Matter Vocabulary Topic 1

What is a pure substance that contains one type of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler substance?

• Compound

• Homogeneous mixture

• Element

• Heterogeneous mixture

What is a substance made of two or more chemical elements bonded to each other?

• Element

• Compound

• Homogeneous mixture

• Cohesion

What is a mixture in which the components are uniformly distributed throughout and where the composition of the mixture is the same throughout?

• Heterogeneous mixture

• Compound

• Homogeneous mixture

• Element

What is a mixture in which the components are not uniform and where different samples from the mixture are not identical to each other?

• Homogeneous mixture

• Heterogeneous mixture

• Compound

• Cohesion

What is the attraction of molecules for other molecules of the same kind called?

• Homogeneous mixture

• Heterogeneous mixture

• Cohesion

• Compound

What is the tendency of liquid molecules to attract one another and contract to the smallest possible surface area called?

• Adhesion

• Attraction

• Surface tension

• Neutral

What term describes the attraction of molecules of one kind for molecules of a different kind?

• Acid

• Adhesion

• Base

• Surface tension

What is a force that draws two objects together or keeps them attached to each other?

• Neutral

• Acid

• Attraction

• Base

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Which compound is sour and dissolves some metals?

• Base

• Acid

• Neutral

• Adhesion

Which compound has opposite properties to acids, is bitter, and feels slippery?

• Acid

• Neutral

• Surface tension

• Base