Holiday Science

What kind of change occurs to the turkey and ham traditionally cooked for Christmas dinner?

• physical change

• chemical change

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Sodium bicarbonate is the scientific name for this ingredient in many holiday cookies.

• flour

• sugar

• baking powder

• baking soda

When cooking marshmallows on yams,

• a physical change takes place

• a chemical change takes place

• the marshmallows evaporate

• the marshmallows dissolve

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What type of change occurs to marshmallows melting in hot cocoa?

• physical change

• chemical change

When making Rosca de Reyes bread for Three Kings day, the combination of ingredients is called:

• a compound

• an element

• a mixture

• particulate substance

What is the winter solstice?

• The day and night are the same length.

• We have the longest day and shortest night of the year.

• We have the longest day and longest night of the year.

• We have the shortest day and longest night of the year.

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This year, the Winter solstice or first day of Winter, is on...

• December 15

• December 21

• December22

• December17

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The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

• spring equinox

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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In which hemisphere do we live (in US)?

• Northern

• Southern

During Kwanzaa, families boil a stew or gumbo. The boiling process is an example of:

• radiant energy

• potential energy

• chemical eneregy

• thermal energy

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