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***Remember you are responsible for obtaining the drill for any day that you are not in class.**
=**General Science Drills**= August 28th - What are two times during the week you can get extra help from the teacher? August 29th - What is the metric system? August 30th - Using the unit conversion method, how many seconds are there in a century? Write your answer in scientific notation. August 31st - What are the three basic units in the metric system?
 * Drill Set 1**

September 5th - How many hours are there in 34.5 years? September 6th - What is the saying for the "easy" way to convert in the metric system? September 7th - What is motion? September 8th - What formulas would you use to calculate speed, time, and distance?
 * Drill Set 2**

September 12th - If you hiked 4 miles in two hours, what would your speed be in ft/sec? September 13th - What is acceleration? September 14th - What is the acceleration of a object that starts from rest and attains a speed of 6m/s in 2 seconds? September 15th - What is the difference between a balanced and unbalanced force?
 * Drill Set 3**

September 18th - When Mr. Donahue walks his dog FiFi, he must pull with all his might (6N), as FiFi pulls with 8N, to try to keep hold of the dog. What kind of force is FiFi exerting? What is the net force acting on the leash? Is Mr. Donahue strong enough to hold his ground when the poodle pulls? September 19th and 20th - What is friction? September 21st - What two factors effect the amount of friction between two objects? September 22nd - What is gravity?
 * Drill Set 4**

September 25th - How does gravity differ from the west coast as compared to the east coast? September 26th and 27th - How will your weight change going from North American to Australia which is way more south? September 28th - What should you do to be properly prepared for the chapter 1 test? September 29th - Did you properly prepare for the test? Be Honest!
 * Drill Set 5**

October 2nd - October 3rd and 4th - October 5th - October 6th -
 * Drill Set 6**

October 9th - In-Service October 10th and 11th - How does the effect of Earth's gravity differ on objects with different masses? October 12th - What is the rate of acceleration due to gravity? October 13th - What is a projectile?
 * Drill Set 7**

October 16th - If a rock is laying on the ground, can it be considered a projectile? How can it be or why can it not? October 17th and 18th - What is the formula to calculate momentum? October 19th - What are Newton's three laws of motion? October 20th - What does the law of conservation of momentum state?
 * Drill Set 8**

October 23rd - Explain to me how it is possible that a small object like a matchbox car can generate more momentum then a real car if they are both moving. October 24th and 25th - October 26th - What can you do to prepare for tomorrow's test? October 27th - Did you prepare properly for the test? Be Honest!
 * Drill Set 9**

October 30th - What is Pressure? October 31st and November 1st - What three formulas can you use to calculate pressure? November 2nd - What are three sets of units that you can use for pressure? November 3rd - If the area of an object is increased, how will that effect the pressure?
 * Drill Set 10**

November 6th - How much pressure would a box exert if it had a mass of 12,000g, length of 25cm, and a width of 2m? November 7th and 8th - What would exert more pressure, a gallon of concrete or a gallon of water? Explain. November 9th - Sketch a brief graph about testing pressure and elevation. Include labels, units, a title, and the line. November 10th - How would the pressure of an object be changed if I decreased its area but was able to maintain its mass?
 * Drill Set 11**

November 13th - What is density? November 14th and 15th - What are the three types of buoyancy? November 16th - How can you prepare for the test? November 17th - Did you properly prepare for the test? Be honest!
 * Drill Set 12**

November 20th - What is a variable? November 21st - How many variables are in the formula F=ma? November 22nd - How many variables are looked at in a true experiment? What are they called?
 * Drill Set 13**

November 28th and 29th - What would you put on a notecard to help you study for a test? November 30th - What is work? December 1st - What is the difference between work and power?
 * Drill Set 14**

December 4th - What are two different formulas you can use for work? December 5th - What are the six simple machines? December 6th - Can the mechanical advantage of a machine be different for the same job? December 7th - What is the significance of today's date in US history?
 * Drill Set 15**

December 11th - What makes a simple machine different than a compound machine? December 12th - What two simple machines are basically the same?
 * Drill Set 16**

December 18th - Did you properly prepare for the test? December 19th - What is a bunsen burner? January 2nd - What is temperature? January 3rd and 8th - What are the three most common states of matter? January 9th - What is the freezing and melting temperatures of water on both the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales?
 * Drill Set 17**

December 5th - What is a bunsen burner? December 6th - What two things are controllable on most bunsen burners? December 7th - What should be used for protection when moving hot glassware? December 8th - What are the three temperature scales? December 9th - What are the three ways heat transfers?
 * Drill Set 16**

