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Introduction To Matter
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1. 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
Atom
Colloid
Inertia
Pure Substance
2. A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.
Pressure
Weight
Suspension
Solubility
3. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
Boiling
Physical Change
Evaporation
Meniscus
4. 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.
Noble Gas
Mass
Isotope
Metalloid
5. A mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or gas.
Density
Period
Solid
Suspension
6. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element
Mass Number
Charles's Law
Atomic number
Periodic Law
7. A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties
Inertia
Change of State
Weight
Group
8. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically - a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
Temperature
Liquid
Atomic Mass
Inertia
9. A property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions
Inertia
Chemical Property
Viscosity
Pressure
10. The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements.
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Sublimation
Periodic Law
Atomic Mass Unit
11. 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
Mass Number
Inertia
Surface Tension
Boyle's Law
12. The change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding heat or changing pressure.
Liquid
Nucleus
Melting
Solubility
13. A unit of geologic time that is longer than an epoch but shorter than an era.
Atomic number
Condensation
Halogen
Period
14. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.
Metalloid
Charles's Law
Chemical Property
Neutron
15. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge
Electron
Neutron
Solvent
Atomic number
16. An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.
Metal
Period
Matter
Mixture
17. 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.
Isotope
Solvent
Solubility
Concentration
18. The change of state from a gas to a liquid
Periodic Law
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Physical Property
Condensation
19. The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture - solution - or ore
Concentration
Sublimation
Physical Property
Noble Gas
20. The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
Mass Number
Nucleus
Solubility
Matter
21. A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed.
Halogen
Neutron
Solution
Sublimation
22. A sample of matter - either a single element or a single compound - that has definite chemical and physical properties.
Nucleus
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Period
Pure Substance
23. A change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties.
Viscosity
Pure Substance
Physical Change
Nonmetal
24. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
Electron Cloud
Compound
Isotope
Solid
25. A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found
Atom
Period
Electron Cloud
Nucleus
26. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed.
Matter
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Physical Change
Solid
27. A substance that cannot be separate or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
Mixture
Metalloid
Element
Temperature
28. The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process).
Sublimation
Atomic number
Melting
Proton
29. In physical science - an atom's central region - which is made up of protons and neutrons.
Proton
Nucleus
Chemical Property
Compound
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. Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals.
Periodic
Chemical Change
Weight
Pressure
32. 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.
Noble Gas
Proton
Isotope
Mass
33. The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.
Viscosity
Metal
Nucleus
Gas
34. The change of a substance from one physical state to another
Suspension
Noble Gas
Metalloid
Change of State
35. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Surface Tension
Mixture
Atomic Mass
Matter
36. One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table
Colloid
Pure Substance
Volume
Alkali Metals
37. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.
Mixture
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Nucleus
Metal
38. A from of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape
Density
Physical Change
Matter
Gas
39. A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Pure Substance
Neutron
Halogen
40. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance
Group
Change of State
Density
Pure Substance
41. The physical forms of matter - which are solid - liquid - gas - and plasma.
States of Matter
Colloid
Physical Property
Noble Gas
42. The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.
Atomic number
Chemical Change
Pressure
Change of State
43. A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change - such as density - color - or hardness.
Electron
States of Matter
Physical Property
Periodic
44. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
Mass Number
Isotope
Group
Atom
45. One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table
Mixture
Noble Gas
Evaporation
Halogen
46. The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape
Solvent
Chemical Change
Liquid
Weight
47. The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units
Atomic Mass
Neutron
Condensation
Evaporation
48. The law that states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of a gas when temperature is constant
49. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Boiling
Physical Property
Halogen
Proton
50. The curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.
Solid
Pressure
Meniscus
Nonmetal