Study Cards

Question 1

Examples of Physics Discipline

Answer 1

• mathematical model predicts trajectory of a bullet fired from a gun
• how much energy associate with a hurricane

Question 2

Examples of Earth Science Discipline

Answer 2

• environmental scientist monitors pollutants in a lake

- how much energy is associate with a hurricane

Question 3

Examples of Chemistry Discipline

Answer 3

• environmental scientist monitors pollutants in a lake

Question 4

Scientific Law

Answer 4

No evidence or experiment has ever contradicted a statement

Question 5

Pushups by lowering body to floor then pushing back up. What force causes a person to rise?

Answer 5

The upward force the ground exerts on the person

Question 6

When two identical objects, one with greater mass one with less, have force exerted on them at the same time, what happens?

Answer 6

The one with more mass accelerates slower

The one with less mass accelerates faster

Question 7

Examples of Friction Force

Answer 7

• meteors burning up in earths atmosphere
• a pencil writing on paper
• a jet airplane stopping on a runway

Question 8

Examples of gravity force

Answer 8

• planets in orbit around sun

Question 9

Microwaves

Answer 9

• used in cell phones to make calls

Question 10

Ultraviolet

Answer 10

• slightly shorter than visible light
• causes things to glow brightly or fluoresce
• check bill authenticity

Question 11

Infrared

Answer 11

• detect difference in temp

Question 12

X-Rays

Answer 12

• see inside luggage at an airport

Question 13

Sound Waves

Answer 13

• longitudinal motion

Question 14

Electromagnetic waves

Answer 14

Transverse wave motion

Question 15

Energy transformation in a slingshot

Answer 15

Elastic potential energy becomes kinetic energy

Question 16

Fireworks energy transformation

Answer 16

• chemical potential energy becomes kinetic energy

Question 17

Energy transformation when a box slides to a stop on a table

Answer 17

Kinetic energy becomes thermal energy

Question 18

Energy transformation of a car engine

Answer 18

Chemical potential energy becomes thermal energy

Question 19

Example of chemical change

Answer 19

Cooking an egg

Question 20

What bond is formed when valence electrons are shared between two atoms

Answer 20

Covalent

Question 21

What phase change has energy being absorbed from surroundings?

Answer 21

Water boiling on an electric burner

Question 22

What happens when wet clothes become dry in the sun

Answer 22

The water in the clothes absorbs energy from the air and becomes gas

Question 23

Electron

Answer 23

• located outside the nucleus

Question 24

Neutron

Answer 24

• no charge

Question 25

What type of substance is a chocolate chip cookie if it is made of dough and chocolate chips?

Answer 25

Mixture

Question 26

Compound

Answer 26

- a substance with sodium atoms bonded to chlorine atoms

Question 27

Liquid State

Answer 27

- particles are close together but able to slide past eachother

Question 28

Periodic Table Notes

Answer 28

- atomic number is how many protons in the element (top of the box) - group 2 has good thermal conductivity and good electrical conductivity - groups share properties - hydrogen can be with alkali metals or halogen family

Question 29

African and South American plates are moving away from eachother

Answer 29

High risk for volcanoes, low risk for earthquakes

Question 30

A place far from any plate boundaries

Answer 30

Low risk for volcanoes and earthquakes

Question 31

Valley

Answer 31

Occurs when water erodes rock in death it by following a straight path continuously

Question 32

Meander

Answer 32

Produced when sediment is eroded from one side of a river and deposited on the other

Question 33

The Rock Cycle

Answer 33

- magma - crystallization - igneous rock - weathering, erosion, deposition - sediment - compaction and celebration - sedimentary rock - heat and pressure - metamorphic rock - melting - magma

Question 34

Where is metamorphic rock in the rock cycle?

Answer 34

After heat and pressure

Question 35

What is between metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock in the rock cycle

Answer 35

Erosion and deposition

Question 36

What is represented by these rock layers: - Limestone (sedimentary) - Shale (sedimentary) - Sandstone (sedimentary) - Granite (igneous)

Answer 36

A warm, shallow sea

Question 37

What is represented by these layers: - Limestone (sedimentary) - shale (sedimentary) - sandstone (sedimentary) - marble (metamorphic)

Answer 37

Exposed to high heat and pressure, the experienced deposition

Question 38

Troposphere

Answer 38

- where hurricanes form | - where a mountaineer climbing a tall mountain could reach

Question 39

During rain, soil is washed into a nearby river. What two parts of the water cycle result in the loss of soil?

Answer 39

- precipitation | - runoff

Question 40

Snow falls from the atmosphere and accumulates on a glacier. What part of the water cycle is this?

Answer 40

- Precipitation

Question 41

What is happening when a storm passes through on a hot, sunny day and leaves the weather clear and much cooler than before?

Answer 41

A cold front has moved through the area

Question 42

If you want to hike on a clear day with no clouds, what should you look for in the weather report?

Answer 42

A day when a high pressure system rests over the area