Understanding Bubbles and Hurricanes

Understanding Bubbles and Hurricanes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did scientists at the University of Bordeaux use to mimic the physics of hurricanes?

A full-sphere bubble

A half-sphere bubble

A flat soap film

A cylindrical bubble

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes bubbles to pop even when left undisturbed?

Temperature changes

Air pressure

Wind

Gravity and adhesion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does heat and motion affect the longevity of a bubble?

They make the bubble pop faster

They redistribute molecules to prevent a thin film

They change the bubble's color

They increase the bubble's size

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the focus of the bubble experiment conducted at the University of Chicago?

Creating the largest bubble

Studying knotted vortices

Observing bubble colors

Measuring bubble lifespan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did researchers at UC Berkeley aim to understand about bubbles?

The color changes in bubbles

The sound bubbles make when they pop

The orientation and popping of multi-bubble systems

The speed at which bubbles rise