1. The basic building block of matter are atoms. Every atom is basically a tiny sphere. Every atom is composed of 2 regions, the outer part of the sphere is called the _______ and accounts for about 99.95% of the volume of an atom. 2. The electron cloud is the region of an atom in which the __________ are found. __________ are tiny particles with a -1 electrical charge and almost no mass. Electricity is _________ flowing though a conductor, usually metal. 3. Every atom is composed of 2 regions. The very tiny center part of the spherical atom is called the _____________. The __________ accounts for about 99.95% of the mass of the atom even though it has almost no volume. 4. Every atom has a nucleus. The nucleus contains 2 different types of particles. The particle with the +1 electrical charge is called the __________. It has almost 2000 times more mass than an electron. The number of __________ in the nucleus determine how many electrons the neutral atom has and all of the chemical reactions the atom can do. 5. Every atom has a nucleus. The nucleus contains 2 different types of particles. The particle with no (0) electrical charge is called the __________. This particle is electrically neutral. The +1 charged protons would repel each other and destroy the nucleus if the _______________ were not neutralizing the repulsive force between the protons. 6. When graphing how the experimental “effect” depends on the experimental “cause”, the graph can show either a _______________ or an inverse relationship or no relationship. If the “effect” (dependent variable) value increases when we make the “cause” (independent variable) value increase, then we call this a ____________________. 7. When graphing how the experimental “effect” depends on the experimental “cause”, the graph can show either a direct relationship or an ______________ or no relationship. If the “effect” (dependent variable) value decreases when we make the “cause” (independent variable) value increase, then we call this an ____________________. 8. When graphing how the experimental “effect” depends on the experimental “cause”, the graph can show either a direct relationship or an inverse relationship or _____________. If the “effect” (dependent variable) value doesn’t change when we make the “cause” (independent variable) value increase, then we call this ____________________. 9. An experiment needs an _________________ to validate its results. The ________________ can be one of 2 things. The __________________ can be a set of experimental conditions we repeat several times throughout the experiment. Or the ________________ can be a set of conditions which other experimenters have used and is considered “normal” or “state of the art.” 10. A variable is something which can change during an experiment. It works best when we only let 2 variables change. All the rest are kept constant and are called _______________. fill in the blanks with these words. Direct relationship ,No relationship ,Proton(s), Neutron(s), Controlled variable(s), Electron(s), Experimental control, Inverse relationship, Electron cloud, Nucleus.