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Science 1st Semester Test
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Science
8th Grade
01/04/2009

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When an acid is dissolved in water, what kind of solution could it be called?
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Acidic
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When a base is dissolved in water, what kind of solution could it be called?
Definition
Alkaline
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When a solution is neither acidic or alkaline, what could it be called?
Definition
Neutral
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What name is given to chemicals which can show whether a solution is acidic, alkaline, or neutral?
Definition
Indicators
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List the acids...
(10 that were given to you)
Definition
hydrochloric acid, gastric juices, vinegar, lemon juice, tomato juice, coffee, rain water, wine, coca-cola, and urine.
Term
List the 2 neutrals..
(previously given)
Definition
pure water & salty water
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List the bases or alkaline...
(8 previously given)
Definition
sodium hydroxide, milk of magnesia, blood, baking soda, oven cleaner, limewater, toothpaste, and bleach.
Term
When an acid reacts with a base, it is called...
Definition
neutrlisation
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How do you identify if a chemical reaction has occurred?
Definition
change in color, temperature, formation of gas... etc.
Term
What is an uncharged particle?
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neutron
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To specify the position of an object, you need to know...
Definition
a reference point
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Latitude and longitude measure...
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postition
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A person on a moving train sees a car that appears to be stopped. A person outside the train sees both the car and the train moving. This example shows...
Definition
relative motion
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Which tells you how quickly an object changes position?
A. direction B. relative motion C. speed D. observation
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C. speed
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To find the speed of an object in motion, you need to measure...
Definition
distance and time
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What formula shows the relationship among speed, time, and distance?
Definition
S= d/t
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One example of a vector is...
Definition
velocity
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A flat, or horizontal, line on a distance-time graph means that the speed is...
Definition
zero
Term
-True or False-
The change in velocity over time is called acceleration.
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True
Term
-True or False-
To calculate acceleration, you need to know both the final velocity and initial velocity of an object.
Definition
True
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-True or False-
An airplane coming to a stop after landing has positive acceleration.
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False
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-True or False-
A flat line on a velocity-time graph shows an interval in which the velocity is zero.
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False
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Which of the following is true?
A. All objects move in the same direction.
B. Pushing on an object will change how it moves.
C. Pulling an object will not affect its motion
D. Most objects move at the same speed.
Definition
B. Pushing on an object will change how it moves.
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The motion of an object changes when you change...
Definition
either its speed or its direction
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Which units can be used to measure distance?
Definition
meters
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Hitting a ball can change its
Definition
speed and direction
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A ball moves 5 meters in 10 seconds. What does this information tell you about the motion of the ball?
Definition
distance and time
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The y-axis is ___________ and the x-axis is ______________
on a line graph.
Definition
vertical, horizontal
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A ball rolling on a flat table is an example of what kind of movement?
Definition
horizontal
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A person jumping straight up and down is an example of what kind of movement?
Definition
vertical
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A reference point is...
Definition
a location to which you can compare other locations
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What do you need to know to measure an object's position?
Definition
direction and distance from a reference point
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Motion is a change in...
Definition
position over time
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What do you need to know to measure speed?
Definition
distance and time
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What does this statement tell you?
Joe won the bike race at 20 meters/second.
Definition
Joe's speed only
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A man runs 50 meters in 5 seconds. What is his speed?
Definition
10 meters/second
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What is velocity?
Definition
speed in a specific direction
Term
Velocity is a vector because it includes...
Definition
direction
Term
Acceleration is the rate at which...
Definition
velocity changes with time
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If a car keeps traveling at the same speed, how can its acceleration change?
Definition
its direction can change
Term
________ is the change of position over time
Definition
motion
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The overall force acting on an objectwhen all forces are combined is called...
Definition
net force
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A force that can change the motion of an object is called an...
Definition
unbalanced force
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A _____________ is a push or pull
Definition
force
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Objects remain at rest, and objects in motion remain in motion at the same velocity, unless acted on by an unbalanced force. This statement describes ______
Definition
Newton's First Law
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The resistance of an object to a change in speed or direction is called ______
Definition
inertia
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If you increase the force on a box, it will have ______
Definition
greater acceleration
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You push two chairs in a straight line with the same force. One chair is more massive than the other. The more massive chair will have __________
Definition
less acceleration
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Any force that is keeping an object moving in a circle is known as...
