Properties of Matter: Topic 1 EX 1-4 Vocabulary

What is the basic unit of matter?

• Molecule

• Solid

• Atom

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is formed when two or more atoms join by chemical bonds?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which term describes a substance in which particles are far apart and don’t stay in contact with each other?

• Gas

• Solid

• Liquid

• Molecule

What do you call a substance in which the particles are close together and in contact but move past each other?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following is a substance in which particles are far apart and don’t stay in contact with each other?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the energy of motion called?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What term describes the amount of mass in a given amount of space, measured in a unit of mass per unit volume?

• Volume

• Mass

• Density

• Weight

What is a substance that consists of just one type of particle and is the same throughout called?

• Mixture

• Compound

• Pure substance

• Solution

What is a mixture made of substances so evenly mixed that it is difficult or impossible to see the individual substances?

• Heterogeneous mixture

• Homogeneous mixture

• Pure substance

• Compound

What is a mixture made of parts that are easily identified and can be separated?

• Homogeneous mixture

• Pure substance

• Heterogeneous mixture

• Solution