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