Atoms
Periodic Table
Chemicals
Motion
Newton's Laws
100
What is the MOST important subatomic particle when determining an element's identity?
the proton
100
What is a column (going up and down) on the periodic table called?
a group
100
What does the arrow in a chemical equation mean?
yields
100
Which type of force will create motion?
an unbalanced force
100
A passenger is not wearing a seat belt and is ejected from an automobile during a severe crash. Which of Newton's Laws does this reflect?
First Law - Law of Inertia
200
How many protons would an atom of magnesium have?
12 protons
200
If you have 4 elements going across the period table in the same row, they are in the same ________.
period
200
What are the six indicators of a chemical reaction?
odor, gas, light, temperature, color, substance (solid).
200
Which type of motion demonstrates both speed and direction
velocity
200
When Trevor jumps to the dock from his small boat, the boat dips into the water. This is an example of _____.
Newton's 3rd Law - action/reaction
300
Where is most of the mass of an atom?
the nucleus
300
Which of the groups on the Periodic Table is made from reactive metals?
group 1
300
In a chemical reaction, the same number of atoms must be represented in both the reactant and product. Which scientific law does this illustrate?
Law of Conservation of Mass
300
What is the force that keeps a satellite in orbit around the Earth?
gravity
300
An experiment was conducted to see how the mass of an object affects the amount of force needed to hold it still on the ramp. Which of Newton's Laws does this illustrate?
Newton's 2nd Law - force = mass x acceleration
400
What is the subatomic particle that determines an atom's reactivity?
the electron
400
If an element is an ordorless tasteless gas at room temperature, which group would it belong in?
group 18
400
Which number can be manipulated in a chemical formula, in order to balance the equation?
the coefficient
400
When an object is acted upon by unbalanced forces, the object will always _______.
accelerate
400
When two tectonic plates collide, new mountain ranges can be formed as rock in the Earth’s crust is thrust upward. Usually this action involves one plate being pushed underneath another plate. Which of Newton’s Laws best describes this?
Newton's 3rd Law - action/reaction
500
Isotopes like Carbon 12 or Carbon 14 are atoms of the same element that contain different numbers of _______ in their nucleus.
neutrons
500
Elements that have similar chemical properties are in the same __________.
group
500
In a chemical reaction it is the action of the ______ that is responsible for the changes taking place.
electrons
500
If a car is moving on a road at 70 km/hr going due north, and then changes direction and starts traveling north-east staying at 70 km/hr, what happens to its speed and velocity?
the velocity of the car changes, but the speed stays the same
500
A pushing force acts on a toy car for 3 seconds causing it to accelerate at a rate of 10 m/s. If the car is replaced with a similar, but larger toy of 2 times greater mass and the same pushing force is applied for the same amount of time, the acceleration of the larger toy car will be ______.
5 m/s (or half the rate of the first car)