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Question | Answer |
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How is 1000 written as a power of 10 | 10^3 |
How is 100000 written as a power of 10? | 10^5 |
How is .00001 written as a power of 10? | 10^-5 |
What does 5.13 x 10^10 look like written out in standard form | 51,300,000,000 |
Name the astrological terms from smallest to largest | Star, galaxy, universe |
The Milky Way galaxy is to the sun as: an engine is to a car OR an ocean is to a drop of water | Ocean is to a drop of water - meaning the drop of water is extremely small compared to all the water in the ocean. The sun is extremely small compared to the size of the entire milky way |
Is the sun a small, medium, or large sized star? | Medium |
Does the sun have low, average, or great brightness? | average |
Light from the sun is able to reach Earth more quickly than light from other stars because... | The sun is closer to Earth than the other stars |
How long it takes for light from the sun to reach the earth is measured in what unit? | Minutes |
How long it takes to travel from the sun to the closest star is measured in what unit? | Lightyears |
The production of light, heat, gamma rays, and ultraviolet rays has what affect on the sun? | The sun loses it's energy |
Do all waves on the electromagnetic spectrum have the same wavelength? | No |
Describe radiowaves in terms of it's wavelength and frequency | It has the longest wavelength and lowest frequency |
How much of the sun's radiation reaches the earth? | A very small percentage |
Do all waves on the electromagnetic spectrum travel at the same speed? | Yes |
Do acids speed up or slow down chemical reactions? | Slows down |
Does increasing temperature affect a chemical reaction by speeding it up or slowing it down? | Speeds it up |
Did lemon juice speed up or slow down the amount of time for the apple to spoil? | Slowed it down. Lemon juice is acidic. |
Will salt dissolve in water? | Yes |
Will oil, sand, or gravel dissolve in water? | No |
What is the universal solvent (will be most likely to dissolve something)? | Water because it can dissolve many things. |
If salt is dissolved in water, what effect would that have on the water's boiling point? | The boiling point would slightly rise. |
What kind of force is exhibited when a book is being pushed off of a desk? | An unbalanced force |
What holds the earth and other planets in their orbits? | Gravity |
What is the formula for for distance, speed, and time? | D = S x T |
If a car is going 2mi/min for 20 minutes, it would travel 40 miles. If it traveled 4mi/min for the same amount of time (20 Min) how much farther would it go? | It would go twice (double) as far - 80 miles. |
What keeps the moon in orbit around the earth? | Gravitational force |
What would cause a ball rolling down a hill to eventually stop? | Friction & Gravity |