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True or False: A coin will float in water.

False. It has more density than the water, so it is heavier.

True or False: A piece of rubber will float in water.

True. This was demonstrated in Mrs. Mariol's lesson screencast.

True or False: A block of wood will float in water.

True. It has less density than the water.

True or False: When something is heated, it contracts.

False. Particles move further apart when something is heated. They expand.

True or False: The particles in a frozen ice cube behave differently than the particles in any other frozen solid.

True. The particles of most frozen solids contract, or move closer. The particles in ice are unique. They separate and move further apart.

I have two marbles. One is wood. The other is steel. They are the same size. Will they both do the same thing when placed in a cup of water? Why or why not?

No. The wooden marble will float and the steel marble will sink. The wooden marble is less dense than the steel marble.

A small piece of gravel and a large sunflower seed weigh the same. Will they both sink?

No, the mass in a piece of rock is much more dense than the mass in a seed. They way the same, but they have different volumes.

True or False: The average temperature of the human body is 32.6..

False. It is 98.6.

True or False: The average temperature of the human body is 32.6..

False

Water always moves in the same direction. It always moves _________.

down

Does a drop of water with a larger dome fall quicker or slower than a drop of water with a smaller dome?

quicker

What do we call the top, rounded surface on a bead of water?

dome

True or False: Water Striders are bugs that can walk on water.

True

Is a grassy field waterproof or absorbent?

absorbent

Is the upper playground at school waterproof or absorbent?

waterproof

When water lands on waterproof surfaces, the water does what?

beads up

Rain falls from _______.

clouds

True or False: About half of all plants and animals need water to survive.

False - All need water!

Almost three-quarters of planet Earth is covered by _______________.

water

True or False: Only 3 percent of Earth's water is fresh water.

True

Do we have more salt water or fresh water on planet Earth?

salt water

Water can be in the form of liquid water, solid ice, or _________.

gas or water vapor

A raincoat does not allow water to soak in. We say that the raincoat is _________.

waterproof

Does surface tension make water particles attract or repel?

attract

Streams are formed when snow __________ and flows down the sides of mountains.

melts

What is a word that means "to soak up"?

absorb

What causes water to flow downward?

gravity

If we were to take water from our fish tank and give it to our plants, then what are we doing to the water?

recycling

Water is one of Earth's most precious _________ ______________.

natural resources

If you take short showers instead of baths, this is one way to ____________ water.

conserve

What is it called when it doesn't rain for a long time?

drought

What does it mean if something "expands"?

the molecules spread out

Which word means the amount of mass compared to the volume?

density

Do molecules move faster or slower when they get hot?

faster

What is water's boiling point? (What temperature, in Fahrenheit?)

212 degrees Fahrenheit

What are the two scales used to measure temperature? Fahrenheit and....?

Celsius

What did Daniel G. Fahrenheit invent?

thermometer

What is water's freezing point? (What temperature?)

32 degrees

Which word describes what happens to water when it is heated?

melts

Is a material that sinks in water more or less dense than the water itself?

more

When water is heated, does it expand or contract?

expand

What is a measure of how hot matter is?

temperature