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100

What type of change occurs when ice melts into liquid water?

What is : Physical change

100

The number of protons in an atom of an element is its

What is : atomic number

100

A student tests how water temperature affects how fast sugar dissolves. What is the independent variable?

What is : Water temperature 

100

Which tool measures temperature?

What is : Thermometer

100

_______ are the building blocks of life

Cells

200

A piece of paper is cut into smaller pieces. What type of change is this?


What is : A physical change

200

The positively charged particle

What is : A proton

200

A student tests whether different amounts of salt affect the temperature at which ice melts. Identify the IV and DV.

What is : IV: Amount of salt. DV: Temperature at which the ice melts


200

Fact or cap: All changes that produce bubbles are chemical changes.

Cap. Bubbles can also result from boiling or other physical processes.

200

What gas makes up 21% of Earth's Atmosphere?

Oxygen

300

Wood burns and turns into ash. Is this a physical or chemical change?


What is :  Chemical change



300

What is the center of an atom called?

What is : nucleus

300

A student investigates whether the number of hours spent studying affects test scores. Identify the IV and DV.

What is : IV: Hours spent studying. DV: Test score

300

Which tool measures the volume of a liquid in a laboratory?

Graduated cylinder

300

In which state of matter do particles stay in one place and but still vibrate.


Solid

400

Your mom just baked a cake this is a :

What is : Chemical Change

400

The name of the current atomic model we use today

What is : Electron Cloud

400

What is the difference between an element and a compound?

What is : An element contains one type of atom; a compound contains two or more elements chemically bonded.

400

A glass bottle breaks into pieces. Explain why this is a physical change.

No new substance forms; only its shape and size change.

400



A scientist observes an element that has luster, conducts electricity, and is malleable. This element is a __________.



Metal

500

Name two clues that may indicate a chemical change has occurred.

Gas production, color change, temperature change, light production, or formation of a precipitate.

500

What are the vertical columns in the periodic table called?




What is : Groups 

500

The smallest unit that makes up the known elements.







What is : A Atom 

500

Fact or Cap ? Cooking an egg causes chemical changes.

Fact             

500

What are the subatomic particles that make up an atom?

Protons, neutrons, and electrons

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