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Matter & Energy

Grade 2 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-YRA0T1-1CGZ

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1.Explain “conservation of energy” in your own words.
2.Explain “insulator” in your own words.
3.Explain “evaporation” in your own words.
4.Explain “thermal equilibrium” in your own words.
5.Explain “solution” in your own words.
6.Explain “density” in your own words.
7.Explain “chemical reaction” in your own words.
8.Explain “condensation” in your own words.

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  1. Explain “conservation of energy” in your own words.energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  2. Explain “insulator” in your own words.a material that slows heat or electric transfer
  3. Explain “evaporation” in your own words.change from liquid to gas at a surface
  4. Explain “thermal equilibrium” in your own words.a state in which objects have the same temperature
  5. Explain “solution” in your own words.a uniform mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
  6. Explain “density” in your own words.mass per unit volume
  7. Explain “chemical reaction” in your own words.a process that forms new substances
  8. Explain “condensation” in your own words.change from gas to liquid

Worked example

Track matter and energy before and after a change.

Common mistake

Assuming matter disappears when it changes form.

Helpful hint

Identify the system and follow what enters, leaves, or transforms.