Unit 2 Matter Vocabulary Blitz

What is the study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes?

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Geology

What is anything with mass and a volume?

• Sound

• Light

• Matter

• Energy

What is the smallest unit of a substance which retains the properties of that substance?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Particle

• Cell

What is a pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom identified by its atomic number?

• Solution

• Element

• Mixture

• Compound

What is matter composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a fixed ratio?

• Solution

• Element

• Compound

• Mixture

What is matter that has a uniform and definite composition?

• Substance

• Compound

• Element

• Mixture

What is a 'physical' blend of two or more substances that can only be separated by physical means?

• Solution

• Mixture

• Element

• Compound

What is a method for separating mixtures by evaporating a liquid from a solid or boiling and condensing liquids to separate them?

• Filtration

• Distillation

• Decantation

• Evaporation

What is a mixture that is uniform in composition throughout?

• Heterogeneous

• Element

• Solution

• Compound

What is a mixture that is NOT uniform in composition?

• Element

• Compound

• Homogeneous

• Heterogeneous