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The base of a natural logarithm (ln) is :
e
Every particle continues in a state of rest or uniform speed in a straight line unless acted upon
by a force is :
Newton's First Law of Motion
___________ is a colorless, poisonous, and odorless gas formed by burning carbon with a
limited supply of oxygen.
carbon monoxide
What type of bond is created when electrons are transferred?
ionic bond
Of the three sides of any right triangle, which is the longest?
hypotenuse
The ____________ simply states that opposites attract and likes repel.
Law of Magnetism
What instrument is used to measure the pressure in the atmosphere?
barometer
What are the three basic particles in an atom?
electron, proton, nuetron
Isosceles, Equilateral, and _________ are the three types of triangles.
scalene
The force acting outwards on a body while it moves in a circular path is :
centrifugal force
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?
battery
What math system is based on the numbers 0 and 1?
binary
What is the upward force that a liquid exerts on an object?
buoyancy
_________ is the basic unit of all types of matter.
atom
____________ is the changing of liquid into vapor.
evaporation
Earthquake measurements are based on the :
Richter Scale
The three basic states of matter are :
solid, liquid, and gas
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are examples of :
natural numbers
The property of a circuit which opposes a change in current is :
inductance
What is the contamination of the air, water, or soil with undesirable items?
pollution
As the pressure on a gas increases, the volume will :
decreases
"In any right triangle, the sum of the squares of the legs equals the square of the hypotenuse"
is :
Pythagorean's Theorem
Which of the following is a unit of energy?
joule
A process of using an energy source for two useful purposes is :
cogeneration
What type of bond happens when electrons are shared?
covalent bond
The __________ of a line can be easily calculated by the difference in y-coordinates divided by
the difference in x-coordinates.
slope
Which of the following statements about heat transfer is false?
heat flows from the cold source to the hot source
Who explained the relationships that are found among all observable bodies?
Isaac Newton
What element occurs in over a million known compounds and occurs naturally in an
uncompressed form as diamond and graphite?
carbon
In the equation for a line "y = mx + b", what is b?
y - intercept
_______ is performed when a force acts on something to produce motion.
work
The path followed by a planet is called its :
orbit
A measure of the amount of matter an object contains is the object's :
mass
In the equation for a line "y = mx + b", what is m?
slope of the line
Weight, drag, lift, and thrust are :
four forces acting on a body in the air
The Earth's crust is composed of minerals and :
rocks
______________ is the splitting of atoms.
nuclear fission
Lines that are perpendicular to each other have :
negative reciprocal slopes
_______ is the influence which acts on an object to alter its position, its speed, or its direction
of travel.
force
Specific gravity refers to the ratio of a mineral's mass of an equal volume of :
water
Nonliving ores and earth elements are examples of :
inorganic materials
A coordinate xy-plane is commonly called the :
Cartesian plane
What is the reluctance of an object to move when it is stationary or to change its direction or
speed once it is moving?
inertia
Substances in rocks which form from decay of plant or animal life are called :
organic materials
The structure, density, size, shape, texture, and color of an object are examples of :
physical properties
How many radians are there in 360 degrees?
2 pi
The force that twists a material along an axis is :
torsion
The changing appearances of the moon is due to the relative positions of the _______ and
sun.
moon
A tabular arrangement of elements in rows and columns, highlighting the regular repetition of
properties of the elements is called a(n) :
periodic table
How many lines can be tangent to a circle?
inifinite
What is the rate of change of velocity?
acceleration
The wearing away of the land from the actions of wind, water, glaciers, and from the pull of
gravity is called :
erosion
The species that accepts a proton in a proton-transfer reaction is called a(n) :
base
How large is an acute angle?
less than 90 degrees
What type of quantity is represented with magnitude only?
scalar
A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as :
loess
The process whereby a gas spreads out through another gas to occupy the space with
uniform partial pressure is :
diffusion
The domain of a function contains the independent values of the function. What does the
range contain?
dependent values
"To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction" is :
Newton's Third Law of Motion
The complete inner shadow of the lunar eclipse is called the :
umbra
A compound composed of two elements is called a(n) _______ compound.
binary
What is the area of a triangle with a base 8 meters long and a height of 6 meters?
24 sq. meters
__________ defines the relationship between the force exerted by a spring and the extension
of the spring.
Hooke's law
All silicate materials contain :
oxygen
An extremely small particle of matter that retains its identity during chemical reactions is a(n) :
atom
What is the bottom half of a fraction called?
denominator
A(n) __________ collision occurs when kinetic energy is conserved.
elastic
How many layers are in the earth's atmosphere?
6
NH3 is an example of a(n) :
molecular formula
The result of one number divided by another is a(n) :
quotient
"All planets move in elliptical orbits, with the sun at one focus" is :
Kepler's Law of Orbits
Heat energy is transferred to the atmosphere by radiation, conduction, and :
convection
A reaction in which two substances combine to form a third substance is a(n) :
combination reaction
What number does "i" represent?
square root of -1
The rate at which an electrical charge moves is a(n) :
ampere
Atmospheric pollution comes from natural sources and is produced by _________ activities.
humans
A reaction of an acid with a base is called :
neutralization
If two planes intersect, the intersection forms a(n) :
line
_____________ is the flaring out of light as it emerges from a narrow slit.
diffraction
The three layers of the earth are the mantle, crust, and the :
core
"The volume of a sample gas at a given temperature varies inversely with the applied
pressure" is which of the following gas laws?
Boyle's law
The result of multiplying two numbers is called the :
product
What letter of the alphabet is used to represent the acceleration due to gravity?
g
How many minerals are common in the earth's crust?
8
Metals tend to have _____ ionization energies, and nonmetals have _____ ionization energies.
low, high
The top half of a fraction is the :
numerator
Which of the following quantities is not a vector quantity?
position
Metamorphism occurs during :
mountain building
What state of matter has a fixed volume but no fixed shape?
liquid
How large is an obtuse angle?
greater than 90 degrees
The rate at which work is being done is :
power
Chemical weathering is most rapid in _________ climates.
tropical
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev is credited with :
constructing a periodic table
The distance from the center of a circle to its edge is the _________ of the circle.
radius
Which of the following is an influence which creates pressure on an object?
force
Minerals are identified by their :
physical properties
_____________ those items that can be traced back to living things.
organic materials
How many degrees are in a quarter-circle?
90 degrees
The sum of the voltage drops around a series circuit equals the applied voltage to the circuit
is :
Kirchoff's Law of Series Circuits
________ is the major part of the earth's atmosphere.
nitrogen