5 th Grade Properties of Matter

1. 5th Grade Properties of Matter

2. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Test your knowledge and earn some extra credit 5th Grade Properties of Matter Game Rules • Form two teams • One teams starts and plays until they miss a question, then play switches to opponent • Players on each team will rotate to answer questions individually (without HELP) • Each team has one 50:50, one “call-out”, and one “Team-help” during each game • Whichever team wins the $1 MILLION question is victorious

3. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE 5th Grade Properties of Matter 50:50 Phone Team TEAM 1 50:50 Phone Team TEAM 2 Remember • Be sure to review why answers are correct, this is designed to be a review for everyone • Have fun, but after playing this version pick another big idea to review

4. 50:50 $100 Question Question: Janice found two sea shells when she went to the beach. They appear to be almost the same size, but they have different shapes. How could she figure out if their volume is the same? Team ◄ A. Weigh each one on a scale to see which is heaviest B. Drop each one in a beaker of water to see which raises the water level the most C. Fill each one with water to see which will hold the most. D. Measure the length of each one with a measuring tape to see which is longest.

5. 50:50 $200 Question Question The two objects shown are the same size. However, one object is made of wood, and the other object is made of plastic. Which of the following properties of the objects will be the same? Team ◄ A. mass B. texture C. volume D. weight

6. 50:50 $300 Question Question Susan blew up a balloon until it was completely full and as big as a soccer ball. Which of the following correctly describes the air inside the balloon? Team ◄ A. The air is a gas that expands to evenly fill the space inside the balloon. B. The air is a gas that cannot be compressed by any means. D. The air is a gas that will flow evenly and steadily from inside the balloon if punctured. C. The air is a gas that always forms a round shape when compressed.

7. 50:50 $500 Question Question Nathan went swimming at the lake over the weekend. While he was playing on the shore, he found a small chunk of cement and a stick, which appeared to be the same size. What would be the best way for Nathan to compare the volume of the stick and of the chunk of cement? Team ◄ A. Throw them in the lake and see which one will sink. B. Place them in a bucket of water and see which one raises the water level the most. C. Use a ruler to measure the length of each of the objects. D. Place them each on a scale and see which one weighs more.

8. 50:50 $1000 Question Question Both cookies and gelatin desserts are solids although their textures are very different. What do they have in common that makes them solids? Team ◄ A. They both may be eaten. B. They both keep their own shape. C. They both are made of solids such as sugar. D. They both keep their own shape.

9. 50:50 $2000 Question Question While Carmen is at the park with her family, she walks up to a wishing well. She throws a penny down the well, and she hears a splash at the bottom. Which of the following best describes what happens as the penny falls? Team ◄ A. The force of friction acts against air resistance, causing the penny to fall even faster. B. The magnetic force of the well attracts the penny and causes it to fall even faster. C. The force of air resistance acts against gravity, but it is not enough to overcome gravity. D. The force of gravity is equal to the air resistance acting on the penny.

10. 50:50 $4000 Question Question Maria and Lucy are making peanut butter sandwiches. They learned at school that a substance may be a solid, a liquid or a gas. Maria thinks the peanut butter is a solid, but Lucy thinks it is a liquid. What would be the best way to test it to see if it is a liquid? Team ◄ A. Heat it to see if it gets softer. B. Press it to try to make it take up less space. C. See if its volume increases in the freezer. D. Try to pour it out of the jar.

11. 50:50 $8000 Question Question George's science teacher has a mixture of table salt and iron filings. Which of the following would be the best way to separate the salt and the iron filings? Team ◄ A. use a magnet to pull the iron filings from the salt B. pour them into a beaker of water and see if the iron filings float C. add food coloring to the mixture to make the salt change color D. heat up the mixture to see if the salt or the iron filings will burn away

12. 50:50 $16,000 Question Question Which of the following solids will not dissolve in boiling water? Team ◄ A. sugar B. baking soda C. table salt D. sand

13. 50:50 $25,000 Question Question Imagine you have a bucket of saltwater. Which of the following would be the best way to remove the water so that you're left with only salt? Team ◄ A.Freeze the saltwater. The water will sink to the bottom and the salt will rise to the top. B. Stir the saltwater for a long time. The salt will form a crystal. C. Boil the saltwater. The water will evaporate and only the salt will remain. D. Leave the saltwater to sit for a long time. The salt will settle to the bottom.

14. 50:50 $50,000 Question Question Abdul uses sugar cubes to sweeten his tea. He wonders whether stirring his tea will make the sugar cube dissolve faster or slower. If Abdul stirs his tea, what effect does it have on the rate at which the sugar cube dissolves? Team ◄ A. The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will slow down and then stop. B. The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will slow down. C. The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will speed up. D. The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will remain the same.

15. 50:50 $100,000 Question Question Which of the following describes an example of a material undergoing a chemical change to become another material with different characteristics? Team ◄ A. Iron turns to rust when it is exposed to oxygen. B. When water boils, it turns into vapor, which is a gas. C. Oxygen can become liquid at a very low temperature. D. Gold can be spread out very thin to cover a large area.

16. 50:50 $250,000 Question Question: Magnets have a negative and positive pole. What happens if you try to touch the positive pole of one magnet to the negative pole of another magnet? Team ◄ A. The negative and positive poles will repel each other. B. The negative and positive poles will be attracted to each other. C. The negative and positive poles will cancel each other out. D. The negative and positive poles will neither attract nor repel each other.

17. 50:50 $500,000 Question Question Which of the following best explains why a person standing on the Moon can jump higher than a person standing on Earth? Team ◄ A. Everything has less mass on the Moon. B. There is no gravity on the Moon. C. The Moon's gravitational pull is less than Earth's. D. Earth's gravity is very weak on the Moon.

18. 50:50 $1 MILLION Question Question Because the force of gravity is so strong, it appears to attract all objects equally, regardless of mass. Which of the following is illustrated by this idea? Team ◄ B. Magnets can both repel and attract each other, depending on how they come into contact. A. A rubber ball will bounce much higher than a wooden ball, even if they weigh the same. C. Magnets can both repel and attract each other, depending on how they come into contact. D. A bowling ball and a peanut will fall to the ground at the same rate when someone drops them.