Definition
centripetal force
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When an object exerts force on another object, the second object exerts a force back on the first object that is ...
Definition
equal in size and opposite in direction
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Balanced forces act on...
Definition
the same object
Term
You sit down in a chair to watch your favorite television show. The action force is your weight pushing down on the chair. What is the reaction force?
Definition
The chair pushing up on your body.
Term
The chemical formula for propane is C3H8. The subscripts tell you that propane has ...
Definition
three atoms of carbon and eight atoms of hydrogen
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THe chemical formula for the simple sugar called glucose is C6H12O6. What does the formula tell you?
Definition
Glucose has six atoms of carbon to twelve atoms of hydrogen to six atoms of oxygen.
Term
Polar covalent bonds are formed when...
Definition
electrons are shared unequally
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A reaction in which a reactant breaks down into simpler products is called a ...
Definition
decomposition reaction
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In a chemical reaction the mass of the product is always...
Definition
equal to the mass of the reactants
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What describes and endothermic reaction?
Definition
absorbs energy and decreases temperature
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What is an example of water undergoing a chemical change?
Definition
breaking down water to form hydrogen and oxygen
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Iron combines with oxygen in the air to form rust. Rust is an example of a ...
Definition
compound
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All chemical reactions involve..
Definition
either absorbationor release of energy
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What are ionic bonds?
Definition
chemical bonds that form from the attraction of negative and positive ions.
Term
Iron hammered into a thin sheet
Definition
physical change
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Vinegar added to baking soda...
Definition
chemical change
Term
CH3CO2H
Definition
vinegar
Term
C12H22O11
Definition
sugar
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FeS2
Definition
fool's gold
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CaSO4
Definition
Plaster of Paris
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H2O
Definition
water
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SiO2
Definition
sand
Term
NH3
Definition
ammonia
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NaCl
Definition
salt
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Fe2O3
Definition
rust
Term
NaHCO3
Definition
baking soda
Term
Phosphate
Definition
PO4
Term
Sulfate
Definition
SO4
Term
Copper Sulfate
Definition
CuSO4
Term
Carbonate
Definition
CO3
Term
Calcium Carbonate
Definition
CaCO3
Term
The bond that allows metal atoms to share their electrons with one another.
Definition
metallic bond
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A pair of shared electrons between two atoms
Definition
covalent bond
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Uses chemical symbols to represent the atoms of the elements and their ratios in a chemical compound.
Definition
chemical formula
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A group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds so that they move as a group.
Definition
molecule
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A covalent bond in which the electrons are share unequally.
Definition
Polar Covalent Bond
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The force of attraction between positive and negative ions
Definition
ionic bond
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A number written to the right of the chemical symbol and slightly below it
Definition
subscript
Term
Elena is riding her bicycle. She begins pedaling harder. What do you predict will happen?
Definition
Her speed will increase.
Term
A mover exerts force on a piano. The piano exerts force back. Together, these forces are known as an...
Definition
action/reaction force pair
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If you subtract an objects final velocity from its initial velocity and divide by the time it took to change velocity, you are finding...
Definition
acceleration
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You push two chairs in a straight line with the same force. One chair is more massive than the other. The more massive chair will have...
Definition
less acceleration
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Jenna knows that a friend runs 100m in 8 s. She could use this to calculate her friend's...
Definition
speed
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Motion is a change in ...
Definition
position over time
Term
On a velocity-time graph, a line that is slanted down from the left to right shows...
Definition
negative acceleration
Term
If you increase the force on a box, it will have...
Definition
greater acceleration
Term
A flat or horizontal line on a distance-time graph means that the speed is...
Definition
zero
Term
Speed in a specific direction is ..
Definition
velocity
Term
One way to decrease acceleration is to...
Definition
increase mass
Term
Acceleration is..
Definition
a change in velocity over time
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If one force is balanced by another force, th..
Definition
effect is the same as no force at all.
Term
Jess drives at a steady velocity. Her acceleration is...
Definition
in the same direction as her motion
Term
Acceleration measures a change in...
Definition
velocity
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James combines all the forces acting on a tennis ball. He is finding the...
Definition
net force
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