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Complete the answers to daily bell ringers on Google Classroom.

Bell ringers are recorded every two weeks, and count toward class participation points. If you are absent, you are responsible for making up the bell ringer(s) you missed.  

2^nd SEMESTER BELLRINGERS START HERE:

Questions for the week of 5.20 

Mon 5.20 =

• List the types of chemical reactions.

Questions for the week of 5.13 

Mon 5.13 =

• Compare and contrast pure substance & mixtures, including examples.

Tue 5.14 = 

• List the 3 subatomic particles, their charges & their locations.

Wed 5.15 = 

• Who arranged the periodic table into a pattern similar to today’s? 
• Who improved it? 
• How?

Thu 5.16 =

• List 2 of the groups of elements on the periodic table, and give some description for each.

Fri 5.17 =

• What Law requires that chemical equations are balanced? 
• What can change in an equation when balancing? 
• What cannot?

Questions for the week of 5.6 

Mon 5.6 =

• In a chemical equation, what is the coefficient, and what does it tell?

Tue 5.7 = 

• In a chemical equation, what is the subscript, and what does it tell?

Wed 5.8 = 

• In a chemical equation, what does the arrow indicate? What is it called?

Thu 5.9 =

• Compare & contrast synthesis and decomposition reactions

Fri 5.10 =

• Describe replacement reactions. 
• What are the subtypes?

Questions for the week of 4.29 

Mon 4.29 =

• Why do chemical bonds form? 
• How do the compounds formed compare to their original atoms?

Tue 4.30 = 

• List 3 things you learned about chemical bonds in this unit.

Wed 5.1 = 

• What is a chemical reaction? 
• What is the result?

Thu 5.2 =

• Name the types of reactions, and tell the results of each.

Fri 5.3 =

• Compare & contrast reactants and products

Questions for the week of 4.22 

Mon 4.22 =

• List the 3 types of chemical bonds, & what types of elements join by each.

Tue 4.23 = 

• Why do chemicals bond? 
• What group from the periodic table does not naturally form bonds?

Wed 4.24 = 

• What did we do in the lab yesterday to test for bond types?

Thu 4.25 =

• What is a polyatomic ion? 
• Name 3 examples.

Fri 4.26 =

• What are the oxidation numbers for each of the following elements?
  • hydrogen
  • oxygen   
  • sodium   
  • chlorine

Questions for the week of 4.15 

Mon 4.15 =

• What is the difference between an element & a compound? 
• How are compounds formed?

Tue 4.16 = 

• What does a compound’s chemical structure show? 
• Name some examples of how to show chemical structure.

Wed 4.17 = 

• Define ion. 
• What forms if electrons are lost? 
• What forms if electrons are gained?

Thu 4.18 =

• Describe 4 characteristics of metallic bonds.

Fri 4.19 =

• What type of bonds are found in each of the following compounds?
  • Sodium chloride, water, hydrogen chloride, magnesium chloride

Questions for the week of 4.8 

Mon 4.8 =

• Compare and contrast groups & periods. 
• Where are they each located on the periodic table?

Tue 4.9 = 

• Why are there 2 rows that sit below the rest of the table? 
• What are those rows called?

Wed 4.10 = 

• Tell 3 facts about the periodic table.

Thu 4.11 =

• What is the purpose of the periodic table? 
• How does it make a scientist’s life easier?

Fri 4.12 =

• What is a chemical reaction? 
• What happens as a result?

Questions for the week of 4.1 

Mon 4.1 = No School ~ Teacher Professional Development

Tue 4.2 = 

• Where are the noble gases located on the periodic table? 
• What do they all have in common?

Wed 4.3 = 

• Compare and contrast Group 1 & Group 18 on the periodic table.

Thu 4.4 =

• What is an element? 
• How are they arranged on the periodic table?

Fri 4.5 =

• What element are you doing for your project? 
• Tell 2 facts about it.

Questions for the week of 3.25 

Mon 3.25 = 

• What are the vertical columns of the periodic table called?  
• What are they also known as? 
• How many are there?

