Vocabulary Review Week 5

Water boils at...

• 323º C
• 32º C
• 100º C
• 200º C

A push or pull that causes a change in motion

• Friction
• Gravity
• Force
• Mass

More schools are choosing to use plastic slides instead of metal slides. Why do schools choose plastic over metal?

• Plastic is a conductor of heat. 
   
   
  
• Plastic is an insulator of heat.
• Metal is an insulator of heat.
• None of the above

To determine if a piece of matter will sink or float, a student would...

• Use a hand lense to examine its physical properties.
• Measure its mass by using a spring scale.
• Use a magnet to see if it attracts.
• Place the object in a container of water.

If you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what happens?

• The bulb doesn't light
• The bulb is dimmer
• The wires get hot
• There is no change

Mixture A contains sand and water.  Mixture B contains rocks and sand.  How are mixtures A and B similar or different?

• Mixture A is a solution and Mixture B is not.
• Both mixtures are solutions.
• Neither mixture is a solution.
• Mixture B is a solution and Mixture A is not.

Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?

• Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.
• Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.
• Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.

Which rider (beam) do you move first when measuring with a triple beam balance

• Tens (upper)
• Ones (lower)
• Hundredths (middle)

What is the volume of the fish inside the graduated cylinder?

• 38 mL
• 6 mL
• 32 mL
• Not enough information to solve

Which of these is a physical property of this eraser?

• It will probably sink in water.
• It is 7 centimeters long.
• It probably has a mass of about 8 grams.
• All of these are physical properties of the eraser.