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Science, Systems, Matter, and Energy
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9th Grade
08/25/2008

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Ionic Bonding
Definition
Metal+Non-Metal
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In Ionic Bonds, atoms are_________.

Definition

oppositely charged

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In Covalent Bond, atoms are _________.
Definition
Non-charged
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Ionic Bond builds between what kind of elements?
Definition
Non-metal+Metal
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Covalent Bond builds between what kinds of elements?
Definition
Non-metal+Non-metal
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In Ionic bond, electrons are _______.
Definition
transferred
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In Covalent Bond, electrons are ______.
Definition
shared
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Covalent bonds are usually bonds between ______ things.
Definition
living
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Covalent bonds are _____ and ______.
Definition
weak easily broken down (food)
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Hydrogen is a type of ______ bond.
Definition
covalent
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In Hydrogen bonds, electrons are ______  ______.

 

Definition
shared unequally
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What happens to the electrons in terms of attraction when two or more elements undergo hydrogen bonding? What is the explanation of such occurance? Ex...
Definition

They are pulled closer to one of the elements...

(so that element is slightly more electronegative than the other.)

Ex: in H2O, electrons are pulled closer to Oxygen, so region close to O is slightly negative and region close to H is slightly positive. 

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Polarity
Definition
Concept in chemistry descriving how equally atoms are electrons are shared between atoms
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What is electronegativity? What's the most electronegative element?
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The ability of an element to attract electrons.

Flourine is the most electronegative element, meaning it will bond the first and fastest because it has 7 valence electrons.

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What is an organic compound? What is the only exception?
Definition

Compound that contains carbon/oxides of Carbon(CO2, CO)

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What are five categories of organic compounds?

Definition
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Chloroflourocarbons, Simple Crbohydrates, & Polymers.
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What do hydrocarbons consist of? What are the common hydrocarbons?
Definition
Hydrogen and carbon/ Methane and Propane
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Hydrocarbons occur naturally in ______ & ______. Hydrocarbons are used in industry to make ______ & ______ and produce ______.
Definition
petroleum & natural gas/ rubber and plastics/gasoline
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Chlorinated Hydrocarbons or CFC's consist of _____, ______, &______.
Definition
Carbon, Hydrogen, Chlorine
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What is DDT?Which group of organic compounds does it belong to?
Definition
Banned insecticide/Chlorinated Hydrocarbon
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What is PCB, what does it stand for, what are its drawbacks, and which group of organic compounds foes it belong to?
Definition

Non-flammable, insulating material used in electric transformers that conducts heat well/Polychlorinated Biphenyls/cause retardation in pregnancy period, weaken immune system, are carcinogenic(cause cancer), are persistant(don't break down fast i nthe environment), bioaccumulate in fatty tissues of organisms, biomagnify through the food chain/ Chlorinated hydrocarbons

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What is Freon? What catefory of organic compounds does it belong to? What are its drawbacks?

Definition
Coolant in refrigiration and AC, gas in spray cans, that was banned in USA/ Chloroflourocarbons/ it destroys the ozone by starting a chain reaction, thinning the ozone layer
Term

transformer

Definition
material used to transfer electricity from one circuit to another
Term
coolant
Definition
material that keeps an engine or other mechanical device from overheating
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There's always a double of _ for every _
Definition
H/O
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Give 2 examples of simple carbohydrates, and the chemical ratio for simple carbohydrates
Definition
Glucose, fructose/1:2:1
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What is carbontetrachloride? What is it's drawback?
Definition
drycleaning substance/indoor air pollutant
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Are simple carbohydrates polymers or monomers?Why?
Definition
monomers, because simple carbohydrates are single basic units or small molecules
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What are polymers? What are the four types?
Definition
Monomers connected by chemical bonds/Complex carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids,and lipids
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How are complex carbohydrates created?
Definition

By the chemical bonding of simple sugars to form starches(complex carbohydrates)

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How are proteins structured?
Definition
By linking amino acids
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What are two main types of nucleic acids and how are nucleic acids built?
Definition
DNA & RNA/linking nucleotides(phosphate, sugar, and base- GT,AC)
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What are genes?
Definition
Sequences of nucleotides in a DNA molecule, the code for proteins(75,000 in human cell)
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What are chromosomes?
Definition
Combinations of genes that make up the DNA molecule(23 pairs in humans)
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What is humans' secondary source of food? What organic compound category is it part of and what are the four examples?
Definition
Lipids/Polymers/Steroids, oils, waxes, fats
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What is a drawback of lipids?
Definition
They bioaccumulate in our fat cells
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What is an inorganic compound?
Definition
A compund that doesn't contain Carbon, including the exception of carbon oxydes(CO, CO2)
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What's the difference in the way they bond chemically to form between organic and inorganic compounds?

