Matter and Chemistry

“Chrome” a shiny metal often applied to polished steel to prevent it from rusting

• Nickel

• Chromium

• Lead

• Zinc

A metal often used to coat steel to prevent it from rusting; also used in flashlight batteries

• Nickel

• Chromium

• Lead

• Zinc

A semi metal that is an ingredient in sand,quartz,and glass; in pure form; used to make computer chips

• Silicon

• Potassium

• Magnesium

• Sodium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Found in two forms, graphite and diamond

• Potassium

• Silicon

• Sodium

• Carbon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A common alkali that is an ingredient in table salt and lye; also used in street lights

• Sodium

• Silicon

• Carbon

• Calcium

The most common alkaline earth metal; an ingredient in calcium carbonate

• Nickel

• Calcium

• Hydrogen

• Silicon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The densest of everyday metals; used to make car and truck batteries, wheel weights, and firearms

• Sodium

• Potassium

• Lead

• Phosphorus

An odorless, yellow solid called brimstone in the Bible; flammable and burns easily

• Nickel

• Carbon

• Sulfur

• Calcium

A strong but lightweight alkali metal used in parts for airplanes and some cars

• Lead

• Zinc

• Magnesium

• Sodium

A wax like solid with two forms, white and red

• Silicon

• Phosphorus

• Zinc

• Lead