Chemistry Vocabulary Review

Front

What is the smallest unit of matter?

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Atom

Front

What alters the chemical composition of a substance by rearranging the atoms and forming a new substance?

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Chemical Change

Front

What is located on the right-hand side of the periodic table, usually a gas at room temperature, dull, and brittle?

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Non-Metal

Front

What is located on the left-hand side of the periodic table and is a good conductor of heat and electricity?

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Metal

Front

What is a unit of study that describes interactions between the sun, atmosphere, and oceans?

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Weather

Front

What is the term for a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances?

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Element

Front

What is the principle that states mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction?

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Law of Conservation of Mass

Front

What is a change that does not alter the chemical composition of a substance?

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Physical Change

Front

What are elements that have properties of both metals and non-metals called?

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Metalloids

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What is the term for a substance made of two or more elements chemically combined?

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Compound