Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the process in which a substance takes in another substance?

• Absorption

• Emission

• Radiation

• Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the term for the specific wavelengths of light emitted by an element?

• Absorption

• Emission

• Radiation

• Energy

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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What is the term for the region around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found?

• Atomic emission spectrum

• Atomic orbital

• Electron configuration

• Sublevel

What is the term for the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation?

• Electromagnetic spectrum

• Atomic emission spectrum

• Principal energy level

• Quantum mechanical model

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

What is the negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom?

• Electron

• Photon

• Quantum

• Energy

What is the arrangement of electrons in an atom's energy levels?

• Electron configuration

• Ground state

• Photoelectric effect

• Wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

What is the release of electromagnetic radiation from an excited atom?

• Absorption

• Emission

• Radiation

• Frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What is the term for the capacity to do work or produce heat?

• Absorption

• Emission

• Radiation

• Energy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

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What is the number of waves that pass a given point per second?

• Absorption

• Emission

• Radiation

• Frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is the lowest energy state of an atom?

• Ground state

• Light

• Photon

• Quantum