OpenSciEd 6.2 (1-13)

vocabulary

100

This is the name of the process in which a liquid turns into a gas.

What is evaporation?

200

This is a property of a substance which means light is able to pass through it making it terrible to hide behind. 

What is transparent?

300

This is the word for the smallest "unit" that makes up matter. 

What is particle/molecule/atoms?

400

This number tells us the average kinetic energy of a substance.

What is temperature?

500

This is the name for something that does not allow the exchange of matter with it's surroundings.

What is a closed system?

solids, liquids, and gases

100

This is the state of matter that ice is in.

What is solid?

200

True or False:

If you freeze a cup of water (closed system), the water gains mass as it turns to ice. 

What is false?

300

The molecules in this state of matter can flow freely past each other. 

What is a liquid? (maybe gas)

400

This is the state of matter whose particles are furthest apart compared to the other states of matter. 

What is gas?

500

This state of matter takes up the most space in this room.

What is gas?

hypothetical cups

100

Of the cups below, we would expect this one to warm up quicker when holding cold water:

Cup A: a single-walled plastic cup
Cup B: a double-walled plastic cup

What is Cup A?

200

Of the cups below, we would expect this one to warm up quicker when holding cold water:

Cup A: a single-walled plastic cup with a lid
Cup B: a single-walled plastic cup without a lid

What is Cup B?

300

Of the cups below, we would expect this one to cool down quicker when holding hot water:

Cup A: a single-walled plastic cup
Cup B: a double-walled plastic cup

What is Cup A?

400

Of the cups below, we would expect this one to cool down quicker when holding hot water:

Cup A: a single-walled plastic cup with a lid
Cup B: a single-walled plastic cup without a lid

What is Cup B?

500

Of the options below, this one will keep your Starbucks (not sponsored) hot chocolate warm longest. (really think about it). 

A. Take off the lid
B. Pour it into a double-walled cup (also with a lid)
C. Drink it

What is C?

Labs and Stuff

100

True or False: 

We have evidence from a lab that says that light causes the temperature of liquids to increase.

What is true?

200

This is the variable that we change to see if changing it causes an effect. 

What is the independent variable?

300

This is when we keep everything the same in an experiment. It is the standard to which comparisons are made. 

What is a control?

400

This is what we learned when we put cold, blue water in a cup and clear water droplets formed on the outside.

What is the water on the outside doesn't come from inside the cup?

500

This is the name of the dude that did an experiment which connected motion and temperature. 

Who is James Joule?