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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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What’s the control group?

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Group that isn’t exposed to the independent variable

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What is the Scientific Method?

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Steps to conduct an experiment

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What’s the dependent variable?

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What’s being measured

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What’s the independent variable?

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What’s being manipulated

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What are constants?

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What stays exactly the same throughout the whole experiment.

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What are 6 classifications of matter?

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Liquid, gas, solid, compound, element, mixture.

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What’s a chemical change?

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Change on a molecular level

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What’s a physical change?

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Changes in the states of matter

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What’s Chemistry?

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Study of matter and it’s interactions with other matter.

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What’s matter?

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Anything that has mass and volume

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What’s mass?

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Quantity of matter in an object

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What’s volume?

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Space an object occupies

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What’s weight?

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Force produced by the gravity acting on a mass

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What are 2 types of pure substances?

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Elements and compounds

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What’s a compound?

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Composed of 2 or more types of an atom and can be broken down.

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What’s the derived unit for speed?

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m/s

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What’s the derived unit for area?

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m^2

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What’s the derived unit for volume?

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m^3

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What are the 2 derived units for density?

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g/cm^3 g/mL

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What’s the equation of mass?

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D x V

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What’s the equation for density?

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m/v

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What’s the equation for volume?

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m/d

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What’s an atom?

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Smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element

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How many different types of elements?

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110

24
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H2, N2, O2 are all examples of what?

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Diatomic elements

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What’s an allotrope?

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One of a number of different molecular forms of an element

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Whats a mixture?

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Combination of 2 or more substances that are not chemically combined

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What’s a homogenous mixture?

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Composed of 2 of more components that are equally distributed

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What are examples of homogeneous mixtures?

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Salt dissolved in water, soapy water, alcohol and water.

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What’s a heterogeneous mixture?

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Composed of 2 or more components that are not distributed equally

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What are examples of heterogenous mixtures?

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Sand and water carbonated drinks, orange juice with pulp.

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What’s the first step of the scientific method?

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Problem

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What’s the second step of the scientific method?

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Research

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What’s the third step of the scientific method?

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Hypothesis

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What’s the fourth step of the scientific method?

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Experiment

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What’s the fifth step of the scientific method?

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Analyze

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What’s the sixth step of the scientific method?

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Conclusion

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What’s the seventh step of the scientific method?

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Communicate

38
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What’s the SI unit for length?

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M

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What’s the SI unit for mass?

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K

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What’s the SI unit for time?

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S

41
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C9H8O4 is an example of what kind of formula?

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Molecular

42
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Can compounds be broken down?

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Yes

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What is quantity?

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Deals with the numerical values

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What are physical characteristics of a solid?

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Fixed volume and shape

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What are physical characteristics of a liquid?

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Fixed volume and no fixed shape

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What are physical characteristics of a gas?

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No fixed volume or shape

47
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What’s do you use to do unit conversions?

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M k h da (base) d c m u n p

48
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What’s a easy way to remember M k h da (base) d c m u n p?

A

Mikayla knows how daisy drinks chocolate milk using no problems

49
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Define molecular and structural formulas.

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Molecular: about what makes up a compound
Structural: how atoms are connected

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