Chapter 2 Flashcards
What Is Science in 5 letters?
SOHNW
Study of How Nature Works
What three letter elements do scientists use to study science?
OME
Observation, Measurement, and Experimentation
What are Theories and Laws?
Gold standard of knowledge
What is Reliable Science? (DHMTL)
Accepted Data, Hypothesis, Models, Theories and Laws by the scientific community.
What is Unreliable Science? (NP D AR)
Not peer-reviewed, discarded or needs additional research
What is Tentative Science? (NUAT, NUPR)
Science that has not undergone adequate testing and peer review.
What are the two components of matter? (PC)
Physical and Chemical
What are the three categories of Physical Matter? (SLG)
Solids, Liquids, and Gas
What are the two Chemical Forms of Matter? (EC)
Elements and Compounds
What is an Element? (MTCBBDISS)
Matter that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
What is a Compound (O+H)
Two or more elements like OXygen and Hydrogen make water.
What are Elements and Compounds MAde of? (AMI)
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
What are ATOMS? (BBOM)
Building Block of Matter
What are Molecules (2BBOM)
2nd building block of matter.
What are Ions? (3BBOM)
3rd Building Block of Matter
What is a Chemical Formula?
The formula to make up something in chemistry
Organic Compounds are the chemicals of life (TRUE/FALSE?)
TRUE
What are five examples of Organic Compounds? (PTVAP)
Plastics, Table Sugar, Vitamins, Aspirin, Penicillin.
What are the two types of Organic Compounds? (HP)
Hydrocarbons and Polymers
What are the two components of hydrocarbons? (HC)
Hydrogen and Carbon
What real world model do Polymers reflect?
Monomers linked together via rail cars on a freight train.
What are the three polymers? (CPN)
Carbohydrates, Protein, Nucleic Acid (DNA and RNA)
How does matter come to live in three categories? (CGC)
Cells, Genes, and Chromosomes
An organism is made up of what? (C)
Cells