Physical Science
Physical Science final for Mr. Beach.
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- Entropy
- The amount of decay or disorder in a system
- Tsunami
- Gigantic sea waves
- Sedimentary rock
- What type of rock forms from sediments cemented together by heat, pressure, and chemical action
- Electrosis
- The process of passing an electric current through a liquid
- NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
- Most common substance dissolved in the ocean
- Atomic number
- The number of atoms in the nucleus
- Gulf Stream
- Well known ocean current that flows northeast across the Atlantic
- Hardness
- Resistance of a smooth mineral to being scratched
- Electron
- Negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus
- Challengers Deep
- Deepest known part of the ocean
- SI
- System of measurements used by scientists around the world
- Beryl
- Emerald
- Climate
- Year round atmospheric conditions typical of a place
- Amino Acids
- The building blocks of proteins
- Carbonate
- Any mineral containing CO₃ ions
- Igneous rock
- What rock forms when molten rock solidifies
- Fission
- The splitting of an atom's nucleus
- Hydrogen bond
- The strongest of all intermolecular forces
- Native element
- Element found in natural form
- Compound
- Substance composed of more than one type of atoms linked together chemically
- Quantum theory
- Theory that states that tiny particles such as electrons do not absorb or release energy smoothly
- Plate tectonics
- Theory that states that the earth's crust consists of huge plates that slowly move
- Seismology
- Study of the earthquakes
- Mineralogy
- Study of inorganic crystalline substances
- 8
- Most atoms seek to have how many electrons in their outer shell?
- Ozone
- Ultra violet rays are blocked by what layer of the atmosphere
- 14.7 PSI
- Ordinary atmospheric pressure
- 74 mph
- The storm classification of a hurricane
- 7
- Ph of a substance for neutral
- Carbon
- Organic chemistry is based on what element
- Geology
- Study of the earth
- Greenhouse effect
- Trapping of heat in the earths atmosphere by gasses
- Elastic rebound theory
- Theory that states that rocks spring back to a position of little or no stress
- Ionic
- The type of chemical bond involving the transfer of electrons
- Stratus and nimbus
- Layered clouds, and clouds that produce rain
- Dipolar forces
- Intermolecular forces that affect all polar bonds
- Metamorphic
- Of the three major types of rock, which is marble
- Corundum
- Ruby
- Granite
- Most common igneous rock
- Element
- Substances composed of only one type of atom
- Proton and neutron
- 2 major subatomic particles in an atom's nucleus
- Tornado
- Narrow funnel of rapidly whirling wind
- Delta
- Fan shaped deposits of sand and sediments at the mouth of a river
- Sediments
- Deposits of sand and mineral fragments usually laid down by water
- Troposphere
- The weather layer of the atmosphere
- Convection
- Transfer of heat by moving currents of heated fluid
- Precision
- The repeatability of a measurement
- Experiment, observe, hypothesize
- The 3 steps to the scientific method
- Oxygen
- Most abundant element in the earths crust
- Vapor pressure
- The tendency of molecules of a liquid to evaporate
- 11.3
- 1 litre of water has a specific gravity of 1Kg. Lead has a specfic gravity of 11.3Kg. How much does 1 litre of lead weigh?
- Scientific law
- Verified theory that has stood the test of time
- Nitrogen
- Most abundant element in the earths atmosphere
- Ore
- Any mineral that contains a valuable metallic element
- Endothermic
- Chemical reactions when products become colder
- Front
- Boundary between 2 air masses
- Obsidian
- Igneous rock with a smooth glass-like texture
- Oceanography
- Study of the seas
- Metamorphic rock
- What type of rock is formed when preexisting rocks are changed by heat and pressure
- Shale
- Most common sedimentary rock
- 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
- Theory that states that heat and other natural products in a system tend toward greater disorder and less usable energy
- Gene
- Segment of DNA containing code for particular substance
- Cleavage
- Tendency of a mineral to break rapidly on a certain flat surface
- Thermocline
- Boundary in ocean where cold, deep water meets sun-warmed water nearer the surface
- Luster
- The way light reflects of a mineral
- Crust
- Outer layer of rock on the earth
- Enzymes
- Special globular protein used to initiate a chemical reaction
- Seismograph
- Instrument used to record the size of an earthquake
- Carbon
- Graphite and diamonds are two forms of what element
- Covalent
- The type of chemical bond involving the sharing of electrons
- Meteorology
- Study of the earths atmosphere and weather
- San Andreas
- Large, well-known strike-slip fault in western California
- 5.47x10⁷
- Put 54700000 is scientific notation
- Strata
- Single layer of sedimentary rock
- 30,000 m
- 30 Km