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What is science?

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The use of knowledge in an organized and classified manner

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What is natural science?

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The study of the universe and its contents

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What 2 categories can natural sciences be divided into?

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Physics and biology

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Define physics

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Study of nonliving matter

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Define biology

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Study of living matter

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What is matter?

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Substance that comprises all physical objects (anything that has mass and occupies space— all physical things)

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What is matter comprised of?

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Very small particles known as atoms

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What is mass?

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Matter is mass - quantity of matter contained in an object

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What is weight?

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Force that an object exerts under the influence of gravity?

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What is substance?

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A material that has a definite and constant composition

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Simple substances are called…

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Elements

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Complex substances are called…

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Compounds

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What forms a mixture?

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2 or more substances together

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What is the structure of matter?

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Elements cannot…

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Be broken down into any simpler substance

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How many elements are naturally occurring and how many elements are created in a lab?

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92 naturally occurring elements

18 elmements created in the lab

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What is a compound?

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2 or more elements chemically united

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What is an atom?

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Smaller divided part of matter than can enter into combinations or chemical reactions with other atoms

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What is a molecule?

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2 or more atoms chemically united

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Define energy

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The ability to do work

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What is radiation?

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When energy is emitted and transferred through matter

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Heat and light can radiate by…

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Glowing

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Ancient Greeks thought only these 4 things existed.

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  1. Water
  2. Earth
  3. Fire
  4. Air
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What did Dalton do in the early 1800s?

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Separated elements based on mass

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What did separating elements based on mass lead to?
Mendeleev's development of the periodic table of elements
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Describe this image
Midieval atom The Greeks envisioned 4 different atoms representing air, fire, earth, and water. These symbols were adopted by midievel alchemists.
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Describe this image
Dalton's atom --- had hooks and eyes to accoun for chemical combination
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Describe this image
Thomson's model of atom Described as plum pudding with plums representing electrons
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Describe this image
Bohr's atom small, dense, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons in precise energy levels
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What was Rutherford's (1911) atomic theory?
Dense, positive nucleus surrounded by cloud of negative electrons
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Who is Niels Bohr (1913)?
He expanded on Rutherford's work -- * miniature solar system * aotms are actually more complex than this models but is simple to understand
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Schrodinger
* Foundation of modern physics * quantum physics or wave mechanics (orbital electrons are assigned probabilities for occupying any located with the atom
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Define nucleus
Central body (small, dense center contains nucleons (protons + and neurons 0)
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What do electrons do?
Orbit around the nucleus in the shells
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What are the building blocks of all matter?
Nucleons and electrons
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Electrons ____ be divided into smaller parts
Electrons CANNOT
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Protons and neutrons are composed of even smaller subnuclear structures called
QUARKS
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What is M theory?
Electrons and quarks may not be particles but instead small loops of rapidly vibrating string-like matter. This theory is now called the string-theory.
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How is electrical stability maintained?
Through equal number of protons and electrons
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What is atomic number or Z number?
Distinguishes elements by number of protons contained in nucleus
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If you change the Z # you change...
The element ex) Radioactive decay * radium (z#88) emits alpha particle * decays to radon (z#86)
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What is ionization?
Process of adding or subtracting an electron from its shell
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The removal of an electron results in the ______ of the atom
IONIZATION (unstable atom)
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What is a charged atom called?
Ion
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In what 2 ways does ionization occur
1. Bombarding matter with x-radiation 2. Bombarding matter with electrons
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What is atomic mass (A)?
Number of protons and neutrons
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Define orbital shells
The location where an electron might be at any given time
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What are the orbital shells?
KLMNOPQ goes with [1234567](tel:1234567) (K1, L2, M3, etc) inner most shells starts with k
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What is the electron capacity?
2n²
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Find O in orbital electrons
2(5)² 2x 25=50
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What is electron binding energy (Eb)?
Energy needed to eject electron from atom
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Electron binding energy is related to...
How close electron is to nucleus (closer the shell to the nucleus, the more binding energy)
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What is the octet rule?
An atom never has more than 8 electrons in its outer shell
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An atom with 8 electrons in its outer shell is...
Chemically stable (inert)
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What is electron volt (eV)?
The unit of measurement of the binding energy of an electron
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The outer electrons have greater energy when the electrons are closer to the...
Nucleus
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To "knock" out an electron from their shell, the incoming energy must be...
Greater than the binding energy of the electron
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Define energy
The ability to do work
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Define work
Force x distance
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A force acting upon an object over a distance expends...
Energy
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What is mechanical energy?
Action of physical movement
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What are 2 types of mechanical energy
Potential and kinetic
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Define potential mechanical energy
Stored energy
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Define kinetic mechanical energy
Energy in motion
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Define chemical energy
Energy released from a chemical reaction ex) a body converts chemical energy from food into mechanical energy or movement ex) a battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy
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What's another term for heat energy?
Thermal energy
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Heat energy is a result of...
Movement of molecules
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What measures thermal energy?
Temperature ex) a toaster converts electrical energy into heat energy
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What is electrical energy?
Electricity
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What is electricity?
Result of movement of electrons in a conductor
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How is nuclear energy obtained?
By breaking bonds between particles within a nucleus
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Nuclear power plants convert nuclear energy to...
Electricity
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Define electromagnetic (EM) energy
Combination of electric and magnetic fields traveling through space ex) radio, microwaves
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What 3 things do electromagnetic waves consist of?
Wavelength, amplitude, frequency
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Define wavelengh
Distance between any 2 successive crests
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Define amplitude
Height of crest to valley
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Define frequency
of crest passing a given point in a given time
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Wavelength and frequency are...
Inversely proportional (one goes up, the other goes down)
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As wavelengh decreases (shortens), what increases?
Penetrating power
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What travels at the speed of light?
Wavelengths
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What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
Ranking of the wide ranges of energy (wavelengths, frequency, and energy)
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What is an angstrom (Å) equal to?
10-10 meters | (one ten-billionth of a meter)
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What are the units of diagnostic x-ray wavelengths?
Å 0.1 - 0.5
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As wavelength goes up, what goes down?
As wavelengths go up, FREQUENCY goes down
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Put these in order of electromagnetic spectrum cosmic rays, Gamma rays, heat, infrared ray, radar, radio, TV, ultraviolet rays, visible light (Roy G Biv) POSSIBLE TEST QUESTION PER DONNA

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