ELECTRICITY
VARIABLES
Plate Tectonics
Matter
Conversions?
Conversion Factors
Potpourri
150

Have one person log into Gizmos.  Build a parallel circuit.

Answers will vary.

150

When looking for the independent variable we ask ourselves...

"What am I changing about the experiment?"

150

What is the definition of a transform fault boundary?

 Two plates sliding against each other as an earthquake ocurs.

150

What is the process of a solid turning into a liquid?

Melting

150

3.456 mg= ____________g

0.003456 g

150

How many inches are in a foot?

12inches

150

What is North America's only marsupial?

the oppossum

250

What is the name of objects that allow electricity to flow?

conductor

250

A controlled variable in an experiment....

keeps the conditions all of the same

250

What is a convergent boundary?

Two plates coming together

250

What kind of matter has molecules that can not move freely?

A solid

250

16.22 m=___________cm

1622 cm

250

How many cm are in an inch?

2.54cm

250

DAILY DOUBLE

What is the volume of a piece of matter that has a density of 3.5 g/cm3 and a mass of 1.75 grams rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Volume = 0.75 cm3

350

What are the names of each symbol in the circuit?  

Will a current of electrons flow through it?

bulb, switch, battery

There is no current flow because the switch is not closed.

350

A scientist wanted to test if feeding a dog a raw diet would make it gain more weight than a kibble diet. 50 dogs were split into 5 groups. They were either given...kibble, ground turkey, chicken, fish, or beef. The dependent variable is the...

amount of weight the dog gains

350

What is the name of the type of plate boundary where oceanic crust goes under continental crust?

continental vs. oceanic convergent boundary

350

the process of heat transferring moving from one object to another by touching.

conduction

350

What are the three main base units?  

Meter, Liter, and Gram

350

How many feet are in a yard?

3 feet

350

What country first sent a man into outer space?

Russia, Yuri Gagarin

500

What was the name of the electric eel in the Mosa Mack electricity unit?

Eddie

500

DAILY DOBULE

DAILY DOUBLE

Plants have circadian rhythms just like people. They respond to different temperatures differently. A scientist sets up six plants in six different rooms. Each plant is given a different temperature to see how long it takes for all of the leaves to drop. 

What is the independent and dependent variable?

Independent: temperature of the room

Dependent: amount of leaves dropped

500

Which layer of the Earth is mostly covered oceans, lakes and rivers?

crust

500

Is the the transfer of heat through electro heat waves that moves through air and does not need touch. What is this an example of?

Radiation

500

5000 mL = ____ cL

500 cL

500

How many feet are in a mile?

5280ft

500

If Miss Watroba's weight 185 pounds on Earth, how much would she weigh on the moon in Newtons?  

What would her mass be? 

(Moon's gravitational factor: 1.7 m/s2, Earth's gravitational factor: 1.0 m/s2)

weight:  315.5 Newtons

mass:  170 pounds