Force and Motion
Heat Transfer
Changes in Matter
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Vocab Grab Bag
100
A push or pull on an object.
What is Force?
100
Temperature is measured in this unit.
What are degrees?
100
This is the process of a liquid turning into a gas.
What is evaporation?
100
This tool measures the temperature of the air.
What is a thermometer?
100
This is the definition of "stationary."
What is "not moving"?
200
The force that pulls things towards the center of the Earth.
What is gravity?
200
The amount of stuff inside of an object.
What is Mass?
200
Cutting a piece of paper is an example of this kind of change.
What is a physical change?
200
This is what we call the current state of the atmosphere.
What is weather?
200
The process of gas turning into liquid.
What is condensation?
300
This occurs when two objects come in contact and slows down motion.
What is friction?
300
Metal is a good example of this kind of material that transfers heat and energy well.
What is a conductor?
300
These are the three most common states of matter in the universe.
What is liquid, solid, and gas?
300
Eye color is an example of a (inherited or acquired) trait.
What is inherited?
300
This is the process of discovery, often including steps like research, hypothesize, and analysis.
What is the scientific method?
400
Dividing the distance an object travels by the amount of time it takes gets you this measurement.
What is speed?
400
Cloth, air, and rubber are all examples of this kind of material.
What is an insulator?
400
A pumpkin growing, fruiting, and rotting is an example of this kind of change.
What is a chemical change?
400
This tool is called an anemometer. It measures this aspect of wind.
What is speed?
400
Color, weight, size, and shape are all examples of this.
What is a physical property?
500
This unit is used to measure how much force is applied to something.
What are newtons?
500
This lasts forever - in other words, it cannot be created or destroyed.
What is matter?
500
Matter has these two qualities.
What is "has mass and takes up space?"
500
Name one major organ system in the human body and one organ inside of it.
Answers may vary:
Circulatory - heart
Respiratory - lungs
Digestive - stomach
Skeletal - bones
Nervous - brain
500
These are the parts of the experiment that may change from trial to trial.
What are variables?