BJU Earth Science Ch. 2

A substance's state of matter is most directly affected by its ___.

Which of the following is a field force?

All compounds are molecules.

How are fission and fusion alike and how are they different?

If a substance has a constant volume but changes shaped, it is a ___.

Sweetened tea would be an example of a ___.

Gasoline disappears from an open can left in the sun. This is an example of ___.

Liters, cubic centimeters, quarts, and milliliters are all measures of ___.

Potential energy can be converted to kinetic energy.

Frost forms overnight on your car's windshield. This is an example of ___.

For an object to have kinetic energy, it must be ___.

One of the metric units for volume is the cubic liter.

The term "atom" comes from the Greek word for "very small"

If you measure an object and find that it contains 38g of matter, you have determined its ___.

Which field force is probably the most important to a geologist?

The force exerted by a stalactite on the roof of the cave where it hangs is an example of ___.

The sun and the stars are made mostly of molecular gases

Most light energy is invisible to us.

Which force(s) produce(s) an avalanche?

Evaporation is a type of vaporization

It causes the aurora borealis, the northern lights

If you want to find the weight of an object, you should use a ___.

Water is ___.

Which of the following is a type of light energy?

Your weight is directly linked to the field force known as ___.

I need to be able to explain in essay form (select both):

It is the sum of the kinetic energy found in the particles of a substance.

Ions can be formed by a neutral atom gaining a proton.

It is the source of energy within the sun.

The distance between two crests of a wave is its ___.

Coal formed from deep layers of plant material that experienced great pressure - this is an example of ___ force.

A(n) ___ is a push or a pull.

It may be ultraviolet or other invisible forms of radiation

All forces act in pairs.

Sounds that are caused by waves too slow for the human ear to detect are ___.

Which force is responsible for the grinding and wearing away of rock as a glacier moves over it?

It may be ultrasonic

How can a neutral atom become an ion?

What is the ability to do work?

In which state of matter do particles possess the most energy?

What is the difference between a physical change (PC) and a chemical change (CC)?

The only thing in the universe that is real is matter.

When identical particles join together in a repeating, three-dimensional pattern, they may form a(n) ___.

Which of the following is a pure substance?

A compound with the formula CH₂O ___.

The surface of a pond becomes solid enough to hold skaters in the winter. This is an example of ___.

The flow of thermal energy from a warmer to a cooler place is called ___.

Which particle is in the nucleus of every atom?

The experiments performed by the Large Hadron Collider are an attempt to ___.

The state of matter of a substance is generally determined by its ___.

Define energy scientifically.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

The atomic number of an element tells you how many ___ are in its nucleus.

Matter is defined as anything that ___.

If a force is applied to an object in the same direction as it moves through a distance, ___ has been performed.