Observing Changes
Density
Mapping
Practice
Miscellaneous
100

Is this statement an OBSERVATION or an INFERENCE:

This rock has alternating stripes of black and white patterns 


OBSERVATION 

100

What is the density formula?

D = M/V

100

True or False:  Lines of LATITUDE are vertical, and lines of LONGITUDE are horizontal 

FALSE

100

There are BILLIONS of galaxies in our Universe.  What might be a good characteristic to use to classify them?

Shape, structure, appearance, etc. 

100

The Dewey Decimal System is used to classify and organize what?

Books

200

Make one observation and one inference about this image:

 

200

Explain how you know the vegetable oil is LESS dense than the water

Oil is floating above the water

200

Read this out loud and fill in the blanks:  Lines of latitude measure directions ______and_______.  Lines of longitude measure directions ______and______

Latitude = N and S

Longitude = W and E

200

CLAIM: Greenland ice sheets are losing mass.  Provide evidence from the graph that supports this claim


Data is trending down, values in the negatives, etc.

200

Who was the 16th President of the USA?

Lincoln 

300

The mass of a piece of candy corn changed from 2.2 grams to 0.3 grams over the course of 10 minutes.  Calculate the rate of change for the candy corn, round to the nearest tenths place, include units. 

0.2 g/min

300

What is the density of a mystery substance if the volume is 8.14 mL and the mass is 63.54 grams?  Round to the nearest hundredths place and include the proper units!

7.81 g/mL

300

What two directions would my coordinates have if I was ABOVE the Equator, and to the LEFT of the Prime Meridian 

North and West 

300

Some weather monitoring devices are filled with helium to reach high altitudes.  Explain, in terms of denisty, why helium is a good choice to fill this weather balloon

Helium is less dense than the air outside of the balloon around it, so it floats or rises up 

300

This heavyweight champion could "float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee"

Muhammad Ali

400

To find the volume of a rock sample, we used a graduated cylinder.  Is this an INDIRECT or DIRECT observation?

INDIRECT

400

2 part question:  What is the density of a substance that has a mass of 4.36 grams and a volume of 9.67 mL?   Would this substance sink or float in a container of water, how do you know?  

0.45 g/mL.  This would float because it has a density less than 1.0 g/mL

400

What country would you be in at the coordinates 45N, 105E?

MONGOLIA 

400

Which gold bar is MORE dense?  Explain why.

THEY ARE THE SAME!  Same material = same density.  Amount does not matter! 

400

There are 4 main human blood type groups, name 2 of them

A, B, AB, and O

500

We measured the temperature of the air at 3PM to be 25C.  At 7PM, the air temperature was 15C.  Calculate the rate of change for the air temperature, include the proper units.

2.5 C/hour

500

If the density of a liquid is 2.24 g/mL and the mass is 14.87 grams, what must be the VOLUME of the liquid?

6.64 mL

500

What is the Latitude and Longitude of point A?

60N, 90W

500

Explain, in terms of DENSITY, how does a lava lamp work??

 

500

Who is on the USA 50 dollar bill?

Grant