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