Semester A Flashcard Review

Front

Water in its solid form is _____________.

Back

ice

Front

The amount of space something takes up is called _____________.

Back

volume

Front

An atom that has become charged by gaining or losing electrons is called _____________.

Back

Ion

Front

The negatively charged particle with almost no mass is called _____________.

Back

Electrons

Front

The building blocks of matter are _____________.

Back

Atoms

Front

The center of an atom, containing protons and neutrons, is called _____________.

Back

nucleus

Front

The positively charged particles in an atom are called _____________.

Back

Protons

Front

The term for the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is _____________.

Back

Mass Number

Front

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called _____________.

Back

Isotopes

Front

The measure of the amount of matter in an object is called _____________.

Back

mass