What is the definition of volume?

the amount of space that matter occupies

What is the definition of weight?

a measure of the force of gravity on an object

the amount of space an object occupies

What is the definition of density?

a measure of the mass of a material in a given volume

a measure of the temperature of a material

a measure of the color of a material

a measure of the length of a material

What is the definition of physical change?

a change that alters the form or appearance of matter but does not turn any substance in the matter into a different substance

a change that creates a new substance with different properties

a transformation that only occurs at high temperatures

What is the definition of chemical change?

a change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances

a change in which the state of matter changes but the substance remains the same

a process where energy is absorbed or released without forming new substances

a change that only affects the physical appearance of a substance

What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?

the fact that matter is not created or destroyed in any chemical or physical change

the fact that energy is always increasing in a system

the fact that mass can be created from nothing

the fact that chemical reactions always produce new elements

Give examples of physical changes.

Melting butter, tearing paper, crushing a can, freezing water, dissolving koolaid, cutting your hair.

Burning wood, rusting iron, baking a cake, digesting food, cooking an egg, souring milk.

Photosynthesis, respiration, fermentation, combustion, rotting fruit, tarnishing silver.

Exploding fireworks, cooking meat, burning gasoline, baking bread, rotting eggs, rusting copper.

Give examples of chemical changes.

Copper reacts with oxygen and turns green, dying your hair, baking bread.

Melting ice, boiling water, dissolving sugar.

Cutting paper, breaking glass, freezing juice.

Folding clothes, tearing paper, mixing sand and salt.

Give examples of physical properties.

viscosity, conductivity, malleability, hardness, melting point, boiling point, and density

photosynthesis, respiration, digestion, excretion

evolution, adaptation, mutation, selection

oxidation, reduction, combustion, fermentation

Give examples of chemical properties.

Flammability, reactivity with water/oxygen/acid/base

Melting point, boiling point, density

What is distillation?

A process that separates two liquids in the same mixture based on their boiling points

A process that combines two solids into one mixture

A method to filter solids from liquids using paper

A technique to freeze liquids quickly

What is a heterogeneous mixture?

A mixture that is not uniform in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture.

A mixture that is uniform in composition; components are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.

A pure substance consisting of only one type of element.

A compound formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements.

What is a homogeneous mixture (solution)?

A mixture that is uniform in its properties throughout given samples.

A mixture where the components are easily distinguishable.

A mixture that separates into layers over time.

A mixture that contains only one type of element.

Give examples of heterogeneous mixtures.

Salad dressing, chex mix, rocks, salad, chicken noodle soup.

Salt water, air, brass, vinegar, sugar solution.

Distilled water, pure gold, oxygen gas, nitrogen gas, helium.

Table salt, pure iron, diamond, copper wire, aluminum foil.

Give examples of homogeneous mixtures (solutions).

Kool aid, alloys (steel, brass, bronze), vinegar, pure water, air.

Sand and iron filings, salad, oil and water, granite.

Fruit salad, soil, pizza, chocolate chip cookies.

Cereal in milk, beach sand, orange juice with pulp, concrete.

What is an intrinsic property?

A physical or chemical property that does not change with the amount of matter.

A property that depends on the shape of the object.

A property that changes with temperature only.

A property that is only observed during a chemical reaction.

What is an exothermic reaction?

Chemical reaction in which energy is primarily given off in the form of heat.

Chemical reaction that only occurs at low temperatures.

a substance made up of only one kind of element

Pearson Elevate Science Grade 6 Topic 1: Introduction to Matter

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What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

energy

light

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matter

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What is a single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup, or composition?

mixture

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element

substance

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What is a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing the matter into another substance?

physical property

chemical reaction

atomic number

molecular formula

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What is a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances?

chemical property

physical property

mass

density

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What is the basic unit from which all matter is made?

atom

molecule

cell

proton

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means is called an ________.

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A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds is called a ________.

molecule

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ion

compound

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Pearson Elevate Science Grade 6 Topic 1: Introduction to Matter

What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

What is a single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup, or composition?

What is a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing the matter into another substance?

What is a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances?

What is the basic unit from which all matter is made?

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means is called an ________.

A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds is called a ________.

A substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio is called a ________.

Two or more substances that are together in the same place, but their atoms are not chemically bonded, form a ________.

The amount of matter in an object is called its ________.

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