8th Fall Exam Review

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What are hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons categorized and named based on?

Back

The wind speed of the storm.

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What is located on the left-hand side of the periodic table, usually a solid at room temperature, and is shiny, malleable, and ductile?

Back

Metal.

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What law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

Back

Newton’s first law.

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What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?

Back

Inertia.

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What law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

Back

Newton’s third law.

Front

What is the definition of inertia?

Back

The resistance of an object to any change in its state of motion.

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What is the formula for calculating speed?

Back

Speed = Distance / Time.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

Back

Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted by gravity on that mass.

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What is the principle of conservation of mass?

Back

Mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.

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What is the definition of a nonmetal?

Back

Elements that are usually gases or brittle solids at room temperature and are poor conductors of heat and electricity.