Chemistry Basics
Quarter 1 Vocabulary
All About Rocks
Tectonic Plates
Misc.
100
Matter must have _________ and __________.
Mass and Volume (take up space)
100
The number of electrons in the last used shell of an atom
Valence Electrons
100
This type of rock was created by the cooling of lava
Igneous
100
This layer of the Earth is the reason our tectonics plate move. (Be specific)
Upper Mantle
100
This law tells us that matter cannot be created nor destroyed
Law of Conservation of Mass
200
This is the building blocks of all matter
Atoms
200
The smaller number in an element box that tells us the number of protons in an atom
Atomic Number
200
This principle of stratigraphy tells us that layers of rock get older as you go deeper in the Earth
Principle of Superposition
200
Mount Vesuvius (volcano) was created over time by the this type of tectonic boundary
Convergent Boundary
200
What are the 5 layers of the Earth in order, starting with the layer that we are standing on.
Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core
300
Name the charge and location of protons
Positive Charge in the Nucleus
300
The phase change from solid to gas
Sublimation
300
Put the following layers in order from youngest to oldest
B,G,F,H,K,J,A,C
300
The rotation of magma in the 2nd layer of Earth is called this:
Convection Currents
300
Calculate the volume of an object that has a mass of 150g and a density of 30 g/ml
5ml
400
How many neutrons does Argon have?
40-18= 22 neutrons
400
What can manipulate matter to cause it to change phases
Energy
400
Explain the Principal of Original Horizontality
Layers of rock are laid in continuous sheets from left to right because of gravity.
400
This type of land formation is specifically caused by an oceanic plate and a continental plate converging together.
Volcanoes
400
__H2SO4 + __KOH --> __K2SO4 + __H2O
1H2SO4 + 2KOH --> 1K2SO4 + 2H2O
500
Is this model of an atom correct?
Why or why not?
No, there should not be any electrons in the nucleus of an atom.
500
This number in a chemical equation tells us the number of molecules (or sets)
Coefficient
500
These are found in rock layers to help geologists determine exactly what time period each layer was formed
Index Fossils
500
When plates pull away from each other, the mantle churns up new earth in the ocean. This process is called __________ ______________.
Seafloor Spreading
500
__HNO3 + __Al(OH)3 --> __Al(NO3)3 + __H2O
3HNO3 + 1Al(OH)3 --> 1Al(NO3)3 + 3H2O