Earth Spheres And Chemistry Flashcards

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Element?

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Made of only one kind of atom
Simplest pure substance made of matter
Definite properties that don’t change

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Molecule?

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Group of atoms bonded together
Mor than 1 atom
Smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound

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Example of a molecule

A

MgCl2

O2

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Compound?

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Formed when 2 or more atoms of DIFFERENT elements chemicals combine.
New substance

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5
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Example of a compound

Nonexample

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Ex: MgCl2
Non: O2

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Oxygen had an atomic #of 8. How many protons? It’s mass is 16, how many neutrons? How many electrons?

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Protons: 8
Neutrons: 8
Electrons: 8

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What are subatomic particles?

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Protons
Neutrons
Electrons

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Protons?

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In nucleus of atom
Positive charge of 1
Mass of 1AMU

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Neutrons

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Located in nucleus
Charge of 0
Mass of 1AMU

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Electrons?

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In energy levels
Charge of -1
Atomic mass of 0AMU
#electrons=#protons

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Law of conservation of matter?

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Matter can’t be created or destroyed

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Law of conservation of energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed but only changed from one object to another

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13
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Open system?

Ex?

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Allows energy and mass to pass across the system boundary

Ex: the ocean: solar radiation and evaporating water

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Closed system?

Ex?

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Allows energy but not matter across system boundary

Ex: a closed waterbottle lets solar energy but not water to cross border

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Isolated system

Ex?

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Allows neither mass not energy across the boarder

Ex: the universe

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Biosphere?

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Includes all living things

Life supporting

17
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Geoshphere?

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Includes lithosphere 
Solid ground and inside earth 
Plates: 7 major 
12 small 
Rocky Mountains are part of geosphere
18
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An atom has an atomic #of 10 and a mass of 22.

Protons?nuetrons? Electrons?

A

Protons:10
Nuetrons 12
Electrons: 10

19
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Equation to determine how many electrons in each ring

A

N^2*2

20
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Hydrosphere?

A

Water
Rivers lakes oceans
Ocean absorbs 90%of solar radiation
Chemicals that contribute to greenhouse gas

21
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Cryosphere

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Frozen
Sea ice and continental ice
Glaciers
Icebergs

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Atmosphere?

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Air surrounding earth
Gaseous sphere
Protects organisms in biosphere from solar radiation

23
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Exosphere

A

Space

24
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Name 1 interaction between the atmosphere and biosphere

A

Fog causing car crash

25
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Cryosphere and hydrosphere example?

A

Water melts from ice

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Atom?

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Tiny particles that make matter
Smallest particle in an element
Made up of proton neutron and electron