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Introduction To Matter

Subject : science
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1. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds






2. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element






3. The law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of a gas when pressure is constant


4. A from of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape






5. A unit of geologic time that is longer than an epoch but shorter than an era.






6. The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface.






7. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element






8. The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.






9. The physical forms of matter - which are solid - liquid - gas - and plasma.






10. The change of state from a gas to a liquid






11. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.






12. The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape






13. An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.






14. The change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding heat or changing pressure.






15. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance






16. Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals.






17. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed.






18. A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule






19. A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties






20. A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is located in the nucleus of an atom; the number of protons in the nucleus is the atomic number - which determines the identity of an element.






21. The law that states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of a gas when temperature is constant


22. One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table






23. The tendency of an object to resist being moved or - if the object is moving - to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object






24. A measure of the amount of matter in an object; a fundamental property of an object that is not affected by the forces that act on the object - such as the gravitational force.






25. The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units






26. Anything that has mass and takes up space.






27. A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties






28. A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change - such as density - color - or hardness.






29. A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.






30. One of the elements of Group 18 of the periodic table (helium - neon - argon - krypton - xenon - and radon); noble gases are unreactive.






31. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.






32. A property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions






33. In physical science - an atom's central region - which is made up of protons and neutrons.






34. The curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.






35. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas






36. The ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure; expressed in terms of the amount of solute that will dissolve in a given amount of solvent to produce a saturated solution.






37. The change of a substance from one physical state to another






38. A sample of matter - either a single element or a single compound - that has definite chemical and physical properties.






39. An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly and that does not form positive ions in an electrolytic solution.






40. A substance that cannot be separate or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means






41. In a solution - the substance in which the solute dissolves.






42. The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process).






43. A mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in liquid - solid - or gas






44. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure






45. A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.






46. One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table






47. The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements.






48. The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.






49. The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture - solution - or ore






50. One of the elements of group 2 of the periodic table