Definition
Inrganic compounds involve covalent and ionic types of bonding while organic compounds only deal with covalent bonds.
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What is matter quality? Describe high and low qualities of matter.
Definition
Measure of usefullness of certain matter based on concentration and availability/ High quality of matter means that matter is organized, concentrated, near surface, economical and profitable to extract. Low quality means that matter is disorganized, dilute, deep in earth or atmosphere, and costly to extract.
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Entropy/examples of high and low
Definition
Measure of randomness and disorder of matter/high entropy: aluminum ore, dilute salt, atmosphere/low entropy: aluminum can, solid salt
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Ion
Definition
Positive or negative charged particle
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Diatomic molecule

Definition

A molecule consisting of two of the same atoms

(O2)

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Kinetic energy/examples
Definition
Energy that matter has because of its mass and speed due to motion/falling rocks, electricity
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Metals tend to form _______ ions.
Definition
positive
Term
Non-metals tend to form ________ ions.
Definition
negative
Term
orbitals
Definition
electron shells
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What are the capacities of orbitals in order?
Definition
2,8,18,32...
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What's the octet rule?
Definition
All atoms seek 8 electrons in outer shell, if an atom has 8 valence electrons, it's stable.
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What's the most famous ionic compound?
Definition
salt or NaCl
Term
What does the negative subscript of ion reveal?What does it the positive subsript reveal?
Definition
That the ion has gained the subscript's number of electrons and there are more electrons than the protons by the amount indicated by the subscript./ The ion has lost as many electrons as the subscript suggests and that protons outnumber electrons by the sunscript's number.
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What is a polyatomic ion?
Definition

An ion formed by many atoms of two or more different elements.

