EGYPTIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Elementary Science Department
Semester 1 GRADE 6
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Homework sheet 13.1
VOCABULARY REVIEW
Match each term in column B with its meaning in column A.
Column A
Column B
______1.
A substance with a definite shape and volume.
A.
matter
______2.
A substance that doesn’t have a definite shape or volume.
B. temperature
______3.
A measure of the energy of motion of the particles in matter.
C. volume
______4.
The amount of space something takes up.
D. solid
______5.
It has a mass and volume.
E. liquid
______6.
A substance that has a definite volume but does not have a
F.
gas
definite shape.
SCIENCE CONCEPTS
Fill in the letter of choice that best answers the question
1. At what temperatures is water a gas?
below 0 °C
between 0 °C and 100 °C
above 100 °C
between 0 °C and 120 °C
2. Study the following diagram.
What word belongs on arrow 2?
condensation
freezing
evaporation
melting
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3. Jakob studied drawings of the particles in the same substance. The drawings show the substance in
different states and temperatures. Which shows the substance at the highest temperature?
4. The table shows the melting points and boiling points for
different substances.
Suppose these substances were placed in a freezer set to –50
°C. Which substance would become a liquid?
chlorine
mercury
oxygen
tungsten
5. Matter may be a gas, solid, or liquid. It can change
from one state to another. Which change most often
causes matter to change state?
Melting Point and Boiling Point for Common
Substances
Substance
Melting point
(°C)
Boiling point (°C)
aluminum
660
2519
chlorine
–101
–34
copper
1085
2562
gold
1064
2856
mercury
–39
357
oxygen
–219
–183
silver
962
2162
tungsten
3422
5555
change in mass
change in color
change in volume
change in temperature
APPLY INQUIRY AND REVIEW THE BIG IDEA
Answer the following question:
1. The following graph shows the relationship
between temperature and state of water.
Describe what is happening in the graph. How is the
line in the graph related to energy?
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