Sunday, January 3, 2010

8TH SCIENCE STUDY OUTLINE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM

Chapter 2 - Draw and label parts of an atom. Describe half-life and how it is calculated.
Chapter 3 - Explain the difference between a period and a group on the periodic table.
Chapter 4- Describe the arrangement of electrons in an atom. Consstruct a model for methane.
Chapter 5 - Study vocabulary words and the difference between physical and chemical change. What evidence might tell you that a chemical reaction has occurred?
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Chapter 6 - Describe how to calculate speed. Explain how to calculate velocity and acceleration. Describe what energy is and describe some of its form. What is the law of conservaton of momentum. Describe the collision that will occur when you roll a ball at a basketball. Predict what will happen to a ball if it bounces off the bumper of an approaching car.
Chapter 7 and 9 vocabulary words.
Chapter 15 - Draw and label the stomata and the role it plays in the exchange of gases needed for and released during photosynthesis. What is the relationship between stimuli and tropisms in plants.