Chemistry Vocab

Mass is...

• The capacity of one substance to dissolve in another substance.

• A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

• A measure of how much matter is packed into a defined space. It is calculated mathematically by determining the ratio of the mass of a sample to the volume it occupies.

• The process by which substances interact to form new substances with different properties.

What is this an example of?

• Chemical formula

• Word equation

• Molecular model

What are the reactants?

• Mg

• O2

• Mg + O2

• MgO

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A chemical is

• a harmful substance

• something that explodes or smells funny

• a substance or material

• Something that can make you high

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A particle is

• anything microscopic

• a small tiny unit of a chemical

• an atom

• a compound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

An atom is

• any small simple particle

• a small unit particle of an element

• a small unit particle of a compound

• a molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A molecule is

• a particle made up of atoms joined together

• a particle made up of different types of atoms joined together

• any partilcle

• a compound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

An element is

• a simple chemical

• a complex chemical

• a simple partilcle made of one type of atom

• a particle made of different types of atoms

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A compound is

• a simple chemical

• a simple chemical made of one type of atom

• a simple chemical made up of two different types of atom

• a simple chemical made up of different types of atom

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following is a compound

• air

• nitrogen

• carbon

• carbon monoxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1