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CSET Physical Science 3
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Energy can be neither created nor destroy
Crest
Lever
Indentation hardness
Law of conservation of energy
2. A mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force - The simplest mechanisms that use mechanical advantage to multiply force - Uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force
Simple machine
Magnetism
Acceleration
Nuclear fission
3. Take on the shape of their containers - yet cannot be compressed to any significant extent - The volume is constant unless evaporation is occurring
Distillation
Convection
Boyle's Law
Liquids
4. The rate of change of position with time v = ?d/?t (velocity = change of distance/change of time)
Sublimination
chemical symbol
Velocity
ratio of the length of the sloped surface to the height
5. Major greenhouse gases
Dependent variable (responding variable)
positive
Carbon dioxide and methane
Interval
6. Made by combining two or more different materials without a chemical reaction occurring (the objects do not bond together) - They are the product of a mechanical blending or mixing of chemical substances - Either homogeneous or heterogeneous
Efficiently
Mixture
Matter
Test experiment - Step 3
7. The liquid state is __________ between the solid and gaseous states with regard to molecular motion and attractive forces between molecules Examples: water - oil - milk - honey
intermediate
Nuclear energy
Oxygen
Test experiment - Step 3
8. Designed to separate substances in a liquid through vaporization - Usually carried out in an apparatus called a still - which requires a boiler - a condenser - and a receiver Example: Purify ocean water
Test experiment - Step 3
pH indicator
Distillation
Electrons
9. Salt has a ___________ than water and therefore doesn't evaporate with the water
Thermal radiation
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Higher boiling point
Refraction
10. For every action (applied force) - there is an equal and opposite reaction
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11. A temperature interval of one degree F is an interval of 5/9 of a degree C - The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales coincide at -40
Gravitation
Reflection
Temperature conversions
Second - class lever
12. A water - soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens - It is often absorbed onto filter paper
positive
Litmus
Incandescent light bulb
The formation of rust
13. The amount of matter in a chemical substance - In everyday usage - is commonly confused with weight
Mass
Density
Velocity
Sublimination
14. The earth's __________ orients the iron needles of navigational compasses
Static electricity
magnetic field
Electrons
Electric circuit
15. Rates minerals and puts them on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 is the softest and 10 is the hardest) determined by the ability of a harder mineral to scratch a softer mineral - Talc is at 1 and diamond is at 10
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16. Elements with similar properties fall into the same vertical columns on the preriodic table to form _____ - Properties of elements change greatly across any one row (period)
groups or families
Electric current
Indentation hardness
Nuclear fusion
17. Energy generated from natural sources (such as sunlight - wind - rain - tides - and geothermal heat) which are renewable (naturally replenished)
Renewable energy
Newton's second law of motion
Optics
Newton's first law of motion
18. Lever - Pulley - Inclined plane - Screw - Wedge - Wheel and axle
Density
Refractive index
The periodic table of the elements
The six classical simple machines
19. In each element's square - the ________ is in the middle - the atomic weight is usually directly below the symbol - the atomic number is usually shown at the top of the square
Fahrenheit (
Transfer of heat
chemical symbol
Electric circuit
20. Hard matter is ______ with soft matter
Thermal energy
contrasted
Pitch
Refraction
21. The ability to perform work - _______ transformations result when a change of form takes place - All forms of ________ can be converted into other forms
Matter
Energy
Newton's third law of motion
Newton's first law of motion
22. Top: Output force (resistance) Middle: Input force (effort) End: Fulcrum Examples: baseball bat - fishing pole - shovel
Forms of energy
Ballast
pH
Third - class lever
23. A change of one substance into a different substance - Occurs whenever compounds are formed or decomposed - During this reaction - there is a rearrangement of atoms that makes or breaks chemical bonds - This change is usually not reversible - unlike
nucleus
Ratio of the length of its slope to its width
Chemical changes
pressure and temperature
24. Formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in a fixed ratio Example: water
average atomic mass
Compounds
groups or families
Current
25. Metals account for the vast majority of the elements in the periodic table - Show a wide range of chemical and physical properties - Most metals are good conductors of heat and electricity - and some - like iron and cobalt - are magnetic - Many metal
Metals in the periodic table
Mass
Matter
The six classical simple machines
26. The top of a wave's 'hill'
Crest
Simple machine
Mixture
Electric current
