Air Models
Science Vocabulary
Science Investigations
True/False
100

What is used to show movement in scientific models
?

(What is) Arrows


100

The definition of matter is: 

1. Takes up space (has volume) 

2. Has mass (weight) 

3. Made of tiny particles we can't see 

100

What did we see happen when we mixed together baking soda and vinegar on an aluminum plate? 


Bubbles (gas) 

100

True/False 

We can "see" the evidence of air when we see the fan move papers on a table.

TRUE 

200

What is missing from the model of the windmill? 




Arrows 

200

An object that measures weight (mass) by comparing objects 

Double pan balance

200

How did we investigate that air has weight? (Must be a specific investigation) 


200

True/False 

Air only takes up space when we mix together baking soda and vinegar to make bubbles. 

FALSE. 


Air is a mixture of gasses so it can take up space even if we aren't creating bubbles. 

300

What do the arrows and dots show in the inflated balloon?


Answer must include: 

1. small particles, air (gas) particles and 

2. movement

300

A tool to measure weight (mass) of an object with a number display 

A digital scale 

300

In science class, we observed that the air cannon knocked over cups. 

What did this teach us about air, a gas, and matter? 

Gas is matter because it can knock over solid objects. Air takes up space and has weight. 

300

True/False 

Tiny particles make up all types of matter. 

TRUE 

400

What should be added to the investigation step by step model to show how we know air, a gas, is matter? 



1. Tiny particles that we can't see 

2. Arrows to show movement 

400

A quantity that expresses a type of measurement that is used in science 

A metric unit 

400

How can we connect solid objects knocking over cups to our air cannon investigation? 

Air is made of tiny particles we can't see, just like solid objects are made of tiny particles we can't see. 


400

True/False 

Gas is not a type of matter because it does not have weight (mass). 

False. 

Gas is a type of matter because the tiny particles that we can't see take up space and have mass

500

How could you enhance the model for someone blowing bubbles? 


Response should include: 

1. Air (gas) particles 

2. Arrows to show movement 

500

What are the metric units we use in science class?

Meter, for length 

Gram, for weight (mass) 

Liter, for liquids 

500

1. Max stated that the deflated basketball weighs less than the inflated basketball. 

2. Mylie stated that the players who hit the ball can change the weight of either basketball. 

3. Ishaan stated that because air is weight, the deflated basketball weighs more than the inflated basketball. 

Who do you agree with? 


1. Max is correct because air, a gas, has weight because it takes up space, has mass, and is made of tiny particles we can't see. Because the inflated volleyball has more air inside than the deflated volleyball, that must mean it has more weight. 

500

True/False 

We can smell onions because tiny particles we can't see move through the air, which is a gas. 

True