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Categorize each item below as either a solid, liquid, or gas.
Categorize each item below as either a solid, liquid, or gas.
plastic cube
oxygen
dish soap
honey
flour
helium
carbon dioxide
sugar cube
alcohol
Solid
Liquid
Gas
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Categorize each item below as either a solid, liquid, or gas.
plastic cube
oxygen
dish soap
honey
flour
helium
carbon dioxide
sugar cube
alcohol
Objects are represented by letters A, B, C, & D. Put the objects in order from least to greatest mass (least on top). All amounts are shown in grams.
C
A
B
D
Categorize each item below as either less dense than water or more dense than water.
plastic ball
sand
aluminum bolt
wood chip
vegetable oil
soap bubble
syrup
brass key
Less Dense than Water
More Dense than Water
Categorize each item below as either Insoluble in Water or Soluble in Water.
vegetable oil
lemon juice
glass lens
drink mix
honey
feather
baking soda
sand
Insoluble in Water
Soluble in Water
Categorize each item below as either a Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator) or Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator).
cotton ball
rubber ball
cardboard
cork
brass key
aluminum washer
iron needle
copper wire
Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator)
Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator)
Categorize each item below as either a Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator) or Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator).
steel spoon
wood lumber
iron rod
nickel rod
cotton fabric
copper sheet
air
newspaper
Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator)
Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator)
Categorize each item below as either a Magnetic or Non-Magnetic.
aluminum
cotton
steel
cobalt
copper
glass
iron
nickel
Magnetic
Non-Magnetic
Complete the table using the substances in the bank below.
Students set up four beakers of water. They conducted an investigation in which they added a different substance to each of the four beakers and stirred for 2 minutes.
Complete the table using the objects from the term bank.
Complete the table using the headings from the term bank.
Decide if each item below uses mechanical energy or does NOT use mechanical energy.
Fire melts a candle's wax
A teacher charges his cell phone
A family paddles a kayak in the lake
Turbines in a hydroelectric dam spin as water flows through
A child pours milk into his glass
A baseball player throws a ball
Solar panels absorb light from the sun
A wind turbine spins
An iron is moved across a shirt
Uses Mechanical Energy
Does NOT use Mechanical Energy
Decide if each item below uses light energy or does NOT use light energy.
A child uses a small lamp to read a book
A siren alerts people that an ambulance is nearby
A traffic light signals when to stop and go
Fire melts a candle's wax
A radish plant makes its food during photosynthesis
Solar panels absorb light from the sun
A laptop is plugged in to the wall
A teacher charges their cell phone
The motor in a hairdryer turns
Uses Light Energy
Does NOT use Light Energy
Decide if each item below uses thermal energy or does NOT use thermal energy.
A teenager bakes cookies in the oven
A laptop is plugged in
The motor in a hairdryer turns
A campfire keeps campers warm
Heating gasoline powers a car
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A traffic light tells us when to stop and go
Fire melts a candle's wax
A woman boils some water to make tea
Uses Thermal Energy
Does NOT use Thermal Energy
Decide if each item below uses electrical energy or does NOT use electrical energy.
A teacher charges his cell phone
Fire melts a candle's wax
We plug the toaster into the wall
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A wind turbine spins
A campfire keeps campers warm
A student uses headphones to listen to music
The wheels of a bicycle turn
A laptop is plugged in
Uses Electrical Energy
Does NOT use Electrical Energy
Decide if each item below uses sound energy or does NOT use sound energy.
Students listen to a marching band
Flashing lights alert people that a police car is nearby
A bat uses echolocation as it flies to find its prey
A siren alerts people that an ambulance is nearby
A student answers a question aloud.
Students listen to a news report on the TV
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
The microwave beeps to signal that it is done
A campfire keeps campers warm
Uses Sound Energy
Does NOT use Sound Energy
Which TWO switches can be opened and still allow all of the parts to operate?
Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 2 closed while Switch 1 remained open?
1. Material Y light as light off it.
2. Material X is . Material X light.
3. Even as the light ray reflected and refracted, light always in a line.
How does the affect the amount of force needed to move the block across the .
Fill in the blanks using the the Term Bank.
Rocks into sediments and are to a new place.
Sediments are in .
Pressure the sediments, packing the layers tight.
Sediments harden into sedimentary rock during .
Plants received energy from the .
Plants died. plants fell to the bottom of the ocean.
The decaying organic material was buried under layers of .
Over of years, heat and changed the decaying matter into .
Decide if each item below is an example of climate or weather.
Climate
Weather
Which letter represents the area that the house's shadow would most likely appear at 8:00 AM?
Sort the items below as either Renewable Resources or Nonrenewable Resources.
wood
water
corn
natural gas
fish
wind
coal
minerals
gasoline
petroleum
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources
Which temperature would you most likely predict in San Antonio on February 9?
Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 1 closed while Switch 2 remained open?
