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1
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What is matter?

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anything that has mass and occupies space

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What are the three states of matter?

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solid, liquid, gas

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What are the properties of solids?

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solids have a fixed volume and shape

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What are the properties of liquids?

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liquids have a fixed volume but not shape

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What are the properties of gases?

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gases don’t have a fixed volume nor a fixed shape

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What is a property of elements?

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can’t be broken down into simpler substances

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7
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What is a property of compounds?

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can be broken down into elements via chemical reactions

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What are mixtures?

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mixtures have a variable composition (consists of different substances)

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What is a homogenous mixture?

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a homogeneous mixture has visually indistinguishable components (ex. Gatorade, air, wine, steel)

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What is a heterogeneous mixture?

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a heterogeneous mixture has visually distinguishable components (ex. A bowl of soup)

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What are physical changes?

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physical changes change the form of the substance and NOT the chemical composition

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12
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What are chemical changes?

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chemical changes change one substance into a new substance with different properties and composition

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13
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Is saltwater a mixture, compound, or element?

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Mixture (has more than just one compound present)

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14
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Is helium gas a mixture, compound, or element?

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element

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Is table sugar a mixture, compound, or element?

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compound (uniformly one compound)

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16
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What is the equation for density?

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density (g/ml) = mass (g) / volume (mL)

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17
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Density is an _____ property and doesn’t ______

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density is an inartistic property and doesn’t change the amount of matter present

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18
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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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energy can be converted from one form to another form but can’t be created nor destroyed

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What is energy?

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the capacity to do work or produce heat

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20
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What is heat?

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energy that flows between one object to another because of temperature differences

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21
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What is work?

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force acting of a distance

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22
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What is potential energy?

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energy due to position or composition

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23
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What is kinetic energy?

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energy due to the motion of an object

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24
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What charges attract?

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positive and negative

25
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The greater the distance there is between charges, the more _____ energy there is

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potential

26
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What is the meaning of endothermic?

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reactions absorbing heat (ex. Ice melting)

27
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What is the meaning of exothermic?

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reactions releasing heat

28
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What is a qualitative observation?

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doesn’t include numbers, something like smell and tate

29
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What is a quantitative observation?

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numbers

30
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The prefix mega- in number form and interval notation is….

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1,000,000 or 10^6

31
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The prefix kilo- in number form and interval notation is….

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1,000 or 10^3

32
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The prefix hecto- in number form and interval notation is….

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100 or 10^2

33
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The prefix deka- in number form and interval notation is….

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10 or 10^1

34
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The prefix deci- in number form and interval notation is….

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0.1 or 10^-1

35
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The prefix centi- in number form and interval notation is…

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0.01 or 10^-2

36
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The prefix milli- in number form and interval notation is….

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0.001 or 10^-3

37
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The prefix micro- in number form and interval notation is….

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0.000001 or 10^-6

38
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The prefix nano- in number form and interval notation is….

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0.000000001 or 10^-9

39
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What are the three systems for temperature?

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Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin

40
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____ C = _____ K

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1 C = 1 K, same amount of changes in each scale

41
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What is the equation to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius?

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(Tf-32)(5C/9F)

42
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What is the equation to convert from Celcius to Fahrenheit?

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Tc(9F/5C)+32

43
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What is the equation to convert from Celcius to Kelvin?

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Tc + 273.15

44
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What is the equation to convert from Kelvin to Celcius?

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Tk - 273.15

45
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What is precision?

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agreement of serval measurements, how close are the numbers to each other (ex. Darts shot at one location that isn’t bullseye)

46
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What is accuracy?

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how close the measurement is true to the actual measurement/value

47
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What is random error?

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random error is caused by any factors which vary from one measurement to another (ex. Measuring height with different postures)

48
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What is systematic error?

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repeated error in the same direction each time (ex. An instrument that isn’t calibrated correctly)

49
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For significant figures, nonzero integers _____ count

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ALWAYS

50
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How many significant figures are there in the number 234?

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3

51
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Leading zeros in significant figures are _______

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insignificant

52
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How many significant figures are there in the number 00.23

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2

53
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Trailing zeros only count if there are ______

A

decimals

54
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How many significant figures are there in the number 2.300?

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4

55
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Exact numbers (no certainty) have an _____ amount of significant figures.

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infinite

56
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If there are 32 buttons on a calculator, how many sig. Figs. Are there?

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an infinite amount

57
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For multiplying/dividing significant figures, the number of sig figs in the result must be the same as the _______

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least precise measurement aka the number with the least amount of sig figs being multiplied

58
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For adding/subtracting, the number of ______ in the result must be the same as the ______

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For adding/subtracting, the number of decimal places in the result must be the same as the least precise measurements

59
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What does the unit factor method allow us to do?

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the unit factor method allows us to convert one unit to another (1ft = 12in)

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