Tue 3.26 = 

• What is Dmitri Mendeleev known for? 
• Why did he leave gaps?

Wed 3.27 = 

• On the periodic table, where are the metals? 
• The nonmetals? 
• The metalloids?

Thu 3.28 =

• Compare & contrast metals & nonmetals. 
• Name 2 examples of each.

Fri 3.22 = No School; Easter Break

Questions for the week of 3.18 

Mon 3.18 = 

• List 3 facts about atoms.

Tue 3.19 = 

• What is a valence electron? 
• What are they used for?

Wed 3.20 = 

• In the element box pictured, what is the atomic number? 
• The average atomic mass?
  • 

Thu 3.21 =

• What information can you find about an atom by looking at the periodic table?

Fri 3.22 =

• What are the horizontal rows of the periodic table called? 
• What happens as you move from left to right across a row?

No School March 8 – 15 ~ Spring Break

Questions for the week of 3.4 

Mon 3.4 = 

• Define isotope. 
• What info on the periodic table is related to the element’s isotopes?

Tue 3.5 = 

• Contrast an electron’s ground state with its excited state.

Wed 3.6 = 

• Use the following terms correctly in sentences:
  • Atom, element, ion, isotope

Thu 3.7 =

• What information about an element is found in a box of the periodic table?

Fri 3.8 = No School; Teacher Work Day

Questions for the week of 2.26 

Mon 2.26 = 

• Define atom. 
• What smaller parts are they made of?

Tue 2.27 = 

• Compare & contrast electrons and protons

Wed 2.28 = 

• What does the atomic number tell you about an element?

Thu 2.29 =

• What does the mass number tell you about an element?

Fri 3.1 =

• List three things you know about atoms.

Questions for the week of 2.19 

Mon 2.19 = No School; Presidents’ Day

Tue 2.20 = 

• Write the formulas for each of the 3 gas laws.

Wed 2.21 = 

• What is matter? 
• Name the 4 main states of matter & 1 example for each.

Thu 2.22 =

• Compare & contrast solids & gases.

Fri 2.23 =

• Which state(s) of matter have a definite shape? 
• Which state(s) of matter have a definite volume?

Questions for the week of 2.12 

Mon 2.12 = 

• What fluid principles are being demonstrated with the Cartesian Divers? 
• How?

Tue 2.13 = 

• List three properties of gases, and 3 examples of gases.

Wed 2.14 = 

• Describe one of the activities from the Gas Laws lab.

Thu 2.15 = No School; Teacher Professional Development

Fri 2.16 = No School; Parent/Teacher Conferences

Questions for the week of 2.5 

Mon 2.5 = 

• Which states of matter are classified as fluids? 
• What are two properties of fluids?

Tue 2.6 = 

• List three properties of gases, and 3 examples of gases.

Wed 2.7 = 

• What does Charles’s Law say? 
• What is its formula?

Thu 2.8 = 

• What does Boyle’s Law say? 
• What is its formula?

Fri 2.9 = 

• What does Gay-Lussac’s Law say? 
• What is it’s formula?

Questions for the week of 1.29 

Mon 1.29 = 

• Use the following terms correctly in sentences:
  • Atom, element, compound

Tue 1.30 = 

• What are the states of matter? 
• Name an example for each.

Wed 1.31 = 

• What is needed to change an object’s state of matter?  
• List some examples of changing state.

Thu 2.1 = 

• Describe the properties of solids &  give 3 examples of solids.

Fri 2.2 = 

• What does the law of conservation of energy say?

Questions for the week of 1.22 

Mon 1.22 = 

• Describe one of the lab stations that demonstrated a physical change only.

Tue 1.23 = 

• Compare & contrast pure substances and mixtures

Wed 1.24 = 

• Compare & contrast physical properties & chemical properties.

Thu 1.25 = 

• Describe one of the lab stations that demonstrated a physical change only.

Fri 1.26 = 

• Compare & contrast physical & chemical changes

Questions for the week of 1.15 

Tue 1.16 = Snow Day

Wed 1.17 = 

• What is meant by “physical property?” 
• Name 3 examples.

