Matter
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Name the three types of subatomic particles.
protons, neutrons, and electrons
Where does all energy on Earth come from?
According to the Law of Static Charge:
Opposite charges ___________
and
Like charges ___________
attract, repel
What is the name given to the group of four outer planets?
Gas Giants
What is the name for the physical property that describes whether a substance can be hammered into sheets?
Malleability
How many protons does sodium have?
11
What is the name for an organism that makes its own food?
Producer
What are the three ways that an object can become electrically charged?
friction, contact, induction
Name the eight planets in order from the sun outward.
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
When a substance changes from a gas to a liquid, what happens to the spaces between the particles?
They get bigger.
How many neutrons are found in an atom of manganese?
30
Arrange the following organisms into a food chain:
wolf, spruce tree, white-tailed deer
spruce tree --> white-tailed deer --> wolf
What does an ammeter measure?
current
When the part of the moon that we can see is getting smaller it is said to be __________.
waning
Give two examples of chemical changes.
answers will vary
What is the name for Group 7 (17)?
Halogens
Name three abiotic factors that could affect an ecosystem?
temperature, rainfall, sunlight
When more bulbs are added to a parallel circuit, what happens to the brightness of the bulbs?
stays the same
A star begins its life as a cloud of dust and gases called a _________.
nebula
What is the density of a 23 gram block of wood that has a volume of 36 cm3?
0.64 g/cm3
How many oxygen atoms are present in 4 Al2(CO3)3?
36
What is the name for the biotic limiting factor that occurs when two individuals benefit each other?
mutualism
When a negatively charged rod is brought near a neutral electroscope, what charge is induced on the leaves?
negative
What do we call the change in wavelengths of light that provides evidence for the Big Bang Theory.
red shift