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Atoms
Matter
Energy
Electromagnetism
Waves
100
What three particles are atoms made of?
protons, electrons, neutrons
100
What is every          thing in the universe made of?
Matter
100
What is energy?
the ability to cause change
100
What subatomic particles move to make electrical energy?
electrons
100
What is the name for the vibration of a medium as energy passes through it?
wave
200
What is the center of the atom called, and what particles are found inside it?
the nucleus

protons and neutrons

200
What is the measure of how much matter something is made of?
Mass
200
What two types of energy combine to make total mechanical energy (TME)? 
KE and PE
200
What is the name for moving electric charge?
electric current
200
What are the highest and lowest points of a transverse wave called?
crests and troughs
300
What is it called when two or more atoms are joined together?
a molecule (or a compound)
300
In what type of mixture do all the parts look the same?
homogeneous
300
What type of heat transfer requires moving matter?
convection
300
What type of charge transfer requires matter rubbing together?
friction
300
In a longitudinal wave, the energy travels _____________ to the medium.
parallel
400
What is the attraction between one atom's protons and another atom's electrons?
chemical bond
400
What two physical properties make metals different from nonmetals?
malleability and luster
400
What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid?
condensation
400
What is the name for matter that allows electric charge to flow easily?
(electrical) conductor
400
What part of a wave affects the brightness of light and the loudness of sound?
amplitude
500
What is the difference between a molecule and a compound?
Molecules are any two atoms joined by chemical bonds


Compounds must be made of more than one element

500
What makes a chemical change different from a physical change?
a chemical change produces a new substance

OR

a chemical change makes or breaks chemical bonds

500
In which state of matter are the electrons separated from the atoms?
plasma
500
Complete this to describe how electric generators transform energy:


___________ energy --> __________ energy

KE --> electrical energy

500
We've learned four states of matter.  What state of matter does light travel through the most slowly?
solid