PHYSICAL SCIENCE SEM.2 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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CHEMISTRY:
● Define matter
● Define atom
● How many atoms are in H20?
● Define compound
● What subatomic particles are found in a nucleus?
● Know your Periodic Table.
○ What does the atomic number tell you?
○ What is a row called?
○ What is a column called?
○ What part of an atom influences the properties of an element?
● What happens in a chemical reaction?
● Why do atoms form compounds?
● Know how to identify a balanced equation?
● Define isotope
● Know the difference between a cation and an anion.
● Know how the particles move in a solid, liquid and gas.
PHYSICS:
● Know Newton’s Laws
● Know how to reduce friction
● Know potential and kinetic energy
● Know how to use the equation F=ma
● Know the FORMS of energy.
EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE:
● What is the acceleration of gravity? ________m/s2
● Define red shift
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● Be able to look at a picture like this and label the parts:
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Know the types of plate boundaries AND the landforms they create
Know the main layers of earth
What layer of earth is the thickest?
What is most of the universe made up of?
During nuclear fusion, Hydrogen combines to form _________________
What stage of a star’s life is defined as a massive object that not even light can escape from?
What stage of life is our sun in?
What evidence is there for plate tectonics?
Know your cycles (Water & Carbon)
Know the types of fossil fuels
Define greenhouse effect
What drives plate tectonics?
What is a feedback loop? Know positive vs. negative and why we use them.
Know your surface processes (weathering. Erosion, deposition)