Phys or Chem
KMT
Mystery Questions
Atomic Theory
Qual or Quant
100

A reversible change

Physical 

100

What is the slowest moving state?

Solid

100

What is the other name for the Nuclear Force?

Strong Force

100

What subatomic particle has a charge of 0?

Neutron

100

Sandpaper is rough and red.

Qualitative 

Rough and Red are qualities!

200

A change that forms a new substance

Chemical

200

What state does plasma most closely resemble?

Gas

200

What are Electrons?

(3 Right Answers!)

Subatomic Particles 

Elementary Particles 

Leptons

200

Is carbon dioxide (CO2) an example of an atom?

No! An atom is the smallest single form of an element!

COhas a carbon atom and 2 oxygen atoms!

200

Syrup is twice as dense as Water

Quantitative

It is a measure of density using numbers

300

Density is a measurement of what kind of property?

Physical! 

Measures the mass of a substance in a specific volume.

(mass / volume)

300

How do particles move in a liquid?

Slip + Sliding

medium speed

circling each other

300

According to the Law of Conservation of Mass:

The mass of the reactants is ______ as the mass of the products.

remains the same

300

What is the role of the proton in the atom?

It determines the elemental identity of the atom

i.e. Carbons have 6, Oxygens have 8, Hydrogens have 1...

300

Mercury is a liquid

Qualitative 

"Liquid" is a describing word, not a number/measurement

400

Baking Christmas cookies

Chemical! 


Baking is FULL of chemical reactions, such as rising and state changes -- liquid batter to solid cookies

400
What state of matter 

1. Takes the shape of its container 

2. Has a definite volume

Liquid 

400

What state do we start and finish with when matter undergoes deposition?

A gas to a solid 

Skips the liquid phase entirely

400

What force allows electrons to bond with other atoms and to the nucleus

Electromagnetic Force

400

The solubility of salt is higher than sugar. 

Quantitative 

Solubility is measurable, and it being "higher" would have been measured!

500

Rusting on a car door

Chemical! 

Rust is a chemical reaction with OXYGEN!

500

What is the state change of a SOLID to a GAS called?

Sublimation

500

If I had a density tower with:

Water (1 g/mL), Syrup (g/mL)

Where would a bouncy ball with a density of 3 end up??  

It would sit at the boundary between the water and syrup

On top of the syrup but sink through the water! 

500

What are protons and electrons made of? Name the two types.

Up and Down Quarks

500

The chemical reaction formed a powder

Qualitative

No measurements here! Just words describing what happened.

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