This tool was used to measure the distance the wind-up toy traveled across the table.
What is a meter stick?
100
This is a force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
What is gravity?
100
If you put the north pole of two bar magnets toward each other, they will...
What is repel?
200
This type of energy is used to push a heavy box across the room.
What is mechanical energy?
200
This is a change in the position of an object.
What is motion?
200
A balance scale is used in an investigation to measure how many grams an object is equal to. What is being measured?
What is its mass?
200
True or False: A tennis ball will fall faster than a ping pong ball.
False
200
If you put a north pole and a south pole of two magnets toward each other, they will...
What is attract?
300
A stove, a hairdryer, and a hot plate are all examples of this type of energy.
What is heat/thermal energy?
300
Force is measured in these units.
What are Newtons?
300
This tool is used to measure how many Newtons of force it takes to move an object.
What is a spring scale?
300
Mark is riding his skateboard and wants to test his speed riding down different sized hills. What is most likely acting on his skateboard to cause it to travel downhill?
What is the force of gravity?
300
In our mixture investigation we had to figure out how to separate a mixture of rice and iron filings. What was the best way to separate that mixture?
By using a magnet to pick up the iron filings.
400
The sun would be an example of these two kinds of energy.
What is heat and light energy?
400
Picking up your book to read changes its position which means it is in motion. What has to be applied to the book to allow motion to occur?
What is force?
400
This simple machine is used to allow a bicycle to roll down the street.
What is a wheel and axle?
400
This is the measurement of the amount of gravity on an object.
What is weight?
400
Name two metals that are magnetic.
What are iron and steel? Other less common metals that are magnetic are nickel and cobalt.
500
When an object changes from a solid to a liquid the particles in the object spread out and move faster. What type of energy can cause this change to occur?
What is heat/thermal energy?
500
When the quarterback throws the football down the field, what force is he mostly using? What other force is acting on the ball?
What is a push? What is gravity?
500
Simple machines make work easier. This simple machine would help someone lift a heavy object attached to a rope by pulling down on the rope on the other side.
What is a pulley?
500
Objects with different weights will hit the ground at the same time as long as there is no air stopping them. What causes them to do this?
What is gravitational pull?
500
Magnets come in different sizes and shapes. True or false: Large magnets are always stronger than small magnets.