Chapter 2 - Forces

Section 1 - The Nature of Force

• Describe what a force is

• Explain how balanced and unbalanced forces are related to an object's motion

Section 2 - Friction and Gravity

• Describe friction, and identify factors that determine the friction force between two objects

• Identify the factors that affect gravitational force between two objects

• Explain why objects accelerate during free fall

Section 3 - Newton's First and Second Laws

• State Newton's first law of motion

• State Newton's second law of motion

Section 4 - Newton's Third Law

• State Newton's third law of motion

• Explain how an object's momentum is determined

• State the law of conservation of momentum

Chapter 1 -Motion

Section 1 - Describing and Measuring Motion

• Determine when an object is in motion

• Calculate an object's speed and velocity

• Demonstrate how to graph motion

Section 3 - Acceleration

• Describe the motion of an object as it accelerates

• Calculate acceleration

• Describe what graphs are used to analyze the motion of an accelerating object

Chapter 3 -Elements and the Periodic Table

Section 1 - Introduction to Atoms

• Describe the structure of an atom

• Describe elements in terms of their atoms

• Explain how models are useful for understanding atoms

Section 2 - Organizing the Elements

• Explain how Mendeleev discovered the pattern that led to the periodic table

• Tell what data about elements are found in the periodic table

• Describe how the organization of the periodic table is used to predict the properties of elements.

Section 3 - Metals

• List the physical properties of metals

• Explain how the reactivity of metals changes across the periodic table 

• Explain how the elements that follow uranium are produced

Section 4 - Nonmetals and Metalloids

• Describe the properties of nonmetals

•  Tell how metalloids are useful

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Matter

Section 1 - Describing Matter

• Identify the properties used to describe matter

• Define elements and explain how they relate to compounds

• Describe the properties of a mixture

Section 2 - Measuring Matter

• Differentiate between weight and mass

• Identify the units used to express the amount of space occupied by matter

• Describe how the density of a material is determined

Section 3 - Changes in Matter

• Describe what a physical change is

• Describe what a chemical change is

• Explain how changes in matter are related to changes in energy