What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What type of variable is changed in an experiment?
Independent variable
Used to represent something in other ways, such as drawings, pictures, videos, etc.
Model
What are we referring to when talking about how fast or slow individual particles are moving?
Kinetic Energy
When is my planning period?
1st period
When a slower particle collides with a faster particle, what happens to the speed of the slower particle?
It speeds up
What kind of variable do we measure in an experiment?
Dependent variables
What is the changing of a liquid into a gas known as?
Evaporation
The molecules of which of the following would have the most kinetic energy?
D) boiling water
How many years have I been teaching?
This is my first year!
What state of matter has the most kinetic energy?
Gas
What type of variables stay the same throughout the experiment?
Controlled variables
A measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance known as?
Temperature
!DAILY DOUBLE! The movement of particles in a substance
Thermal Energy
What name am I often mistakenly called?
Mr. Fitzpatrick
When evaporation occurs, a _______ turns into a _______.
liquid, gas
I want to determine which type of plant would work best in my house. I want to test many different plants. What are at least 2 controlled variables I would have?
Amount of sunlight, the container, amount of water, type of soil
(Other answers may be accepted)
Something that is not able to be seen through
Opaque
Which way does thermal energy transfer? Hot to cold, or cold to hot?
Hot to cold
I am certified to teach one other subject other than science. What subject is it?
Social Studies
What happens to a solid if too much thermal energy is added?
The particles are too far apart and the solid becomes a liquid.
To make sure that it is responsible for any differences in data
The observable event or item that drives our exploration. For this unit, it was the cup!
Phenomena
If a substance has a large amount of kinetic energy, what other measurement would we expect to be high?
Temperature
What county am I from? (Hint: It starts with an "H")
Harlan