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