Vocabulary
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Short Answer 2
Silly Questions for fun
100

What is the word for: forms of matter like liquid, solids and gases

liquids, solids and gases are:

States of matter

100

When you hit a baseball, is that in a pushing or pulling motion?
a) pushing

b) pulling

c) neither

a) pushing

Hitting a baseball is a pushing force / pushing motion

100

What are the two types of force that can change an object's motion?

Forces can basically be broken down into two groups.

Push and Pull.

100

Why does ice float? 

Ice is less dense than liquid water.
The molecules in ice are more spaced out than when in liquid form.

100

How many (elementary) teachers are at Mokdong Twinkle

17!
Dorothy     Aaisha
Arthur       Kon
Branwen    Dylan
Jayson       Xing
Esme         Erin
Yunah        Laura
Marco        Greg
Iris            Payton
Andrew

200

What is the word for:
Changing from gas to liquid

Changing from gas to liquid is called:

Condensation, or to condense


200

Does the volume of a solid change when it’s put in a container?

a) the volume changes

b) the volume doesn’t change

c) the density changes

b) the volume doesn’t change

Solids must experience a physical or chemical change to change their their volume. Solids have definite volume. 

200

Name two forces that can move objects that are not contact forces. 

Gravity and magnetism can move objects without touching that object.

200

How are solutions and mixtures different?

Mixtures are any two things mixed together, but not dissolved evenly. 

Solutions are mixtures that are evenly mixed and dissolved into each other.

200

How tall is Ms.Yunah?

158 cm

300

What is the word for:
The amount of matter in an object

The amount of matter in an object is called:
mass

300

What is the force that helps you run and also stop moving?
a) position

b) distance

c) friction

c) friction

Friction is a force that occurs naturally as two objects rub together. 

300

Give 2 signs of a physical change and chemical change!

*This is a bit of a hard question!

Chemical Changes will show/have:
Form/emit/create of gas
Form/emit/create heat
Form/emit/create light 

Physical Changes are:
A change in form. Examples are:
- Rip
- Tear
- Fold
- Broken apart
- Changes in state can also be physical changes
     - Liquid water, steam, and ice are all water!

300

How does gravity affect weight?

Weight is the measure of gravity on a thing.
On the moon, you would weigh less, because the moon has less gravity. (because it is so small!)
100kgs on earth would be about 17kgs on the moon.
On Jupiter, 100kgs would be about 250kgs. 
The gravity on Jupiter is so much stronger because Jupiter is so big!

300

What meat is typically eaten during American Thanksgiving?

Turkey!

400

What is the word for:
The pull of gravity on an object

The pull of gravity on an object is called:
Weight

400

What is mass?

a) the amount of atoms in an object

b) the size of an object

c) the gravitational pull of an object

Mass is:
a) the amount of atoms in an object

Mass measures the amount of matter in an object.

400

What happens to a liquid that has energy taken from it? 

Liquid that loses enough energy will freeze and become a solid.

400

What is the difference between volume and mass?

*A bit of a challenging question!

Volume is how much space a thing takes up!
A bowling ball and a soccer ball have similar volume.

Mass is how much matter is inside of a thing.
A bowling ball has much greater mass than a soccer ball.

400

What city is Ms.Yunah from?

Boston, MA!

500

What is the word for:
A mixture when many kinds of matter are evenly mixed in another kind of matter

A mixture when many kinds of matter are evenly mixed in another kind of matter is called:
A solution

500

If you mix sand into water, you would have a:
a) solution

b) mixture

c) chemical change

b) mixture

A mixture is different kinds of matter mixed together but not dissolved.

A solution is a mixture where matter are mixed evenly and usually entirely dissolved and cannot be filtered out.


Coca Cola is a good example of a solution.
Pizza is a good example of a mixture.

500

What happens to a gas that has energy taken from it?

Gas that loses enough energy will condense and become a liquid.

500

When you're ice skating, do you experience more or less friction than when you're walking?

Ice skating has less friction than walking. You glide farther over ice with less effort. 

Friction is a rubbing force that will slow things down.

500
What is the heaviest land animal?
African elephant