Poly- many

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List electromagnetic radiation in order from left to right/ How does the scale represent the shape and eenrgy of the waves
Definition
cosmic rays, gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation,microwaves, TV waves, radio waves/from left to right waves become longer in wavelength and have lesser energy
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Carbon can bind itself to form ________&________.
Definition
linear chains and ring systems.
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Electromagnetic radiation
Definition
a form of energy consisting of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic waves
Term
Name two forms of energy. Most energy is lost as ________ to the environment.
Definition
heat and light/heat
Term
What types of waves are categorized as ionizing radiation? How are they harmful?
Definition
Cosmic rays, gamma rays, x-rays, UV light/they carry high energy and can knock loose an electron, as well as cause the functioning system in the body to stop working, it's potentially harmful to life(cancer, sunburn)
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What forms of electromagnetic waves belong to the group of non-ionizing radioation?
Definition
visible light, infrared light, microvawes, TV waves, radio waves
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What does the term ionizing mean
Definition
capable of causing the formation of an ion
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Why are cosmic rays andgamma rays more dangerous than UV waves
Definition
Becaue these types of electromagnetic radiation are most penetrating
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What are Alpha and Beta particles? Are they considered ionizing or non-ionizing?
Definition
Alpha particles: fast moving, positively charged matter, consisting of two protons and two neutrons. Beta particles are high speed electrons./Ionizing radiation
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Heat
Definition
Total amount of kinetic energy of atoms, ions, etc. in a substance
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Temperature
Definition
Average speed of atoms, ions, etc. in a given amount
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Potential energy/Examples
Definition
Stored energy due to position that can be turned into kinetic energy/rock in hand, rock at the top of a cliff, unlit dynamite
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Energy quality/Give the characteristics and examples of high and low energy qualities
Definition
energy's ability to do work/high quality: concentrated,organized, high ability to do work(concentrated solar energy, electricity) Low energy quality: dispersed, disorganized, little ability to do useful work (geothermal energy-energy generated underground from steam or hot liquids)
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2 main physical change characteristics
Definition
the chemical composition isn't changed and the material can return to its original state
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2 main chemical change characteristics
Definition
Chemical composition of matter undergoing chemical change is changed or new material is the result, matter cannot return to it's original state
Term
Law of conservation of matter(3 parts)
Definition
Matter(atoms) is neither created nor destroyed throughout chemical and physical changes,but atoms are rearranged, Earth is a closed system of matter-very small changes occur, no away in throw away(waste buried or burned turns to air pollution)
Term
Chemical reaction:
5g of substance A + 5g of substance B =___g of matter
Definition
10
Term
What are isotopes
Definition
two or more of atmos of the same element that have different number of neutrons
Term
What are three types of nuclear changes?
Definition
Natural radioactive decay,Nuclear Fission, and Nuclear Fusion
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What are three types of nuclear changes?
Definition
Natural radioactive decay,Nuclear Fission, and Nuclear Fusion
Term
What are three types of nuclear changes? And what do they all involve?
Definition
Natural radioactive decay,Nuclear Fission, and Nuclear Fusion/isotopes
Term
How does natural radioactive decay occur? Name the most common radioactive change.
Definition
Unstable isotopes natuarlly emit fast moving particles(alpha and beta), high energy radiation(ionizing radiation), or both./U235 -> Pb206
Term
What is a half-cycle?
What's the common rule of a naturallt radioactive material and its half-cycles?
Definition
The time it takes for half of the radioactive material to decay./It takes 10 half-cycles to make the radioactive substance safe.
Term
Half-life is useful in _______________ ______________________________________
Definition
dating rocks and bones,detecting pollutiuon, identifying and treating diseases
Term
How does nuclear fission occur? give examples
Definition
Nuclei pf sertain isotopes are split, so the neutrons and energy are released/Nuclear power plants, atomic bomb
Term
How does Nuclear Fusion happen?Example
Definition
2 isotopes of light elements are forced together at extremely high temperatures./ Conversion of hydrogen to helium, which is the source of energy in all stars.
Term
First Law of Thermodynamics
Definition
Energy is neither created nor destroyed, but only changed from one form to another(energy input=energy output)
Term
Thermodynamics refers to
Definition
internal energies of systems
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Nuclear_______ is much more difficult ro start than Nuclear _______, but much more energy is released.
Definition
fusion, fission
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Second law of thermodynamics
Definition
Every time there's there's an energy conversion, energy is lost as low quality heat waste to the environment, so the amount of energy after a chemical change is less than the amount of energy before change.
Term
High quality energy is never recycled or reused because
Definition
it has become a lower quality energy(usually low quality heat)
Term
Energy always goes from a ________form to a _______form
Definition
more useful, less useful
Term
Earth is a(n) ______ system for energy.
Definition
open
Term
What does the term high throughput mean? Descrobe high throughput societies?
Definition
high waste/developed nations(industrial nations:USA, Japan, Germany, Britain)Sustain increasing economic growt by hincreasing the use of matter and energy resources. High throughput societies.
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Are high throughput societies sustainable? Why or why not?
Definition
No, because as human population will increase and the use of matter and enrgy resources will accordingly increase, the environment will finally reach its capacity for degrading waste ,aterial and absorbing waste heat
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Describe matter-recycling societies?
Definition
slow down unsustainability through recycling, for example. These societies still require a source of high-quality energy and still produce waste heat
Term
positive feedback loop/examples
Definition
BAD!!!a system that proceeds in one direction because of something that causes it to continue in same direction;it will ultimately crash/More people, more resources, more products, more people more resources more products
Term
Negative feedback loop/example
Definition
GOOD!!!A change that leads to the lessening of the effects./recycling aluminum can lessens the need to mine, separate the aluminum ore from other material, converting the metal into can.
Term
synergistic interactions/examples
Definition
two or more processes interacting so the combined effect is greater./If you are exposed to pesticide A, it will make you sick, pesticide B, it will make you sick, combination of AB, it might be deadly.
Term
What does a pH scale measure?
Definition
the amount of hydrogen ions or hydroneum ions or acidic protons(H3O+, H+) in a solution
Term
Acidic soulutions have more _______ ions than ________, while Basic or _______ solutions have more______ions than________ions when measured.
Definition
hydrogen,hydroxide,alkaline,hydroxidem hydrogen
Term

[H3O+] means

Definition
concentration of hydrogen ions
Term
Which way do the strengths of acids and bases on pH scale increase?
Definition
Opposite ways from number 7
Term
what's the interval between each measure on the pH scale?
Definition
×10
Term
what's the formula for calculatin gthe concentration of hydronium ions in a solution?
Definition

1.0×10-measure on pH scale 

Example: solution with the pH measure of 7 would have hydroneum ion concentration of 1.0×10-7

Term
what's the acid range? base range?
Definition
0-6.999.../7.000(repeating)1
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what determines the harmfullness of pollutants?
Definition
concentreation(ppm,ppb),persistence, degradability
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