Unit 9 Vocab - Lesson 1

Unit 9 Vocab

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Chapter 1

• mutter - to say something in a low or hard-to-hear voice, often with annoyance

• shimmer - to shine with a light that seems to move a little

• barren - bleak and lifeless

• sandwich - to be squashed between two things

• expert - someone who has deep knowledge and skill in an area, usually from long experience and study

Chapter 1

• lurch - to make a sudden, unsteady movement

• paleontology - the science of fossils

• chemistry - the science of matter

• matter - any substance that occupies space and has mass

• mass - the amount of matter in a substance or object

For each question, I will have the vocab words and definitions on the slide. Click on the picture to make it bigger.

Multiple Choice

Chemistry is the science of

• Sandwiches

• Trees

• Rocks

• Matter

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Select

Which of these objects might shimmer? (hint: there is more than one)

• A diamond

• A flower

• dirt

• A river

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Bleak and lifeless

• Expert

• Barren

• Mass

• Mutter

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Select

When you might lurch forward? (Hint: there are 2 answers)

• When you are slowly walking down a path

• On a rollercoaster

• In a car going about 20 miles per hour

• In a car after someone slammed on the breaks

Multiple Select

Which items have matter?

• Water bottle

• Chromebook

• Car

• Ant

Multiple Choice

Paleontology is the study of ___

• Rocks

• Dinosaurs

• Fossils

• Living animals

Multiple Choice

The amount of matter in a substance or object

• Matter

• Mashed potatoes

• Memory

• Mass