Chemist Shorthand
A shorthand representation of an element or compound using chemical symbols
What is chemical formula
The number of protons or electrons contained in a neutral atom of an element
What is Atomic Number
The basic building blocks of matter that makes us everyday objects
What is Atom
The action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path.
What is revolution
The appearance of phases of the Moon as viewed from Earth, as the Moon orbits the Earth.
What is Lunar Cycle?
A representation of a chemical reaction using chemical symbols for elements and compounds
What is chemical equation
The number of protons plus the number of neutrons contained in an atom's nucleus
What is Atomic Mass
The center of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons
What is Nucleus
The process of turning or spinning on an axis
What is rotation
An increasing amount of visible light on the moon's surface.
What is waxing
The number written after an element's symbol in a chemical formula that indicates the number of atoms of a specific element
What is subscript
A set of characters (letters) that are used to represent an element.
What is Chemical Symbol
The area around the nucleus of an atom where the electrons are located
What is electron cloud
The half of Earth located about the equator
What is Northern Hemisphere
No reflected light from the Sun is visible on Earth
What is New Moon
The number in front of an element or compound that indicates the number of molecules in a chemical formula
What is coefficient
A diagram that shows an atom's nucleus surrounded by an electron cloud
What is Bohr Model
Positive charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus
What is protons
Marks the longest day of the year (most sunlight); generally occurs around June 21-22 in the northern hemisphere
What is Summer Solstice
Only the right half of the moon is visible from Earth.
What is First Quarter
Elements or compounds on the left side of a chemical equation
What is reactants
The electrons on the outer shell of an atom that are involved in forming bonds
What is valence electrons
What is electrons
A day that marks equal day and night; generally occurs around March 21-22 in the northern hemisphere
A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. The Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned.
What is Spring Tide