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BT Science Midterm
Mr. Reed's exam study guide: Class of 2011
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Science
8th Grade
12/14/2010

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J.J. Thomson
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discovered negatively charged particles

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John Dalton
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published his first atomic theory in 1803
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Ernest Rutherford
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proposed that in the center of the atom is a tiny positively charged part called the nucleus

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Neils Bohr
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proposed that atoms move in energy levels
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Dmitri Mendeleev
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discovered a pattern to the elements in 1869
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Gilbert Lewis
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responsible for the dot diagram
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physical science
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the study of matter & energy
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scientific method
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the ways in which scientists answer & solve problems
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hypothesis
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possible explanation or answer to a question
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conceptual models
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systems of ideas
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mathematical model
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equations and data
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theory
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ties together hypotheses and observations
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law
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summary of many experimental results
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law of conservation of mass
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during a chemical change, the total mass of materials formed equals the total mass of starting materials
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mass
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amount of matter in an object
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meniscus
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curve at the surface of a liquid
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examples of units use to measure volume
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cubic centimeters (cm3)

liter (L)

milliliter (mL)

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formula to find volume
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length x width x height
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weight
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measure of gravitational force exerted on an object
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inertia
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tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
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physical change
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affects 1+ physical properties of a substance
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formula for density
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D=mass/volume
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chemical properties
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describe matter based on its ability to form new substances
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characteristic properties
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most useful in identifying properties
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reactivity
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ability to bond & form new substances
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chemical change
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when 1+ substances are changed into new substances w/ new and different properties
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solid
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state of matter w/ a definite shape & volume
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amorphous solid
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has particles that have no specific arrangement
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viscosity
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resistance to flow
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gas
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particles of _____ move more quickly
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temperature
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measure of how fast particles are moving
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Boyle's Law
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for a fixed amount of gas @ a constant temperature, the volume of the gas is inversely related to its prssure
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Charles's law
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for a fixed amount of gas @ a constant pressure, the volume changes the same way as the temperature
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change of state
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change of a substance from one physical state to another
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freezing
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is the reverse process of melting
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evaporation
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change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
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sublimation
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change in substance from a solid directly into a gas
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element
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pure substance unable to be separated into simpler substances by physical r chemical means
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compound
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pure substance composed of 2+ elements that are chemically combined
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mixture
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combo of 2+ substances that are not chemically combined
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alloy
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solid solution of metals/nonmetals dissolved in metals
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formula for concentration
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C=mass/volume
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filtration
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colloids cannot be separated by...
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solute
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substance being dissolved
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gluon
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believed to be a subatomic particle that "glues" quarks together w/ a strong nuclear force
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periodic law
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states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the element's atomic numbers
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oxygen
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about 20% of the air we breathe
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nitrogen
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80% of the air we breathe
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ionic bond
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forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another atom
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covalent bond
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forms when atoms share 1+ pairs of electrons
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