27. Heat tends to move from a high - temperature region to a low- temperature region - This heat transfer may occur by the mechanisms of conduction - radiation - and convection
groups or families
Transfer of heat
Oxygen
Law of conservation of energy
28. Solids - liquids - and gases
Three states of matter
ratio of the length of the sloped surface to the height
proportional to its mass
117
29. Turns red under acidic conditions - and turns blue under basic (i.e. - alkaline) conditions
Test experiment - Step 2 - Set up the procedure
The formation of rust
Litmus test
Weight
30. Account for 17 elements in the periodic table - Lack the properties of metals but are very common - Include oxygen - nitrogen - and carbon - 7 metalloid elements - and 7 gases - Poor conductors of electricity
proportional to its mass
Energy
Non - metals in the periodic table
Simple machine
31. Symbol: Fe Protons: 26 Neutrons: 30 Mass 56
Convection
Wheel and axle
Iron
Ballast
32. Relies on the the first law - The acceleration of an object is proportional to the force applied (the more force - the more acceleration)
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33. Can multiply force or distance depending on the location of the fulcrum End: Output force Middle: Fulcrum Other end: Input force Examples: seesaws - scissors - pliers
First - class lever
nucleus
contrasted
ratio of the length of the sloped surface to the height
34. State the specific plan on how to test the hypothesis - Create a written - step - by - step procedure - Determine the variables (any factor that can change in an experiment)
Nuclear fusion
Test experiment - Step 2 - Set up the procedure
Optics
First - class lever
35. The number of protons of that element - No two elements have the same atomic number - Elements in the periodic table are arranged in order of increasing atomic number
Efficiently
Atomic number
Weight
Thermal energy
36. The path or circuit an electric current flows - Electricity requires a complete path for the electrons to flow - If the path is broken and there are not alternative paths for the electrons to follow - the electrons will not move - make it possible fo
positive
Electric circuit
Optics
Non - metals in the periodic table
37. These are the factors that are kept exactly the same in an experiment. In an experiment on plant growth - the variables could include amount of sunlight - type of soil - amount of water - and type of plant. Only one factor at a time is changed - whil
117
Variables that are controlled
pressure and temperature
Static electricity
38. Resistance to fracture or plastic (permanent) deformation due to friction from a sharp object
Three states of matter
Helium
Thermal energy
Scratch hardness
39. Energy taken from finite resources that will eventually dwindle - becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve - Fossil fuels include coal - petroleum - and natural gas - Fossil fuels are limited and nonrenewable and contribute
Second - class lever
Nonrenewable energy
ratio of the length of the sloped surface to the height
Law of conservation of energy
40. Solar - Chemical - Electrical - Magnetic - Nuclear - Sound - Light - Electromagnetic - Mechanical (motion)
Gases
Law of reflection
south pole
Forms of energy
41. A compound composed of one atom of sodium and one atom of chlorine (NaCl - sodium chloride)
Weight
Table salt
Renewable energy
Velocity
42. Opposite process of nuclear fission - Yields energy when very light nuclei unite to a heavier nucleus - Stars (including the sun) derive their energy from nuclear fusion
Law of reflection
Nuclear fusion
Gravity
Amplitude
43. In optics - refraction occurs when light waves travel from a medium with a given refractive index to a medium with another index Example: A ray of light will refract as it enters and leaves glass - assuming there is a change in the refractive index.
Crest
Optics
Atomic number
Simple machine
44. Characterized by their ability to retain their shape - Relatively incompressible - Melt when heated and vaporize only slightly - All substances become solid if cooled sufficiently Examples: rocks - crystals - wood - feather - ice
Weight
groups or families
Frequency
Solids
45. Symbol: C Protons: 6 Neutrons: 6 Mass: 12
Electric current
Carbon
Ballast
number of protons
46. As of 2006 - the table contains _____ chemical elements whose discoveries have been confirmed - 94 are naturally found on the earth - and the rest are synthetic elements that have been produced artificially in particle accelerators
117
Temperature conversions
Nuclear fusion
Amplitude
47. The law of inertia - Without outside forces (such as gravity or friction) - an object at rest will remain at rest - while an object in motion will never stop or deviate from its course
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48. The portion of the light that crosses the boundary is - however - deflected in another direction - and the ______ does not equal the angle of incidence
Transfer of heat
Chemical changes
pH indicator
Angle of refraction
49. The north pole of one magnet attracts the ___________ of another - but like poles repel each other - Either pole can attract unmagnetized iron objects
Oxygen
proportional to its mass
south pole
Mixture
50. Known as insulators - In materials that act as insulators - the electrons are held tightly inside their atoms and the electrons cannot move freely - Include plastic - rubber - glass - air - and wood
Frequency
Materials with poor conductivity
Chemical changes
Inclined plane