1. Jeopardy Jordan Glen Science 2009
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Jordan Glen Science 2009

2. Measuring & Calculating
Properties of Matter
Measuring & Calculating
Density & Buoyancy
Experiments
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3. This amount never changes
What is mass?
The amount of matter in
an object.
This amount never changes
unless matter is taken
out of the object.
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4. What is 36.7 mL?
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5. Density = ____?____ Volume
What is mass?
Density = ____?____
Volume
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6. A possible explanation that
What is a hypothesis?
A possible explanation that
can be tested;
an educated guess
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7. The measure of the gravitational force on an object.
What is weight?
The measure of the gravitational
force on an object.
This will change in regards
to the mass of the two objects
attracted to one another.
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8. The volume of a rectangle:
What is 1,000 cm3?
The volume of a rectangle:
5 cm
10 cm
20 cm
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9. What is 1 g/ml?
The density of water.
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10. This means the experiment can be done by someone else
What is repeatable?
This means the experiment
can be done by someone else
and they will observe the
same results.
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11. The amount of space an object
What is volume?
The amount of space an object
takes up.
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12. The method for measuring the volume of an irregular object.
What is the displacement method?
The method for measuring the
volume of an irregular object.
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13. A clay block sinks in water and styrofoam block floats in
What is density? (The styrofoam is less dense than the water and the clay block is more dense than the water.)
A clay block sinks in water and
styrofoam block floats in
water because of this.
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14. Scientific evidence that describes only what actually
What is objective evidence?
Scientific evidence that
describes only what actually
happened as exactly as possible.
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15. What is density?
The mass of matter
per unit volume.
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16. What is 12.5 cm3?
Volume of the moon
24.5 mL
12.0 mL
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17. The buoyant force is equal
What is Archimedes’ Principle?
The buoyant force is equal
to the weight
of the fluid displaced
by an object.
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18. A variable that is kept constant (the same) in an experiment.
What is a control variable?
A variable that is kept constant
(the same) in an experiment.
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19. The measure of the upward force that a fluid exerts on an
What is buoyancy?
The measure of the upward
force that a fluid exerts on an
object that is submerged.
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20. The density of a cube that
What is 2g/mL?
The density of a cube that
has a mass of 28g
and a volume of 14 ml.
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21. An uncooked egg sinks in fresh water but floats in salt water
What is the density of the fresh water and salt water? The salt water is more dense than the fresh water. The egg’s density is between the density of the fresh and salt water.
An uncooked egg sinks in fresh
water but floats in salt water
because of this.
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22. A variable that you change in
What is an independent variable?
A variable that you change in
an experiment.
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