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Introduction To Matter

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1. A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.






2. 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.






3. The curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.






4. A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties






5. A unit of geologic time that is longer than an epoch but shorter than an era.






6. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element






7. 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.






8. A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found






9. A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.






10. One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table






11. The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.






12. One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table






13. The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements.






14. A change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties.






15. A sample of matter - either a single element or a single compound - that has definite chemical and physical properties.






16. The change of state from a gas to a liquid






17. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas






18. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically - a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.






19. Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals.






20. One of the elements of Group 18 of the periodic table (helium - neon - argon - krypton - xenon - and radon); noble gases are unreactive.






21. A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule






22. A measure of the size or region in three-dimensional space.






23. A from of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape






24. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.






25. In physical science - an atom's central region - which is made up of protons and neutrons.






26. 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






27. The law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of a gas when pressure is constant


28. An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.






29. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance






30. A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed.






31. Anything that has mass and takes up space.






32. The physical forms of matter - which are solid - liquid - gas - and plasma.






33. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure






34. A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties






35. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed.






36. The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface.






37. A substance that cannot be separate or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means






38. The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units






39. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.






40. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds






41. The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process).






42. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element






43. 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)






44. The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.






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.






46. The change of a substance from one physical state to another






47. In a solution - the substance in which the solute dissolves.






48. The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture - solution - or ore






49. The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.






50. The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape