Physical Properties
Changes In State
Changes In Matter
Problem Solving
Potpourri
100

Name the scientific tool for measuring weight.

What is a scale?

100

This is the state of matter with a definite shape and a definite volume.

What is the solid state?

100

It's the vocabulary term that means "the ability to be burned".

What is combustibility?

100

This will be the mass of water after 72.3 grams of ice are melted.

What is 72.3 grams?

100

These are the 3 R's.

What are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?

200

Name the scientific tool used for measuring liquid volume.

What is a graduated cylinder?

200

It's the state of matter that has it's particles moving the fastest.

What is the gas state?

200

The vocabulary term for "the starting substances in a chemical reaction".

What are reactants?
200

Calculate the volume of a box of crayons measuring 7.6 cm long, 4.2 cm wide, and 10.5 cm high.

What is 335.2 cm cubed?

200

It's what you call a consumer that breaks down the tissues of dead matter.

What is a decomposer?

300

"The concentration of matter in an object" is the definition of which chapter vocabulary word.

What is Density?

300

It's the change of state that forms dew on grass.

What is condensation?

300

Some substances can be identified by the color it gives off when burned.  This is known by what vocabulary word.

What is a flame test?

300

A graduated cylinder has 250 mL of water in it.  A rock is put into the cylinder and the water level changes to 356 mL.  Calculate the volume of the rock. 

What is 106 cm cubed?

300

It's the general term for a relationship between two different kinds of organisms.  Sometimes it's "win/win". Sometimes it's "win/lose". Sometimes it's "win/no change".

What is symbiosis?

400

What will happen to your mass and weight if you went to the moon?

Your mass would stay the same and your weight would be less.

400

The change of state that happens when a substance changes from a liquid to a gas only at the surface.

What is evaporation?

400

It's a substance that changes color in the presence of a particular type of matter, often an acid, base, or carbon dioxide.

What is an indicator?

400

Calculate the density of a diamond with a mass of  7.02 grams and a volume of 2 cm cubed.

What is 3.51 g/cm cubed?

400

These are the small bumps on certain plant roots that can fix nitrogen gas.

What are nodules?

500

What will happen to the density of a cube of copper measuring 8.96 g/cm3 if you take it to the moon?

The density will not change.

500

The particles of a gas will do this if there is a decrease in pressure.

What is move farther apart?

500

These three things provide clues to identify that a chemical reaction has happened.

What are change release of heat, release of light, release of gas, color change, or new substance is formed?

500

It's the mass of hydrogen that will be formed when 717 grams of water is separated by running an electric current though it and you collect 239 grams of oxygen.

What is 478 grams?

500

It's the name of the pioneer plant that is a combination of an algae and a fungus.

What is a lichen?