APES CHAPTER 3

Science, Systems, Matter and Energy

Due Date: ______________________________

KEY TERMS

1. alpha particles

2. beta particles

3. biodegradable pollutants

4. control group

5. deductive reasoning

6. electromagnetic spectrum

7. experimental group

8. half-life

9. inductive reasoning

10. inorganic compounds

11. law of conservation of energy (1^st law of thermodynamics)

12. law of conservation of matter

13. negative feedback loop

14. organic compounds

15. positive feedback loop

16. scientific hypotheses

17. scientific law

18. scientific theory

19. synergy

20. variables

CASE STUDY

1. Easter Island

OBJECTIVES

1. Describe how science works. Distinguish between frontier and consensus science.

2. Compare elements vs. compounds.

3. Diagram an atom. (Include the following: proton, neutron, electrons, nucleus)

4. Define matter and distinguish between the forms of matter and quality of matter.

5. Define energy and distinguish between forms of energy and quality of energy.

6. Diagram the three ways that heat can be transferred. (Convection, Conduction, Radiation)

7. Describe how the law of conservation of matter and the law of conservation of energy govern normal physical and chemical changes.

8. Create a Venn diagram comparing nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

9. Give a detailed example of each of the laws of thermodynamics.

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