December 12th - How does temperature affect the movement of particles inside a substance? December 13th - What are the three most common states of matter? December 14th - Explain the difference between the shape and volume of the three states of matter. December 15th - What are two ways in which heat can transfer and there is no contact between the objects? December 16th - What kind of method is used to transfer heat in an oven?
 * Drill Set 17**

December 19th - What is the origin of all energy? December 20th - Of the three ways in which heat can transfer, which, in your opinion is the most efficient? Why? December 21st - Out of the three ways in which heat transfers, which way do you think transfers it the fastest? Why? December 22nd - No Drill
 * Drill Set 18**

January 3rd - Does heat transfer through a conductor or insulator better? January 4th - Do you think it is harder to heat up a gas or solid? Why? January 5th - What is thermal pollution? January 6th - Did you properly prepare for the test?
 * Drill Set 19**

January 9th - List five properties of matter. January 10th - What is the element and it’s symbol that represents 1. A county in Pennsylvania 2. A song by Nirvana 3. Make of a car 4. Model of a car 5. A coin of currency 6. A wrinkle remover 7. Slang for a police officer January 11th - Snow Day January 12th - Provide five elements that have a single letter for their symbol. January 13th - No School
 * Drill Set 20**

January 17th - Provide five elements that all have two letters for their chemical symbol. January 18th - If mass makes up everything, can mass be created or destroyed? Explain your answer. January 19th - Define the law of conservation of energy. January 20th - From memory, what are the names of the following element symbols 1. C 2. Na 3. I 4. Pb
 * Drill Set 21**

January 23rd - List If you added an “a”, and unscrambled the symbols of the following Aluminum, Florine, Oxygen, Radon, Iodine, and Carbon, what state would you have? January 24th - Snow Day January 25th - Unscramble the symbols of the following elements (Oxygen, Iodine, Carbon, and Nitrogen) to find a synonym of cabbage, cheddar, bank, dinero, cash, and moolah. January 26th - What is the difference between an element and a compound? January 27th - What are the two elements that make up the compound NaCl?
 * Drill Set 22**

January 30th - Provide the reactants and products for the following equation C + O2 -> CO2 January 31st - February 1st - February 2nd - Provide the number of atoms for each of the reactants and products for the following equation C2 + O6 -> 2CO3 February 3rd -
 * Drill 23**

February 6th - Looking at the chemical equation below, what number is the coefficient and how many Sulfurs are on the reactants side 3S8 + O2 SO2 February 7th - Why do people change the amount of powder drink mix they put into a glass of water? February 8th - What are three ways in which you can control the rate of solubility? February 9th - February 10th - What is the most efficient way to dissolve a solute? Explain.
 * Drill Set 24**

Febraury 13th - What is the difference between a concentrated and a diluted solution? February 14th - Why is powdered kool aid considered to be a homogenous solution? February 15th - How can you dilute a solution if you cannot remove any solvent? February 16th - What did you do to prepare for the test? February 17th - What is an atom?
 * Drill Set 25**

February 21st - Name the three particles that are found in an atom. February 22nd - How many electrons can fit in the first orbital? February 23rd - What makes up the atomic number of an atom? February 24th - How many neutrons does the element Mercury have if it's atomic number is 80 and it's atomic mass is 200?
 * Drill Set 26**

February 27th - What is the periodic table of elements? February 28th - What are the three kinds of elements that you would find on the periodic table of elements? March 1st - What are the four pieces of information found in each block on the periodic table of elements? March 2nd - Describe how the reactivity of elements changes on the table. March 3rd - Did you properly prepare for the test?
 * Drill Set 27**

March 6th - List ten things that make up the environment. March 7th - What is the difference between a biotic factor and an abiotic factor? March 8th - Did you spend more than one day preparing for the mid-term? March 9th - Did you spend time last night studying? March 10th - Snow Day
 * Drill Set 28**

March 13th - List the order of the parts that make up the environment from biggest to smallest. (Organism, community, biosphere, ecosystem, population) March 20th - List the five different types of consumers. March 21st - Which consumers will kill other species in order to eat them? March 22nd - What are two adaptations birds of prey posses? March 23rd - Besides the density of bones, what might another difference be between penguins and flying birds? March 24th - Besides an owl, name three other birds of prey.
 * Drill Set 29**

March 27th - Why do birds of prey produce a pellet? March 28th - What muscle in a bird is responsible for grinding up food? March 29th - What is a food chain? March 30th - Where does every food chain start? March 31st - Which level consumer is considered the top of the food chain?
 * Drill Set 30**

April 3rd - What two organisms make up a parasitic relationship? April 4th - What is the best way you can prepare for tomorrow's test? April 5th - Did you properly prepare for today's test? April 6th - What is the water cycle? April 7th - What are the parts of the water cycle?
 * Drill Set 31**

