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Matter, Energy, and the

Part 1

Wild Wild Earth

Part 2

Part 4

Part 3

Heat, States & Density of Water, Thermal Insulators

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"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."-Albert Einstein

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Matter, Energy, and the

Wild Wild Earth

Part 3

Heat, States & Density of Water, Thermal Insulators

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"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."-Albert Einstein

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Iceland

Norway

Germany

Greece

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Click on the continent of Europe to continue your adventure through the Wild Wild Earth!

Europe

Asia

North America

Africa

South America

Australia

Antarctica

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Svalbard

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You are now within the Arctic Circle here on the island of Svalbard. The high temperature is 14°F today. Click on the glacier to continue.

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You watch two polar bear cubs playing on ice in the middle of a very deep bay. How is it that the ice can support these bears? Why doesn't the ice sink?

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Solid Water

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Gaseous Air

Solid Water

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Liquid Saltwater

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Gaseous Air

Solid Water

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Liquid Saltwater

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Gaseous Air

Solid Water

Liquid Saltwater

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Directions: 1. Play with the simulation. Heat up and cool down the different substances. Click on the different states and watch what happens. 2. Compare the distance between particles of neon, argon, oxygen, and water in the different states (solid, liquid, gas). 3. After you have observed the major difference between MOST SUBSTANCES (such as neon, argon, and oxygen) and WATER, click "Continue."

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Gaseous Air

Solid Water

Liquid Saltwater

Directions: 1. Play with the simulation. Heat up and cool down the different substances. Click on the different states and watch what happens. 2. Compare the distance between particles of neon, argon, oxygen, and water in the different states (solid, liquid, gas). 3. After you have observed the major difference between MOST SUBSTANCES (such as neon, argon, and oxygen) and WATER, click "Continue."

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Gaseous Air

Solid Water

Liquid Saltwater

Directions: 1. Click on the "States" PhET simulation. 2. Play with the simulation. Heat up and cool down the different substances. Click on the different states and watch what happens. 3. Compare the distance between particles of neon, argon, oxygen, and water in the different states (solid, liquid, gas). 4. After you have observed the major difference between MOST SUBSTANCES (such as neon, argon, and oxygen) and WATER, click "Continue."

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Enter the code word you get by answering all 6 questions correctly.

lowercase letters only

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Gaseous Air

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Solid Water

Liquid Saltwater

Directions: 1. Play with the simulation. Heat up and cool down the different substances. Click on the different states and watch what happens. 2. Compare the distance between particles of neon, argon, oxygen, and water in the different states (solid, liquid, gas). 3. After you have observed the major difference between MOST SUBSTANCES (such as neon, argon, and oxygen) and WATER, click "Continue."

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Gaseous Air

Solid Water

Which set of data on the bar graph correctly shows the relative distance between the particles of WATER in the solid, liquid, and gas states?

Liquid Saltwater

Set A Set B Set C Set D

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Iceland

As you travel to Iceland, you are fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of a blue whale!

Blue Whales

Blue whales, the largest animal on the plant, can be found off Iceland from May to August. They migrate to the south when the water begins to get too cold. The immense size and insulating blubber of the blue whale allows it to keep more of the heat its body generates as it swims through icy cold water! The blue whale does require A LOT of food (chemical energy) in order to generate that body heat (thermal energy)! A blue whale eats the equivalent of 5,000 cheeseburgers a day!

Blue whales can get as long as 3 school buses!

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Blue Whales

Blue whales, the largest animal on the plant, can be found off Iceland from May to August. They migrate to the south when the water begins to get too cold. The immense size and insulating blubber of the blue whale allows it to keep more of the heat its body generates as it swims through icy cold water! The blue whale does require A LOT of food (chemical energy) in order to generate that body heat (thermal energy)! A blue whale eats the equivalent of 5,000 cheeseburgers a day!

Blue whales can get as long as 3 school buses!

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Where do blue whales get the energy they need to stay warm?

That's a trick question! Blue whales are ectotherms. Their body temperature changes with the environment.

Blue whales stay warm by only swimming in warm water.

Blue whales get the energy they need to stay warm from huge amounts of food that they eat.

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Good work on the whale question. You have arrived in Iceland, "The land of fire and ice."

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Heat is the transfer of energy due to a difference in temperature.

HOT Magma!

Due to the high rate of volcanic activity in Iceland, it is home to around 30 geysers.

Thermal energy from magma travels to the solid rock around an underground water reservoir and then to the water. This process is similar to boiling a kettle of water. Pressure builds up inside the reservoir and hot water and steam sprays out of the geyser's surface vent.

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Click on the 4 yellow pins that are shown on the geyser diagram and select the correct label for each pin. Once you have correctly labeled the 4 yellow pins, click on the blue checkbox (lower right-hand corner) and the code needed to continue will be provided.

