Density and Chemistry
Atoms and Chemistry
Thermal Energy
Electrical, Sound, and Light Energy
Definitions
100

True or False:

I ball that has a density of 1.5 g/ml will float.

False

(only items with a density less than 1.0 will float)

100

This type of particle has a negative charge.

Electron

100

True or False:

Heat flows from a cold object into a warmer object.

False, heat always flows from a warmer object to a cooler object.

100

A circuit has 3 bulbs attached to it and one bulb burns out.  When the bulb burnt out, all the bulbs went out.  This is an example of a _________ circuit.

Series

100

Found on the left side of a chemical equation

Reactant 

200

True or False:

Density describes the how closely packed the particles of matter are.

True

200

This element has 7 protons.

Nitrogen

200

Temperature is to average as Thermal energy is to ______.

sum

200

How many volts would be needed to have 3 amps move through a 3 ohms resistor?

9 Volts

200

An area that contains no matter.

Vacuum

300

Calculate the density of an object that has a mass of 160 grams and a volume of 40 mL?

4 g/ml

300

This element has a mass of 7.

Beryllium 

300

The method of heat transfer is most effective in fluids.

Convection

300

True or False:

Mechanical waves travel the fastest in a vacuum.

False

Electromagnetic waves travel the fastest in a vacuum.

300

Matter that can conducts electricity, respond to a magnetic fields, and consists of electrically charged particles called ions.

Plasma

400

CFC's are chemicals that are banned by the FDA, because scientists linked them to the depletion of the Ozone layer in our atmosphere.  One molecule of CFC has the following chemical formula CF2Cl2.  Would you classify CFC as an Element or a Compound? 

Compound

400

There are __ electrons in the first orbital of an atom.

2

400

Why does a giant iceberg have more thermal energy than a small cup of coffee

Because the iceberg has more mass

400

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the __________ of the electromagnetic wave also increases.

Energy level

400

The potential difference between 2 electric fields.

Voltage

500

This type of matter has all particles equally distributed throughout.

Homogeneous Mixture

500

Picture Question:

What is wrong with this atom of Carbon?

It is missing a proton.  Carbon has the atomic number of 6 and therefore should have 6 protons.

500

A 0.5 kilogram aluminum pot is used to cook some food.  The temperature of a pot is raised from 20oC to 120oC when it is placed on the burner.  If aluminum has a specific heat of 900, how much thermal energy does the pot gain?

45,000 Joules

500

Picture Question:

The straw placed into this cup of water looks bent and broken.  What wave interaction explains why the straw looks like this?

Refraction

500

This type of wave moves parallel to the direction of travel.

Longitudinal wave