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Wolf Tracks
Swift Creek M.S. Science
Swifty's Notes
Acids, Bases, and Salts
The pH Scale Acidity is a chemical property of a substance. It is measured using the pH scale, which is based on the ratio of...
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table The arrangement of sub-atomic particles in an atom not only affects the identity of the element, but also its physical...
Elements
Types of Atoms While all atoms are made of the same three sub-atomic particles, the quantity of these sub-atomic particles can vary,...
Atoms
Early Atomic Theory Sometime around the year 400 BC, a Greek philosopher name Democritus developed a new theory about what matter is made...
States of Matter
States of Matter Unless the temperature of a substance is absolute-zero (0 K = -273 °C), its particles will have some amount of kinetic...
Types of Matter
Elements, Mixtures, & Compounds Matter can be classified in many ways, including the arrangement of the atoms that make up the substance....
Composition of Matter
NOTE: Because this "cluster" of standards is so big and covers such a wide variety of topics, the topics are broken up into separate...
Properties of Matter
Physical & Chemical Properties Every substance, material, or object that we might encounter in our universe is considered “matter”. One...
Sun, Earth, and Moon Relationships
EARTH AND SUN (click link) EARTH AND MOON (click link)
Earth and the Moon
THE MOON'S MOTION The Moon orbits Earth about 12 times per year in a nearly-circular elliptical orbit, or once per month. Much like the...
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