Whats the Matter?
Big Small World
Its Elementary
Its All Coming Together
Feeling Energetic
100

True of False

Matter Cannot be destroyed, nor created.

True!

All matter is believed to have been created during the creation of the universe.

100

What are the subatomic particles that make up an atom?

BONUS: What are these particles' charges.

Nucleus: Neutral charge

Proton: Positive charge

Electron: Negative charge

100

The table in which all known elements are categorized is called the what?

BONUS: How many known chemical elements are there?

The Periodic Table

BONUS: 118 elements

100

Which is a compound and which is a substance?

1. I cannot be broken down any further through chemical means. 

2. I can be broken down further through chemical means.

1. Substance

2. Compound

100

Energy is anything that allows something to do what?

WORK

200
I can be easily compressed and easily change shape to fill my container. What state of matter am I?

Liquid.

200

The scientist who first discovered electrons was who?

BONUS: What was the name of the experiment that proved this?

Joseph John Thompson with his Cathode Ray Experiment

BONUS: the Plum Pudding model

200

True or False

Elements cannot be divided into anything smaller than themselves.

True

200

Atoms form molecules by bonding with one another. They do this by either giving away or sharing what subatomic particle?


Electrons

200

What are the two main forms of energy, and how are they created

Kinetic Energy: Created by moving objects

Potential Energy: Stored energy that has the potential to be released.

300

Name the following terms:

1. I say how many things are inside something.

2. I say how many things can fit inside something.

3. I say how packed things are inside something.

1. Mass

2. Volume

3. Density

300

In this experiment, Rutherford discovered that the atom was mostly empty space, with a dense nucleus and electrons orbiting around it. 

What was the name of the experiment?

The Gold Foil Experiment

300

What determines the following aspect of an element:

Its Atomic Number:

Its Atomic Weight:

Atomic Number: The number of protons

Atomic Weight: The mass of both protons and neutrons in the atom.

300

The electrons that are used for bonding are found in the outermost shell of the atom known as the what?

BONUS: What is the name of the diagram that shows the number of electrons within an atom's valence shell?

The Valence Shell

BONUS: The Lewis Dot Diagram

300

If the AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY of something increases, what also increases?

TEMPERATURE
400
In this state, I am so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionizing gas. What am I?

Plasma

400

The number of what subatomic particles determine which element the atom belongs to?

The number of protons

400

When an atom has a different amount of protons and neutrons, it is called a what?

BONUS: A neutral atom that has either gained or loss an electron is known as a what?

Isotope

BONUS: Ion

400

From the Chemical Formula below, which are the reactants, and which are the products.

CH4+2O= CO2 + 2H2O

Reactants: CH4 & 2O2

Products: CO2 & 2H2O

400

Which of these chemical reactions is Exothermic, and which one is Endothermic:

Photosynthesis

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis: Endothermic, energy is absorbed. 

Cellular Respiration: Exothermic, energy is released.

500

MATH QUESTION!

A block of iron has a density of 7.86 g/cm3 and a volume of 24 cm3. What is the block’s mass?

Mass = 188.64 grams

500

Even smaller than protons and neutrons, these Elementary Particles make up subatomic particles in sets of either 3 or 2. What are the names of these elementary particles?

Quarks

500

Which out of the THREE MAIN types of radiation have the highest penetrating power, and which one has the highest ionizing potential?

Highest Penetrating Power: Gamma Radiation

Highest Ionizing Potential: Alpha Rays

500

MATH PROBLEM:

Balance the following chemical equation

N2+H2O -> NH3 + O2

2N2+6H2O -> 4NH3 + 3O2

500

What equation do we use if we want to convert mass into energy?

E=mc2

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