Name______Teacher______Physical Science Period______

◄ December 2016 / ~ January 2016 ~ / Feb 2016 ►
Sun / Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat
1
New Year’s Day / 2
3 / 4
(No School) / 5
The power of a machine measures its______** / 6
Which electromagnetic radiation wave(s) has a higher frequency than visible light? / 7
List AND describe the three ways that thermal energy can transfer. ** / 8
What is matter? Give three examples of matter. / 9
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10 / 11
What are two types of mixtures? Give two examples for each. / 12
The visible light spectrum is located between ______& ______. ** / 13
When designing a building what are the three things that can increase the resistance in a wire? / 14
Describe the two types of currents. (include where each is commonly used) / 15
What are three indicators that a chemical change has occurred? / 16
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17 / 18
Martin Luther King Day
(No School) / 19
If the pressure of an inclosed gas increases the volume must______when tempature is constant. WHY? / 20
Which would best be explained using Newton's Third Law? WHY?
A) A guns moves backward while firing a bullet.
B) A bicyclist coasts down from the top of a hill.
C) A larger engine allows a car to accelerate faster / 21
The molecules of a substance are moving rapidly in a container. The molecules do not interact with each other. If the container is opened, the molecules will escape from the container. In what phase of matter are the molecules in the container? / 22
Once out in space, the space shuttle needs to ______to keep going in the same direction at the same speed.
A) turn off its engines
B) continue to fire its engines
C) fire its engines intermittently
D) gradually slow the engines down / 23
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24 / 25
List and describe the six phase changes as endothermic or exothermic? / 26
What are the THREE factors that affect the pressure of an enclosed gas? / 27
What happenes to the tempature of a substance when it is changes phase (or state). / 28
If a neutral metal comb is held near an object with a negative charge, the comb will become charged by ______. WHY? / 29
Which phase of matter has the MOST kinetic energy? Why? / 30
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Week One

Jan. 4 – NO SCHOOL

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Week Three

Jan. 18 - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

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