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Integrated Science- Dr. Param
Final Exam Comprehensive Review
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Science
Undergraduate 1
05/07/2009

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1.5 m
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the height of an average person
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Measurement
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the process of comparing a property of an object to a well defined and agreed upon referent
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Mass
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measure in the metric system defined by using an object for a refernt
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ML
Definition
one gram of water has a volume of about 1___?
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Data
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measurment info used to describe something
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how much matter an object occupies
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the property of volume is a measure of...
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1. describe a property
2. define a concept
3. describe how quantities change together
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Equations are used to...
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accurate, specific, reliable
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Investigations provide_____data that are used to develop and test explanations.
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velocity
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a quantity of 5m/s is a measure of...
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decreases
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As the volume of a cube becomes larger and larger, the surface area to volume ratio...
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a number and a name for the unit
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measurements are always reported with
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variables
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Quantities that can have different values at different times
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motion
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Involves a change in position of an object and a passage of time
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at the same time as the lighter object
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a heavy object and a light object are dropped from rest at the same time in a vacuum. the heavier object will reach the ground...
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change of position and passage of time
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Which pair of variables defines motion?
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length and time
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speed, velocity, and acceleration of motion can be described by measuring...
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the rate at which velcity changes
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feature of motion described by acceleration
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Inertia
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the tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion
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1.remain at rest if initially at rest
2.continue moving in a str8 line
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If the forces of an object are balanced the object will...
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Acceleration is inversly proportional to mass.
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Newton's second law of motion
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1. the object speeds up 2. the object slows down 3. the object changes direction
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An object has been subjected to an unbalanced force
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Momentum
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the product of mass and velocity is large for an object with a large momentum.
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kg m/s3 and newton*S
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metric units for impulse
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Newton
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the unit of weight in the metric system
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potential energy, work, kinetic energy
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Joule is a the unit of...
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Power
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the rate at which work is done, the rate at which energy is expended, work per unit time
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750 watts
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Equivalent to one horsepower
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work
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the product of a force and the distance an object moves as a result of the force
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conclusive
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statistical test on the results of an experiment show a cause and effect relationship each time the experiment is repeated. these results are said to be...
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velocity
Definition
which quantity has the greatest influence on the amount of kinetic energy that a large truck has while moving down the highway
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weight
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Not a fundamental property
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flashlight
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the operation of which form of what device involves a single change of one form of energy to another
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is constantly increasing
Definition
ingnoring the air resistance the velocity of a falling object...
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radiant energy
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most energy comes to and leaves earth in the form of
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petroleum
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the most widely used source of energy today
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coal, wind energy, biomass
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sources of energy that originate from the sun
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potential energy and kinetic energy
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two types of energy
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geothermal energy
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substantially less used energy source
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energy
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the ability to do work
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fundamental property
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a property that cannot be defined in simpler terms than to describe how it is measured
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length, mass, charge
Definition
examples of fundamental properties
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relation of mass and volume of a substance
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density indicates the...
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hypothesis
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tentative thought or experiment derived explanation
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acceleration
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the change of velocity per unit time
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adhesion
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refers to the attractive forces between the unlike molecules
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cohesion
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refers to the attractive forces between the same types of molecules
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kelvin scale
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the temperature scale based on a definition of zero
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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in that substance
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Scientifically define temperature
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how hot or cold something is
Definition
define temperature in layman terms
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273 K
Definition
what is the freezing point of water on the absolute temperature scale?
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Conduction
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the heat transfer that takes place by energy moving directly from molecule to molecule
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Radiation
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Heat transfer that does not require matter
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contains many tiny pockets of air
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Styrofoam is good insulating material because it...
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absorbs heat while remaining at a constant temperature
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As a solid undergoes a phase change to a liquid state, it...
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warms the surroundings
Definition
The condensation of water vapor actually...
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more water vapor
Definition
Compared to cooler, warm air can hold
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Sand has less specific heat than water
Definition
Sand and water on the beach are exposed to the same radiation(sunlight)but sand is hotter than sand, why?
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Period
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the time required for a vibrating object to complete one full cycle
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Hertz
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Unit of cycles per seconds
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Inversely proportional
Definition
the period of an object is related to the frequency because they are...
