Chemistry!
Biology!
Chemical Reactions
Camp Experiments
Wild Card
100

What is an atom?

The basic building block of matter

100

What is an organism?

A living thing

100

What are 3 signs of a chemical reaction?

Bubbles (gas formation), temperature change, colour change, new scent

100
The first experiment on the first day was with BAKING SODA and VINEGAR. What was this type of chemical reaction called?

Acid-base reaction

100

Why do chemical reactions happen?

Energy

200
What is a molecule

Something made from 2 or more atoms

200

What type of organism is yeast?

Fungi

200

What is happening in a chemical reaction that makes it DIFFERENT from a physical reaction?

Chemical bonds are being broken and new chemicals are being formed!

200

Is vinegar an acid or a base?

Acid

200

What type of energy do all atoms have?

Kinetic energy

300

If a solid turns into a gas, does it gain or lose energy?

Gain

300

What are 3 things the yeast needed to survive?

Right pH, energy source, water, temperature, oxygen

300

What did we add to make the milk curdle and what approximately was the pH of this? (You must answer both correctly to get full points)

The vinegar, an acid
300

In the elephant toothpaste reaction, a chemical reaction was already happening but something made it faster so the toothpaste exploded. What was the scientific term for what we added to make it go faster?

Catalyst

300

What degree is Mayu doing?

Microbiology

400

What is a polymer?

A long string of molecules

400

How do trees get water to their leaves?

Capillary action and transpiration

400

What is the scientific term for the type of thing oobleck is?

Non-newtonian fluid

400

What did we add to the bouncy balls to made the glue bouncy and how did this make it bouncy?

Borax added crosslinks

400

What degree is Nathan doing?

General Sciences

500

What is the chemical formula for the gas made in the experiments we made?

CO2

500

What does soap form bubbles around?

Fat molecules to made micelles

500

What is the chemical reaction that happens when proteins lose their structure (this happened in plastic milk)?

Denaturation of proteins
500

What is another word for the catalyst in the elephant toothpaste experiment?

Enzyme

500

What degree is Rachel doing?

Chemistry

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