Systems/Spheres
Atom Structure
Periodic Table
Periodic Table Categories
Water Cycle
100
What sphere is the Mississippi River in?
The hydrosphere
100
How many outer electrons make up a stable atom
8
100
How do you find the find the protons and electrons?
Look at the group number
100
Rows of elements are called what?
Periods
100
Define evaporation
The process where a liquid (water) turns into a gas (water vapor)
200
What system is earth?
A closed system
200
Define Ions
Charged atoms with a positive or negative charge
200
Define atomic mass
The average mass of all particles within the atom for all isotopes
200
Columns of elements are called what?
Group
200
Define runoff
Water flowing over the earths surface
300
What is the sphere makes up the materials of earths surface
The Geosphere
300
Where the protons and neutrons are kept in an atom
The nucleus
300
What measures the number of protons in the atoms nucleus?
Atomic number
300
What category on the periodic table has a high shine and is a good conductor?
Metals
300
The process of turning gas into a liquid
Condensation
400
What system lets matter enter and leave?
An open system
400
What time of bond is used where atoms share electrons
Covalent
400
How do you find the number of neutrons in an atom?
Subtract the atoms atomic number from the mass of a single atom in the nucleus
400
What category on the periodic table has a low shine and is a poor conductor?
Non-Metals
400
What is transpiration?
Water from trees or plants that evaporate into the atmosphere
500
What sphere is a redwood tree in California in?
Biosphere
500
What happens to neutrons in an isotope
They are gained or lost
500
How do you find an atoms mass number?
The number of protons + the number of neutrons
500
What category on the periodic table has a full outer shell?
Noble gases
500
What is the process where water moves from the surface into the ground?
Infiltration
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