Thu 1.18 = 

• What is meant by “chemical property?” 
• Name 3 examples.

Fri 1.19 = Snow Day

Questions for the week of 1.8 

Mon 1.8 = Snow Day

Tue 1.9 = Snow Day

Wed 1.10 = Snow Day

Thu 1.11 = 

• What is a mixture?
• What are the subtypes? 
• Name 2 examples of each.

Fri 1.12 = Snow Day

Questions for the week of 1.1 

Thu 1.4 = 

• Define matter. 
• What are some examples of matter?

Fri 1.5 = 

• What is a pure substance? 
• What are the subtypes of pure substances?

1^st SEMESTER BELLRINGERS START HERE:

Questions for the week of 12.18 

Mon 12.18 = 

• What are 3 things you know about energy?

Questions for the week of 12.11 

Mon 12.11 = 

• Compare & contrast potential energy & kinetic energy

Tue 12.12 = 

• What is science? 
• What are the 3 main branches of science, and 1 specific type of each.

Wed 12.13 = 

• List the SI units used to measure mass, distance, liquid volume, & temperature.

Thu 12.14 = 

• What is acceleration? 
• What are the three ways to accelerate?

Fri 12.15 = 

• Compare and contrast the inclined plane family with the lever family.

Questions for the week of 12.4 

Mon 12.4 = 

• Define energy. 
• How does it relate to work & power?

Tue 12.5 = 

• What is gravitational potential energy? 
• What is the formula to calculate it?

Wed 12.6 = 

• Describe elastic potential energy, and list 2 examples of it.

Thu 12.7 = 

• List three types of energy you have witnessed/experienced since you woke up today.

Fri 12.8 = 

• What does the law of conservation of energy say?

Questions for the week of 11.27 

Mon 11.27 = 

• What is the purpose of a catapult? 
• What kind of motion will the “load” display?

Tue 11.28 = 

• What is mechanical advantage? 
• Why would you want to have it?

Wed 11.29 = 

• Compare and contrast work & power

Thu 11.30 = 

• Why are machines helpful? 
• What is the difference between a simple & a compound machine?

Fri 12.1 = 

• Name the 3 types of inclined planes and an example for each.

Questions for the week of 11.20 

Mon 11.20 = 

• What materials are you using to build your catapult? 
• What type of simple machines are found in the catapult?

Tue 11.21 = 

• List the simple machines found in a wheel barrow.

Questions for the week of 11.13 

Mon 11.13 = 

• What is required for work to be done? 
• What is an example of work as we defined it happening in everyday life.

Tue 11.14 = 

• Why are machines useful? 
• What is a simple machine? 

Wed 11.15 = 

• Name the 2 categories of simple machines.
• Give one example for each category.

Thu 11.16 = 

• What is a machine? 
• How do they relate to work & power?

Fri 11.17 = 

• List the members of the lever family. 
• In general, how do levers help you do work?

Questions for the week of 11.6 

Mon 11.6 = 

• Define force. 
• How does force relate to motion?

Tue 11.7 = 

• Define momentum. 
• Give an example of it happening in everyday life.

Wed 11.8 = 

• What is inertia? 
• Which of Newton’s Laws is it related to? 

Thu 11.9 = 

• What is work? 
• How does it relate to energy and force?

Fri 11.10 = 

• Write the formula for work (in words). 
• What is the SI unit for work?

Questions for the week of 10.30 

Mon 10.30 = 

• Give an example of an action-reaction force in everyday life.

Tue 10.31 = 

• Define weight. 
• How is it different from mass? 
• If you change locations in the universe, what happens to each?

Wed 11.1 = No School; Teacher Professional Development

Thu 11.2 = 

• What is the formula to calculate momentum? 
• How is it labeled?

Fri 11.3 = 

• What does the law of conservation of momentum say?

Questions for the week of 10.23 

Mon 10.23 = 

• Define friction. 
• What are 3 categories of friction?

Tue 10.24 = 

• Define terminal velocity.

Wed 10.25 = 

• What does the Law of Gravitation say? 
• What 2 factors affect an object’s gravity?

