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Introduction To Matter
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1. Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals.
Mass
Gas
Alkali Metals
Periodic
2. The curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.
Metalloid
Meniscus
Electron Cloud
Concentration
3. A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.
Atomic number
Sublimation
Neutron
Physical Property
4. A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change - such as density - color - or hardness.
Atomic Mass Unit
Period
Charles's Law
Physical Property
5. The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape
Temperature
Liquid
Atom
Boyle's Law
6. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Boiling
Change of State
Solid
Meniscus
7. One of the elements of Group 18 of the periodic table (helium - neon - argon - krypton - xenon - and radon); noble gases are unreactive.
Chemical Property
Meniscus
Noble Gas
Chemical Change
8. The law that states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of a gas when temperature is constant
9. 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
Colloid
Physical Property
Meniscus
Nonmetal
10. The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface.
Evaporation
Chemical Change
Surface Tension
Sublimation
11. An atom that has the same number of protons (or the same atomic number) as other atoms of teh same element do but that has a different number of neutrons (and thus a different atomic mass)
Metalloid
Compound
Suspension
Isotope
12. The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.
Viscosity
Electron
Weight
Atomic Mass
13. The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process).
Sublimation
Compound
Alkali Metals
Solid
14. The change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding heat or changing pressure.
Electron
Atomic Mass Unit
Periodic
Melting
15. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically - a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
States of Matter
Temperature
Period
Alkaline-Earth Metal
16. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.
Condensation
Metalloid
Inertia
Periodic Law
17. A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule
Atom
Boiling
Atomic Mass Unit
Sublimation
18. One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table
Alkali Metals
Element
Physical Change
Periodic
19. A from of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape
Neutron
Solvent
Group
Gas
20. A measure of the size or region in three-dimensional space.
Atomic number
Volume
Halogen
Condensation
21. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Matter
Melting
Chemical Property
Pure Substance
22. A unit of geologic time that is longer than an epoch but shorter than an era.
Melting
Viscosity
Period
Pressure
23. A property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions
Halogen
Meniscus
Period
Chemical Property
24. One of the elements of group 2 of the periodic table
Inertia
Metal
Mass
Alkaline-Earth Metal
25. 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
Melting
Weight
Inertia
Boiling
26. The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.
Electron Cloud
Group
Pressure
Colloid
27. The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units
Metalloid
Colloid
Suspension
Atomic Mass
28. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element
Atomic number
Isotope
Period
Atomic Mass
29. A substance that cannot be separate or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
Element
Mass Number
Solubility
Matter
30. The law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of a gas when pressure is constant
31. The change of state from a gas to a liquid
Metal
Condensation
Concentration
Pressure
32. A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found
Proton
Isotope
Atomic Mass
Electron Cloud
33. A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.
Solid
Weight
Halogen
Solubility
34. A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties
Melting
States of Matter
Meniscus
Group
35. A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties
Physical Property
Chemical Change
Solid
Chemical Property
36. The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements.
Density
Solvent
Pure Substance
Periodic Law
37. The change of a substance from one physical state to another
Change of State
Atomic number
Electron Cloud
Temperature
38. The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture - solution - or ore
Concentration
Gas
Electron
Change of State
39. One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table
Electron Cloud
Metal
Halogen
Temperature
40. An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.
Gas
Concentration
Metal
Boyle's Law
41. A mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or gas.
Suspension
Nonmetal
Periodic
Isotope
42. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance
Pressure
Gas
Density
Periodic
43. A sample of matter - either a single element or a single compound - that has definite chemical and physical properties.
Charles's Law
Density
Pure Substance
Temperature
44. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge
Nonmetal
Melting
Electron
Density
45. 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.
Physical Change
Solubility
Proton
Noble Gas
46. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.
Liquid
Atom
Mixture
Periodic Law
47. The physical forms of matter - which are solid - liquid - gas - and plasma.
States of Matter
Electron Cloud
Solubility
Proton
48. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
Chemical Property
Colloid
Inertia
49. 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.
Mass
Period
Pure Substance
Colloid
50. In physical science - an atom's central region - which is made up of protons and neutrons.
Pressure
Nucleus
Period
Periodic