Minerals
Nature of Science
Nature of Matter
Chemistry
Cycles
100
not a liquid or gas
Solid
100
The first step in the scientific method
What is the problem?
100
a measure of the amount of matter something contains
What is mass
100
A substance with a low pH would be labeled an ____ To neutralize this substance one would use a ___
What is acid, and base?
100
Another term for the hydrologic cycle
What is the water cycle?
200
Not made by people
Naturally Occuring
200
The SI unit for mass
What is a kilogram?
200
Gold and all other metals have these two properties in common
What is a metallic luster (shiny) and good conductivity of heat/electricity?
200
chemical behavior is determined by the number of electrons in this location
What is the outermost level or valence?
200
What three thing can happen to water after it rains
What is runoff, infiltration, and evaporation? (also acceptable: capillary action, collection...
300
In which layer of the Earth are minerals found?
What is the crust?
300
This factor is not changed in an experiment in order to create a "fair test".
What is a constant?
300
The difference between a compound and a mixture
What is a compound is chemically combined while a mixture is physically combine?
300
Type of bond between metals and nonmetals?
What is an ionic bond?
300
The element in this cycle if attributed to global warming
What is carbon?
400
Not alive
Inorganic
400
Another term for technology
what is applied sciences
400
Most of the mass of an atom is found in the ____ because these two subatomic particles are located there.
What is the nucleus because of protons and neutrons?
400
In an ionic bond metals will ____ electrons and become a ____ ion.
What is lose and positive?
400
This element sourced in pastures is the reason Rainbow springs is considered impaired.
What is nitrate? (also acceptable: nitrogen)
500
Explain why an onion is NOT a mineral
It is organic (alive) not inorganic (not alive) and/or it does not have a repeating pattern
500
Describe logical steps a scientist takes in order to solve problems
What is question, hypothesize, test, analyze data, and draw conclusions? (observation also accepted)
500
The difference between an inference and a fact
What is reading between the lines vs. having true details?
500
This happens to reactivity as one moves down a group in the periodic table
What is increase?
500
Rocks form when magma____.
What is cools? (also acceptable: crystallizes)
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