Here are the answers to your questions based on scientific principles:
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Which statement correctly describes the relationship between thermal energy and particle movement?
- As thermal energy increases, there is more particle movement.
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A scientist adds iodine as an indicator to an unknown substance. What will this indicator reveal about the substance?
- the presence of starch.
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A student wants to try to convince her parents to stop serving peas for dinner. She lays out her argument that peas are high in fructose, which is a type of sugar. Which test could she use to provide scientific evidence to support her argument that peas are high in fructose?
- Benedict’s test.
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The expression like a ton of bricks means “a crushing weight.” Would being hit by an actual ton of bricks hurt if it happened on the moon?
- Yes, it would hurt because the bricks would still have the same mass. (Weight is affected by gravity, but mass remains the same regardless of the location.)
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Which measurement is affected by gravity?
- weight.
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What happens to the density of a material if you have a larger piece of it?
- The density will remain the same because mass and volume will both increase in the same way.
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A beaker contains a mixture of sand and salt. A student adds water to dissolve the salt. Which processes can be used to separate out the sand and salt?
- filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt.
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Which phases does water go through if you use distillation to separate it from dissolved sugar?
- from a liquid to a gas, and back to a liquid.
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Which statement is a good description of plastic?
- It is a synthetic material that comes from natural resources.
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A student states that natural resources could be saved if people made everything they need in labs. What is the main problem with this idea?
- Anything made in the lab requires natural resources to produce it.
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Which discovery would have the greatest impact on reducing the negative consequences of plastic?
- the discovery of a new bacteria that consumes plastic waste.
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What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
- a place where plastic and other waste has collected in the Pacific Ocean.
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!