Thu 10.26 = 

• Define gravity. 
• How is it calculated here on Earth?

Fri 10.27 = 

• Contrast mass & weight. 
• What unit is used for each?

Questions for the week of 10.16 

Mon 10.16 = 

• Define force. 
• What are 3 categories of force?

Tue 10.17 = 

• What does Newton’s 2nd Law say?

Wed 10.18 = 

• What is the formula to calculate force? 
• What is the unit to label it?

Questions for the week of 10.9 

Mon 10.9 = 

• What is acceleration? 
• What are 3 ways for something to accelerate?

Tue 10.10 = 

• What is inertia? 
• Who first described it?

Wed 10.11 = 

• Describe how to calculate an object’s speed. 
• How should speed be labeled?

Thu 10.12 = 

• Define acceleration. 
• How is it calculated?

Fri 10.13 = 

• Define force. 
• Give two examples of force being applied in the real word.

Questions for the week of 10.2 

Mon 10.2 = 

• What is the difference between instantaneous speed & average speed? 
• Which does a speedometer tell you?

Tue 10.3 = 

• What is a reference point? 
• List two reference points for motion on your way through the halls.

Wed 10.4 = 

• What is inertia? 
• Give an example.

Thu 10.5 = 

• Define speed. 
• How is it different from velocity?

Fri 10.6 = 

• Contrast distance & displacement, including an example for each.

Questions for the week of 9.25 

Mon 9.25 = 

• Name the two types of data, and give an example for each.

Tue 9.26 = 

• Use the following terms correctly in sentences:
  • Science, data, hypothesis

Wed 9.27 = 

• How do you know that something is moving? 
• What do you need to know in order to calculate the speed at which it’s moving?

Thu 9.28 = 

• Define speed. 
• What is the formula for speed? 
• What unit is it measured in?

Questions for the week of 9.18 

Mon 9.18 = 

• List the 4 major types of graphs and the main purpose for each

Tue 9.19 = 

• Why are numbers important in science? 
• What if you have too many or too few 0’s in your number?

Wed 9.20 = 

• In scientific notation, what does the exponent tell you? 
• What if it’s a negative exponent?

Thu 9.21 = 

• Compare and contrast data tables & graphs.

Fri 9.22 = 

• What is science? 
• What are it’s 3 main branches, & the focus of each.

Questions for the week of 9.11 

Mon 9.11 = 

• 15 meters =
  • ___ cm?
  • ___ mm?
  • ___ hm?

Tue 9.12 = 

• What is volume?
• What are the two SI units for volume? 
• When is each used?

Wed 9.13 = 

• What does temperature refer to? 
• What are the two temperature scales in the SI system?

Thu 9.14 = 

• What is a derived unit? 
• List three SI measurements that require derived units.

Fri 9.15 = 

• What is the difference between a data table & a graph? 
• When should each be used?

Questions for the week of 9.4 

Tue 9.5 = 

• What kinds of measurements did you take in the paper airplane lab? 
• Why is it important to use the same units of measurement?

Wed 9.6 = 

• What system of measurement is used in science?
• What is one benefit to using this system?

Thu 9.7 = 

• What are the SI standard units for length, mass, and time?

Fri 9.8 = 

• What are the prefixes for each value:
          100?  0.1?  1,000,000?

Questions for the week of 8.28 

Mon 8.28 = 

• What is the scientific method? 
• List 2 of its steps.

Tue 8.29 = 

• What is the purpose of doing experiments? 
• What are the parts of a controlled experiment?

Wed 8.30 = 

• Name the 3 branches of science & 1 example for each.

Thu 8.31 = 

• Compare & contrast control and constant.

Fri 9.1 = 

• Define data. 
• Why is data important in scientific investigations?

Questions for the week of 8.21 

Wed 8.23 = 

• What is the focus of chemistry? Of physics? Of earth science?
• What are you looking forward to / fearing in General Science this year?

Thu 8.24 = 

• Why is it important to have labs in a science class?
• Why is safety in the lab important?

Fri 8.25 = 

• List 2 rules/procedures for working safely in the science lab.