Science 10 Final Exam Study Guide PDF

**Science 10 -- Final Exam Study Guide** **[Chemistry]** **Matter & the periodic table:** - Models of the atom: know the scientists and characteristics of their model, don't need to know dates - Subatomic particles and their characteristics - Important groups and their general charact...

**Science 10 -- Final Exam Study Guide** **[Chemistry]** **Matter & the periodic table:** - Models of the atom: know the scientists and characteristics of their model, don't need to know dates - Subatomic particles and their characteristics - Important groups and their general characteristics - Diatomic and polyatomic elements **Compounds:** - Know how covalent and ionic bonds are formed - Compare and contrast characteristics of ionic and molecular compounds - Know how to name ionic and molecular compounds **Acids and bases and solubility:** - pH scale - properties of acids and bases - Naming acids - Acid base indicators - Determining solubility of ionic compounds using the solubility table **Mole calculations:** - gmol and molg - molatoms/molecules, atoms/moleculesmol - **molmol** **Reactions:** - Evidence of chemical reactions - Types of reactions and how to recognize them - Endo vs. exothermic reactions - Predicting products and writing chemical equations - Balancing reactions - Using mole ratio to predict moles of reactants/products **[Physics]** **Definitions:** - Know the difference between scalar and vector quantities, and examples of each **Kinematics:** - Calculate distance and displacement of an object - Calculate speed and velocity - Calculate acceleration - Calculate all of the above from a word question and from graphs - Know the distance-time, velocity-time, and acceleration-time graphs for both uniform and accelerated motion! **Energetics:** - Calculate work. Remember: direction of the force has to be the same as the direction of the object's movement! - Calculate work from a distance-time graph - Calculate potential and kinetic energy - Relate potential and kinetic energy in situations (eg. Object dropping from a height, pendulum swinging, roller coaster) know the energy conversions during these situations - Calculate total mechanical energy in the above situations, remember that total mechanical energy doesn't change! - Calculate efficiency in above situations - Know the 2 laws of thermodynamics, and how they relate to energy changes in systems **[Biology]** **Microscopes:** - Know the parts of the light microscope and their functions - Microscope calculations: - Calculating high power field of view - Calculating size of specimen based on how many fit across field of view **Cell theory:** - Know the 3 points of the cell theory - Know the organization of life **Plant and animal cells:** - Know the cell organelles and their functions - Compare and contrast plant and animal cells **Cell Membrane:** - Know the main points of the fluid mosaic model - Cell membrane transport - Active vs passive transport - Tonicity **Surface area to volume:** - Know the big ideas of SA/V and cell efficiency - Do not need to memorize surface area or volume formulas **Plant structure:** - 2 organ systems, 3 tissue systems of plants - Structure of a leaf: cell types and their functions, structures for gas, nutrient, and water exchange **Gas transport:** - Photosynthesis vs. cellular respiration: know the reactions, where/when each process happens **Water and sugar transport:** - Compare and contrast xylem and phloem structure and function - Water properties, root pressure, transpiration pull **Plant tropisms:** - Phototropism and gravitropism: positive and negative response **[Global Systems:]** **Heat Calculations:** - Specific heat capacity calculations - Heat of fusion/heat of vaporization calculations - Heating curve of water **Weather & Climate:** - Types of systems - Types of heat transfer - Albedo - Greenhouse effect/greenhouse gases - Be able to read and interpret a climatograph - Natural and human causes of climate change - Know general characteristics of each biome - Know types of adaptations in living organisms - Climate and weather key terms from your workbook