VOCAB QUIZ: Elements and Compounds

What is the smallest particle of an element?

• Molecule

• Atom

• Compound

• Mixture

Match the following descriptions with their corresponding terms:

• A number placed in front of a chemical formula to balance the equation

• Chemical symbol

• Represents the type and number of atoms present in a particular substance

• Coefficient

• A number written at the lower right corner of a chemical symbol

• Chemical formula

• Represents an element

• Subscript

What is composed of two or more different elements that are chemically combined?

• Element

• Mixture

• Compound

• Solution

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is a pure substance composed of the same type of atom throughout?

• Compound

• Molecule

• Mixture

• Element

What is the simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Particle

• Element

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What term refers to mixing chemical substances without chemical bonding?

• Solution

• Compound

• Mixture

• Element

What organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows and columns according to increasing atomic number?

• Periodic Table of Elements

• Coefficient

• Chemical formula

• Chemical symbol

A single kind of matter that cannot be separated into other kinds of matter by any physical means is called a (a)  

• Mixture
• Solution
• Pure substance
• Element

The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other is called a (a)  

• Particle
• Ratio
• Subscript
• Coefficient

What is a liquid mixture in which the minor component is uniformly distributed within the major component?

• Element

• Compound

• Solution

• Mixture