Periodic Table
What is the first element of the periodic table?
Hydrogen
What phrase comes to mind when you hear "The Law of Conservation of......"?
Cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
Kinetic is energy in motion
This is Mr. Jones' favorite topic in science.
What scientist was first to put out the thought of gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton
What group of elements does helium belong to?
Noble gasses.
What are the two main types of energy that are given off by fire?
Heat, Light
These types of energy can be used to power homes. (Name 2)
Light, mechanical, Thermal
What 2 factors determine the strength of gravitational pull?
Mass and distance
What number is given to tell the strength of gravitational pull to earth?
9.8 m/s/s
What is the 19th Element?
K. Potassium
The energy you give a bow when pulling back the draw string.
What is elastic potential energy?
Name 3 types of potential energy.
elastic, gravitational, nuclear, electrical, etc.
This is what happens when atoms are rearranged to form a new substance.
What is chemical change?
What is the name for the lowest part on a wave?
Trough.
What is the difference between mixing elements that are close together and far apart on the periodic table?
The reaction between the 2 will be stronger if they are further apart.
Why do we consider electrical energy to be potential?
It has the potential to power a toaster or light bulb.
Name 4 types of kinetic energy.
Mechanical, sound, light, and thermal
Neon is the 10th element on the periodic table. Approximately what would you expect its atomic mass to be?
around 20
What unit is energy measured in?
Joules
How many protons does an oxygen atom have?
8
Describe an energy transfer from the sun to a piece of chicken digesting in your stomach.
sun - feed - chicken - human
Describe the process of how a roller coaster can move through its track.
A lift will use electricity to pull the car up with mechanical energy. At the top of the hill, the coaster will use its GPE to glide through the rest of the track.
If there is a baseball on a string and someone puts it in front of there face and lets it go, will it ever come back and hit them as long as Mavis does not touch it?
NO! (unless of course you are standing next to Mavis)
Rhodium is used in what part of a car to reduce emissions?
Catalytic Converters