Normal Stuff in Not-So-Normal Places

Materials, like oobleck, that can act like multiple states of matter are called ___

• non-descript fluids
• non-Newtonian fluids
• ferromagnetic fluids
• ideal fluids

The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas is its ___

• boiling point
• melting point
• freezing point
• triple point

At sea level, the boiling point of water is ___

• 0 degrees Celsius
• 32 degrees Celsius
• 100 degrees Celsius
• 212 degrees Celsius

At the top of Mount Everest water boils at a temperature of ___

• 32 degrees Celsius
• 71 degrees Celsius
• 100 degrees Celsius
• 112 degrees Celsius

In our atmosphere, higher altitude means ___

• lower pressure
• higher pressure
• lower volume
• higher volume

An empty space where there's no air is called ___

• an oven
• a pressure cooker
• a vacuum
• a dryer

What are the conditions in outer space?

• low pressure and extremely cold
• high pressure and extremely cold
• low pressure and extremely hot
• high pressure and extremely hot

What would happen to water in outer space?

• it boils then freezes
• it freezes then boils
• it condenses then melts
• it boils then condenses

When astronaut's liquid waste is released into outer space it becomes ___

• frozen urine crystals
• hot urine vapor
• hot urine crystals
• urine droplet clouds

An unusual environment can alter a material's properties, changing it ___

• from one mass to another
• from one molecule into another
• from one atom into another
• from one state of matter to another