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Science Midterm Rev

9th Grade Science Midterm Review

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What is not a branch of biology? Geology
Pure Science is best defined as the? continuing search for new knowledge.
A scientific theory is an explanation that? has been tested by many obervers.
For a scientific theory to be valid, it must allow you to? make predictions.
Scientific theories can be changed or replaced when? new discoveries are made.
A series of logical steps that it followed in order to solve a problem is called? scientific method
The first step in the scientific method is usually? making observations.
Scientist test a hypothesis by? doing experiments
Experiments can only help to answer reed a factual events. A experiment can not tell us? what is not known.
The SI unit for measuring temperature is the? kelvin
Which SI prefix means one one-hundredth (1/100)? centi
The force with which gravity pulls a quanity of matter is reffered to as? weight
The decimal equivalent of 10(-2) is? 0.01
A precise measurement is one that? is as exact as possible
The science of what matteris made of and how it changes is called? chemistry
The chemical element that is most abundant in the human body is? oxygen
The smallest unit of a substance that behaves like a substance is? a molecule
You put 1 gram of sat into 1 liter of water and stir. The resulting liquid is an example of? a homogeneous mixture.
A carbonated drink is an example of? a gas-liquid mixture.
Knowing the chemical properties of a substance will tell you how the substances reacts with? other substances
Which state of matter will hold its shape with out a container? solid
A physical property of gold is its? density
Calculate the denstiy of mass 360 grams volume of 7.83 cm(3)? 360g/7.5cm(3)=48g/cm(3)
Evaporation of water is not a potential sign of? chemical change
What determines the speed of the atoms and molecules of a particular substance? the size and temperature
Archimedes principle states that the buoyant force on a ____ is equal to the weight desplaced? object in fluid.
When ice melts to form water, energy? is absorbed.
The kinetic theory states that the higher the temperature the faster the? particles that make up a substance moves.
Evaporation refers to the change of state from a? liquid to a gas.
The law of consevation of mass states that mass cannot be? created nor destroyed.
Ice floats in water because it is? less dense than water.
Charles law relates the volume of gas to its? temperature.
Pressure is calculated by dividing force by the ____over which force is exerted? area
Dalton's atomic theory stated that every element was made of atoms that could not be subdivided atoms of the same element are alike and? Atoms can join to form molecules.
Dalton's atomic theory was accepted because? there was evidence to support it.
Atoms at the same element are exactly alike is? a false statement according to Dalton's theory
Atoms have no electic charge because they? have equal of protons and electrons.
According to the Bohr's model of an atom, electrons behave like? planets orbiting the sun/
According to modern atomic theory, it is nearly impossible to determine an electron's exact? position.
Ionization refers to the process of? loosing or gaining electrons.
An atomic mass unit is equal to? One-twelth the mass of a carbon 12 atom
Sodium is? an alkali metal
Alkali metals are extrenlet reative because they? have on valence electron that is easily removed.
Noble gases exist as single atoms rather than? molecules
Carbon and othe nonmetals are found in which are of the periodic table? on the right side.
Transition metals such as copper of tungster form compounds by? loosing electrons to form positive ions.
A mole is an SI base unit that describes the? Amount of a substance.
Molar mass is defined as? The mass in grams of 1 mole of a substance
A compound differs from a mixture because it? always contains the same elements in the same proportion.
Salt (NaCl) is formed from a tight network of? oppositley charged ions.
Often atoms join so that each atom will have? an outermost energy level that is full of electons.
Gases often take up a lot of space because? their molecules have very little attraction for one another.
The bonds that hold atoms together behave most like? flexible springs.
In a metallic Bond, the nucleaus of one atom is attracted by a nearby atons? electrons
copper is a good conductor of electricity because its electrons? are free to move from atom to atom.
in hich tupe of bond do atoms share electrons? covalent bonds.
DInitrogen TETROxide tells you the compound contains? 2 nitrogen and 4 oxygen
Fe2O3 is iron (III) oxide it contains Fe3+ ions
It is possible for different covalent compounds to have the same empirical formula because empirical formulas represtent? a ratio of atoms in a compound.
A substance that undergoes a change in a chemical reaction is? reactanct
What happens in a chemical reaction? Atoms are rearranged
In a exothermic reaction, energy is transferred from? The reactants to the surroundings
Endotherminc reactions transfer from surroundings to the reactants
Chemical energy is energy that is? present within atoms and molecules
A synthesis reaction is a reaction between at least 2 compounds in which? a new, more complex compound formed.
Digestion is an example of a decomposition reaction
When methane reacts with oxygen the products are Carbon dioxide and water.
When water is broken down by electrolysis, the products are 1+ and O2
Fragments of molecules that have at least one electron for bending is called? radicals
In a balanved chemical reaction, the told mass of the products always equals? mass of reactants.
Reduciong temperature makes dough rise slower
Rubbing Alchohol is a homogeneus mixture.
Suspensions can usually be seperated by paper filters -
Solubility refers to? grams of solute per 100 grams of solvent
Loose suger dissolves much faster than a sugar cube because? a greater surface area.
Water can dissolve charged particles because its atoms have partial charges.
Sugar will dissolve more quickly in iced tea if you stir it because stirring allows molecules to diffuse
Water is reggered to as the universal solvent because many substances dissolve in water
An unsaturated solution is one that can dissolve more solute at cument conditions. -
Solute will precipitate out of a supersaturated solution when it cools down. -
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