April 10th - What is primary ecological succession? April 11th - What are three reasons that a forrest goes through succession? April 12th - What is a pioneer species? April 13th - Name two different pioneer species. April 14th - No School
 * Drill Set 32**

April 17th - No School April 18th - Name the two biggest factors that will determine the type of biome an area will be? April 19th - What are the four types of forest restoration? April 20th - In your opinion, what is the best type of forest restoration? Explain why you believe this. April 21st - What is the difference between clear cutting and selective cutting?
 * Drill Set 33**

April 24th - What is an environmental problem? April 25th - Define pollution and list three types of it. April 26th - Why is plastic considered dangerous to the environment if it is melted down? April 27th - List five current threat's tot he worlds biomes. April 28th - What product generates the highest amount of waste?
 * Drill Set 34**

May 1st - What do you think is the top recycled material and why? May 2nd - Provide two reasons why the use of an incinerator is not good for the environment. May 3rd - What are the four most commonly recycled items? May 4th - What makes something living? May 5th - What are the six most common elements found in the body?
 * Drill Set 35**

May 8th - What are the five organic Macromolecules? May 9th - What does the energy from carbohydrates and lipids transfer to, to provide fuel for the cell processes? May 10th - What is the difference in the structure of simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates? May 11th - What are the two parts that make up a phospholipid? What do we know for certain about the one part? May 12th - Name one person who would want to consume more then the daily recommended percent of protein and another who would want to consume more carbohydrates.
 * Drill Set 36**

May 15th - No Drill May 16th - No Drill May 17th - What is a microscope used for?
 * Drill Set 37**

January 12th - Provide the reactants and products for the following equation C + O2 → CO2 January 13th - Provide the number of atoms for each of the reactants and products for the following equation C2 + O6 → 2CO3 January 14th - Explain the difference between an element and a compound. January 15th - School Closed

January 18th - School Closed January 19th - How many elements are needed to make up a compound? January 20th - Looking at the chemical equation below, what number is the coefficient and how many Sulfurs are on the reactants side 3S8 + O2 → SO2 January 21st - Balance the following equation. 2H3AsO4 → As2O5 + 3H2O January 22nd - Balance the following equation. C2H5OH + __O2→ 2CO +__ H2O
 * Drill Set 21**

January 25th - What are the two parts that make up a solution? January 26th - What is the difference between a homogeneous mixture and a heterogenerous mixture? January 27th - What is the best way to change the concentration of a solution that is already premade but too concentrated? January 28th - Draw and label a picture of what you think an atom looks like. January 29th -
 * Drill Set 22**

March 21st- List one problem with the environment and explain why it is a problem? March 22nd - Define pollution and list three types of it. March 23rd - Provide an estimated average (in pounds) of how much trash you generate throughout the course of a day, take into account if you recycle or not.
 * Drill Set 31**

March 29th - List five current threats to the world's biomes. March 30th - List three different solutions to MSW. March 31st - In your opinion, What are the top two materials that are recylced? Why April 1st - Provide two reasons why incineration is not a good means of disposing of MSW.
 * Drill Set 32**

April 4th - What are the four most commonly recycled items? April 5th - What material was commonly used to hold drinks, and the like, but is seldom used today. April 6th - What in your opinion is the single most greatest cause for "global warming"? April 7th - Provide at least two types of aerosal cans that previously contained CFCs. What does CFC stand for? April 8th - What are some way in which climate change is expected to effect the world by 2030?
 * Drill Set 33**

April 11th - Describe the difference between the two types of logging. April 12th - What are the four types of forest restoration? April 13th - In your opinion, what is the best type of forest restoration and why? April 14th - Provide three reasons why selective cutting can be beneficial for a forest. April 15th - Where in the world did the worst nuclear disaster take place?
 * Drill Set 34**

April 18th - What nuclear power plant in the united states was thought to be on the verge of a melt down in the 70's? April 19th - What does the word biology mean? April 20th - Provide some characteristics of living things? April 21st - What is homeostasis? Provide an example. April 22nd - Provide a list of six characteristics demonstrated by all living things.
 * Drill Set 35**

April 25th - What is the difference in offspring between an asexually produced organism and a sexually produced organism? April 26th - What are the two types of carbohydrates? April 27th - What are the four organic macromolecules? April 28th - What makes up each of the organic macromolecules? April 29th - What does the energy from carbohydrates and lipids transfer to, to provide fuel for the cell processes?
 * Drill Set 36**

May 2nd - What is the difference in the structure of simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates? May 3rd - What are the two parts that make up a phospholipid? What do we know for certain about the one part? May 4th - Name one person who would want to consume more then the daily recommended percent of protein and another who would want to consume more carbohydrates. May 5th - What is the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell? May 6th - What is the function of the cell membrane?
 * Drill Set 37**

