FCAT Review Earth and Physical

The yearly motion of Earth around the Sun is called its 

This planet has no atmosphere.

What does the nucleus of an atom contain?

What is represented by thedots in an electron dot diagram?

An explanation ofobservations of events based on knowledge gained from many experiments is a:

Which does NOT happen during a chemical reaction?

Why is Venus hot?    

The Moon orbits Earth and Earth orbits the Sun. What does the Sun orbit?

A change in which one or more substances are converted into new substances is a __________.

What is matterthat is made up of two or more different kinds of atoms joined by chemicalbonds?

What happens to the hydrogen in the core of a star?

The three branches of science are _____, Earth/Space, and physical. 

In the Sun’s convection zone ______

Which is asubstance made up of only one kind of atom?

To evaluate the observations you make, you must use _____.

What term refers to clouds of gas and dust where stars form?

Density depends on__________.

Two of the inner planets are ______.

Anything that takes upspace and has mass is __________.

New substances produced by a chemical reaction are_________.

Which is NOT a result ofscientific inquiry?

What is the smallest particle of an element?

Which is a way to describe a chemical reaction using chemical formulas and symbols?

What is the phrase given to the combination of several atomic nuclei into one large nucleus?

The process where light energy is trapped in a plant'schlorophyll and produces sugars is called

Science can NOT answer questions about _______.

Why can we see only one side of the Moon?

Which process breaks down food molecules and releases energy?

Which of the following statesof matter has a definite shape?

During which phases of the Moon do spring tides occur?

If an atom had 9 protons 10 neutrons and 10 electrons it would be 

Which of the following is NOT a branch of Science?

Liquids were poured in a glass and they separated into 4 layers.Which has the highest density?

Which is the largest object in the Solar System?

The smallest part of a compound that still has theproperties of that compound is a(n)

The variable in an experiment that is measured by the investigator isthe _____. 

What should you do if you want to decrease the rate ofa chemical reaction?

Measuring the average energy of motion of the particles in a substanceis the same as measuring

Which is asubstance made up of only one kind of atom?

What does a high absolute magnitude say about a star?

One astronomical unit is approximately equal to_______.

You can separate sugar from sand because sugar is _____ and sand is not.

At which time of the year is the number of daylight and dark hours equal?

Which of the following is a solution?

What is the diagram that shows luminosity and size of stars called?

Which of the following describes most combustionreactions?

A 10g sample of butter will melt at 34 C. What temperature will a 20g sample of butter melt?

After sugar has been stirred into water, no sugar can be seen. What happened to the it?

Which of the following describes a pattern or an event in nature thatis always true?

Which is produced by photosynthesis?

____ is the largest planet in the Solar system, and is the 5^th planet from the sun.

Venus and Earth both experience a _____ because of heat trapped by their atmospheres.

Anything other thana solvent in a solution is called the

What should you do if you want to increase the rate ofa chemical reaction?