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Thermal energy flows from an object/substance that has a higher temperature to an object/substance that has a lower temperature until the two objects/substances reach thermal equillibrium and have the same temperatures.

I'm endothermic. My body converts most of the food energy I eat into body heat, keeping my temperature steady. My body is MUCH warmer than the surrounding air. Heat flows from my warm body to the cold air.

Thermal Energy

You must answer all 5 of the next questions correctly to move forward.

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Click on the picture that correctly shows the direction that heat travels between the seal and the ice.

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Lake water temperature = 39°C

Air temperature = 8°C

Lake water temperature = 39°C

Air temperature = 8°C

Click on the picture that correctly shows the direction that heat travels between the volcanic lake water and the air.

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Lake water temperature = 39°C

Air temperature = 8°C

Lake water temperature = 39°C

Air temperature = 8°C

Click on the picture that correctly shows the direction that heat travels between the volcanic lake water and the air.

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Click on the picture that correctly shows the direction that heat travels between the arctic fox and the air.

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Click on the picture that correctly shows the direction that heat travels between the arctic fox and the air.

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−2 °C

3 °C

−2 °C

3 °C

Click on the picture that correctly shows the direction that heat travels between the glacier and the water.

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−2 °C

3 °C

−2 °C

3 °C

Click on the picture that correctly shows the direction that heat travels between the glacier and the water.

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Two systems are in thermal equillibrium when thermal energy does not flow between them. What is also true when two systems are in thermal equillibrium?

The two systems have the same density.

The two systems have the same temperature.

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Two systems are in thermal equillibrium when thermal energy does not flow between them. What is also true when two systems are in thermal equillibrium?

The two systems have the same density.

The two systems have the same temperature.

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You did not get all 5 questions correct. Missed questions are an opportunity to learn!

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Click on Norway.

Norway

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You leave Iceland and begin your trip across the Norwegian Sea to Norway.

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An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open salt water.The iceberg will melt when it reaches a temperature greater than 0 degrees Celsius.

Salt water has a lower freezing point than fresh water. The salty ocean water can remain a liquid at temperatures below zero degrees C.

The melting point (the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid) of fresh water is 0 degrees Celsius. What will happen if the temperature if the liquid salt water rises from -2 degrees Celsius to a positive 2 degrees Celsius?

The coldness from the iceberg will transfer to the saltwater.

Thermal energy from the saltwater will transfer to the iceberg and cause it to start melting.

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That's correct, thermal energy tranfers from the salt water to the iceberg and causes it to start melting. To continue onto Norway, click on the solid form of water above.

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Surviving Harsh Cold Winters in Norway

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Question 1 of 4

A thermal insulator _________ the process of heat transferring from one place to another.

does not affect

speeds up

slows

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Surviving Harsh Cold Winters in Norway

Question 2 of 4

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How does having two coats help reindeer stay warm in cold weather?

The two coats trap air next to the reindeer's skin and prevents new cold air from coming in and absorbing the reindeer's thermal energy.

The two coats allow fresh air to circulate next to the reindeer's skin helping the reindeer stay warm.

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Surviving Harsh Cold Winters in Norway

Question 2 of 4

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How does having two coats help reindeer stay warm in cold weather?

The two coats trap air next to the reindeer's skin and prevents new cold air from coming in and absorbing the reindeer's thermal energy.

The two coats allow fresh air to circulate next to the reindeer's skin helping the reindeer stay warm.

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Surviving Harsh Cold Winters in Norway

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Question 3 of 4

Why do birds fluff their feathers in cold weather?

Fluffing feathers traps air next to a bird's skin. This air warms up as it absorbs thermal energy from the bird. It remains trapped in the fluffy feathers and insulates the bird from the cold air.

Fluffing their feathers serves as a signal to other birds that it's time for them to huddle together and hibernate.

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Surviving Harsh Cold Winters in Norway

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Question 3 of 4

Why do birds fluff their feathers in cold weather?

Fluffing feathers traps air next to a bird's skin. This air warms up as it absorbs thermal energy from the bird. It remains trapped in the fluffy feathers and insulates the bird from the cold air.

Fluffing their feathers serves as a signal to other birds that it's time for them to huddle together and hibernate.

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Surviving Harsh Cold Winters in Norway

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Question 4 of 4

How does burrowing into the snow help a mouse stay warm?

Thermal energy transfers from the snow to the mouse's body.

The snow is a great insulator and slows the transfer of thermal energy from inside the burrow to the outside environment.

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Surviving Harsh Cold Winters in Norway

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Question 4 of 4

How does burrowing into the snow help a mouse stay warm?

Thermal energy transfers from the snow to the mouse's body.

The snow is a great insulator and slows the transfer of thermal energy from inside the burrow to the outside environment.

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You did not get all 4 questions correct.

Missed questions are an awesome opportunity to learn! Make sure you read all the information provided to you by clicking on the animals. You got this!

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You answered all 4 questions correctly.

Do you like my fluffy feathers?

