Science Study Guide
Fourth Quarter Objectives
• Two objects of the exact
size and shape are dropped
into water. One floats and
the other sinks. The object
that is _____ ____ will float.
•less dense
• A scientific tool called a
_________ __________
is used to measure
volume by analyzing the
water displacement.
•graduated cylinder
•Gold is considered an
______________
because it is made up
of only one type of
atom.
•element
•When measuring
mass, we use a
scientific tool called a
_________________.
•balance
• The ____________, the
____________, and the
____________ are the
three types of particles
within an atom.
•protons
•electrons
•neutrons
•An __________ is
considered to be the
“basic building block
of matter.”
•atom
• An object with more
surface area that is
falling will experience
_________ air resistance
than an object with less
surface area.
•more
•The true measure of
weight is measured
with a ____________
_____________.
•spring scale
• Particles in matter are
always moving. When the
temperature outside drops,
the particles in matter begin
to move _____________
because it is colder outside.
•slower
•Jupiter’s inner moons
will be most affected
by ____________ and
______________.
•size (mass)
•distance
•The force of
____________ would
be the force that
would cause any
object to fall.
•gravity
• A parachute jumper jumps
from an airplane and falls fast
until his parachute opens. As
the parachute opens, _______
_____________ causes the
jumper to slow down as he
falls.
•air resistance
•The “amount of
matter in an object”
is called its
__________.
•mass
• If you traveled to the moon,
you would weigh
__________ than you weigh
on Earth because of
microgravity effects on the
moon.
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•less
• A famous scientist named
Isaac ______________
explained the Law of
Gravitation. He explained that
“all objects in the universe are
attracted to each other.
•Newton
• The force of ___________ is
the force that prevents objects
on or close to Earth from
getting “lost in space,” such as
the Space Station, space
shuttles, satelite dish, jets, or
airplanes.
•gravity
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