8th grade Matter Test

Front

What are substances that cannot be broken down chemically into other substances?

Back

Elements

Front

How do particles of a liquid behave?

Back

They are free to move in a container but remain in close contact with one another.

Front

What is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object?

Back

Weight

Front

What is vaporization?

Back

A liquid becoming a gas.

Front

What is the law that states matter is not created or destroyed in any chemical or physical change?

Back

The law of conservation of matter.

Front

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

Back

Compound

Front

What is the term for a mixture that has a uniform composition throughout?

Back

Solution

Front

What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

Back

Atom

Front

What is the term for a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined?

Back

Mixture