Introduction to Chemistry vocabulary

What is volume?

• how heavy it is

• how much space it takes up

• how much matter is in the object

• the shape of the object

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

What units is volume measured in?

• grams

• degrees

• milliliters or cm3

• pounds

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

What is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by physical or chemical means. Ex: Gold, Silver, Oxygen, & Nitrogen

• element
• compound
• mixture
• salad

What is a  pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set ratio. Ex: CO2 has a set ratio of 1:2, meaning for every one carbon atom there are two oxygen atoms.

• element
• compound
• mixture
• salad

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Air is an example of a(n)

• element

• compound

• mixture

When heat is added to matter, the molecules tend to 

• move faster and farther apart
• slow down
• nothing, heat has no impact on the state of matter
• freeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water is an element?

• true
• false

What is the study of the composition, structure, and properties of MATTER?

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Geology
• Physics

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Reactivity (bubbling, fizzing) is a --- property.

• Chemical

• Physical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Malleability, the ability to be flattened into thin sheets, is a ---property.

• Physical

• Chemical