May 9th - What is the function of the microscope? May 10th - How does the microscope allow you to see specimens not visible to the naked eye? May 11th - How do you calculate the magnification of the microscope? May 12th - What does the diaphragm on the microscope do? May 13th - Did you properly prepare for the test?
 * Drill Set 38**

May 16th - May 17th - May 18th - May 19th - May 20th -
 * Drill Set 39**

January 15th - Balance the following equation. S8 + O2 à  SO2 January 16th - Balance the following equation. 2H3AsO4 à  As2O5 + 3H2O

January 20th - When mixing reactants during a chemical reaction, what is the item that is yielded called? January 21st - When mixing reactants during a chemical reaction, what is the item that is yielded called? January 22nd - No Drill January 23rd - No Drill
 * Drill Set 19**
 * January 19th - No School - Martin Luther King Holiday**

January 27th - List five compounds. January 28th - List five pure substances (Cannot use more then one element). January 29th - What is the difference between a colloid and a suspension?
 * Drill Set 20**
 * January 26th - No School - Snow Day**
 * January 30th - No School - Snow Day**

February 3rd - List five colloids and five suspension. February 4th - What is the difference between a solution that is concentrated and one that is diluted? February 5th - February 6th -
 * Drill Set 21**
 * February 2nd - No School -Snow Day**

January 14th - What is the difference between a solution and a mixture? January 15th - What is the concentration of a solution if 25 g of kool aid is mixed with 75ml? January 16th - No School January 17th - What are the two parts that make up a solution? January 18th - Which part of the solution does the dissolving? January 21st - No School January 22nd - What is a compound? January 23rd - Balance the following chemical equation SnO2 + H2 → Sn + H2O January 24th - What are the in the following chemical formula? NH3 + CuO → Cu + N2 + H20 January 25th - What are the products in the following chemical formula? NH3 + CuO → Cu + N2 + H20 January 28th - No School Snow January 29th - What are the names of the three particles that make up an atom? January 30th - What is the difference between a diluted solution and a concentrated solution? January 31st - Draw and label a picture of a diluted solution and a concentrated solution. February 1st - If the atomic number of Nitrogen is 7, how many protons are found in its nucleus? February 4th - Calculate the atomic mass of silver which occurs naturally as 52% silver 107 and 48% silver 109. February 5th - What does the number of protons in an element tell you about the element? February 6th - What element is pictured below? How do you know? (Use pages 108 – 109 of your book to help) February 7th - What type of elements share properties of both metals and nonmetals? February 8th - What are the possible ionic charges for Nitrogen? (Use your periodic table) February 9th - No Drill - Snow Day February 11th - No Drill - Snow Day February 12th - What are the possible ionic charges for Nitrogen? (Use your periodic table) February 13th - If you closed your eyes and put your finger on the periodic table, which type of element are you most likely to hit? Why? February 14th -If you closed your eyes and put your finger on the periodic table, which type of element are you least likely to hit? Why? February 15th - Did you properly prepare for today's test? February 18th - No School February 19th - Name ten things that make up the environment. February 20th - What two groups can the factors in the environment be broken into? February 21st - Organize the levels of the environment from biggest to smallest starting with Ecosystem. February 22nd - What are the three types of symbiotic relationships? February 25th - What kind of relationship is a blood sucking leech attached to your body? February 26th - Water are two biomes that are water based? February 27th - List five different biomes. February 28th - March 1st - Inservice March 4th - What are the three types of symbiotic relationships that can exist? March 5th - What are four limiting factors? March 6th - What are two ways in which a population can increase? March 7th - What are two ways in which a population can decrease? March 8th - Did you properly prepare for today's test? March 11th - What is one way to determine what an animals eat? March 12th - What is an owl pellet? March 13th - What is the process called when birds bring up partially digested food for their young? March 14th - Because owls produce pellets, what kind of consumers are they? March 15th - What minimal level consumer is the owl? March 18th - Why do you think owls tend to eat more rodents then birds? March 19th - March 20th - What is a biological indicator? March 21st - What does it mean to be nocturnal? March 22nd - Besides owls, list three other nocturnal animals? March 25th - What is succession? March 26th - What is the difference between primary and secondary succession? March 27th - What is the difference between a pioneer species and a native species? April 2nd - What does "survival of the fittest" mean? April 3rd - What is natural selection? April 4th - Provide three characteristics which would be exhibited by the “fittest”. April 5th - What biome did the plane crash in the movie Alive? April 8th - List five different biomes. April 9th - What causes a biome to be deciduous? April 10th - Which biome has the most diverse vegetation? April 11th - April 12th - August September October November December January February March April May June
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