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Introduction To Matter
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1. The physical forms of matter - which are solid - liquid - gas - and plasma.
Nucleus
States of Matter
Atomic Mass Unit
Volume
2. The change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding heat or changing pressure.
Boiling
Pressure
Evaporation
Melting
3. One of the elements of Group 18 of the periodic table (helium - neon - argon - krypton - xenon - and radon); noble gases are unreactive.
Noble Gas
Electron
States of Matter
Gas
4. 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.
Solubility
Meniscus
Atomic number
Viscosity
5. Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals.
Weight
Periodic
Solid
Metal
6. The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.
Proton
Charles's Law
Viscosity
Atomic Mass
7. A measure of the size or region in three-dimensional space.
Solubility
Volume
Isotope
Suspension
8. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
Electron
Solution
Metalloid
Evaporation
9. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically - a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
Weight
Temperature
Mixture
Viscosity
10. A change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties.
Physical Change
Mass
Boiling
Proton
11. A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.
Weight
Liquid
Neutron
Temperature
12. A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.
Nucleus
Proton
Neutron
Density
13. The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units
Meniscus
Nonmetal
Atomic Mass
Gas
14. The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
Atomic Mass Unit
Atom
Suspension
Mass Number
15. The change of a substance from one physical state to another
Noble Gas
Mass
Solvent
Change of State
16. The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface.
Surface Tension
Periodic Law
Liquid
Compound
17. The law that states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of a gas when temperature is constant
18. A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Matter
Suspension
Chemical Change
19. A property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions
Chemical Property
Evaporation
Colloid
Atomic Mass
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.
Neutron
Proton
Suspension
Alkaline-Earth Metal
21. A from of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape
Electron Cloud
Gas
Condensation
Physical Change
22. A sample of matter - either a single element or a single compound - that has definite chemical and physical properties.
Atomic Mass Unit
Pure Substance
Colloid
Nonmetal
23. A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties
Group
Solubility
Volume
Compound
24. The law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of a gas when pressure is constant
25. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
Compound
Concentration
Condensation
Alkali Metals
26. A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found
Solubility
Pressure
Change of State
Electron Cloud
27. The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture - solution - or ore
Condensation
Concentration
Period
Evaporation
28. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.
Periodic Law
Mass Number
Charles's Law
Metalloid
29. A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change - such as density - color - or hardness.
Periodic Law
Solvent
Physical Property
Melting
30. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Mass
Nucleus
Matter
31. 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
Alkali Metals
Atomic Mass Unit
Inertia
Condensation
32. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance
States of Matter
Density
Proton
Mass Number
33. A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule
Atomic Mass Unit
Concentration
Condensation
Density
34. A substance that cannot be separate or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
Atomic Mass Unit
Proton
Element
Liquid
35. In physical science - an atom's central region - which is made up of protons and neutrons.
Nucleus
Group
Metal
Melting
36. The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements.
Melting
Solid
Boiling
Periodic Law
37. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed.
Boiling
Nonmetal
Change of State
Solid
38. A mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or gas.
Pressure
Physical Property
Suspension
Period
39. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge
Metal
Electron Cloud
Halogen
Electron
40. The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape
Matter
Liquid
Electron
Weight
41. 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)
Mass
Sublimation
Alkaline-Earth Metal
Isotope
42. A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed.
Temperature
Boiling
Solution
Metalloid
43. One of the elements of group 2 of the periodic table
Evaporation
Boyle's Law
Period
Alkaline-Earth Metal
44. The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.
Concentration
Pressure
Proton
Mass Number
45. 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
Colloid
Pure Substance
Solution
46. An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly and that does not form positive ions in an electrolytic solution.
Nonmetal
Volume
Gas
Period
47. In a solution - the substance in which the solute dissolves.
Temperature
Pure Substance
Colloid
Solvent
48. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Solubility
Sublimation
Boiling
Meniscus
49. The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process).
Temperature
Sublimation
Solvent
Change of State
50. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.
Atomic Mass
States of Matter
Electron
Mixture