I knew you could do it!

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Germany

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If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you!

You did not get all four questions correct. This is a great opportunity to learn something new!

Watch the video again and then click here to give the questions another try.

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Your body loses thermal energy very quickly in the water!

As you move south through Germany, you pass by a beautiful mountian lake. Both the air and the water are 70 °F, so you decide to jump in! The water feels COLD! Answer all 4 questions correctly to continue.

BRRR!!! Even though the water is the same temperature as the air, I feel MUCH colder in the water!

98.6 °F

Thermal Energy

Air Temperature = 70 °F

Thermal Energy

Water conducts thermal energy at a MUCH higher rate than air! About 25 times faster!

98.6 °F

Water Temperature = 70 °F

Question 1: The arrows represent thermal energy transferring from the _______ to the ________.

person, environment

water, air

environment, person

air, water

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98.6 °F

Thermal Energy

Air Temperature = 70 °F

Thermal Energy

98.6 °F

Water Temperature = 70 °F

Question 2: Why does thermal energy flow FROM the person TO the environment?

The temperature of the person (98.6 °F) is higer than the temperature of the environment (70°F).

The person's body conducts heat better than the environment.

The environment conducts heat better than the person's body.

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98.6 °F

Thermal Energy

Air Temperature = 70 °F

Thermal Energy

98.6 °F

Water Temperature = 70 °F

The temperature of the person (98.6 °F) is higer than the temperature of the environment (70°F).

The person's body conducts heat better than the environment.

The environment conducts heat better than the person's body.

Question 2: Why does thermal energy flow FROM the person TO the environment?

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98.6 °F

Thermal Energy

Air Temperature = 70 °F

Thermal Energy

98.6 °F

Water Temperature = 70 °F

Question 3: Why is the arrow on the right bigger than the arrow on the left?

The arrow on the right shows that the person in the water has a higher body temperature.

The arrow on the right shows that thermal energy leaves the person surrounded by water at a much faster rate than the person surrounded by air.

The arrow on the right shows that the person surrounded by water keeps more thermal energy than the person surrounded by air.

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98.6 °F

Thermal Energy

Air Temperature = 70 °F

Thermal Energy

98.6 °F

Water Temperature = 70 °F

Question 3: Why is the arrow on the right bigger than the arrow on the left?

The arrow on the right shows that the person in the water has a higher body temperature.

The arrow on the right shows that thermal energy leaves the person surrounded by water at a much faster rate than the person surrounded by air.

The arrow on the right shows that the person surrounded by water keeps more thermal energy than the person surrounded by air.

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You pass by another beautiful mountian lake that is also the same temperature as the air (70 degrees F). Wisely- you decide to not jump into this lake. Why would a lake that is the same temperature as the air feel MUCH colder than the air?

Question 4:

Air conducts heat very well compared to the water and will absorb body heat quickly.

Water conducts heat very well compared to the air and will absorb body heat quickly.

When the air is 70 degrees Fahrenheit, thermal energy transfers from the air into your body.

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You pass by another beautiful mountian lake that is also the same temperature as the air (70 degrees F). Wisely- you decide to not jump into this lake. Why would a lake that is the same temperature as the air feel MUCH colder than the air?

Question 4:

Air conducts heat very well compared to the water and will absorb body heat quickly.

Water conducts heat very well compared to the air and will absorb body heat quickly.

When the air is 70 degrees Fahrenheit, thermal energy transfers from the air into your body.

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GREAT WORK! Those multiple question challenges can be tough. Click on the lake below to continue.

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Greece

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The air and water temperatures are increasing significantly as you travel south toward the equator. Your last stop in Europe is in Greece, on the island of Zakynthos.

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From May until August, hundreds of female loggerhead sea turtles leave the Mediterranean Sea and lay eggs on the island of Zakynthos. The temperature of the sand is VERY important to this creature because it determines whether the turtle hatchlings will be female or male. When the sand is warmer, more females will be hatched. When the sand is cooler, more males will be hatched.

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From May until August, hundreds of female loggerhead sea turtles leave the Mediterranean Sea and lay eggs on the island of Zakynthos. The temperature of the sand is VERY important to this creature because it determines whether the turtle hatchlings will be female or male. When the sand is warmer, more females will be hatched. When the sand is cooler, more males will be hatched.

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According to scientists throughout the world, the Earth is getting warmer. The sand on the beaches of Zakynthos are warmer than they have been in past decades. How does the warming sand affect the loggerhead sea turtle population?

The warmer sand causes more of the hatchlings to be female.

The warmer sand does not impact the sea turtles.

The warmer sand causes more of the hatclings to be male.

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Mediterranean Monk Seal

Word Bank: colderconductor elytra equilibrium Heat insulator

Click on the numbers in the crossword and fill in the boxes with the correct words from the word bank. The bottom word is the code word. CLICK HERE WHEN YOU KNOW THE CODE WORD.

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