Science Final Review

What is a group on the periodic table?

• A column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements.

• A row of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements.

• Horizontal rows that have the same number of electron shells.

The location of the valence shell is the ________.

• innermost shell.

• outermost shell.

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If the pendulum was at X, what type of energy is at its maximum?

• Kinetic

• Mechanical

• Potential

• Thermal

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What is the formula for weight?

• F_g=mgh

• F_g=1/2mv²

• F_g=mg

• None of the Above

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Design an experiment to test the effect of sunlight on the rate of photosynthesis in a plant. What would be your control variable?

• The type of plant used

• The amount of water given to the plant

• The amount of sunlight each plant receives

• The temperature of the environment

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

How would you use the scientific method to determine the relationship between the mass of an object and its acceleration due to gravity?

• Calculate the force on different masses and measure the acceleration

• Drop objects of different masses from the same height and time their descent

• Increase the mass of an object while keeping the force constant

• Keep the mass constant and vary the force applied

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True or False: Mass is the force exerted by the gravity on an object, but weight is the actual amount of material contained in a body.

• True

• False

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Newton's Third Law States:

• F=ma

• An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

• A regularly occurring or apparently inevitable phenomenon observable in human society.

• For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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What is an inference?

• Information we gather directly through our five senses.

• An explanation for an observation you have made.

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J. J. Thompson discovered the _______.

• Atom

• Periodic Table

• Atomic Theory

• Electron

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