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SCIENCE PUZZLERS, TWISTERS & TEASERS

Matter and Motion

Daffy Definitions
1. Below are some really silly definitions for words found in the
chapter. The number after each word shows the number of letters
in the answer. See how many you can solve!
a. A very weighty subject (7)
b. Opposite of a lubrican (9)
c. Web propulsion (8)
d. Roman five, low metropolis (8)
e. Presently falling forward, also
forces (10)
f. The weight of 2,000 frics (8)
g. Playground pastime; type of
friction (7)
h. 2000 pounds never seen
before (6)

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A-maze-ing
2. Follow the maze below in the proper order to spell out a word
from the chapter.

Start

Finish

word:

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Matter and Motion, continued

Riddles
3. Solve the following riddles about terms from the chapter.
a. When the reference point looks for me,
Im not where I used to be.
Im fast and Im slow,
Im there whenever you go.
What am I?

c. From dirt on the road

To water in the ocean,
Im a force that opposes motion.
What am I?

d. Im often quite strong

(I do rhyme with horse);
The unit I use
Is Newtons, of course!
What am I?

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b. On just two things I depend:

How long I took and where Ive been;
Some confuse me with velocity,
Though it is not the same as me
(Well, not exactly).
What am I?

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Answer Key
Many of the questions in this workbook are open-ended and thus are intended to elicit
thoughtful, creative responses. Therefore, in many cases a variety of correct answers are
possible and any reasonable answer should be accepted. Suggested answers are provided
below for open-ended questions as well as for questions that prompt students for morespecific responses.

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The Properties of Matter, p. 3

1. a. The green ball is more dense, so it has
more mass and therefore more inertia.
b. wax: physical change
c. wick: chemical change
d. Binkies inertia
2. a. Weight is a measure of the gravitational
force on an object.
b. Weight is varied depending on where the
object is in relationship to the Earth (or
any other large body in the universe).
c. Weight is measured with a spring scale.
d. Weight is expressed in newtons.
3. a. measure, matter, object
b. constant, object,
object, universe
c. expressed, kilograms, grams, milligrams

States of Matter, p. 5
1. a. Jar A is held by Jess and contains silicon
dioxide, a solid.
b. Jar B is held by Juan and contains nitrogen
monoxide, a gas.
c. Jar C is held by Jill and contains hydrogen
hydroxide, a liquid.
2. plasma, gas, liquid, solid
3. melting, freezing, boiling
vaporization, condensation, sublimation

ANSWER KEY

The World of Physical Science, p. 1

1. a. graduated cylinder
b. millimeter or micrometer
2. a. conclusion
b. hypothesis
c. density
3. a. volume
b. theory
c. law
d. model
e. area
f. temperature
g. meter

Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures, p. 7

1. a. nonmetal
b. metal
c. metal
d. metalloid
e. nonmetal
f. metalloid
2. solution
3. a. compound
b. nonmetal
c. mixtures
4. a. magnet
b. filter
c. distillation
Matter and Motion, p. 9
1. a. gravity
b. lubricant
c. net force
d. velocity
e. unbalanced
f. friction

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g. sliding
h. newton
2. gravity
3. a. motion
b. speed
c. friction
d. force

c. machine
d. fulcrum
e. efficiency
4. Force is expressed in newtons.
5. Work is force times distance.

Forces in Motion, p. 11
1.
m3
o1
m3
e1
i1
n1
f4

o1

r1

c3

n1
e1

w4

t1

o1

n1

e1

u1

r1

m3 a1

s1

t1

l1

s1

t1
c3

e1

n1

t1

r1

i1

p3

e1

a1

a1

Ashbys word: force

2. a. projectile motion
b. orbit
c. momentum
d. action/reaction forces
3. Free fall and terminal velocity cannot share a
room, because free fall requires a vacuum
and terminal velocity occurs only when there
is air resistance.
Forces in Fluids, p. 13
1. a. F b. T c. T d. F e. F
Beckys robot is on Mount Everest (33 kPa).
2. a. crate A: 1.0 g/cm3, tan, soccer balls
b. crate B: 0.5 g/cm3, blue, tennis balls
c. crate C: 1.5 g/cm3, red, golf balls
Work and Machines, p. 15
1. They are all types of inclined planes.
2. The clocks hand will point to 3:00.
3. a. pulleys
b. Newtons

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Energy and Energy Resources, p. 17

1. a. potential, kinetic
b. nuclear
c. light
2. a. me, Chan. I calibrated  mechanical
b. potent! I already  potential
c. are sour celery  resource
3. a. biomass
b. wind
c. water
d. geothermal
e. solar
4. a. fossil fuels, peanut butter
b. friction, jelly
c. nonrenewable resources, Brussels sprouts
Heat and Heat Technology, p. 19
1. a. absolute zero
b. convection heat
2. a. Fahrenheit
b. insulation
c. convection
3. a. Fahrenheit
b. Kelvin
c. Fahrenheit; he wrote in number
designations 8 degrees below where
they originally were.
d. M  2  C
e. Melba: 98.6 Mona: 310 Malik: 106.6
Manuel: 74
Introduction to Atoms, p. 21
1. a. electron
b. proton
c. electron
d. neutron
e. proton
2. a. isotope (ice  oat  Hope)
b. electrons (eel  lecture  ons)

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