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