, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. 

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