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