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back and forth in the same direction
Definition
a longitudinal mechanical wave causes particles of a material to move...
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solids
Definition
What will tranverse mechanical waves only move through?
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solids, liquids, gases
Definition
What will longitudinal mechanical waves only move through
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Frequency
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the characteristic of a wave that is responsible for what you interpret as pitch is the wave...
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frequency
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The number of cycles that a vibrating tuning fork experiences each second is related to the resulting sound wave characteristic of...
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solids compared to liquids, liquids compared to gases, warm air compared to cool air
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Sound waves travel faster in...
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Beats
Definition
Sound inference is necessary to produce the pheneomenon known as...
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Resonance
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The efficient transfer of energy that takes place at a natural frequency
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after the plane has passed by
Definition
When will an observer on the ground hear a sonic boom from an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound
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neagtively charged object
Definition
An object that requires an excess of electrons becomes a...
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electrical nonconductor
Definition
What is most likely to acquire an electrostatic charge?
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coulomb
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A quantity electric charge is measured in a unit called a...
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Volt
Definition
The unit that describes the potential difference that occurs when a certain amount of work is used to move a certain quantity of cahrge is called the...
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amp
Definition
measures an electric current
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at a very slow rate
Definition
In an electric current the elctrons are moving...
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voltage
Definition
If you multiply amps and resistance the answer will in units of...
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Ohm
Definition
the unit of resistance
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more electrical ressitance
Definition
compared to a thick wire, a thin wire of the same length, material, and temperature has
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Refraction
Definition
the bending of a wave at the boundary between two media
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destructive interference occurs
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When the trough of one wave arrives at the same time and place as the crest of otherwise identical wave
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20 to 20,000 Hz
Definition
the range of normal human hearing
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resistance
Definition
the size of current in a conductor depends on the______as well as the voltage
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amp
Definition
unit that is a measure of rate
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shorter wavelength, higher frequency radiation
Definition
An object is hot enough to emit dull red glow. When this object is heated even, it will emit...
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temperatures
Definition
what is the difference in the light emitted from a candle, an incandescent bulb, and the sun
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infrared radiation
Definition
before it travels throught the earth's atmoosphere, sunlight is mostly...
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the index of refraction
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the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in some transperent materials
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wavelength, frequency, energy
Definition
any part of the electromagnetic spectrum, including the colors of visible light, can be measured in units of...
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each wavelength of light has its own index of refraction
Definition
A prism seperates the colors of sunlight into a spectrum because...
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interference
Definition
What can only be explained by a wave model of light?
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transevers waves
Definition
The polarization behavior of light is best explained by considering light to be...
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ultraviolet radiation
Definition
What has wavelengths shorter than visble light wavelengths, more penetrating than visiblelight, and causes damage to the human skin?
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the same angle as the incident ray as measured
Definition
According to the law of reflection, from what angle is light coming after it is reflected from a mirror?
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a virtual image whose rays originate at the person.
Definition
When a person sees themselves in the mirror what do their eyes observe?
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electricity
Definition
the electron was discovered through experiment with electricity.
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jumping from one allowed orbital to another
Definition
an electron gains or loses electrons by
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4
Definition
how many quantum nubers does the quantum mechanics model use to describe the energy state of an electron
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2p
Definition
an electron in the second main energy level and the second sublevel is described by the symbol
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orbital
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the space in which it is probable that an electron will be found is described by an
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protons in the nucleus
Definition
the atomic number identifies the total number of
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Definition
each period ends with the filling of an orbital in an outer energy level
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number of electrons in its outer energy levels
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the chemical properties of an element are determined by
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six occupied energy levels in its atom
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an element in the family VIA has
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Definition
Alkali metals are members of group IA
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Definition
Iodine is not a halogen
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the number of electrons in the outer energy level
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indicated by the number of dots in the electron dot notation
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Covalent Bond
Definition
shared pair of electrons
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Ionic bonds
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Occur between atoms from adjacent sides of the periodic table(metal and nonmetals)
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a color change, a change in temperature, the production of a gas
Definition
What is evidence of a chemical reaction?
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ionic compounds
Definition
What are generally white crystalline solids?
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