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SCI CH 2 TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Name the state of change of the following...
water vapor becomes liquid water droplets
Answer:
condensation
Question 2: The quantity of matter in an object of substance
Answer:
mass Question 3: Happens when vaporization happens so fast that bubbles form in a liquid
Answer:
boiling Question 4: Would you do more work lifting a box from the floor to the top of a table, or from the floor to a shelf above your head? Why?
Answer:
floor to the shelf above your head because you go against gravity more and you have more height to cover.
Question 5: Name 3 ways to measure matter
Answer:
You can measure matter by weight, volume & mass
Question 6: It gives objects weight
Answer:
gravity Question 7: T or F: when a log burns, its matter disappears.
Answer:
False Question 8: How is the plasma state of a substance different from the gas of the same substance?
Answer:
Plasmas act like gases, but their particles move so fast & collide so hard that they break apart & become electrically charged. Gases are far apart & move very fast. They have no attraction for each other, no fixed shape, & no constant volume.
Question 9: Anything that occupies space and has a mass
Answer:
matter Question 10: When warm temperatures move particles of a solid far apart forming a liquid
Answer:
melting
Question 11: Which force is significant in producing a landslide?
gravity, magnetism, tension or electrical
Answer:
gravity
Question 12: The smallest building block of matter
Answer:
atom
Question 13: What is a chemical compound?
Answer:
The atoms from an element bonded with the atoms from other elements.
Question 14: How would a scientist define work?
Answer:
Force that acts on an object as it moves through a distance.
Question 15: The gravitational attraction for an object's mass
Answer:
weight Question 16: A glass of milk sits on a table. What forces act on the glass of milk?
Answer:
Gravity
Question 17: Name the force responsible for the following...
a rope holding up a cave explorer
Answer:
tension Question 18: Identify the main kinds of energy released by the following object.a computer monitor screen
Answer:
light
Question 19: State the kind of change in matter in the example below...
ocean waves & sand erode a sea cave in a solid rock cliff
Answer:
physical
Question 20: A substance's state of matter is most directly affected by its?
Answer:
temperature
Question 21: The change from a liquid state to a vapor
Answer:
vaporization Question 22: Even if scientists do discover dark matter during a LHC experiment, would that prove the universe started with a big bang? Explain.
Answer:
No, because there are still no facts, or a Bible or history telling us that the big bang is real.Question 23: Does the identity of an unchanged atom change when it becomes an ion? explain
Answer:
Yes, the normally equal protons & electrons change to uneven
Question 24: The ability to do work
Answer:
energy
Question 25: Name the state of change for the following...
molten steel hardens
Answer:
freezing (solidification)
Question 26: Name the state of change for the following...
a beaker of liquid oxygen bubbles and forms oxygen gas
Answer:
boiling Question 27: What is the difference between the molecules of an element and the molecules of a compound?
Answer:
A element is made up of only 1 type of atom, a compound bonds with different types of elements.
Question 28: Describe 3 ways matter can change?
Answer:
Physical changes, chemical changes & nuclear changes