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100

The thing that stays the same in an experiment: 

controlled variable

100

Protons have what kind of charge?

Positive

100

In an experiment, the thing you modify or change is called:

Manipulated Variable

100

In 440BCE, atoms were thought to  indivisible.  Who proposed this idea?

Democritis

100

What happens to Killer Whale females after they no longer produce offspring?

They become pod leaders. 

200

A visual representation of your collected data is: 

chart 

graph 

200

In the element Magnesium (12), how many electrons are orbiting in it's outer valence field?

2

200

What is the standard unit of measuring distance?

Meter

200

Who created the Planetary Model concept?

Bohr
200

Beetles count for what percent of all animals on earth?

1/4.  

300

You have 5 minutes available

How long do you have to finish your Do Now?

300

A combination of two or more atoms is called a . . . 

Molecule (or compound)

300

The numbers or information you collect from the experiment or lab is called. . . 

data

300

What did the Gold Foil Experiment prove?

Atoms are mostly empty space.

300

Shampoos contain a substance that makes bubbles to create the illusion that you're getting cleaner.  What is this substance?

SLS

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

400

What is the definition of the 2nd word in a CER statement? 

Something that supports your claim and can be proved.  

400

The Electron is how much smaller than the proton?

1 / 1,836th

400

An educated guess as to what will happened using logic is called. . . 

hypothesis

400

There are subatomic particles in the nucleus.  What are these particles called?

Proton 

Neutron

400

If you could fall to the center of the earth, (falling at terminal velocity of 125mph), how long would it take you travel that distance?

2.5 days

500

Sharing your results after an experiment is called: 

Communicating

500

Chadwick decided that the nucleus also contained a particle that had NO net charge.  Who was the scientist that stated there was only protons in the nucleus? And what year was this neutral particle discovered? 

Rutherford, 1932

500

Standard measurement of weight is in this unit: 

Grams

500

In 1932, Scientists theorized that electrons orbit around a nucleus at a high rate of speed causing what looks like a cloud.  This model is commonly called. . . ?

The Quantum Mechanical Model

500

The creator of the Periodic Table was from this country during what year?

Russia, 1869