the basics

Question 1

what is matter?

Answer 1

anything that occupies space and has mass

Question 2

What are the 5 different branches of chemistry?

Answer 2

Organic chem
Inorganic chem
Biochem
Physical chem
Nuclear chem

Question 3

What is an organic compound?

Answer 3

A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen bonds

Question 4

What element do most inorganic compounds not contain?

Answer 4

Carbon

Question 5

What is scientific inquiry?

Answer 5

The process of using evidence from observation to create an explanation
(the path to create an explanation)

Question 6

The scientific method is a form of _____

Answer 6

scientific inquiry

Question 7

Scientific method answers ___ question. It is a ____ process done in the ___ order each time. Results must be ______.

Answer 7

one
step by step
communicated

Question 8

What is step 1/7 of the scientific method?

Answer 8

Ask a question/identify a problem

Question 9

What is step 2/7 of the scientific method?

Answer 9

Conduct background research

Question 10

What is step 3/7 of the scientific method?

Answer 10

Create a hypothesis

Question 11

What is step 4/7 of the scientific method?

Answer 11

Test a hypothesis with experiments

Question 12

What is step 5/7 of the scientific method?

Answer 12

Collect data and make observations

Question 13

What is step 6/7 of the scientific method?

Answer 13

Analyze results and draw conclusions

Question 14

What is step 7/7 of the scientific method?

Answer 14

Communicate results

Question 15

What is pure science?

Answer 15

The search for knowledge or facts

uses theories and predictions to understand nature

Question 16

What is applied science?

Answer 16

Using knowledge in a practical way

relating to engineering and tech

Question 17

What is a scientific theory?

Answer 17

a proposed explanation to something based on facts and evidence
tells you why something happens
can be proven false/changed

Question 18

What is a scientific law?

Answer 18

describe what happens in nature based on a repeated observation
tells you exactly what happens

Question 19

What is an experiment without any changed factors called? What is it used for

Answer 19

The control experiment

Used as a standard comparison for the experiment

Question 20

What are factors that don’t change during experiments called?

Answer 20

Constants

Question 21

What is a variable in an experiment?

Answer 21

A factor that can alter the results of your experiment

Question 22

What does a controlled experiment teach you about a variable?

Answer 22

The influence of the variable

Question 23

What is an independent variable?

Answer 23

The variable that is changed in an experiment

Question 24

What is a dependent variable?

Answer 24

The variable that is influenced by the changing of the independent variable, as well as the result of your experiment

Question 25

What does "accurate" mean?

Answer 25

How close a measured value is to a standard or known value (accuracy of an arrow = how close to center of the target)

Question 26

Good data consists of both ____ and _____ observations

Answer 26

Qualitative and quantitative

Question 27

What does "precise" mean?

Answer 27

How close multiple measured values are to each other (precision of a dart - are they all hitting the same area?)

Question 28

How to calculate percent error?

Answer 28

(Value found in experiment - accepted value)/(accepted value) *100

Question 29

SI unit for length?

Answer 29

meter

Question 30

SI unit for mass?

Answer 30

grams

Question 31

SI unit for weight/force?

Answer 31

Newton

Question 32

SI unit for volume?

Answer 32

Liter

Question 33

SI unit for temperature?

Answer 33

Kelvin

Question 34

SI unit for time?

Answer 34

second

Question 35

SI unit for pressure?

Answer 35

N/(m^2) or Pascal

Question 36

SI unit for electric current?

Answer 36

Ampere

Question 37

SI unit for amount of substrate (Substrate concentration is the amount of substrate present that can be turned into product and is most commonly measured in molarity (moles per liter)) ?

Answer 37

Mol

Question 38

What is the mnemonic for the SI prefixes for factors of 10? Name all of them from greatest to least

Answer 38

Great Mighty King Henry Died by Drinking Chunky Milk Monday Night giga, mega, kilo, hecto, deca, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano

Question 39

What is dimensional analysis?

Answer 39

A mathematical method used to switch between units using ratios

Question 40

SI unit for density?

Answer 40

grams per liter or kg/m^3

Question 41

SI unit for heat?

Answer 41

calorie

Question 42

What is the formula to convert Celcius to Kelvin?

Answer 42

K=C+273.15

Question 43

What is the formula to convert Farenheit to Celcius?

Answer 43

C=(F-32)*5/9 or C=(F-32)/1.8

Question 44

How many kilopascals/pascals is 1 atm (atmosphere)?

Answer 44

101.325 kpa or 101325 pa

Question 45

What is STP defined as? What is it's actual value?

Answer 45

The pressure at sea level | 1 atmosphere, 101.325 kpa, 101325 pa