Unit 1- Matter is Cool

Jamie watched an experiment in school where the teacher put a paper towel into a cup and then pushed it under the water. Amazingly, when the teacher lifted the cup back out of the water, the paper towel was not wet.  What would you tell Jamie about why the paper towel did not get wet?

• The paper was waterproof.

• Air in the cup takes up space.

• The paper was too small.

• Air in the cup was warm.

Jessie was learning about air and how it can take up space.  He went for a walk to find examples. On his walk he saw the following things.  Which is a good example of air taking up space?

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Macy decided to find out if air has mass and takes up space by doing her own experiment. Which of the following experiments would help Macy prove that air takes up space and has mass.

•    Setting a cup of hot water outside in the cool air.

• Watching the wind blow a toy sailboat across the pond.

• Dripping water on the picnic table and letting it dry in the wind.

• Weighing a new Ziplock bag. Blowing up the Ziplock bag with a straw and zipping it. Then weighing it again.

Mark is learning about the properties of liquids.  He filled a pitcher of water and used it to fill a cup. Which of the following most likely happened?

• The bowl will increase in volume                 

• The water will become a different shape   

• The bowl will decrease in mass

• The water will change color

Jacob was eating a popsicle outside on a hot day when his mother called him inside. He set the popsicle on a paper plate. When he came back he noticed that it had changed. The property of the popsicle that changed was its (a)   .

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All things are made up of particles of matter. Which of the following is evidence you could use to show that air is also made up of particles of matter?                                                                                                                             

• You can feel air from a fan on your face                                                                

• You can see through the sky to space                                                                    

• Heavy objects will fall through the air until it hits a harder object.

• The air feels warmer than a soda from the refrigerator                                      

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Marty wanted to add a gas to his shopping list for his Fun Friday party.  Which would he most likely add?

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​ (a)        Miguel was sorting and decided to create groups of solids, liquids, elements, gasses, and minerals.  Which group of items would he put into the solids group?

• rocks, toys, socks, spoons
• helium, filled balloon, steam, oxygen
• soda, juice, milk, coffee
• Jell-o, slime, gel ice pack, lava lamp
• cups, ketchup, salt, carbon dioxide

Sara had to describe two unknown substances with one property but one substance is a liquid and one substance is a gas.  Which of these statements can Sara use to best describe both substances?

• Both substances can be seen through

• Both substances can be broken into smaller pieces.

• Both substances have a lot of mass

• Both substances can take the shape of any container it is placed in

Jenny wanted to find out how to make a liquid become a solid.  She tried each of the following actions.  Which do you think was the action that turned the liquid into a solid?

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