Unit 1 Vocab
According to the Laws of Thermodynamics, energy transfer will always move in this direction: from ______ to ______.
Hot to cold OR cold to hot
Hot to Cold
This is the variable that the scientist purposefully changes or manipulates in an experiment.
___________ variable
The Independent Variable
What gas do humans need to breathe?
¿Qué gas necesitan los seres humanos para respirar?
Oxygen / Oxígeno
Before its current name, the school was originally a vocational school for which gender?
Antes de su nombre actual, la escuela era originalmente una escuela vocacional para qué género?
Girls / Chicas
How many pets does Mr. Diaz OR Ms. Brahm have?
¿Cuántas mascotas tiene el Sr. Díaz O la Sra. Brahm?
Diaz - 2 (Ghost and Lila)
Brahm - 2 (Zoey and Dobby)
This state is reached when two objects in contact stop exchanging net heat because they have reached the same temperature.
Thermal Equilibrium
This variable is what you measure or observe; it "depends" on what happens during the test.
_____________ variable
The Dependent Variable
What force pulls objects down toward Earth?
¿Qué fuerza atrae los objetos hacia la Tierra?
Gravity / Gravedad
What Chicago neighborhood is Richards Career Academy located in?
En qué vecindario de Chicago se encuentra Richards Career Academy
Back of the Yards
Many of our staff are graduates of Chicago Public Schools. Outside of RCA which school has the most RCA staff as alums?
Muchos de nuestros empleados son graduados de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago. Aparte de RCA, ¿qué escuela tiene más empleados de RCA como antiguos alumnos?
Lane Tech (Flo, Rendon, Frye, Bandera)
Kelley (G.Lopez, Jacobo, Avila)
This word refers to the relative size or extent of something; in chemistry, we often shift this to look at how tiny particles affect big systems.
Scale
These are the factors that a scientist keeps exactly the same to ensure the test is fair.
Constants (or Controlled Variables)
What is H₂O?
¿Qué es el H₂O?
Water / Agua
What year was Richards Career Academy originally established?
¿En qué año se fundó Richards Career Academy?
1946
There are 6 staff members that are alumni of Richards. Name at least 3 of them.
Hay 6 miembros del personal que son antiguos alumnos de Richards. Nombra al menos a 3 de ellos.
Miller, Mallory, Y.Macias, Moreno, Williams, Gilberto
This term describes objects or phenomena large enough to be seen with the naked eye, like a beaker of boiling water.
Macroscopic
A student tests how the temperature of a battery affects how many hours it can power a flashlight. In this setup, "hours of power" is this variable.
What is the Dependent Variable?
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
¿Cuál es la sustancia natural más dura de la Tierra?
Diamond / Diamante
List three after-school clubs found at Richards.
Enumera tres clubes extraescolares que hay en Richards.
Examples: Jazz Club, Student Council, Student Voice Committee, Anime & Videogaming Club, Weightlifting Club, Black Student Union, Warriors for Immigrant Social Justice, Media Club, After School Matters.
Which 2 staff members are cousins at RCA?
¿Qué dos miembros del personal son primos en RCA?
Mr. Ramirez and Mr. Macias
Chemistry often looks at this level, involving atoms and molecules that require a microscope (or imagination) to see.
Microscopic
A chemist adds sugar to water at three different temperatures to see how fast it dissolves. The temperature of the water represents this variable.
What is the Independent Variable
What vitamin do you get from sunlight?
¿Qué vitamina se obtiene de la luz solar?
Vitamin D / Vitamina D
What is the address of Richards Career Academy?
¿Cuál es la dirección de Richards Career Academy?
5009 S Laflin Street, Chicago, IL 60609
There are 6 staff members that went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Name at least 3 of them.
Hay 6 miembros del personal que asistieron a la Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign. Nombra al menos a 3 de ellos.
Diaz, Brahm, Adamo, Cortes, Chu, Richkus